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Having restricted the Netherlands to a modest 90-6 from their 20 overs, the Irish reached their victory target with more than eight overs to spare.
Openers Cecelia Joyce (39) and Clare Shillington (33) added 74 for the first wicket in the opening eight overs.
Earlier, Dutch wicketkeeper Miranda Veringmeier made 53 but lacked support.
Joyce's twin sister Isobel, the Irish captain, was their most successful bowler, taking 3-18 after conceding 10 runs in her opening over.
Ciara Metcalfe took 2-19 and Kim Garth 1-14 while 16-year-old seamer Lucy O'Reilly, although wicketless, conceded only eight runs from her four overs.
Ireland play China in their second Group B match on Sunday, and then face Zimbabwe on Tuesday.
In Saturday's other Group B game, Zimbabwe beat China by 10 wickets, while in Group A, Scotland and Bangladesh saw off Papua New Guinea and hosts Thailand respectively.
The top two teams in the eight-strong qualifying tournament will progress to next year's Women's World T20 in India.
The two men shared their thoughts in a conversation I tweeted from a cafe on Place de la Republique, after Sunday's historic rally.
Neither wished to be identified - Gabriel out of personal safety concerns and Raphael for reasons of privacy.
Question: What did you do on Sunday?
Raphael: I spent the whole day at the march and rally, from 15:00 to 18:00.
Gabriel: I also spent the day at the rally, with family, neighbours and friends.
Q: What is your lasting impression of the demonstration in Paris?
Gabriel: Probably the feeling of unity, peace and respect from everyone.
Raphael: I am really proud of the face French people showed the world.
Q: Do you think French people could have responded any better to the horrible events of last week?
Raphael: It couldn't have been better! Today was an emotional one for me but in a good way. It eased the pain, I think.
Gabriel: I felt good because it was not about politics, it was about sending a message and everyone and anyone was there.
Q: What for you is the best thing about France?
Raphael: The diversity and the culture.
Gabriel: Our values. Liberty, equality and fraternity is written on the wall of every school here.
Q: Do you feel safe being French Jews?
Raphael: Yes.
Gabriel: That depends. We are protected by the institutions and we are given greater protection than other religions. So for example, there are cops in front of synagogues at all times. Hate crimes against Jews are rising and are disproportionate to the size of the community.
Q: Would you feel comfortable about wearing the skullcap inParis?
Gabriel: Not everywhere. You could get assaulted or insulted.
Raphael: They could call you names, like "dirty Jew", or threaten you.
Gabriel: But it's not everywhere in Paris. It happens but it's not in every neighbourhood.
Raphael: It's important to say that there are low-income neighbourhoods in Paris where Jews are safe.
Q: Do you think Friday's deadly attack on French Jews got enough media attention?
Raphael: Yes, they spoke a lot about it. President Hollande made clear in his speech on Friday that it was a hate crime against Jews.
Gabriel: I agree with that. There are placards everywhere which say "I am a Jew".
Q: Last year there was record migration of French Jews to Israel. Can you ever see yourself joining them?
Gabriel: Only if France loses the values we talked about earlier.
Raphael: I will never go to Israel other than as a tourist. I don't feel linked in any way to the state of Israel. I strongly disapprove of the Israeli government's policy towards the Palestinians. If I have to emigrate it will not be to Israel.
Q: Have the attacks of this week changed your attitude towards your Muslim countrymen?
Raphael: Not at all. The images of the Muslim cop being gunned down were heartbreaking and the attitude a lot of Muslims took is one reason I am so proud of my country. If anything has changed, it is change for the better.
Gabriel: I don't feel the attackers were Muslim at all so what they did can't change what I feel about Muslims.
Raphael: Just two concerns. I fear these attacks may help Marine Le Pen and I don't want a French Patriot Act.
The landmark case involved comments made about Erwin Kessler, the head of an animal protection group.
He was accused of being anti-Semitic and racist, media reports say.
The Zurich district court said the defendant "clearly endorsed the unseemly content and made it his own" by liking comments.
The 45-year-old man liked six comments, according to Swiss newspaper Le Temps.
Mr Kessler is reported to have sued more than a dozen people over various comments made on Facebook in 2015.
They were made in relation to a discussion over which animal rights groups should be allowed to participate in a vegan festival, the Tages Anzeiger newspaper reports.
Several people have been convicted but none for only "liking" comments made by others.
According to the AFP news agency, Mr Kessler was convicted under anti-racism laws nearly 20 years ago.
The Zurich court ruled that the defendant had not been able to prove that the comments he liked were truthful.
It also said that the action of "liking" the comments "made them accessibly to a large number of people", and were thus an "affront to [Kessler's] honour".
He was given a conditional fine of 4,000 Swiss francs (£3,200; $4,100), according to AFP.
The verdict can be appealed against.
A lawyer for one of the other people sued by Mr Kessler said the ruling could "have a large impact" despite being from a regional court.
Amr Abdelaziz said the Swiss courts needed to offer clarity to social media users and warned freedom of expression could be jeopardised if courts want to prosecute people over Facebook "likes".
More than 100 companies paid for the privilege of showing off their wares on Sunday, two days ahead of the giant Las Vegas tech show getting under way.
But while many of the products at CES Unveiled may soon fade from memory, three did stand out.
Not necessarily because they will be best-sellers, but rather because of what they represent.
In no particular order, here are some of the more interesting gadgets on show at Unveiled:
CES organisers say the conference centre floor dedicated to smartwatches will be four times the size at this year's event compared with 2014's.
The suspicion is that most won't appear as "traditional" as French company Withings' latest offering.
The Activite Pop is a cheaper, more colourful version of the Activite timepiece released by the firm just weeks ago.
Like its more expensive sibling, the watch eschews a digital readout in favour of two analogue hand dials - one showing the time, the other how close the wearer is to their footsteps goal for the day. The device is powered by a battery that should last eight months before needing to be replaced. The tech inside can also track the owner's sleep patterns and estimate the number of calories they have burned, but relies on an associated smartphone app to provide feedback.
The Pop lacks the "Swiss Made" branding of the original Activite and looks and feels a less "premium" option, but critically it is one-third of the cost at $150 (£98), which might tempt those concerned at splashing out on a device that's guaranteed to be superseded by a thinner, more advanced version in a year or two.
"A lot of people abandon their activity trackers after a few months because it's something they have to take off and charge and it's not familiar to them - they tend to lose them or forget to put them back on," says Ariel Carpenter, marketing manager at the French firm, which also sells such dedicated kit.
"This is something that they have known for many years."
Of course, Withings lacks the brand power of Apple, Samsung, Motorola, LG and the other big tech firms diving into the smartwatch sector, and that will inevitably limit the Pop's chances.
But it represents an alternative to the touchscreen, app-centric approach of those rivals. And as we await the entry of traditional watchmakers such as Fossil, Swatch and others into the sector, perhaps it signals that appealing smartwatch designs don't need to come across like smartphones shrunk to suit our wrists.
Eye-tracking specialist Tobii is a CES regular, and has been promising to change the way consumers interact with computers for years.
Now - at least for a niche audience - it is finally delivering on that promise.
A tie-up with gaming peripheral manufacturer SteelSeries has delivered the Sentry - a piece of kit that allows video players to review where they were looking at on the computer screen during gameplay of popular eSports titles League of Legends and Starcraft, as well as providing them with associated statistics.
In addition, gamers can provide video streams of their activity over Amazon's Twitch service that allow their spectators to see exactly what they are looking at as they battle virtual enemies.
"This gives the audience a much richer experience, as suddenly you can see not only where the guy clicks but also see what he is interested in, and almost anticipate his next move," explains Oscar Werner, Tobii's president.
"By seeing what pro-gamers are looking at, you can learn how they think."
With universities starting to offer eSports scholarships, and prize money for the activity on the rise there is likely to be quite a bit of interest in the new kit among the gaming community.
Whether all the elite players will be willing to share access to the inner workings of their minds is another matter.
Of all the tech on show at CES Unveiled, Roost probably looked the least exciting at first glance - a nine-volt rectangular battery distinguished only by a bit of branding on its side declaring "coming soon".
The idea behind it, however, is rather clever.
If you install the product in a smoke detector it makes the kit "smart" by sending notifications to the homeowner's smartphone via wi-fi if the machine's alarm has been triggered. It does this by using a sensor that listens out for the sound of the alarm's wail - potentially helpful if you're not in the property at the time. In addition, it sends a message to tell you if the battery needs changing before the smoke alarm starts its annoying chirp.
"It's a different approach to what everyone else is taking to the smart home," explains David Henry, chief marketing officer at the start-up.
"We're taking a retrofit approach. Our mantra is low-cost affordability that is easy to install."
The product costs about $35 (£23) and should last about five years. Even then, only part of it needs to be replaced, meaning that for a $10 charge the kit can be re-used.
Google's Nest division makes the Protect - a more advanced internet-connected smoke detector that has become one of the poster childs of the smart home sector. But the truth is that despite there being a huge fuss about the idea of making us buy new, cleverer versions of our home appliances, most households have proved resistant to the idea, not least because of the costs involved.
Perhaps adapting existing tech at a fraction of the price will have more appeal for those wishing to dip their toes in the waters.
Roost certainly hopes so. Having raised close to $10,000 on Kickstarter for its smart battery, the firm is now exploring what other household kit it can link up to the net. CES 2015: Highlights at the Unveiled curtain raiser
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The Daily Mail reports that Samuel Rae, who has dementia, lost £35,000 after his information ended up with scammers.
Information was passed to charities after Mr Rae filled in a survey but did not tick a box stating that he did not want his personal details shared.
The Institute of Fundraising said its guidance on data would be reviewed.
Former army colonel Mr Rae is said to have been asked for money by charities more than 730 times after his data was repeatedly sold.
The Information Commissioner's Office is to consider whether any breaches of the law have taken place.
As well as selling, sharing and swapping details, the paper says some charities also passed them on to rogue firms responsible for scams and Mr Rae was later targeted by fraudsters.
Charities contacted him for up to five years after he had asked them to stop, with some requesting money as many as 38 times in a year.
Mr Rae is cared for by his son, who said he was horrified by how his father had been treated.
Steve Eckersley, of the Information Commissioner's Office, said the findings - presented after a Mail investigation using the Data Protection Act - were "clearly concerning".
He told the newspaper: "If charities are buying and selling personal information without any thought of the wishes of the people involved, it suggests not only a disregard for the law, but also a disconnect with the supporters whose generosity they rely on."
Daniel Fluskey, head of policy at the Institute of Fundraising, the professional body for UK fund-raising, told BBC Radio 4's World at One programme the majority of charities did not sell data.
He said the institute would be reviewing charities' practice of sharing and selling data, and expected to announce "a number of changes" to its code of practice.
He said: "We have to make sure that the code of practice that governs fundraising has the interest of the donor at the heart and meets their expectations of how charities fundraise."
Alistair McLean, chief executive of the Fundraising Standards Board, which regulates charity fundraising, told BBC Radio 5 live it was a "very, very serious case".
He said: "I feel that sometimes there's a little bit of poor practice that creeps in and that's just not acceptable.
"I would encourage members of the public who are unhappy about the way in which they've been approached by charities, unhappy about maybe the mail they've received, to complain."
Conservative MP Mark Garnier, a member of the Treasury Select Committee, said the "immense good will" people had for charities would "diminish" if the charity sector continued to sell or trade data.
He added that parliament also needed to look at the situation.
What happens to the information you give to charities?
Dominic Nutt, who worked in PR for a number of charities, said in the last 10 years charities had adopted an "aggressive, business-like approach", with chief executives having performance targets like their counterparts in large companies.
He said: "Every conversation I used to have, and I was in media not fundraising, was around the numbers - it was the big thing.
He said those working in charities "genuinely believed" in what they were doing but marketing was "swallowing" their organisations.
In July, the government said it was changing legislation to help protect vulnerable people from aggressive fundraising and launched a review into the current system of self-regulation.
Charities are to be forced to draw up written agreements showing how vulnerable people will be protected from aggressive fundraising tactics, the prime minister said.
David Cameron said the actions of some fundraisers were damaging the reputation of the charity sector.
Killian Doherty was killed along with his friend, Maurice McCloughan, when two cars collided on the A5 Doogary Road on Saturday.
Both men, aged 19, were heavily involved in the GAA.
Drumquin Wolfe Tones manager Ryan McCallion said he was a "well liked" and "vital part" of Drumquin.
"The whole team is devastated, the club is devastated and the whole town is devastated," said Mr McCallion.
"Killian was a big part of Drumquin not only as a footballer but as a person."
He was buried following Mass at St Patrick's Church in Drumquin.
Maurice McCloughan was buried at St Lawrence's Church in Fintona on Tuesday.
There were fears that the hole in the Daallo Airlines flight, bound for Djibouti, was caused by a bomb.
Reports said a person fell out of the hole, which appeared shortly after the plane took off from Mogadishu airport on Tuesday.
But Daallo Airlines says all 60 people on board have been accounted for.
Security officials say two passengers were hurt in the incident.
Some reports say a fire broke out shortly after take-off.
Serbian captain Vlatko Vodopivec said he and others were told the explosion was caused by a bomb, though civil aviation authority officials said they had found no evidence so far of a criminal act.
"It was my first bomb; I hope it will be the last,'' Mr Vodopivec said. He said the blast happened when the plane was at around 11,000ft (3,350m).
"It would have been much worse if we were higher," he added.
Darren Howe, who had a colleague on the plane, told the BBC that "it was not an explosion but a fuselage failure at 10,000ft".
Mohamed Hassan, a police officer in Balad, an agricultural town 30km (18 miles) north of Mogadishu, said residents had found the body of a man who might have fallen from the plane.
Abdiwahid Omar, the director of Somalia's civil aviation authority, told state-run Radio Mogadishu that authorities were not sure if the body was that of a passenger.
Daallo Airlines flies regularly from its base in Dubai to Somalia and Djibouti.
Somalia is battling militant Islamist group al-Shabab that has been carrying out deadly attacks in its quest to establish an Islamic state.
The apparent explosion happened before the Daallo Airlines plane had gained high altitude and before the cabin had been pressurised.
This allowed the pilot to bring it back down for an emergency landing. If the plane had been much higher up, its fuselage could have been ripped apart and the passengers sucked out.
Photographs of the plane show the seats next to the hole still intact, meaning any explosion probably came from the overhead compartments.
This should raise questions about the security procedures for passengers flying from Mogadishu's Aden Adde Airport, in light of the security issues in the country.
Local media reported that Turkish Airlines, one of the few flying to Somalia, suspended its flights from Mogadishu in December following a failed al-Shabab attack on the airport.
The airline soon resumed operating the route, although a flight expected on Tuesday did not show up, raising questions about whether the Turks had intelligence about a security breach.
It said seven firms would release products that contained its software and hardware, which would be indentified by the RealSense brand.
At a press conference in Las Vegas, Intel showed how one of its depth sensors could be used to interpret gesture controls and to separate foreground objects from the background.
The idea itself is not new.
Microsoft's Kinect and SoftKinectic's Depthsense cameras already offer such functions. Apple recently bought another firm, PrimeSense, that also makes depth sensing hardware.
But one expert said Intel's intervention could help the innovation go mainstream as a built-in component.
"This tech has been knocking around for a while, but Intel's move will give it fresh momentum," said Tony Crabtree, from the consultancy Juniper Research, who is attending the Consumer Electronics Show where the announcement was made.
"It needed a big player to help the market take off. Having said that, I don't see it as a transformative technology in the same way wearables or ultra-high definition screens will be."
Intel named Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo and NEC as the first manufacturers to release RealSense branded kit.
At CES it gave a demonstration of the tech using a version of Skype in which the camera was used to isolate the user's video image, extract it and superimpose it over a different background in real-time.
This mimicked an effect that would normally require a green screen and special compositing software.
It also showed how the software could turn the majority of a video feed black-and-white while leaving one of the objects in colour.
In another demo a member of Intel's team played a pinball video game by moving a real paddle in front of the computer's camera.
The company said that it believed that the use of other possible gestures could help educate children by making software more immersive.
Several "edutainment" titles for Nintendo's Wii consoles are based on the same principle.
Intel added that it had formed a partnership with 3D Systems - one of the leading 3D printer makers - to let its kit be used to create real-world objects by shaping them in the air.
3D Systems had previously worked with another firm, GeoMagic, to offer this facility for its printers using the Kinect-to-3D-Scan app and Microsoft's sensor.
Intel's chief executive Brian Krzanich also unveiled several new concept wearable technologies that the firm is developing, during a separate Keynote Address.
These included:
Mr Krzanich also unveiled a computer called Edison, which is the size of an SD card but can run Linux-based operating systems and connect to wi-fi networks.
The company also confirmed it had developed a technology to allow a Windows computer powered by one of its chips to run certain Android apps under software emulation.
"We are working with the full co-operation of the Iraqi authorities to locate and recover the individuals," said a state department official.
Unconfirmed reports from Iraqi security circles said three Americans and an Iraqi translator were seized on the southern side of Baghdad.
But US officials did not say how many were held or where they were seized.
An official in Baghdad told CNN three contractors went missing on Friday.
"A company filed a report Sunday about three of its staff going missing two days ago. They are American contractors. We are looking into this report," the senior security official said.
"The safety and security of American citizens overseas is our highest priority," said US state department official John Kirby.
If it turns out to be a serious kidnapping, reports the BBC's Jim Muir in Baghdad, it would be a major blow to hopes for stability and progress in Iraq.
An attack on a Baghdad shopping centre last week, claimed by so-called Islamic State militants, brought to an end a relative lull in violence that had seen no major bloodshed in the city in months.
Before US forces pulled out of Iraq in 2011, a number of Western citizens were kidnapped and killed by radical Shia groups as well as Sunni militants, but none has been abducted since then, our correspondent says.
Last month, a group of Qatari hunters, including members of the ruling family, was kidnapped in the Iraqi desert.
Since then, BBC Iraq correspondent Ahmed Maher says, there has been no claim of responsibility and the fate of those kidnapped remains unknown - a sign of how secretive and complicated the negotiation process is.
The woman, from Plymouth in Devon, blamed a "lapse in memory" when she called the police early on Friday.
It followed claims that the man was a burglar who took a photo of himself using her mobile phone.
Plymouth Police said: "We want to apologise to anyone who has been distressed by initially reading this story."
The man was pictured in the woman's Barbican flat apparently taking a "selfie" on the mobile phone.
The unidentified woman had claimed she was unaware the man had been in her home until she discovered the photo.
And she reported that crisps had been reported stolen in the incident, which happened some time in October.
A police spokesman said: "We've had contact from the woman this morning whose phone the image was on, to say she now knows who the man in the picture is and that he was in her house legitimately.
"We are therefore assured this has been a mistake, the man in the photo is not a suspect of any crime and we will be making further contact with this person shortly to learn more.
"We assume this was a genuine lapse of memory by this woman and we want to apologise to anyone who has been distressed by initially reading this story."
The identity of the man who was using the woman's phone remains unclear.
The money was paid out in compensation to drivers whose vehicles have been damaged by roads in poor condition.
The statistics, which cover the last five years, were revealed by the Scottish Conservatives following a Freedom of Information request.
A recent AA study suggested Scotland has a higher number of potholes per mile than the rest of the UK.
Two severe winters have left many of the country's roads in a poor state.
The data shows that Scottish local authorities paid out a total of £1,738,966 in compensation for pothole damage between 2006/07 and 2010/11.
The country's largest local authority, Glasgow City Council, topped the list with payouts amounting to £355,530.
The amount it has handed over has risen in recent years, hitting a high of more than £197,000 in 2010/11.
By comparison, the same local authority paid out just under £20,000 in 2007/08.
Edinburgh City Council's five-year compensation total stands at £188,331.
South Lanarkshire and Aberdeen Councils also found their five-year bills reached six figures, at £215,473 and £114,780 respectively.
According to the figures, Western Isles Council has made no pothole damage payouts over the past five years.
Figures from Renfrewshire Council were not available.
Commenting on the statistics, the Scottish Tories' deputy leader, Jackson Carlaw MSP, said: "This is an astonishing level of compensation paid out by local authorities in Scotland to motorists and the £2m bill is just the tip of the iceberg, as there will be many motorists who won't have claimed for damage from their local authorities.
"Furthermore the compensation bill is only part of the cost of dealing with the claims as councils will spend vast sums of time and money dealing with each individual claim.
"The shocking state of our roads is a reality that every motorist and councillor knows only too well and that is why we proposed a Road Maintenance Fund in the recent Scottish elections to help fix the problem."
A spokeswoman for Transport Scotland said: "Local authorities are responsible for local roads in Scotland. The Scottish government provides local authorities with significant levels of funding, giving them the freedom and flexibility to allocate these resources to road improvements based on local needs and priorities and, for the first time, keep any efficiency savings to re-invest in services.
"Our routine and winter budget for next year is £68.5m - an 11% increase on the previous year, which will help improve winter maintenance of the network.
"We will continue to maintain and safely operate our trunk roads and motorways with an extensive programme of works, investing a total of £700m over the spending review period."
Last January the Scottish government announced an extra £15m for local councils to cover the impact of winter conditions on the country's roads.
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Fly-half Gareth Anscombe scored 20 points including a try while Aled Summerhill and Tomos Williams also crossed.
But Zebre's second-half scores came from Maxime Mbanda, Andries van Schalkwyk and a penalty try.
Their late effort came despite having replacement Dario Chistolini sent off.
The Blues' two first-half tries came in quick succession midway through the first 40 minutes, with Anscombe making the most of an overlap and Summerhill scorching in from half-way.
Anscombe's boot made it 23-3 at the break, reminding the Wales management of his challenge for a summer tour recall.
The Italians came out strongly after the break and a series of scrum-fives saw Taufa'ao Filise yellow-carded and a penalty try converted by Carlo Canna.
Tomos Williams grabbed the home side's third try on 57 minutes following his own charge-down.
Moments later the scrum-half saw a spectacular solo effort ruled out for an earlier knock-on - but that was as close as the home side got to a bonus point.
Zebre hit back as Mbanda drove over from close range, before replacement prop Chistolini was shown the red card with 15 minutes remaining for a senseless punch.
Sion Bennett's yellow evened the numbers for a while with Zebre attacking strongly.
Van Schalkwyk scrambled over in the 79th minute and Guglielmo Palazzani's angled conversion earning them a consolation point.
With the clock past 80 minutes, Zebre burst back upfield through Kurt Baker and Cardiff Blues were relieved to get the ball off the field at the end of a shaky second period.
Danny Wilson's side complete the regular Pro12 season against Newport Gwent Dragons at Caerphilly on 6 May before a European Champions Cup play-off semi-final away to English or French opposition.
Cardiff Blues: Rhun Williams; Alex Cuthbert, Rey Lee-Lo, Willis Halaholo, Aled Summerhill; Gareth Anscombe, Tomos Williams; Rhys Gill, Kristian Dacey, Taufa'ao Filise, Jarrad Hoeata, Macauley Cook, Josh Navidi, Ellis Jenkins (capt), Nick Williams.
Replacements: Kirby Myhill, Corey Domachowski, Scott Andrews, James Down, Sion Bennett, Lloyd Williams, Steve Shingler, Matthew Morgan.
Zebre: Edoardo Padovani; Kayle Van Zyl, Giulio Bisegni, Tommaso Castello (capt), Mattia Bellini, Carlo Canna; Marcello Violi; Andrea Lovotti, Oliviero Fabiani, Pietro Ceccarelli, Gideon Koegelenberg, Federico Ruzza, Maxime Mbanda, Jacopo Sarto, Derick Minnie.
Replacements: Tommaso D'Apice, Guillermo Roan, Dario Chistolini, Joshua Furno, Andries Van Schalkwyk, Guglielmo Palazzani, Kurt Baker, Matteo Pratichetti.
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland).
Assistant referees: Nigel Correll (Ireland), Ben Whitehouse (Wales).
TMO: Kevin Beggs (Ireland).
The ride will be one of the most unusual methods of travel for the torch during the 70-day relay.
Other North East landmarks the flame will visit include Hadrian's Wall, the Angel of the North, St Mary's Lighthouse and the Penshaw Monument.
It will also go through Ashington, in Northumberland, twice in one day.
During its time in the North East it will be carried down the coast of Northumberland and around the Tyne and Wear areas before arriving on Teesside.
There will be three overnight stops in the area with evenings of celebrations on each night.
These are in Alnwick on 14 June, Newcastle on 15 June and Durham on 16 June.
The North East leg of the journey will begin at Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland.
Councillor Neil Bradbury, from Northumberland County Council, said preparations were already under way for the torch's visit.
"Over the coming months, towns and villages along the route will be planning welcome celebrations on behalf of the surrounding communities so that we can all get involved," he said.
The flame will be carried through Sunderland on 16 June before heading to Durham for an overnight stop.
Councillor Paul Watson, leader of Sunderland Council, said: "This is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity and a very proud day for Sunderland.
"We want as many people as possible to have the chance to see the Olympic flame as it passes through our city.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for people to be involved in something that will be talked about for generations to come and to demonstrate the warm welcome that Sunderland is famed for."
The Olympic flame will arrive in the UK from Greece on 18 May 2012.
The relay will begin at Land's End, Cornwall, the next day and ends on Friday, 27 July in the Olympic Stadium.
The breakdown of the locations in Tyne and Wear are:
14 June - Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Bamburgh, Alnwick.
15 June - Alnwick, Hipsburn, Warkworth, Amble, Ashington, Newbiggin-By-The-Sea, Ashington, Choppington, Morpeth, Hartford, Bedlington, Blyth, Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Tynemouth, North Shields, Howden, Wallsend, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
16 June - Gateshead, South Shields, Whitburn, Sunderland, Low Fell and Chowdene, Blaydon, Prudhoe, Stocksfield, Hexham, Riding Mill, Consett, Moorside, Castleside, Tow Law, Esh, Langley Park, Durham.
26 October 2015 Last updated at 10:51 GMT
The AuraVisor headset includes a built-in computer and a wi-fi chip, allowing its maker to offer a "wireless" solution.
It is set to be cheaper than high-end kit set for launch over the coming months that will require a PC or video games console to work.
However, those wishing to dip their toes into VR might get a cheaper and higher-quality experience by using headsets that make use of a slotted-in smartphone.
Rory Cellan-Jones quizzed AuraVisor's founder James Talbot about its prospects as the company prepares to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.
Josephine Williamson, 83, was treated for injuries at a property in Elm Lane, Lower Earley, in November, but died at the scene.
Retired vet Philip Williamson, aged 88, of Elm Lane, Lower Earley, has been charged with one count of murder.
At Reading Magistrates Court, he was remanded in custody to appear before the town's crown court on Thursday.
Rescuers had been working round the clock to reach the miners since the blast on Monday morning in the south-west Chongqing region.
The People's Daily newspaper said all the bodies had been pulled out of the Jinshangou mine and were being identified. Two miners escaped alive.
Mine accidents are common in China, despite efforts to improve safety.
The cause of the explosion is not clear, but such incidents are usually caused by a spark igniting gas released from the earth.
Local authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident and ordered smaller coal mines in the region to close temporarily.
China is the world's largest producer and consumer of coal. The Jinshangou mine is licensed to produce 60,000 tonnes of coal a year, local media said.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in provisional findings that Actavis and Concordia fixed the market for hydrocortisone tablets.
The drug is used to treat conditions caused by hormone deficiencies.
Canadian firm Concordia said it did not think it was in breach of competition law.
The CMA said that a pack of the tablets almost doubled in price for the NHS to £88 while the deal was in place.
It is the latest case where the regulator has accused drug makers of overcharging the health service.
"Anti-competitive agreements can cost the NHS, and ultimately the taxpayer, by stopping competition bringing down the cost of lifesaving drugs like hydrocortisone tablets," said Andrew Groves of the CMA.
"We allege these agreements were intended to keep Actavis UK as the sole supplier of a drug relied on by thousands of patients - and in a position which could allow it to dictate and prolong high prices."
However, Mr Groves added that the findings were provisional and that the regulator would consider any arguments from the companies before deciding "if the law has been infringed".
Hydrocortisone tablets are used by patients whose adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones and in many cases helps them to live an active life. One of its main uses is to treat the life-threatening Addison's disease.
The CMA accused the firms of agreeing between January 2013 and June 2016 that Concordia would not launch its own version of the drug, leaving Actavis as the sole supplier to the NHS for much of that time.
Pharmaceutical firm Teva confirmed Actavis UK was the subject of "allegations of anti-competitive conduct" from the CMA. The company declined to comment further.
Concordia, formerly known as Amdipharm, said it believed the drug maker was "not in breach of competition law".
The Canadian firm added that it was co-operating fully with the investigation and would "respond in detail" to the allegations.
The regulator accused Actavis in December of raising the price for 10mg hydrocortisone tablets by 12,000% in eight years, from 70p to £88.
Earlier that month, Pfizer and Flynn Pharma were fined nearly £90m for raising the price of an anti-epilepsy treatment, although both firms said they would appeal.
Matches in the Twenty20 and 50-over formats in the competition will also be elevated to List A status.
It is the first time a domestic competition has been given first-class status outside a Test-playing country.
"This reflects the standard of inter-pro cricket on show," said Leinster Lightning captain John Anderson.
The news was also welcomed by Ireland head coach John Bracewell.
"First-class cricket is the vital link between part-time cricket and the international game," he said.
"It is connected to your value in world cricket, historically. This to me is key for Irish-based players willing to make the sacrifices necessary to reach the standards required to compete at the pinnacle of our sport.
"Over the last two seasons watching domestic cricket in Ireland I have seen consistent performances from top quality cricketers who deserve to have these recognised.
"The standard of play is not only highly competitive but also first class in its output."
Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom outlined the importance of the decision to award first-class status to the Irish domestic game.
He said: "It's significant as it elevates the perception of the competition, and places the inter-pros statistically and status-wise at the same level of all first-class cricket around the world in established Test nations.
"Playing first-class domestic cricket is a significant milestone on our long-stated journey to become a Test nation and is what the full members do - if we want to be considered among the front rank of nations, then so must we."
The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) said recovered wreckage is primarily from the tail area of the helicopter.
The Irish Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 116 crashed off the coast of Mayo on Tuesday.
It was found close to the lighthouse on Blackrock island on Thursday evening.
A signal from the helicopter's black box had been located close by but poor weather conditions have hampered efforts to find the device.
In a statement, the AAIU said that a significant amount of wreckage has been recovered from the sea and there are marks "on some of the recovered wreckage which are consistent with the tail of the aircraft contacting rocky surfaces on the western end of Blackrock".
"The investigation has not yet definitively identified the initial point of impact."
It also said that the wreckage will be brought to the AAIU wreckage facility in Gormanston, Co Meath, for a "detailed examination".
The main focus of the search operation is to locate three missing crew. A fourth crew member died in hospital.
Irish chief air accident investigator Jurgen Whyte has said that no impact marks of significance were found on the lighthouse itself.
Captain Dara Fitzpatrick was recovered from the sea, hours after the helicopter crashed in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
She was the 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.
The search for chief pilot Mark Duffy and winchmen Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith continues.
Rescue teams picked up a signal from the Rescue 116 helicopter near Blackrock Lighthouse on Wednesday.
Accident investigators from the UK have joined the search for the black box with specialised equipment to assist the operation.
The Irish Navy, RNLI, police divers and fishing boats have been searching the coast off Mayo.
Irish chief air accident investigator Jurgen Whyte described the location of a signal as "hugely significant" and said he hoped the recorder was in or near the helicopter wreckage.
The Irish naval ship, LÉ Eithne, is helping to co-ordinate the ongoing search and rescue operation.
The Dublin-based helicopter crew had been assisting colleagues from Sligo in a rescue operation on a UK fishing vessel about 150km (95 miles) west of Eagle Island.
They lost contact at about 01:00 local time on Tuesday on a refuelling journey to Blacksod.
R116 from Dublin was sent to help the Sligo aircraft communicate with the base at Malin, as the fishing boat was too far out for the first helicopter to stay within communication range.
The Sligo crew picked up the fisherman, who had a serious hand injury, and transferred him to hospital.
Shortly afterwards, communication was lost with the Dublin-based aircraft.
Conditions were described as good when the helicopter lost contact on its final approach to Blacksod refuelling depot.
It is the second fatal accident involving Irish Coastguard crew members over the past six months.
In September 2016, volunteer Coastguard Caitriona Lucas died while assisting in a rescue operation off the County Clare coast.
The mother-of-two was one of three crew members on board a rigid inflatable boat which flipped over during a search for a man near cliffs at Kilkee.
Irish coastguard helicopters have been used for a number of operations in Northern Ireland.
Villa looked set for an eighth win in nine games when top scorer Jonathan Kodjia scored his 19th Championship goal of the season in the third minute.
But former Villa youngster Lloyd Dyer, who also used to play for West Brom and Birmingham, levelled after 61 minutes.
He latched onto Kyle McFadzean's angled pass to fire home a searing drive.
That equaliser lifted Burton five points clear of the relegation zone, while Steve Bruce's Villa are now 11 points adrift of the top six with five games to play, thanks to Sheffield Wednesday's win over title-chasing Newcastle.
Villa took the lead when Ivory Coast international Kodjia - a winner at the Pirelli Stadium with former club Bristol City in August - swooped on a poor pass from Burton defender Ben Turner to race in unchallenged and slot past goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin.
Since Kodija's signing in late August, Villa have netted 38 times in the Championship, of which the Ivorian has now netted 18, despite him missing five games because of his involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations.
But the visitors' key player limped off with a dead leg on 36 minutes, to be replaced by Scott Hogan, and they failed to press home the advantage.
Burton's Marvin Sordell glanced a header just off target early in the second half before Dyer deservedly equalised with his sixth goal of the season - only the second goal Villa have conceded in their past nine games.
Brewers substitute Lucas Akins fired just wide late on, while Villa went close through Jordan Amavi, and the home side also had to be thankful to Turner at the end, when the defender made two crucial clearances.
Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough:
"We deserved a point after the start we got off to.
"It was less than ideal to give a team like Villa a goal start after a couple of minutes, especially with them being so resilient and resolute in defence of late.
"We knew it was going to take something to break them down and we had to take the game to them which I thought we did for the majority of the game."
Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce:
"We have to admit that we were poor. We lacked sharpness and some of them were running on empty, to be honest.
"In my experience, that happens when you play two or three games quickly after an international break.
"It was frustrating but Burton are good at what they do. It's never easy to come here. We knew that. But, after getting off to a good start, we have to take care of the ball better than we did."
Match ends, Burton Albion 1, Aston Villa 1.
Second Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Aston Villa 1.
Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Varney replaces Marvin Sordell.
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by John Mousinho (Burton Albion).
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by John Mousinho (Burton Albion).
Attempt missed. Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Hutton with a cross.
Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by John Brayford with a cross.
Substitution, Burton Albion. John Mousinho replaces Michael Kightly.
Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a headed pass.
Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Michael Kightly (Burton Albion).
Attempt missed. Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Baker with a headed pass.
Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Burton Albion. Lucas Akins replaces Cauley Woodrow.
Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Albert Adomah.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Henri Lansbury.
Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer following a corner.
Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Irvine.
Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Burton Albion 1, Aston Villa 1. Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kyle McFadzean.
Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
Attempt missed. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Kightly with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
The world's longest ocean race over 40,000 nautical miles features 700 participants over its eight stages.
Crews of amateurs on 70ft yachts each led by a professional skipper will set sail from Albert Dock on 20 August.
Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, said it is "a huge coup" for the city, which "thrives on maritime spectacles".
Liverpool has previously hosted the biennial race three times in its eleven editions.
Founder of the race, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, said he was "thrilled" it was returning to the "historic city" and has fond memories of the welcome they received in 2007.
"We are looking forward to putting on an even bigger show in the city this time," he said.
Mayor Anderson, said Liverpool's "affinity with the river is always much-celebrated" and the impact on the local economy will be huge but "the pride it will engender in the people of Liverpool is priceless".
"It really feels like we are the home of the Clipper Race," he added.
After travelling to South America, the yachts will go to Cape Town in South Africa, then to Sydney and Hobart in Australia.
From there, participants will sail to Sanya and Qingdao in China and Seattle in the USA, then continue to New York via Panama.
The final leg will see them go through Northern Ireland and back to Albert Dock in summer 2018.
Troops broke through IS defences and reached the eastern district of al-Zahra, which they say is now 90% under their control.
Special forces have been fighting the jihadists in the streets and alleys.
Meanwhile, the UN says there is growing evidence of IS atrocities in and around Mosul.
It has already expressed concern for the estimated 1.5 million civilians living in the city amid reports of mass killings and people being rounded up for use as human shields.
The battle so far
On schedule but not exactly to plan
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In another development on Friday, the first convoy of vehicles carrying hundreds of civilians fleeing the fighting around Mosul arrived at a camp east of the city.
The BBC's Karen Allen, who is at the camp, said many had not left their villages since IS took over more than two years ago.
Government and Kurdish forces began a US-backed offensive on 17 October to drive out the jihadists.
They have already retaken dozens of villages and towns in the surrounding area.
Troops from the Counter-Terrorism Service began their push towards al-Zahra, formerly known as Saddam district, at 07:00 (04:00 GMT), advancing rapidly after breaking down IS defences, said BBC Arabic's Feras Kilani, who is with the elite force.
Inside al-Zahra, militants continued to fight back and a coalition air strike was ordered to destroy an IS position.
There were no civilians to be seen but commanders repeatedly instructed troops via walkie-talkies to spare them any harm.
A military spokesman said IS was putting up stiff resistance.
"The battle is currently going on, the enemy is using snipers, car bombs and directed missiles," said Lt Gen Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi.
"God willing, we will return fire and will liberate the neighbourhood (of al-Zahra) soon."
Residents who spoke to our correspondent said IS had been expecting the attack and had withdrawn two days earlier, leaving behind four pockets of resistance to slow down the government advance.
Iraqi forces trying to enter another Mosul suburb - Karama, south of al-Zahra - had to partially pull back when IS launched fierce resistance.
"We weren't expecting such resistance. They had blocked all the roads," said one officer, quoted by AFP news agency.
"There are large numbers of jihadists. It was preferable to pull back and devise a new plan."
There were also fierce clashes in the nearby district of Intisar on Friday and Iraqi forces said most of it was now under government control.
The UN human rights office (UNHCR) provided more evidence on Friday of human rights violations taking place in and around Mosul.
It said that IS had shot around 50 of its own fighters for desertion on Monday and added that 180 government employees may also have been killed by the group.
Mosul satellite images reveal IS barricades
UNHCR spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said that more than 1,000 civilians were reportedly taken from the town of Hamam al-Alil to Tal Afar, possibly for use as human shields, and families in Hamam al-Alil were told to hand over children, especially boys over the age of nine, in an apparent attempt to recruit them as child soldiers.
"Apparently they have also been using loudspeakers mounted on the back of pick-up trucks or at the back of vehicles, and threatening severe punishment for families that do not comply with their order," she said.
A contingent of 200 Iranian Kurdish women fighters have joined the fight against IS around Mosul, Reuters news agency reports.
They are now part of a larger unit of some 600 fighters aligned to the Kurdistan Freedom Party.
"We are working hand in hand with the men who are fighting, our brothers, we fight together and co-operate with each other," said one of the women, Karin.
"We work together to protect our land from any threats it might face."
Kathy Dettwyler sparked a backlash on Facebook when she wrote Otto Warmbier was "typical of a mindset of a lot of young, white, rich, clueless males".
Mr Warmbier, 22, died a week after he was freed by North Korea, where he was serving 15 years hard labour.
He was medically evacuated earlier this month and died in a coma.
Ms Dettwyler, an anthropology professor at the University of Delaware, criticised Mr Warmbier in a post on her Facebook page, blaming his parents for what happened to him.
"These are the same kids who cry about their grades because they didn't think they'd really have to read and study the material to get a good grade," she wrote.
"His parents ultimately are to blame for his growing up thinking he could get away with whatever he wanted."
"Maybe in the US, where young, white, rich, clueless white males routinely get away with raping women," she continued.
"Not so much in North Korea. And of course, it's Otto's parents who will pay the price for the rest of their lives."
Mr Warmbier, an economics student from the University of Virginia, was accused of trying to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel.
North Korea said it released Mr Warmbier on "humanitarian grounds" and claimed the student had contracted botulism, a rare illness that causes paralysis, after he was given a sleeping pill.
But a team of doctors who assessed him in Cincinnati said they had found "no sign of botulism" and that Mr Warmbier had suffered "severe neurological injury" of unknown cause.
Before Ms Dettwyler's post was removed, it was shared by thousands of users, including some who said they would not send their children to the university because of her comments.
The college said in a statement on Sunday it would not re-hire Ms Dettwyler to teach "in the future".
The school said in an earlier statement that Ms Dettwyler's comments were "particularly distressing and inconsistent with our values".
"We condemn any and all messages that endorse hatred and convey insensitivity toward a tragic event such as the one that Otto Warmbier and his family suffered," the school said.
He accepted the throne in a televised broadcast following an invitation from parliament, formalising his accession.
King Bhumibol, the world's longest-reigning monarch, died on 13 October.
The late king was widely seen as a pillar of stability during seven decades of political turmoil in Thailand.
The crown prince had been expected to become the next king the day after his father's death, but Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha at the time said that he had asked to delay the official proclamation so he could mourn.
Instead, the crown prince was anointed in a special ceremony 50 days after the death of the late Thai king.
He becomes King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, the 10th monarch of the Chakri dynasty, but will also be known as Rama X.
"I would like to accept in order to fulfil his majesty's wishes and for the benefit of all Thais,'' he said in a televised statement.
The broadcast showed one official shuffling on his knees to hand a microphone to the new king in the ceremony at the palace in Bangkok.
Mr Prayuth, who was among top government figures attending, said the new king would become the "heart and soul" of the nation.
Maha Vajiralongkorn was given the title of crown prince, making him the official heir, in 1972.
He is yet to enjoy the same level of popularity as his father, and spends much of his time abroad.
His accession to the throne ends a period of uncertainty during which Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda, a 96-year-old former prime minister, has been serving as regent.
Thailand's monarchy is protected from criticism by tough lese-majeste laws, which restrict media discussion about the royal family's role, including in the international press.
Most ordinary Thais know only a few details about who the crown prince is and how he lives his life.
In recent years he has tried to improve his profile - important because the king is traditionally seen as a guiding force in Thai politics, which is highly polarised.
His coronation will not happen until after King Bhumibol's cremation, expected next year.
Bhumibol's own coronation took place four years after his brother King Ananda Mahidol died of gunshot wounds in mysterious circumstances.
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The Gunners were dominant, winning through first-half goals from Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil.
It was their first league victory over Chelsea since 2011 and their heaviest defeat of the Blues since April 1997.
"It's one of the games where what we wanted to do worked very well," said Wenger.
"It's one of those moments in your life as a manager where you think 'today is a great day'."
The Frenchman said his side had been "nearly perfect" in the first half.
"In the second half it was a bit in and out but in the first half we have shown great quality," he said.
"We played with style, with pace, with movement - and that's the kind of football we want to play.
"It's one of the best performances in recent years."
The win leaves Arsenal third in the Premier League, five points behind Manchester City, who have won all six of their matches so far.
Wenger, who celebrates his 20th anniversary as Arsenal manager next week, added: "The quality of our performance confirmed that we are on the way up.
"There's still room for improvement. Now let's continue to improve."
The only negative for Wenger was losing midfielder Francis Coquelin to a first-half knee injury.
The 25-year-old Frenchman missed two months of last season with a similar problem.
"He has a knee injury at the same place he had last year at West Brom," Wenger said.
"We don't know if the damage is as big at the moment, we have to wait for 48 hours. But he left the stadium in a brace and I'm a bit worried for that."
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Speaking to BBC Newsnight, Anne-Marie Hutchinson QC, said it had been the most "compelling" case she has worked on.
Earlier on Wednesday, the High Court in London ruled that she must be allowed to return. Amina Al-Jeffery claimed her father had locked her up against her will. Her father Mohammed, said he did it to "save her life".
Watch Secunder Kermani's full report on BBC Newsnight at 22:30 BST on BBC Two, or catch up afterwards on iPlayer
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Early in the second half France led 12-0 with three different kickers - Scott Spedding, Camille Lopez and Jules Plisson - having hit the target.
A superb converted try sparked by Spedding and finished by lock Yoann Maestri saw them stretch clear.
And Mathieu Bastareaud's injury-time try gave the score a further gloss.
The victory - and the boost it gives to their points difference - means that should Ireland and Wales both lose on the last weekend, France would secure the title if they win away to England at Twickenham in the final game of the tournament.
It would represent a remarkable turnaround for Les Bleus, who have been very poor this Six Nations and who, having lost their two previous games in Rome against Italy, went into the match with some trepidation.
Traditional underdogs Italy, by contrast, won away to Scotland last time out and were keen to mark the occasion of captain Sergio Parisse's national record 112th cap with a hat-trick of wins over their Continental rivals, but things soon went wrong for the hosts.
They lost fly-half Kelly Haimona before the game, his replacement Tommaso Allan was injured in the warm-up but started, and they were down to their third-choice fly-half midway through the first half.
The limping Allan had already missed a simple kick and when Luciano Orquera hit the woodwork, it seemed to knock the belief out of the hosts.
They proceeded to lose possession at will, missed far too tackles and struggled to play with any cohesion in admittedly difficult conditions.
France, initially, were no better but the longer the game went on the more they improved and, although they never really got out of third gear, once their array of kickers had put them 9-0 up at the break, there was only going to be one winner.
Spedding was happy to show adventure from the back and it was his incisive counter that created the chance for Maestri to range over for his first France try.
Parisian Plisson converted and was also on target as replacement centre Bastareaud used every one of his 18 stone to barge over at the death.
With just two wins - compared to the three of England, Ireland and Wales - the French are rank outsiders to lift the Six Nations title.
But if they were to beat England in London on the final weekend, with Italy somehow downing Wales and Ireland losing in Scotland, Les Bleus could, incredibly, win the title.
Italy: McLean; Sarto, Morisi, Masi, Venditti; Allan, Gori; Aguero, Ghiraldini, Chistolini, Biagi, Furno, Minto, Vunisa, Parisse.
Replacements: Bacchin for Morisi (37), Orquera for Allan (13), Palazzani for Gori (72), De Marchi for Aguero (32), Manici for Ghiraldini (58), Cittadini for Chistolini (50), Geldenhuys for Biagi (50), Barbini for Parisse (74).
France: Spedding; Huget, Fickou, Mermoz, Nakaitaci; Lopez, Tillous-Borde; Ben Arous, Guirado, Mas, Flanquart, Maestri, Dusautoir, Le Roux, Goujon.
Replacements: Bastareaud for Fickou (69), Plisson for Lopez (41), Kockott for Tillous-Borde (63), Debaty for Ben Arous (57), Kayser for Guirado (53), Slimani for Mas (50), Taofifenua for Maestri (64), Chouly for Goujon (72).
Att: 52,000
Ref: JP Doyle (Ireland).
Alzheimer's Society figures show dementia affects 45,000 people in Wales and experts fear this number could rise by 40% in the next 10 years.
The government launched a two-month consultation on its dementia strategy on Monday in a bid to improve care.
Dementia is now the leading cause of death in England and Wales.
The Alzheimer's Society in Wales claims dementia costs Welsh society £1.4bn a year and the Welsh Government wants people, families and carers living with dementia to share their experience.
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"We strongly encourage contributions and insight from people affected by dementia to help guide Welsh Government," said Sue Phelps, director of Alzheimer's Society in Wales.
"This is a real opportunity to deliver better dementia care, support, and services.
"We will be pushing for a strategy that is ambitious and achievable in order to deliver real change which fully supports the 45,000 people with dementia in Wales and make Wales a truly dementia friendly nation.
"This consultation is hugely significant for people affected by dementia right across Wales today and for the years to come."
Cath Camps, whose husband John was diagnosed with dementia five years ago, aged 65, said she felt he was not supported as an individual.
"I think enough space wasn't taken to find about about him and interestingly that's actually continued throughout this disease progression," she said.
"I've continually had to remind health professionals and social services professionals about him, about what he wants, rather than just a 'person with dementia'."
Mrs Camps, a lecturer at Cardiff University, added that there should be more support for patients from day one.
"At the day of diagnosis, we were just sent home so therefore, what that meant, is for a number of days we were in utter turmoil.
"It involved us finding out what this might mean and what the progression of the disease possibly might look like."
The Alzheimer's Society and Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP) will help Welsh Government with the consultation, which runs until March.
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething joined staff and patients at Oldwell Court day centre in Cardiff on Monday to launch the consultation process of the Wales Dementia Strategy.
The Alzheimer's Society said the effects of dementia "can at least double" when you consider carers and families of patients and backs the Welsh Government's plan.
The organisation believes that of the 45,000 people living with dementia in Wales, 60% of whom have Alzheimer's disease, more than half have yet to receive a formal diagnosis.
"We want to primarily increase the amounts of diagnosis in Wales," added Ms Phelps.
"Wales' diagnosis rates are currently around 43% and that compares with 64% in Northern Ireland.
"We're also pushing for a key worker role so at the point of diagnosis, people have the information and support they need so they can live as well as they can with dementia."
Shoppers left winter clothes on the rails in the run up to Christmas due to unusually warm weather, and a cold March and April depressed sales of summer clothes.
As a result Primark, like other stores, had to cut the price tag to sell them.
The retailer expects like-for-like sales, which ignore new-store sales, to fall 2% for the year to 17 September.
"If the weather's warm consumers make do with clothes from the previous year," said Maria Malone, principal lecturer for fashion business at Manchester Metropolitan University.
For retailers like Primark that causes a problem as they source their clothes from the Far East and South Asia and cannot adjust their stock to reflect the weather conditions.
"Once stock is on its way you can't turn the ships around," points out Ms Malone. Big retailers need to clear their warehouses for the next season's clothes, so are forced to discount clothes.
Primark said its current financial year had also appeared weak, because the previous year had been very strong and it had been hard to improve on that performance.
Nevertheless, shares in Associated British Foods (ABF), which owns Primark, tumbled almost 9% following the market update.
Primark has opened 315 stores during the current financial year, including its first store in Italy and a flagship store in Spain, on Gran Via in Madrid.
Four stores were opened in the north east of the US, where the company said its brand had been "well received".
Including the effect of those new store openings, Primark expects sales to be 9% ahead of the previous year.
The weakening of the pound has not so far affected Primark's results, but it warned that profit margins are likely to be hit next year.
However, it appears that Primark intends to shelter shoppers from the effect of the weakened pound - it said that it was "committed" to keeping prices low.
Parent company ABF said its underlying profit was ahead of expectations and "marginally" better than last year.
But adverse conditions in the financial markets hit the company's UK pension scheme. ABF expects it to swing into a £200m deficit, compared with a small surplus in the previous year.
As a result the company expects to pay more to service the scheme next year. The fund will have an official re-evaluation in 2017.
ABF also owns British Sugar and a range of grocery brands, including Twinings, Ovaltine, Kingsmill bread and Dorset Cereals.
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The local authority's refusal of permission for a development at Gorsedd Bran, Nantglyn, was quashed by Mr Justice Wyn Williams and sent back for reconsideration.
Permission was refused for several reasons, including noise levels.
However, the High Court ruled the decision-making process was flawed.
Permission was refused in November 2008.
The applicants, Tegni Cymru Cyf, appealed that decision, but it was again refused.
Mr Justice Wyn Williams said the inspector who investigated the noise impact of the site during the appeal did not give sufficient reasons for concluding sound levels generated would be unacceptable.
Delivering his ruling, the judge said: "Tegni Cymru Cyf seek an order quashing a decision dated 18 November 2009 made by an inspector duly appointed by Denbighshire County Council whereby he dismissed the claimant's appeal against the council's refusal to grant planning permission for what is known, in summary, as a wind farm."
He added: "The primary ground of challenge is that the inspector reached conclusions about the visual impact of the wind farm and the noise associated with its operation which no reasonable Inspector would have reached.
"Additionally, however, the claimant alleges that the inspector's decision should be quashed because he failed to give sufficient reasons for his conclusions upon important issues."
The judge concluded "the inspector erred in law in at least one important respect".
He added: "In my judgment, he failed to provide adequate reasons for his conclusion that the noise impact of the proposed development was unacceptable; his reasoning gives rise to a substantial doubt, at the very least, as to whether he erred in law when reaching his conclusion upon the issue of noise impact."
Tegni Cymru Cyf want to erect 13 turbines, which it claims would power 23,896 homes.
In a statment, Denbighshire County Council said it "will be seeking its own advice on the judgement and will be waiting to see what action, if any, Welsh Assembly Government ministers will be taking following the judgement in this case".
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The Sikh place of worship is the largest in Scotland - and is thought to be one of the largest faith buildings of any kind in the country.
There are 20,000 Sikhs in Scotland, most of them in the Glasgow area.
Among those attending the official opening will be First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Almost all the materials used in construction were imported from India and the project cost about £8m.
The building accommodates classrooms, a library, office and a ceremonial pool.
It will be made available to the general public when it is not needed for worship.
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The Pilgrims put on a dogged defensive display against a much-changed Liverpool side to draw 0-0 at Anfield and set up a replay at Home Park.
Argyle have already had two televised ties, with a third likely, as well as their share of Sunday's 52,692 gate.
"It's approximately 20% of our turnover," Brent told the BBC.
Argyle went into administration in March 2011 and narrowly avoided relegation from the Football League in 2012.
Plymouth is the largest city in England never to have had a top-flight side, and with a large group of supporters Brent believes tickets for the replay will be in high demand.
He added: "We took 35,000 to Wembley [for last season's League Two play-off final] and we only have about 16,000 tickets to sell.
"I personally think it's a great competition. It gives you the ability to pit your team against teams at a higher level and it gives you the ability to market your brand more widely.
"The Liverpool-Plymouth match was televised in the United States, China, India - it's a great opportunity for a club of our size to promote itself around the world."
Plymouth manager Derek Adams defended his side's tactics at Anfield, against what was the youngest Liverpool side ever.
Their line-up had an average of of 21 years and 296 days.
The League Two side had just 23% possession in the game and did not trouble Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius.
"They've been very defensive in their play, but that was the game plan. It was to give Liverpool the ball and stop their good players causing us damage," Adams told BBC Radio Devon.
"It was important that we didn't come out and pressurise Liverpool because top players want you to do that and we've probably executed it really well."
The only downside to the day for Argyle was full-back Gary Miller being carried off on a stretcher after injuring his ankle.
Adams believes the problem could be serious, potentially ruling the 29-year-old Scot out for the rest of the season.
"It looks like either he's got a broken ankle or ankle ligament damage," said Adams. "It is disappointing for Gary, but we'll wait and see what happens over the next day or so."
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The Swede scored an early penalty after being fouled by goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte.
PSG dominated and yet missed a host of chances before Jordan Ayew equalised from 20 yards and then had a shot blocked off the line moments later.
But Ibrahimovic scored a second penalty after a foul on Javier Pastore and in injury time swept home his third.
The talismanic striker has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons recently. He was sent off last week against Chelsea in the Champions League, earning himself a one-game ban for their first leg against Barcelona.
And last weekend he was filmed screaming in a foul-mouthed rant where he claimed France "does not deserve" PSG after they lost to Bordeaux. He has a French league hearing on 9 April over that incident.
But it was his night at the Parc des Prince as PSG overtook Lyon, who could go back to the summit on Saturday when they face Nice (15:00 GMT).
With four minutes he opened the scoring with a penalty after he was flattened by keeper Lecomte, who was booked for the challenge.
Ibrahimovic seemed to be injured moments after the goal and needed treatment on the sideline but was fit to continue.
PSG dominated and Ezequiel Lavezzi and Ibrahimovic wasted chances before the controversial forward under-hit a pass to Pastore following a brilliant team move, when the Argentine would have been in on goal.
Moments later he was made to pay when Ayew fired home a crisp effort from outside the box from Benjamin Jeannot's layoff. The Ghanaian could have made it a quick-fire brace but Marco Verratti headed his effort off the line.
It looked like it might not be PSG's day when Pastore and Cavani missed opportunities before an Ibrahimovic backheel was saved.
But they kept going forward and their second breakthrough came with eight minutes left as Lamine Kone lost control of the the ball in the box and fouled Pastore in a bid to win it back. Ibrahimovic made no mistake from the spot.
And right at the end of the game Verratti found him in space to complete his hat-trick with his 17th league goal of the season.
Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Lorient 1.
Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Lorient 1.
Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Lorient 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Attempt missed. Lamine Koné (Lorient) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yann Jouffre with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
Jordan Ayew (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Lorient. Gianni Bruno replaces Francois Bellugou.
Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
Yann Jouffre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Didier Ndong.
Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a cross.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Lamine Gassama.
Attempt blocked. Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Ayew (Lorient).
Substitution, Lorient. Yann Jouffre replaces Romain Philippoteaux.
Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Lorient 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Lamine Koné (Lorient) after a foul in the penalty area.
Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain).
Lamine Gassama (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Motta with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
Lamine Gassama (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
Lamine Koné (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
Lamine Koné (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Walid Mesloub with a cross.
Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Gregory Van der Wiel.
Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Maxwell tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jordan Ayew (Lorient).
Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Lorient 1. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Jeannot.
Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
Another unknown factor to add to the mix is the question of which will be the official campaigns on the In/Remain and Out/Leave sides.
While a plethora of groups have been set up to argue the case for the UK to stay in or leave the EU, to quote Christopher Lambert from the cult movie Highlander, "there can be only one" when it comes to the official lead campaign for either side. So how does the process work?
Referendums are relatively rare in British political history but when they do happen, they are governed by a series of protocols and rules enshrined in law. One of these is that a lead campaign is officially designated on each side, if it meets certain criteria.
For instance, in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Better Together was chosen as the official pro-UK lead campaign while Yes Scotland was chosen as the official pro-independence lead group.
The Electoral Commission, which is in charge of making sure the EU referendum is a fair contest, will make the decision. The choice is very important, not merely for the increased media profile it confers on the chosen campaigns but also for the financial benefits.
The official campaigns will get access to a grant of up to £600,000, an overall spending limit of £7m, campaign broadcasts on TV and radio, free mail shots and free access to meeting rooms.
Other groups are free to run their own campaigns but they will be limited to a spend of £700,000 if they register with the Electoral Commission and will have to report the source of donations. If they don't register with the Commission they will be limited to spending less than £10,000.
On one side of the fence, the state of play looks relatively straightforward.
Britain Stronger In Europe is the main, and as yet unchallenged, campaign group making the case for the UK's continued membership of the EU.
Although the SNP and Labour have both said they will run their own separate campaigns, and there are other internal Tory groups, this umbrella body - which is chaired by former M&S chair Lord Rose - commands broad support among those who believe the UK's future lies within the EU.
However, it is a very different picture among those arguing that leaving the EU will benefit Britain. At the moment, there are three rival groups who could all ultimately vie for the nod from the Electoral Commission.
Six months ago, it looked like a straight fight between Vote Leave and Leave.EU. The former was spawned out of the Business for Britain group, a longstanding Eurosceptic lobby group which campaigned for the UK to overhaul its status with the EU.
It has historic links with the Conservative Party - it is now chaired by former Conservative chancellor Lord Lawson and its campaign director is Dominic Cummings, a former special adviser to Michael Gove. It also has experience of fighting and winning referendums. Its chief executive Matthew Elliott ran the successful No 2 AV campaign in 2011, which opposed any change to the electoral system. Its deputy chairman is Labour donor John Mills and it includes UKIP's MP, Douglas Carswell, amongst its backers.
Leave.EU is a different animal altogether. It was set up last July by businessman Arron Banks, a former Conservative donor who became one of UKIP's biggest supporters in the run-up to last year's election, It has portrayed itself as more of a popular movement focused on immigration.
Relations between the two groups have never been cordial, amid claims of hidden agendas, differences in strategies, and failing to reach out to others in the Out camp.
Amid signs that their differences were irreconcilable, a new outfit - Grassroots Out - sprung up last month and has gained support.
GO was formed by Tory MPs Peter Bone and Tom Pursglove and Labour's Kate Hoey. It has since won the backing of UKIP leader Nigel Farage and the party's ruling body which described it as a "genuinely cross party, well organised, energetic campaigning group".
All of the groups concerned are making big play of their cross-party credentials and being a "broad church". This is not a coincidence.
Any group seeking the official designation has to meet a series of criteria, set down by the watchdog. In other words, it has to pass a series of tests. One of these is demonstrating that it commands support from across the political spectrum.
The other criteria are:
The Electoral Commission has said it will chose "whichever of the applicants appears...to represent to the greatest extent those campaigning for that outcome".
However, it is not as simple as that. The watchdog has the power to reject all applications to be the lead campaign on the grounds they do not meet the criteria set down in the 2000 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act.
To do this, however, would be highly unusual and controversial.
Whichever Out campaign is chosen is likely to influence the tone and conduct of the campaign as well as who its figurehead is.
Nigel Farage is likely to play a much more prominent role if either Leave.EU or Go is chosen - with the campaign likely to have the issues of immigration and security at its heart.
Many Tory Eurosceptics - including a number of Cabinet ministers - will feel more comfortable with Vote Leave, which wants, according to UKIP MP Douglas Carswell, to have a "broad-based, optimistic, upbeat campaign", with a focus on what they claim will be the economic benefits of leaving the EU.
Labour Eurosceptics, at the moment, seem uncertain about which horse to back, with John Mills - the founder of Labour Leave - insisting that it remains affiliated to Vote Leave despite rumours to the contrary.
The watchdog has said it will publish details of the designation process once David Cameron has named the date for the referendum, which could happen as early as Monday 22 February, if a deal on his draft renegotiation package is agreed by EU leaders the previous weekend.
The timing of the process will be among details set out in legislation relating to the EU poll that will have to be approved by MPs.
With the prospect of the referendum itself taking place in late June, campaigners on both sides will be keen for the watchdog to make a speedy decision, potentially before the Easter holiday at the end of March.
The Scottish referendum campaigns were designated on 23 April 2014, just under five months before the referendum was held on 18 September. While the period is likely to be slightly shorter this time, activists will be arguing that time is of the essence in getting their message across.
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While the charity acknowledges progress has been made in goals such as reducing child mortality, the report says this has been uneven across income groups.
Continuing inequality could hinder further progress in improving living standards, the charity says.
The report comes ahead of a meeting of a high-level UN panel on poverty.
"In recent decades the world has made dramatic progress in cutting child deaths and improving opportunities for children; we are now reaching a tipping point where preventable child deaths could be eradicated in our lifetime," Save the Children's chief executive, Justin Forsyth, said.
"Unless inequality is addressed... any future development framework will simply not succeed in maintaining or accelerating progress. What's more, it will hold individual countries - and the world - back from experiencing real growth and prosperity," Mr Forsyth added.
Save The Children's researchers found that in most of the 32 developing countries they looked at, the rich had increased their share of national income since the 1990s.
In a fifth of the countries, the incomes of the poorest had fallen over the same period.
The gap has become particularly pronounced among children and affects their well-being as well as causing disparities in several key indicators, the charity says.
For example, it notes that in Tanzania, child mortality in the richest fifth of the population fell from 135 to 90 per 1,000 births over the research period, while the poorest fifth saw hardly any progress with a modest fall of 140 to 137 per 1,000 births.
Wednesday's attack close to the heavily protected diplomatic area killed about 90 people and injured about 350 others.
No group has said it carried out the attack, but Afghan intelligence officials suggested the Haqqani network - militants allied with the Taliban - carried it out with Pakistan's support.
Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesman described the claim as baseless.
Stability in Afghanistan was in Pakistan's interests, said Nafees Zakaria, and the "rhetoric of blaming others" to hide Afghanistan's own failures was unhelpful.
Pakistan and Afghanistan frequently accuse each other of supporting and harbouring militants who carry out cross-border attacks. Afghanistan on Wednesday cancelled all planned cricket fixtures with Pakistan in response to the blast.
The Taliban has denied any role in the attack. There has been no comment from so-called Islamic State (IS), which has a small presence in eastern Afghanistan and has been quick to claim attacks in recent months.
Wednesday's attack was one of the deadliest in Kabul in recent years. A tanker truck packed with explosives was detonated close to the German embassy near Zanbaq Square at 08:20 local time (03:50 GMT).
The bomb's target is unknown but many of those who died in what witnesses described as a massive explosion were Afghan civilians. Mohammed Nazir, a driver for BBC Afghan, died in the blast.
Buildings, including a number of embassies, were damaged and more than 50 vehicles destroyed.
On Thursday relatives of people who have been missing since the attack were searching hospitals in the capital.
"I do not know if my son is dead or alive. I have to see and find him," one relative, Besmillah, told Reuters news agency outside the Emergency Hospital. "I went to every single hospital but could not find my son."
There have been several high-profile attacks in Kabul and around the country in recent months. Some people have been hitting out at the government for not doing enough to stop them.
"I have lost my brother in the blast and the government is constantly failing to provide us with security," AFP news agency quoted one resident as saying.
The Afghan interior minister has suspended four police officers over the blast, including the sheriff in charge of policing the diplomatic enclave and the head of the regional counter-terrorism department.
The blast has been condemned around the world. US President Donald Trump called Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani to express condolences.
The US has about 8,400 troops in Afghanistan, with another 5,000 from Nato allies.
The Pentagon has reportedly pressed Mr Trump to send thousands more troops back to try to counter gains by the Taliban. More than a third of Afghanistan is now said to be outside government control.
Early on Thursday a soldier died when a suicide bomber targeted a security checkpoint near the airport in Jalalabad.
He was convicted of attempting to kill the late President, Islam Karimov, but has said he was tortured into confessing to fabricated charges.
Mr Bekjanov is a brother of exiled opposition leader Muhammad Salih.
He and a colleague are thought to have been in jail longer than any other journalists in the world.
His colleague, Yusuf Ruzimuradov, remains in prison.
A BBC analyst says Mr Bekjanov's release may reflect a change in government policy under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who took over in December.
Karimov was one of Asia's most autocratic rulers, suppressing dissent in the name of battling Islamic extremism in the mainly Muslim republic.
Mr Bekjanov's release on Wednesday was reported by relatives and a local human rights group.
He was tried in connection with a series of bomb attacks that shook the capital Tashkent in 1999.
He had fled Uzbekistan for Ukraine, where he edited pro-opposition newspaper Erk from exile, but that country extradited both him and Mr Ruzimuradov, a reporter for the same paper.
Back in Uzbekistan, the two men were tried and convicted on a host of charges including publishing a banned newspaper, trying to overthrow the government and involvement in bombings.
Both had their sentences extended while serving them.
Mr Bekjanov's health reportedly deteriorated while he was in prison.
His daughter Aygul Bekjanova told the BBC in 2014 that when her mother visited him two years earlier, she had found him in a terrible state, suffering from tuberculosis and with most of his teeth missing.
In December, the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists reported that he had been moved to solitary confinement.
An official from Human Rights Watch, the US-based international campaign group, said at the time that Mr Bekjanov's "only crime was to have done his job in an honest and courageous manner".
Growling images of the irascible former hooker showcase an impressive playing career with Leicester Tigers and England - with the 1997 Haka confrontation with New Zealand counterpart Norm Hewitt perhaps the most famous.
He chuckles as he seems to briefly ponder the possibility of having to have a word with himself for pushing his luck with Hewitt, allowing his international playing career to hamper his club progress or for letting his loose tongue - and pen - end his England days.
"I am quite a belligerent and driven person," Leicester's director of rugby told BBC Sport. "I was as a player and I can be as a coach."
The coaching version has mellowed slightly and has a more measured view - it had to in order to be able to sustain a trophy-laden spell in charge at Tigers since 2009. But not completely.
"That little bit of belligerence and that little bit of 'everyone hates us and we don't care' works really well and I try to drive that as much as I can," he explained.
Cockerill says any mistakes he made as a player have put him "in a good place".
"I played for England and played here and know what it's about," he said. "I know about the trappings and distractions. I can see that in players and can say 'look mate, I know where you are at'.
"I messed lots of things up in my career. I think that puts you in a good position to manage other people. I played for England and played for Leicester's second team the week after and I know how disappointing that is."
Cockerill is the first to admit there are times when his belligerence has gone too far as a coach.
"Sometimes you behave in irrational ways when you are under pressure," he said.
And the fact he has been discussing disciplinary issues with his squad while he was serving a nine-game ban for some much-publicised naughtiness in last May's Premiership final has clearly not been lost on the 42-year-old.
"I drive discipline very hard," Cockerill said. "If a player behaved like that I would be very upset with him.
"In the last nine weeks I have had to deal with disciplinary issues with players and it is a little bit ironic when I am sat there on a nine-week ban. The rules have to apply for both."
Cockerill, who returns to the dugout for this Sunday's Premiership game against London Wasps, has just signed a new-five year contract at the club he has served for all but two years since 1992.
In his enforced absence, Tigers have "done very well and are in a good spot".
They are third in the Premiership table, and a win and a narrow defeat from their opening two Heineken Cup games is a steady start.
But while there is an obvious willingness to accept his faults, recognise when he has overstepped the mark and hold his hands up for the odd potty-mouthed outburst, he makes no apologies for his passion.
"My frustration comes out at some point," Cockerill said. "I am not angry because I cannot control myself. I choose to be angry to make the point which gets me in trouble.
"If I have done something wrong and have genuinely made an error of judgement I am happy to say 'sorry, my fault, I shouldn't have done that'.
"This last one, should I have done it? Probably not. But were there circumstances around that? Yes there were. And I will stick up for the safety of my players and what I think is right. Whether you think that is right is your choice.
You might dislike me but would I want to employ me? Probably. If you employ me - you have got me. I am on your side. I will do everything to make us good
"Will I change? I will try to change my language but certainly not how I go about what I do."
And what he does and how he goes about it clearly works. Like him or loathe him, there can be little argument that he has been good at his job.
As a Tigers player Cockerill made 262 appearances, winning five league titles, two domestic cups, two Heineken Cups and represented his country 27 times.
He has been in charge since 2009 following two separate spells as acting head coach and has led Leicester to three Premiership titles, five Premiership finals and a Heineken Cup final.
"I will try to drive the environment as hard as I think I need to drive it and that's the sign of a good person," Cockerill continued. "You might dislike me but would I want to employ me? Probably. If you employ me - you have got me. I am on your side.
"I will do everything to make us good. I am not about protecting my job, I am about being good."
The attitude and much-talked about Tigers culture is something that Cockerill sees as going hand-in-hand with the success.
"I am a Leicester bloke and it's my club because I played for it more than anything," he added. "I understand the amateur and the professional era. I understand how the club thinks and ticks and works and the mentality.
"The expectation is very high. At the moment we have a lot of injuries but the expectation is no different.
"You can't make excuses for me as a coach. If I say 'we can't win because we have 10 players injured', what are the players going to think? I don't care who's missing - as a player I wouldn't."
I want us to play well so that on Sunday morning we can wash the car on the drive and say hello to the neighbours and not be embarrassed
Cockerill says the mentality is that they are "ordinary people that are good at rugby and hopefully do special things".
"That sounds a bit corny but that is quite a key element," he added. "Caring about the fact we play for Leicester, we play for the community, we play for all the supporters. Those things are important - we cannot lose that.
"We all live in the community. I want us to play well so that on Sunday morning we can wash the car on the drive and say hello to the neighbours and not be embarrassed."
The ability to keep a sense of perspective is something Cockerill sees as crucial and something he learned very quickly after briefly taking over as interim coach for the first time in 2007.
He was certainly better equipped for his second stint in charge following Heyneke Meyer's resignation in 2009.
"You can drive yourself insane," he explained. "When I first started, I was so worried about what the supporters thought, what the papers were going to write and what the players said.
"But I have worked with some good coaches. Pat Howard was a very good influence on me, in the fact you are never as bad as you think you were because you lost, or as good as you thought because you won.
Leaving Leicester
"It helped me coaching wise, seeing Leicester from the outside. And it was time for me to leave. I wasn't getting picked and my relationship with Dean [Richards] wasn't brilliant. I didn't want to leave with any bitterness or regret. I had a great 10 years, I loved playing here but at the end of my career I made some poor decisions that upset the coaching staff at the time - and rightly so."
An Englishman abroad
"Playing in France [for Clermont Auvergne from 2002-04] was fantastic. It's a great place, a great city, good people and I really enjoyed it. It was a good decision. I would like to have stayed longer but I was past my prime by a long way. It's a good thing to do at the end of your career."
Loving Leicester
"I meet a lot of coaches who worry about their progression in the game. I am at one of the best clubs in one of the best jobs. I am not a particularly scientific person. I hear about a three-year plan. For me a three-year plan gives you three years of excuses. You look at recruitment and other things, but don't worry about next year, worry about today. There's no science to being a good coach or sportsman, it's just hard work."
Coaching at international level
"With my relations with union, it's very unlikely at this point! At some point, if an opportunity came up - with any country - you would look at it. But I don't think about it. I don't yearn for that because I have a great job. I don't want anybody coaching this team because it is my team."
Regrets, I've had a few
"You regret some of the behaviours. How I finished with England was a regret, writing a book and getting in trouble. But that's me I think. I never looked for excuses. I did what I did. Clive [Woodward] chucked me out of the England team and probably rightly so but I did not try to deny that."
Enjoying the ride
"Rugby has given me everything. Of course I still enjoy it, but actually what I do pays the bills. It is not like going for a bike ride or taking the kids out. Every minute of every day I am thinking about what I am doing tomorrow rugby-wise."
"In the end you just go 'actually, I know this club better than anybody. I know what I am doing is the right thing'.
"I will get judged on the results, or the recruitment and how we play. I will get the blame for my decisions and that's fine.
"I can't worry about what Joe Bloggs writes or what people say on the internet. When you get past that, it's a lot easier."
His 19-year association with Tigers, and success as both a player and coach has brought many obvious benefits and a deep understanding of the "traditional" approach that serves the club so well.
But it has also brought its own challenges as Cockerill, who was born in Rugby, tries to bridge the gap between successful teams and players.
"What I have had to do is transition one era of players to the next," he said. "And I think I have done that pretty well with Martin Corry and Lewis Moody, Geordan Murphy, Martin Castrogiavanni and Ben Kay - those types of players that come towards the end of their careers.
"Our success has been built on a solid foundation of making the right calls, rather than the sentimental calls.
"Some people retire and some don't want to.
"You have to say 'look it's time for you to go, you are knackered'. They say 'I don't think I am, I have another year in me'. 'Well, I don't think you have'. And a year later when you speak to them you still have that relationship."
His children also help the whole perspective issue - although not always.
Cockerill admits he still struggles to switch off. His two daughters - eight-year-old Anna and Olivia, six - do help keep him grounded.
But maybe taking his "rugby-mad" son Stan, 10, to his local club on a Sunday is not the best form of relaxation.
"When we go on family holidays I can forget about it for a bit, for a couple of weeks," Cockerill said.
"But when I take my son to the local rugby club, I am often not thinking about him playing, I am thinking what I need to do to get ready for Monday - that's how it is. It's what I do."
And sometimes the fact Stan shares his dad's passion is just plain bad news.
"In World Cup year when we won one from seven and I came home, he asked me 'do you think they will sack you?'," he said.
"Mate, I don't really want to have this conversation."
The US State Department said the deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs, Julieta Valls Noyes, would meet Mr Adams.
She has also met SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell and UUP leader Mike Nesbitt.
The State Department postponed Mr Adams' meeting with Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken because of Stormont's crisis over welfare reform.
The State Department said: "Given the ongoing efforts to reach a durable accord on welfare reform to get implementation of the Stormont House agreement back on track, we postponed all of Deputy Secretary Blinken's meetings with Northern Ireland officials until such agreement is reached.
"This included meetings with Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, as well as Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness, who determined that the best course of action would be to postpone their travel to Washington and continue negotiations in Belfast."
In Washington, Mr Adams discussed the Stormont House Agreement and Pat Finucane during his meeting, which he described as "useful and positive".
At the weekend, First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness cancelled plans to go to the US to meet President Obama on St Patrick's Day.
Last week, Sinn Féin withdrew support for the welfare reform bill at Stormont.
In a statement issued at that time, former US senator Gary Hart urged all parties to reach an understanding on the scope of the Stormont House Agreement "so that a successful series of meetings planned for St Patrick's Day can go forward as planned in Washington".
Researchers, based (appropriately) in France's Champagne region, say the effervescent drink should be poured "like beer" in an angled way, down the side of the glass.
This method of serving, they found, was best to preserve its taste and fizz.
Previous research has shown that keeping these CO2 bubbles in drink enhances its flavour.
The findings are reported in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry.
The study also showed how chilling champagne affected its flavour.
Gerard Liger-Belair from the University of Reims and his colleagues measured the loss of CO2 gas from champagne as it was poured. They compared three champagne temperatures - at 4C, 12C and 18C - and two different ways of serving.
Infrared imaging showed the clouds of CO2 escaping from the drink as it was poured.
The beer-like pouring method, where the champagne flowed along the inclined flute wall, was much less turbulent and released less gas than the more traditional pouring method.
Colder temperatures were also better for preserving the precious bubbles.
What the researchers described as a "champagne-like" way of serving - pouring the drink vertically so it hit the bottom of the flute - generated a thick head of foam.
"This quickly vertically extends and then progressively collapses during serving," they reported. "This way is the traditional way of serving champagne and sparkling wines in bars, clubs, and restaurants".
The scientists concluded: "Since dissolved CO2 is known to be of great importance in champagne and sparkling wine tasting, would not it be pertinent to revisit the way champagne should be served?"
Dr Liger-Belair and his colleagues are now constructing a mathematical model to describe "CO2 discharge during the champagne pouring process".
12 January 2017 Last updated at 07:55 GMT
Filmmakers from Spy in the Wild use robot animals to spy on real animals in the wild.
These robotic animals look like the real thing to convince the animals around them to carry on as normal.
The robots are also able to copy animal behaviours and are fitted with small cameras hidden in their eyes so they can film animals behaving naturally in the wild.
Ricky caught up with camera operator of the show to find out more.
The first episode of Spy in the Wild is at 8pm on BBC1 on 12 January.
Its proposals form part of a wider look at the UK digital economy, at a time when consumers and governments alike recognise that broadband is nearly as vital as the water and electricity supplies.
Complaints about net services are at an all-time high.
And for many, broadband is still slow or non-existent.
What was the review about?
Every 10 years, Ofcom publishes its views on the UK's digital economy. This review has focused on a number of questions, including:
Although Ofcom was keen to look at these questions in the round, the focus has been on whether it would call for BT to be split up. The firm is one of the UK's largest service providers and also owns Openreach, the business responsible for telecoms and broadband infrastructure.
The regulator has fallen short of calling for a full structural separation of BT and Openreach but the model it has suggested is, according to telecoms analyst Matthew Howett, "significantly different to the one that is in place today".
Most agree that the proposals are about as radical as they could have been without taking the ultimate step of structurally separating Openreach from BT.
"In many ways, a voluntary agreement between Ofcom and Openreach, which is backed by the rest of the industry, would achieve more than years in court and a forced enhanced model of separation could," Mr Howett said.
"Many of the things proposed by Ofcom, and that are being offered by BT, could be enacted within months. Attention and money could then turn to getting on with delivering what this review is ultimately all about - making sure Britain has the broadband infrastructure fit for the next decade."
Many of the changes have been volunteered by BT with a focus on "an obligation for Openreach to serve all its customers equally". Customers, in this case, means the internet service providers that use its infrastructure.
Openreach is the infrastructure division of BT, which manages the network that runs between BT's exchanges and people's homes.
This is known as "the last mile" and involves maintaining the UK's copper and fibre network.
The division is currently involved in a £2.5bn upgrade of the green street cabinets that are a familiar site on the UK's pavements.
It is using a combination of technologies, deploying:
The majority of Openreach's connections are fibre to the cabinet, a decision which has been criticised by some.
Openreach will look very different on the inside with all its staff becoming employees of the new company which will also have its own board, not affiliated with the BT Group and with appointments requiring Ofcom approval.
BT has also promised better customer service, with a pledge to bring all call centre staff back into the UK. Many are currently based in India.
But for consumers, rather like the Brexit vote, there will be no immediate changes, said Andrew Ferguson, editor of broadband news site ThinkBroadband.
"These changes are not going to happen overnight and there is no magic pot of extra investment money.
"For those waiting on better broadband connectivity, today's news brings the promise of a very different UK market in three to five years' time, but for those crying out now for a better broadband connection, the negotiations and the time needed for the new Openreach to find its feet mean no big change to the existing rollouts."
According to the UK's Ombudsman Services, communications complaints are increasing year on year, with the sector responsible for the second highest number of consumer grumbles - second only to retail.
Last year it received more than 24,500 complaints and had 83,000 initial contacts from consumers experiencing problems with their service provider.
One of the biggest bugbears is the fact that, while Openreach is often responsible for fixing faults, it has little or no contact with consumers who must instead deal with their service providers.
The review promises automatic compensation for faults.
Andrew Ferguson, editor of ThinkBroadband, thinks that could "increase the incentive for Openreach to avoid having faults occur in the first place".
Ofcom has also acknowledged that the consumer can find it hard to work out which are the best deals and what speeds they will get. Some decide it is too time-consuming to switch operators.
TalkTalk's head Dido Harding said that "the creation of a genuinely separate Openreach is a step in the right direction" but warned that a similar thing was proposed 10 years ago and failed to deliver.
"BT has proven itself expert at gaming the system and there is nothing to suggest they will not continue to do so in the new system. Structural separation is cleaner, neater and with less red tape and removes BT's ability to exploit loopholes in the regulation," she said.
She also warned that consumers may not support the proposals. "Now is the time for the country to make their voices heard and we are going to help them do that over the course of the new few months."
Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch also said that the move fell short of the major shake-up it had hoped for.
"In particular, leaving Openreach's budget in the hands of BT Group raises significant questions as to whether this will really lead to the fibre investment Britain requires."
And Mark Collins, director of strategy at CityFibre said that it was "hypocritical of Ofcom to focus on a restructured Openreach as a panacea".
More consultation but with most agreeing with CCS Insight analyst Kester Mann that "the sooner final plans can be drawn and got underway, the better".
He points out that the matter is still not entirely concluded.
"Although BT will breathe a sigh of relief that Openreach will remain a part of the group, Ofcom's strongly worded statement should leave it under no illusions that it needs to up its game. Indeed, the threat to hive off Openreach still remains if it is unable to act more independently from the BT group."
And for consumers, the details of the changes are irrelevant, said Richard Neudegg, head of regulation at uSwitch: "Quite frankly, consumers - too many of whom are familiar with delays incurred by Openreach even when BT isn't their retail provider, don't care how it's done. They just want and deserve a better service."
Openreach is investing in improving speed with its ultrafast technology known as G.fast, which can offer speeds of up to 500Mbps (megabits per second).
It is also in the midst of a superfast broadband rollout, aimed at reaching 95% of UK homes by next year - a rollout subsidised with £1.7bn of public money.
Ofcom has called for BT to make it easier for rivals to access its network by opening up its ducts and poles.
This was welcomed by Inca (Independent Network Co-operative Association), which represents smaller community broadband schemes and has been one of BT's harshest critics.
"For too long, rivals have struggled to make sense of the rules and restrictions surrounding access to BT's ducts and poles," said Malcolm Corbett, Inca's chief executive.
"A few stout-hearted companies are having a go, so steps to make it easier for competitors to use the existing infrastructure are welcome."
For its part, BT said that its ducts and poles had been open to competitors since 2009 but there "has been little interest to date".
It blamed tougher economic conditions and "fierce competition in the domestic smartphone market" for its troubles.
The news is a fresh blow to its biggest shareholder LeEco, which had recently increased its stake in the business.
Earlier this month, one of LeEco's co-founders warned of its own financial problems following a push into the US.
Coolpad's stock dropped to a four-year low after it announced that sales had fallen by 43% over the first 10 months of 2016. It now expects to post a £3bn Hong Kong dollar ($386.8m; £313.2m) loss for its financial year as a whole.
LeEco became the firm's biggest shareholder in June, when it raised its stake in the company to 28.9%.
The two companies subsequently teamed up to release the metal-cased Cool1 Dual smartphone in August.
But the device struggled against rival handsets from other Chinese tech firms including Huawei, Oppo and Vivo.
"Chinese manufacturers used to be able to rely on their home market to give them unprecedented scale," commented Ben Wood from the tech consultancy CCS Insight.
"However, this year the Chinese market has plateaued and we are starting to see some of the casualties as a result."
The latest development casts a further cloud over LeEco after a period in which it pursued rapid growth.
In June, the privately-owned company bought 49 acres (19.8 hectares) of land from Yahoo in Santa Clara, California for a reported $250m.
In July, it revealed it was buying the US TV-maker Vizio for $2bn.
Then last month, the Beijing-based company held a high-profile launch event in San Francisco, where it announced it was to start selling a wide range of own-brand products in the US.
These include a range of 4K TVs, two smartphones, a virtual reality headset, a set-top box with its own streaming TV platform and an Android-enabled smart bicycle. It also planned for its concept car to drive itself on to the stage, but the vehicle was damaged en route to the event.
"LeEco has outsize ambitions," noted the Recode tech news site at the time.
"The company literally describes itself as Apple, Netflix, Amazon and Tesla all rolled into one."
But on 7 November, Bloomberg revealed that LeEco's co-founder Jia Yueting had written to its 10,000-plus workers warning that its finances had come under pressure.
"We blindly sped ahead and our cash demand ballooned," the internal memo said.
"We got over-extended in our global strategy. At the same time, our capital and resources were in fact limited."
Mr Yueting added that he was reducing his salary to 1 yuan ($0.14; 11p) and would now pursue a slower growth plan.
Eleven days later, Faraday Future confirmed that it had halted work on a huge factory in Las Vegas due to build a second vehicle bankrolled by LeEco.
"We are acknowledging that there has been a temporary work stop at the site," a spokesman told the Las Vegas Review Journal.
"Part of the re-evaluation and refocusing of our efforts on producing the car were a result of the restructuring and re-evaluation of finances from Jia.
"Faraday Future and LeEco operate as strategic partners, but the finances of the two companies are completely separate."
Faraday Future had caused a stir earlier in the year when it unveiled a futuristic concept electric car at the CES tech show and claimed it would bring a separate design to market by 2018.
It had promised to show off the production vehicle at this January's CES.
It is unclear whether this is still planned.
"It would appear to be the case that LeEco has overstretched itself in multiple areas," said Mr Wood.
"Our bet is that it will now have to retrench and perhaps one of those investments will have to be sacrificed."
Competitors from across the UK, France and Spain took part in the contest at Dunbar last weekend.
Organiser Steve Hill said stone stacking was "the most natural form of street art you can find" and the artists' creations were "breathtaking".
The overall winner was Pedro Duran, of Spain, who managed to balance 33 rocks in one stack.
Calcium is often taken by older people to strengthen bones and prevent fractures.
But the study,
published in the journal Heart
, said the supplements "should be taken with caution".
Experts say promoting a balanced diet including calcium would be a better strategy.
The researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre, in Heidelberg, followed 23,980 people for more than a decade.
They compared the number of heart attacks in people who were taking calcium supplements with those who did not.
There were 851 heart attacks among the 15,959 people who did not take any supplements at all. However, people taking calcium supplements were 86% more likely to have had a heart attack during the study.
The researchers said that heart attacks "might be substantially increased by taking calcium supplements" and that they "should be taken with caution".
Dr Carrie Ruxton, from The Health Supplements Information Service which is funded supplement manufacturers, said: "Osteoporosis is a real issue for women and it is irresponsible for scientists to advise that women cut out calcium supplements on the basis of one flawed survey, particularly when the link between calcium, vitamin D and bone health is endorsed by the European Food Safety Authority."
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said patients prescribed the supplements should keep taking their medication, but should also speak to their doctor if they were concerned.
Natasha Stewart, a senior cardiac nurse with the BHF, said: "This research indicates that there may be an increased risk of having a heart attack for people who take calcium supplements.
"However, this does not mean that these supplements cause heart attacks.
"Further research is needed to shed light on the relationship between calcium supplements and heart health. We need to determine whether the potential risks of the supplements outweigh the benefits calcium can give sufferers of conditions such as osteoporosis."
Ian Reid and Mark Bolland, researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, said: "The evidence is also becoming steadily stronger that it is not safe, nor is it particularly effective.
"Therefore, the administration of this micro nutrient should not be encouraged; rather people should be advised to obtain their calcium intake from an appropriately balanced diet.
"We should return to seeing calcium as an important component of a balanced diet and not as a low cost panacea to the universal problem of postmenopausal bone loss."
A spokeswoman for the UK's Department of Health said it would consider the study carefully once the complete article had been published.
"The majority of people do not need to take a calcium supplement," she said.
"A healthy balanced diet will provide all the nutrients, including calcium, that they need. Good sources of calcium include milk and dairy foods, fortified dairy food alternatives, e.g. soya drink, and green leafy vegetables."
On Saturday, he will make his final annual leader's speech to the party he helped to found more than 40 years ago.
As he takes to the podium, BBC News NI looks back at his long and eventful career.
29 December 1948: Mr Robinson is born in Belfast. He is educated at the city's Annadale Grammar school and later at what is now Belfast Metropolitan College.
1970: Mr Robinson marries Iris Collins, a partnership that would later take on political as well as personal significance, when the two later became a husband and wife team at Westminster. They go on to have three children together, two boys and one girl.
30 September 1971: Mr Robinson becomes one of the founder members of the Democratic Unionist Party, having being spurred on to enter politics following the death of a school friend, Harry Beggs, killed that year in an IRA bombing at the Northern Ireland Electricity headquarters.
1975: An estate agent by profession, he leaves his job to become the DUP's first general secretary.
3 May 1979: In the general election, he is elected as MP for East Belfast for the first time. He beats the Ulster Unionist Party candidate William Craig by just 64 votes.
1980: Mr Robinson begins a long stint as deputy leader of the DUP behind Ian Paisley.
1982: He is elected to the re-established Northern Ireland Assembly, serving until its dissolution four years later.
9 June 1983: He increases his majority at Westminster in the general election to 7,989.
17 December 1985: Mr Robinson is one of 15 unionist MPs to resign their seats and force by-elections in protest at the Anglo-Irish Agreement, which gives the Republic of Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland.
23 January 1986: Mr Robinson increases his majority to 21,690 in a by-election.
7 August 1986: Mr Robinson marches with a group of loyalists into the County Monaghan village of Clontibret, in protest against what he claimed were inadequate security measures along the Irish border, following Margaret Thatcher's signing of the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement. Later that year, Mr Robinson was photographed wearing a beret at a rally of the paramilitary Ulster Resistance movement.
16 January 1987: Mr Robinson pleaded guilty in a Dublin court to unlawful assembly in Clontibret . He paid £17,500 in fines and compensation and is freed.
2 July 1987: He is an author of a report published by the Unionist Task Force which explored an alternative to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Frank Millar, General Secretary of Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a co-author. Both resigned from their positions after the two party leaders fail to respond to the report. Mr Robinson returned to his position later.
April 1998: Together with the rest of the DUP, Mr Robinson campaigns against the Good Friday Agreement, citing their opposition to aspects like the release of paramilitary prisoners.
November 1999: Mr Robinson takes office as minister for regional development. While he refuses to attend Stormont Executive meetings, he impressed his civil servants with his grasp of the detail of his brief. He claimed credit, amongst other things, for introducing free travel for the elderly.
5 July 2000: Mr Robinson and social affairs minister Nigel Dodds resign, following the anti-agreement party's failure to win sufficient support for a motion to remove Sinn Féin from the power-sharing executive.
8 June 2001: Iris Robinson is elected as an MP for Strangford, and the couple becomes the first husband and wife team to represent Northern Ireland in parliament.
2006: Mr Robinson is instrumental in the drafting of the St Andrew's Agreement, and his party's decision to enter government with Sinn Féin is a huge shift in DUP policy.
16 April 2007: After the restoration of devolution, he took the finance ministry and helped make revitalising the local economy the main theme of the new Stormont Executive's programme for government.
5 June 2008: Peter Robinson becomes Northern Ireland's first minister and DUP leader. He takes over both positions from the 82-year-old Ian Paisley, who had stood down in May.
30 December 2009: Iris Robinson announces she is quitting politics, revealing that she is battling mental illness. Mrs Robinson steps down from her roles as an MP, an assembly member and a councillor. "The stress and strain of public life comes at a cost and my health has suffered," she said.
5 January 2010: After months of investigating, BBC Northern Ireland's Spotlight programme puts a series of questions to Peter Robinson about his wife's financial affairs.
6 January 2010: Peter Robinson says his wife tried to kill herself while suffering depression after she had an affair. In a series of televised interviews, he says first learned of the affair on the night Mrs Robinson attempted suicide. He said he had forgiven Iris and that they would attempt to save their marriage. He insisted the revelations would not undermine his role as first minister.
7 January 2010: Allegations about Iris Robinson's financial affairs are broadcast BBC Northern Ireland current affairs programme Spotlight.
11 January 2010: Mr Robinson announces he is temporarily standing down as first minister, and is replaced by party colleague Arlene Foster.
4 February 2010: He resumes his role less than a month later.
30 March 2010: A BBC investigation reveals that Mr Robinson bought a valuable piece of land from a developer for £5. The deal enabled Mr Robinson to sell part of his back garden for more than £500,000.
2 April 2010: Mr Robinson responds to the BBC story and denies that he did anything wrong when he bought a piece of land next to his home from a developer for £5. He tells the BBC that the sum paid to Fred Fraser was "nominal" because the land was "useless" to the developer.
7 May 2010: Mr Robinson loses the Westminster seat he had held for more than 30 years to Naomi Long of the Alliance Party.
6 April 2011: He became the first DUP leader to attend a Catholic Mass, as a mourner at the funeral of murdered police officer, Ronan Kerr.
24 June 2011: Mr Robinson announced plans to reach out to Catholic voters.
30 January 2012: He attends his first Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) match with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.
27 June 2012: Mr Robinson stood alongside Mr McGuinness when the Sinn Fein MLA shook hands with the Queen for the first time. Mr Robinson said: "We recognise that this will be a difficult ask for Her Majesty The Queen and a significant step for republicans."
22 May 2013: Mr Robinson holds a Stormont meeting with PIMCO, a California-based global investment company interested in buying the National Assets Management Agency's (Nama) Northern Ireland loan portfolio.
20 January 2014: In a BBC programme, former DUP leader Ian Paisley and his family are scathing about the current party leadership. The DUP says many colleagues felt "hurt by untrue and bitter comments contained in the documentary".
3 June 2014: Mr Robinson met with Muslim community leaders and made a public apology for comments he made defending a pastor who called Islam "heathen" and "satanic".
28 November 2014: A report by the Committee on Standards and Privileges on BBC Spotlight's 2010 investigation into his wife's financial relationship with a teenage cafe owner finds Mr Robinson did not breach the Northern Ireland Assembly's code of conduct.
8 May 2015: Gavin Robinson wins East Belfast for the DUP, the Westminster seat that the Alliance Party's Naomi Long had taken from Peter Robinson in 2010.
26 May 2015: Mr Robinson is treated in hospital for a heart attack. He returns to work several days later, saying his health issues were nothing to do with the stress of his job, but blamed his diet and lack of exercise.
10 September 2015: Mr Robinson and all but one of his DUP colleagues step aside as a result of the political crisis in the Stormont. The crisis was sparked by the murder of ex-IRA man Kevin McGuigan in August 2015.
14 October 2015: Mr Robinson appeared before a parliamentary inquiry investigating whether he benefited from a £1.24bn property deal. The deal concerned the Republic of Ireland's state-owned back National Asset Management Agency (Nama). Mr Robinson denied suggestions he would benefit financially from Nama deal and said he held meetings with interested buyers "in the best interests of the economy". He contested claims that Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness was kept in the dark about the deal.
20 October 2015: Mr Robinson resumed his post as first minister after an official assessment of paramilitary activity was published.
5 November 2015: Belfast businessman Peter Curistan lodged a complaint to the PSNI about Mr Robinson, calling for an investigation into remarks made under parliamentary privilege nine years earlier. The comments alleged Mr Curistan was linked with "IRA dirty money". In a statement to the BBC responding to the complaint, Mr Robinson said: "The police may have to waste their time with this but I do not."
18 November 2015: A deal is reached between the the DUP, Sinn Féin and the British and Irish governments to resolve a serious of problems that had threatened the future of devolution at Stormont. The agreement, called 'A Fresh Start' includes a way forward on paramilitarism and welfare reform, but controversially, it does not address how to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
20 November 2015: Mr Robinson announces he is to step down as Northern Ireland first minister and DUP leader within weeks. He tells the BBC the latest political deal had "stabilised" Stormont and now seems the "appropriate time" to quit
But the question of what colour the British passport - for some a symbol of national identity - should be is not an easy one to answer.
And following the UK's vote to leave the European Union, its hue has again been called into question.
For many, the true colour of the British passport will always be dark blue.
The familiar, modern-looking, navy British passport - used for more than 70 years by millions of Britons travelling abroad - dates back to 1921, the Home Office says.
But, according to writer and lecturer Martin Lloyd, the colour goes back even further than that.
The first blue passports were in fact first produced on 1 February 1915, says Mr Lloyd, as the government frantically attempted to find ways of identifying foreign spies during World War One.
Mr Lloyd - who has written a book about the history of passports - says it was after a secret agent, infiltrated within the UK government, was discovered with a US passport that photographs were included on all British passports.
At the same time a dark blue cardboard cover was introduced.
So why blue?
"Blue is a very serviceable colour and it's a very cheap dye to make," Mr Lloyd says.
"And one practical consideration is it doesn't show the dirt. You are travelling around throwing it around and putting it in and out of your pocket and it is likely to get dirty."
But for others it's more a question of patriotism.
The Sun newspaper has launched a campaign to restore the traditional dark blue "as a symbol of the UK regaining sovereignty from the EU".
It quotes Tory MP Andrew Rosindell as saying: "It's a matter of identity. Having the pink European passports has been a humiliation."
For more than 70 years the blue passports became a travelling companion for Britons - even apparently coming to their aid when some found themselves in unenviable situations.
British double agent Robert Bruce Lockhart recounted being caught in the middle of fighting during Finland's civil war with his friend "Hicks" who he said waved his British passport in the hope of being spared in the shooting.
When the decision was taken to change Britain's passports to burgundy, Mr Lloyd says some Britons were so fond of the little blue book they even travelled to consular offices in Europe - where newer production machines had yet to be introduced - to renew their passports and receive a blue one in return.
For some countries, the choice of passport colour relates to its predominant religion.
Muslim countries such as Morocco, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia all have green passports - a colour associated with the Prophet Muhammad.
Hrant Boghossian, the vice-president of Arton Group - which runs the interactive passport database Passport Index - told the Telegraph red passports could hint at a communist past.
Russia, China, Serbia, Latvia, Romania, Poland and Georgia all boast red passports.
The decision to harmonise the passports of the members of the European Community was taken in the 1980s.
According to the Passport Index, 76 countries have blue passports, including a number of former colonial and Commonwealth countries, such as Australia, the United States, Canada, India and Hong Kong.
Several Caribbean countries also have blue passports, including Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
In Europe, people from Iceland and Bosnia and Herzegovina both carry blue passports, while it is also a popular colour in central and south America, where Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela are among those with blue passports.
Others include Israel, Iraq, Syria and North Korea.
Source: Passport Index
According to the Economist, it took the nine members of the-then European Community "years" to settle on the colour of the passport. Mr Lloyd says the idea of a lilac passport was even discussed at one point.
It was in 1988 that new burgundy British passports were first printed, with "European Community" emblazoned on the front - later to be replaced with "European Union".
Turkey, Macedonia, and Albania have all changed their passport shades to burgundy in order to match their EU aspirations.
It is such connotations that have prompted leading pro-Brexit politicians to call for the burgundy passport - so synonymous with the UK's place inside the EU - to be abandoned and the blue ones returned.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage brandished his passport several times during the EU referendum campaign, suggesting he could burn his in the event of a Brexit vote.
The subject has also been raised in Parliament, when pro-Brexit Conservative MP Michael Fabricant asked if the Home Office would bring back the blue documents.
But Home Office minister Robert Goodwill said nostalgic Britons may be in for a wait.
There are "no immediate plans for changes to the format or colour of the UK passport", he said, adding: "Parliament will be informed of any changes to the passport following UK withdrawal from the European Union."
Mr Lloyd says there will "always be people who don't like the red passports" but he says, in any case, the perceived status of the British passport has declined over the decades as travel has become "far more mundane".
However, he points out there is one blue British travel document still being produced - those issued to non-Britons who are recognised as refugees.
The row over the firing of FBI director James Comey has led to growing scepticism about Mr Trump's ability to deliver tax and regulatory reform.
The pound rose above $1.30 to its highest level since September, helping to pull the FTSE lower.
US shares fell heavily on Wednesday.
In London the FTSE 100 dropped 67.05 points to 7436.42.
Sterling was boosted by stronger-than-expected UK retail sales data, while also benefitting from the weakness of the dollar.
The pound was up 0.25% against the dollar at $1.3003, and was 0.59% higher against the euro at 1.1687 euros.
The sell-off in shares in London was echoed across Europe, with Germany's Dax index down 0.33% and France's Cac 40 dropping 0.53%.
"Stocks are sliding again today as traders are still spooked by the latest scandal surrounding Donald Trump," said David Madden, market analyst at CMC Markets UK.
"The row between Mr Trump and the FBI is still on traders' minds and while this is hanging over the market. I can't see sentiment changing anytime soon."
Despite the falls, there was good news for some UK shares.
Burberry rose 4.69%, despite the luxury fashion brand reporting a dip in full-year profits, and shares in Royal Mail climbed 1.04% after it reported a 25% increase in annual profits.
The grim discovery was made on Hawthorn Lane in Warfield, Bracknell at 16:00 BST on Friday by workers who were clearing ditches.
Police have begun an investigation into what they have called an "unexplained" death.
A post mortem examination is being carried out. A scene guard and a forensic tent remain in place.
Thames Valley Place said it was embarking on a "thorough examination of the area".
Jim McCollum was the only person in the vehicle when it crashed into a tree on the Curragh Road.
It happened shortly after 15:00 GMT on Tuesday. Mr McCollum, who was from the area, died at the scene.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
Bill Lucas said a glass of wine or sherry before lunch also kept him strong.
Mr Lucas, also the country's oldest living Bomber Command pilot, competed in the 5,000m track event at the 1948 London Olympic Games.
He celebrated his birthday at a party organised by his athletics club, Belgrave Harriers.
A member of the Belgrave Harriers club for 81 years, Mr Lucas said his call-up to the RAF deprived him of a chance of an Olympic medal.
The decorated pilot, who lives in Cowfold, West Sussex, ran his 1948 heat in 14 minutes 30.6 seconds - 20 seconds off that required to qualify for the final.
He said: "I spent six years in the service and I had done very little training and I'd missed 1940 and 1944, where I might well have got a medal or something like that... but Hitler deprived me of those, so I went and bombed them instead."
The 1948 Olympic Games took place in London as Europe continued to emerge from the shadow of World War II.
Dubbed "the Austerity Olympics", the Games were greeted enthusiastically by thousands who attended the opening ceremony and watched the torch being carried into Wembley Stadium by British athlete John Mark.
When Mr Lucas competed for Great Britain, aged 32, he had already flown 81 missions over Germany.
He trained for the 1948 Games while working full-time in insurance and living off rations in the post-war era.
Belgrave Harriers presented Mr Lucas with a 172-year-old bottle of Madeira wine at the party in Wimbledon, south-west London, on Sunday.
The party was the father-of-two's first outing since Christmas after he was cut out of a car following an accident in November.
He said the celebration was "absolutely marvellous".
Mr Lucas will spend his birthday on Monday with his family.
His wife Sheena, 87, said: "I'm immensely proud - I love him dearly and we have a wonderful life together."
Three of the worst speeders were caught on the A5 in north Wales, while the other was on the M4 in south Wales, the Institute of Advanced Motorists said.
It said the 136mph driver broke the 60mph limit in Conwy by 76mph and was one of the worst cases in Britain.
The IAM had asked the Welsh forces for their worst offenders caught on camera.
The figures for 2014, released following a freedom of information request, showed Wales' worst speeder was recorded by North Wales Police at 136mph on the A5 Ty Nant to Dinmael road in Conwy.
The A5 also saw two further instances of over 120mph speeding recorded; 122mph on the Ty Nant-Cerrigydrudion stretch in Conwy; and 121mph at Halton, Wrexham.
The final case of 120mph being exceeded was captured by South Wales Police: 125mph on the M4 between Junction 35 Pencoed and Junction 34 Miskin, where a 70mph limit is in force.
The charity is campaigning for an increase in visible policing to deter excessive speeders.
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Measures include allowing US citizens to use credit cards in Cuba and for US businesses to export some technologies.
Americans will be able to take home up to $100 (£66) in alcohol and tobacco from Cuba.
The move implements last month's agreement to re-establish ties severed since 1961.
Although the latest moves put a large dent in the US trade embargo against Cuba's communist government, only Congress can lift it completely.
Earlier this week, US officials said Cuba had completed the release of 53 political prisoners agreed as part of the historic deal.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the changes would "immediately enable the American people to provide more resources to empower the Cuban population to become less dependent upon the state-driven economy".
While ordinary tourism is still banned, the new regulations will allow US citizens to travel to Cuba for any of a dozen specific reasons without first obtaining a special licence from the government.
United Airlines announced on Thursday plans to begin flying to Cuba from its terminals in Houston and Newark.
US credit and debit cards can be used there and there will be no more limits on how much money US citizens can spend in Cuba each day.
About 170,000 authorised US travellers went to Cuba last year, according to the US Department of Commerce.
US firms will also find it easier to export mobile phones and software to Cuba, as well as provide internet services there.
Cuba currently has one of the lowest internet penetration rates in the world - estimated at about 5% by the White House.
A change in the regulations will also allow US investments in some small businesses and agricultural operations.
The thaw in relations between the two countries was announced last month in simultaneous televised speeches by President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro.
Next week, US Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson will lead a delegation to Cuba to discuss migration issues.
They will be the first high-level talks since the easing of relations was announced.
President Obama used his executive powers to ease the embargo, defying hardline critics. Analysts say Congress is unlikely to agree to lift the embargo completely any time soon.
Cuban-American Republican Senator Marco Rubio said Mr Obama's policy would harm ordinary Cubans.
"This is a windfall for the Castro regime that will be used to fund its repression against Cubans," he said in a statement.
The Garda (police) have been embroiled in a number of controversies recently.
On Tuesday, Taoiseach (prime minister) Enda Kenny announced an independent review of the force.
A second investigation will probe the wrongful convictions of almost 15,000 motorists, and apparent false data on breath tests.
Last week, it emerged that almost one million drink-driving tests recorded by police in the Republic of Ireland did not actually take place.
In addition, police have admitted a separate error that caused almost 15,000 wrongful traffic convictions.
Mr Kenny also said on Tuesday said the government continues to have confidence in Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan.
Commissioner O'Sullivan was already facing questions over her leadership because of allegations of a smear campaign against a whistleblower, Sgt Maurice McCabe.
Sgt McCabe was one of two officers who raised concerns years ago about the alleged deletion of penalty points from the driving licences of well-connected offenders.
Speaking during Leaders' Questions in the Dail (parliament), Mr Kenny said of the independent review: "We continue to see a list of unacceptable revelations about the operation of An Garda Siochana.
"The government believes that the level of public concern is now so profound that it's now time to conduct a thorough, comprehensive and independent, root-and-branch review of An Garda Siochana."
Exact details of the independent review are to be outlined next week.
In the meantime, an external inquiry is being set up into the erroneous Garda statistics and prosecutions.
The Garda commissioner has been called before a parliamentary committee on Thursday over the affair and she is also due to meet the chairwoman of the Policing Authority, one of the force's watchdogs, over her handling of the scandal before the end of the week.
They say the cost of treating survivors left with life-long disabilities more than outweighs the £75 vaccine price.
Currently, the meningitis B jab is routinely given only to infants in the UK.
The government's advisory committee says offering it to more children would not be cost effective for the NHS.
But nearly 823,000 people have signed a petition calling for the NHS immunisation programme to be widened.
It was set up by Gateshead father-of-two Lee Booth after one of his daughters was refused the vaccine on age grounds. It is now the most signed in parliamentary history.
He told the Petitions Committee meeting: "What price do you put on a child's life at the end of the day? We have got a vaccine out there. We should be using it."
The petition saw a spike in support after one mother, Jenny Burdett, publicly shared a photo of her young daughter dying from the infection.
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Two-year-old Faye Burdett, from Kent, died in February, after an 11-day battle with meningitis B.
MPs on the Commons health and petitions committees will listen to evidence from interested parents, charities and government advisers, with a further session next Tuesday.
They include Faye's parents, Jenny and Neil, and former England rugby captain Matt Dawson, whose son survived meningitis.
Claire Timmins lost her son Mason to meningitis B.
She told the BBC: "Anybody can get meningitis B, not just babies. Mason was seven, adults can get it. It's important children are vaccinated against it. What price can you put on a child's life?
"We need to carry on the fight for all those children who have lost a life or suffered."
Meningitis B most often affects children aged under one and this is why experts say they chose this group to be routinely immunised - they wanted to protect those at highest risk.
The NHS programme started on 1 September, with the jab offered to infants at the age of two months, with a further dose at four months and a booster at 12 months. There was a one-off catch-up campaign for infants who narrowly missed out.
By May 2017, all UK children under the age of two years will have been offered it.
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The vaccine is also available for a small number of older children and adults who are at increased risk of infection, such as those with no spleen.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which advises UK health departments, considered vaccinating older age groups (one to four-year-olds) but concluded it would not be cost-effective.
It also considered a programme for adolescents but said that further research was needed.
Dr Helen Bedford, senior lecturer in Children's Health at University College London, said the guideline on who should receive the jabs was not set in stone, but as the vaccine was rolled out across a generation of infants, experts would start to learn more about its overall effectiveness and its cost.
She said: "It's a hard decision, nobody wants to deny a child protection against this disease, which is devastating.
"We have got a limited pot of money in the NHS, you have to make decisions about where you are going to spend that money. Clearly, if you have a group that are so much more at risk than another group, that's where you are going to get the best value for that money."
A Department of Health spokesman said: "We understand people's concerns and all vaccination programmes are kept under constant review but we have to be guided by the very best scientific advice and we will continue to protect the children who are most at risk."
Charity Meningitis Now says there is enough evidence to support immunising children under five.
There are 12 known groups of meningococcal bacteria, and group B (meningitis B) is responsible for about 90% of meningococcal infections in the UK.
About 26% of these cases occur in the first year of life and 59% in children under the age of five.
Meningitis B is fatal in about one in 10 cases - and about one in four of those who survive is left with long-term problems, such as amputation, deafness, epilepsy and learning difficulties.
Parents can pay privately for the vaccine, but there has been a shortage of supplies.
A report noted two incidents where patients got infected with bacteria due to problems with the decontamination of equipment in the endoscopy unit at Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.
Machines used for decontaminating were "overdue for replacement", said the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals report.
But the NHS trust said "no patients came to any harm".
The report from the trust noted one incident involving seven patients and a second involving four patients.
The machines used for decontaminating the equipment had been in place for more than eight years and the environment of the endoscopy unit was outdated, the report said.
It said: "The environmental issues including the age of the equipment have been on the directorate and divisional risk registers for a number of years."
Samples taken routinely at the time of endobronchial procedures on patients revealed the presence of bacteria - Pseudomonas, which was found in seven specimens, and Serratia, found in four specimens - between March and July, the trust said.
Pseudomonas can be harmless but can cause serious problems in patients who are weak because of illness, surgery or treatment.
Serratia, which was found in four specimens, particularly thrives in moist conditions and can cause pneumonia and other infections.
A trust statement said: "Following the initial results an investigation was undertaken to identify the possible cause whilst further measures were put in place immediately to mitigate any potential risk to patients.
"These included additional disinfection, the installation of water filters and changes to operating procedures."
Diljit Bachada, 45, was the principal solicitor at Hollies Solicitors.
In May 2013 a woman was sent contracts signed by Bachada and herself as part of a legal claim for more than £20,000. Experts later found the victim's signature was forged.
Tharinjit Biring, 41, also from the firm, was jailed for assisting.
Biring was sentenced to 19 months for providing false information in a witness statement.
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The victim had also been employed by Hollies Solicitors but resigned in August 2012 which led to a dispute between her and Bachada over money owed.
Bachada made a claim against the victim in May 2013 for £20,486.35 for breaching her contract of employment.
Two contracts were attached to the claim, signed by Bachada and, supposedly, the victim.
After realising she had not signed the contracts, the victim referred the matter to police.
Police found anomalies including an incorrect Law Society copyright and a discrepancy in dates, with the contacts apparently being signed seven months a legal clause in them had come into force.
Handwriting experts also concluded the signature was not the victim's, police said.
Bachada and Biring were later arrested and were sentenced on Wednesday at Bristol Crown Court.
Bachada was found guilty of two counts of fraud and two counts of perverting the course of justice. Biring was found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
Ian Crooks, of West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service, said they had "brought their profession into disrepute".
Chris Long went close to putting the visitors ahead when his long-range drive was saved by keeper Matt Ingram.
But the hosts went in front through Ngbakoto when he fired home on the rebound from Darnell Furlong's header.
Northampton almost equalised with 10 minutes remaining, but Leon Lobjoit's header was cleared by Ryan Manning.
Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Northampton Town 0.
Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Northampton Town 0.
George Smith (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Michael Petrasso (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by George Smith (Northampton Town).
Attempt blocked. Matt Crooks (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers).
Matt Crooks (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Leon Lobjoit (Northampton Town).
Yeni N'Gbakoto (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yaser Kasim (Northampton Town).
Attempt missed. Leon Lobjoit (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
Attempt blocked. Aaron Phillips (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by George Smith.
Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by George Smith (Northampton Town).
Attempt blocked. Marc Richards (Northampton Town) header from more than 35 yards is blocked.
Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Jack Robinson (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Billy Waters (Northampton Town).
Substitution, Northampton Town. George Smith replaces David Buchanan.
Attempt missed. Michael Petrasso (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Leon Lobjoit (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
Attempt missed. Conor Washington (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Aaron Pierre.
Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Michael Petrasso replaces Idrissa Sylla because of an injury.
Delay in match Idrissa Sylla (Queens Park Rangers) because of an injury.
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by David Buchanan.
Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Leon Lobjoit replaces Chris Long.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Marc Richards replaces Alex Revell.
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Chris Long.
The Conservatives - who topped the poll in 2009 - came third with 17.8% followed by Plaid Cymru, with 15.6%.
It means no change in that the four parties each retain a seat representing Wales in the European Parliament.
Meanwhile, the Green Party came fifth with 4.6% vote share, with the Liberal Democrats sixth on a disappointing 4%.
Labour's successful candidate Derek Vaughan, an MEP since 2009, said he was delighted his party had won the most votes in Wales, but sorry it could not win a second seat.
"The turnout of 32% is not exactly brilliant," he said, "it's our job to explain the benefits that Wales gets from the EU.
"We have to re-engage with voters and explain the benefits of EU membership. To coin a phrase, we're all in this together."
UKIP's winning candidate Nathan Gill said his party had engaged with the public in Wales and had managed to get its message across.
"Britain will be better off when we leave the EU," he said.
Results in Wales
Labour206,332 28.15% (+7.86)
UK Independence Party201,983 27.55% (+14.76)
Conservative127,742 17.43% (-3.79)
Plaid Cymru111,864 15.26% (-3.25)
Green33,275 4.54% (-1.04)
Liberal Democrat28,930 3.95% (-6.73)
British National Party7,655 1.04% (-4.38)
Britain First6,633 0.90% (0.00)
Socialist Labour Party4,459 0.61% (-1.20)
NO2EU2,803 0.38% (-0.87)
Socialist Party of Great Britain1,384 0.19% (0.00)
Re-elected Conservative Kay Swinburne said engagement with the public was an issue: "We have to raise the profile of what the EU is about and what MEPs do for the day job."
She added: "I am particularly pleased that the Conservative vote was maintained in those areas of Wales where we currently have strongly elected members."
Meanwhile, Jill Evans thanked the people of Wales "for trusting Plaid Cymru for being a strong voice in Europe for the next five years".
There had been concerns in the party that Ms Evans, first elected 15 years ago, was in danger of losing the seat this time round.
The Liberal Democrats admitted it had been a disappointing night.
Aled Roberts AM, chair of the Welsh Lib Dem European campaign, added: "However, we can hold our heads up high over the campaign we fought. While most parties remained silent on the issue of Europe, we had the strength to fight a positive campaign and to stand up for the benefits of remaining in the EU."
Mrs McConville, a widowed mother-of-10, was one of the Disappeared.
She was taken from her flat by the IRA, murdered and secretly buried. Her body was found 35 years later at a beach in County Louth.
Reports on the the arrested women, aged 57 and 60, will be sent to the Public Prosecution Service.
Another 57-year-old woman, arrested on Wednesday, was also later released pending a report to the PPS.
Earlier this month, a 57-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man, arrested separately in west Belfast were both released after questioning.
The man was released without charge and police are preparing a report on the woman for assessment by the PPS.
Last month, Ivor Bell, 77, a leader in the Provisional IRA in the 1970s, was charged in connection with the murder.
He has been charged with aiding and abetting murder and membership of the IRA.
Mrs McConville, 37, was kidnapped in front of her children after being wrongly accused of being an informer.
The claim that she was an informer was dismissed after an official investigation by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman
She was held at one or more houses before being shot and buried in secret.
The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles.
The IRA admitted in 1999 that it murdered and buried at secret locations nine of the Disappeared.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains was established in 1999 by a treaty between the British and Irish governments.
It lists 16 people as "disappeared". Despite extensive searches, the remains of seven of them have not been found.
During three operations Manon Elis needed 18 units of blood to save her life after complications when her daughter, Cadi, was born.
She says without the blood she would not be alive today.
NHS Blood and Transplant is urging donors to make a special effort to keep appointments during the bad weather.
Ms Elis, who plays Michelle in the S4C drama series Rownd a Rownd, had an emergency Caesarean section after her labour failed to progress properly.
She said at first everything appeared to be fine and she remembers cuddling her new daughter and trying to breast-feed her.
"Then all this blood came and they said I'd have to go back for more treatment," she said.
That treatment last five hours and resulted in a hysterectomy.
"That saved my life and I came round in intensive care," she tells BBC Radio Cymru's Manylu programme.
However the bleeding began again and she had to endure a third operation.
"In the meantime I'd had 18 units of blood - given by 18 people I can never thank personally - without which I would not be here," she added.
With her baby, now six months old, playing nearby she said she is gutted that she is now unable to give blood herself.
"The only thing I can do now is to tell my story, so that encourages other people to donate," she said.
Ms Elis said the weather might be putting people off going to give blood during the winter months.
"Maybe they don't look at the big picture, and I've been surprised how many people have told me they have thought of giving blood but never done anything about it," she added.
The recent bad weather resulted in 2000 fewer donations being made in just one day at clinics across England and north Wales.
Jon Lathan, assistant director of Blood Donation, at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said the volunteer donors were vital to maintain blood supplies to hospitals.
"We need to make sure that we make the most of the sessions that are going ahead to try and make up for the losses in other areas," he said.
"If you have an appointment please try to keep it and if, for some reason you cannot, please re-book your appointment as soon as possible. New donors are always welcome too," he added.
The full story can be heard on BBC Radio Cymru's Manylu programme at 1800 GMT on Monday 10 January.
The fund, which pays for drugs not routinely available on the NHS, has been cutting the number it offers, in order to balance the books.
Many, including breast cancer treatment Avastin, remain off the fund's list, as treatments for certain tumours.
Charities say the fund is worryingly unstable and causes patients anxiety.
The Cancer Drugs Fund was created in 2010 to help the NHS provide drugs not deemed cost-effective by the medicines' watchdog, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).
But in the past few months, 16 medicines have been taken off the list because NHS experts said they did not provide enough benefit for the amount of cost.
Kadcyla (also known as trastuzumab emtansine) was expected to be axed. Initial costs were set at £90,000 per patient.
Evidence suggests it can add six months of life on average to women dying with an aggressive form of breast cancer.
Prof Peter Clark, of the Cancer Drugs Fund, welcomed the move to keep some drugs on the list.
He said: "In [some cases] they were simply too expensive, so we are pleased the pharmaceutical companies worked with us, reducing their prices, ensuring these treatments remain available to patients."
But he added that in other cases the medicines set to be removed were the least effective on the list and the NHS could not continue to fund them.
Richard Erwin, of drug company Roche, said it was unfortunate that a separate drug, Avastin (also known as bevacizumab), used for colorectal and breast cancer, had been rejected.
He added: "This means that patients in England will no longer have access to medicines that are routinely available as standard of care across most of Europe."
Avastin will, however, continue to be available in certain circumstances - for example, for cervical cancer.
Prof Paul Workman, of the Institute of Cancer Research, said the whole situation was now "extremely confusing".
He added: "We are now in a situation where some cancer drugs have been off, on and off and now back on the list of available drugs.
"For people with cancer, it is also distressing, with such uncertainty about which drugs are going to be available from them."
The current fund will remain in place until 1 April 2016.
NHS England and NICE will be discussing proposals for a new system in the coming weeks .
O'Connor has scored nine goals in 20 National League appearances for Forest Green this season.
The 32-year-old signed a one-year contract with Rovers in July following his release by Newport County.
O'Connor will be available for Stevenage's League Two trip to promotion-chasing Plymouth on Saturday.
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Mr Ruddy, 33, was murdered and secretly buried in 1985 by the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).
On Saturday, investigators found human remains near Rouen, although formal identification has yet to take place.
His sister, Anne Morgan, has thanked the team and the French authorities for facilitating the search.
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Search for Disappeared begins in France
Speaking from France, Mrs Morgan said her family was "delighted" by the discovery, but would now await the formal identification process.
"We just want to take Seamus home and give him a Christian burial with his parents, Molly and John."
She added that they were conscious that there are three other families of Disappeared victims who have yet to find their loved ones.
Chief investigator, Jon Hill, said Mrs Morgan was both upset and pleased when she was told.
She was the only member of the family to travel to the search site in France, and was on her way home when the news broke on Saturday morning.
Mr Hill said she has now been able to extend her stay in France, but has not yet been permitted to visit the scene of the discovery in Foret Domaniale, as recovery work is ongoing.
Other members of the family were at home in Newry, County Down, when the discovery was confirmed.
Mr Ruddy's brother, Terry, said: "When I got the news this morning I could have danced and cried - and I did cry.
"I didn't quite dance, but it was a hugely emotional moment."
Mr Ruddy was working as an English teacher in Paris when he went missing.
He was one of 16 people known as the Disappeared who were murdered and secretly buried by republicans during Northern Ireland's Troubles.
The INLA admitted responsibility for the killing 10 years after Mr Ruddy's death.
On Saturday, his siblings spoke to Irish broadcaster RTÉ as they gathered at their parents' grave in Newry.
Their missing brother's name was included on the gravestone some years ago - at their mother's request before her death.
Mr Ruddy's sister, Gertie, said she always believed his body would be found.
"I had a gut feeling this time," she said.
This latest search began in France on Tuesday after new information was passed to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR).
The organisation was set up after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, in a bid to relieve the torment of families who did not know what had become of their loved ones.
The new information it received was passed on by the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) - a political group linked to the INLA.
Sources in the IRSP claim that before his death, Mr Ruddy went willingly with INLA members from Paris to the wooded area, where there was a weapons dump.
What happened among the group is not clear but Mr Ruddy was shot dead and secretly buried.
Standing in the Newry graveyard, another of his brothers, Kieran, indicated that the family had long accepted that he was dead.
"My mother went as far as to have his name inscribed on the headstone you see behind us," he said.
"That was her wish - that he would be remembered whether we found him or not."
Possessed of a rubbery face, which he used to great effect, he was sometimes difficult to cast but never became typecast.
But it was his depth as an actor that enabled him to make much of the minor roles in which he often found himself.
And he reached out to an international audience when he played Barty Crouch Snr in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Born in Islington, north London on 8 February, 1944, his father, Charles Lloyd-Pack, was an actor whose face was well-known to aficionados of Hammer horror films, in which he played a bevy of minor parts.
Roger's early education took place at home where his mother, in an effort to boost the family's precarious finances, set up a kindergarten for local children.
He went on to what he described as a "snobby little prep school run by a sadistic couple" where caning formed a large part of the curriculum.
But things improved when he went to Bedales, a co-educational school in Hampshire where, apart from some homesickness, he enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere.
As a child he'd performed little shows at home using glove puppets but Bedales, which had a small theatre, gave him the opportunity to develop his repertoire.
With his father having been an actor, he said he felt he was going into the family business. "I thought, this is magic and what I want to do."
Inspired by his drama teacher, Rachel Carey-Field, he paid more attention to acting than to his studies, although he did achieve three A-levels.
His parents had hopes he would go to university but instead he successfully auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada).
He made his stage debut in Northampton in a production of The Shoemaker's Holiday by the Elizabethan playwright Thomas Dekker.
"I remember it with great affection - we worked hard but it was fun."
He went on to play a multitude of parts in a string of productions across the UK but seemed destined to never make the limelight.
"I was an immature, emotionally wayward youth, not ready for acting," he recalled.
"Casting directors would say to me, 'Oh, you'll be all right when you're 40,' which is quite discouraging when you're 23."
He made his screen debut playing a bit part in The Magus, a 1968 film based on the John Fowles novel.
Throughout the following three decades, he played small roles in a number of films including The Go-Between, 1984 and Vanity Fair.
He was also becoming a familiar, if fleeting, face on television, where he first appeared as "the man with bloodhounds" in a 1965 episode of The Avengers.
His breakthrough came in 1981, when he was cast as Colin "Trigger" Ball - Only Fools' dim but amiable roadsweeper, who was always painfully slow on the uptake.
Lloyd Pack's appearance in the cast was purely fortuitous.
Executive producer Ray Butt caught a glimpse of him at a play where he had gone to observe potential Del Boy actor Billy Murray.
Initially seen as a supporting character, Trigger appeared in almost every episode of the long-running series, becoming very popular with the audience.
Lloyd Pack's expressive face and sense of timing was best seen in his reaction in the famous scene where David Jason falls through an open bar hatch.
Never were his malleable features put to better use, with expressions veering from puzzlement to dawning comprehension.
He also got some of the series' most memorable lines. In the episode Heroes and Villains, Trigger was given an award for saving the council money.
"I happened to mention one day that I've had the same broom for the last 20 years," he proclaimed. "They were very impressed and said 'have a medal'."
Holding the broom aloft, he proudly declared: "This old broom has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles in its time."
"How can it be the same broom then?" asked Sid, the cafe owner, at which Trigger produced a battered photograph of him and the broom and asked: "What more proof do you need?"
The last regular episode of Only Fools and Horses ran in 1991 - although the series has never been away from TV screens for long. The role, according to Lloyd Pack, was "both a blessing and a curse".
He went back to playing bit parts over the following three years before The Vicar of Dibley came along.
His character, Owen Newitt, a farmer with a personal hygiene problem, flirted unsuccessfully with Dawn French's vicar through the series 13-year run.
His work rate was prodigious during this period, with appearances on TV and film.
These included the role of John Lumic in the 2006 Doctor Who stories Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel.
He did not neglect the stage either, playing in a variety of productions from pantomime to Pinter.
He reached a wider audience in 2005 in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
His appearance as Barty Crouch Snr, head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, saw him alongside a roll call of great British actors.
In the film, David Tennant, who had played alongside him as The Doctor in Rise of the Cybermen, played Lloyd Pack's son, Crouch Jnr.
In 2011 he appeared as Inspector Mendel in the film version of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and a year later returned to the stage as the Duke of Buckingham in a production of Richard III at the Globe Theatre.
Away from the limelight, he was a passionate supporter of Tottenham Hotspur and of the Labour Party.
However, in 2013 he fell out with Labour and declared himself in favour of a new party of the left.
Roger Lloyd Pack married Sheila Ball in 1968. They had a daughter, the actress Emily Lloyd, but it was a difficult relationship and he walked out after just four years.
He later lived with the poet and dramatist Jehane Markham for 25 years before marrying her in 2000.
He had first met her when she was 12 and he was 17. The couple have three sons.
Lloyd Pack remained bemused about the success he gained as a result of Only Fools and Horses.
'It's extraordinary to me as an actor to find oneself in a sitcom that's been successful and goes on being successful. Usually things date, but I can't go anywhere without anyone going on about it."
The Lincolnshire rider saw off the challenge of early leader James Hillier to win by 12.5 seconds and take the second win of his TT career.
The 31-year-old assumed the lead at the Bungalow on lap two of four and steadily increased his advantage until the chequered flag.
Martin Jessopp from Hampshire secured his first TT podium by finishing third.
Riders Motorcycles pilot Jessopp, also 31, edged out compatriot Gary Johnson by 2.3 seconds after a race-long battle.
Lap record holder Hillier, winner of the race in 2013 and runner-up on three previous occasions, led by two seconds after the opening circuit, thanks to a lap of 118.864mph.
Meanwhile, any chance of Michael Rutter or Danny Webb clinching a win for injured team boss Ryan Farquhar's KMR Kawasaki outfit was quickly extinguished as they retired at Brandywell and Crosby respectively.
RC Express Kawasaki rider Lintin set the fastest lap of the race at 119.80 next time round, and an efficient pitstop saw this year's double North West 200 winner extend his lead.
"I saw that I was two seconds behind so I knuckled down, dug deep on the second lap, and the boys did a great job in the pits," said Lintin.
"I made a couple of mistakes and saw a couple of yellow flags but I pushed on in between those and obviously did enough."
Italian Stefano Bonetti was fifth on the only Paton bike in the field, with Dan Cooper, still recovering from shoulder injuries sustained at the North West last month, in sixth spot.
Or did you get the latest piece of technology as your Christmas present - to replace the almost identical one that you got last year?
Why is almost everything these days so short-lived?
One of the best-selling toys this Christmas was the Hatchimal, just £59.99 for a cuddly toy that you have to encourage to hatch from its own plastic egg. Call me a cynic but I don't see that being the centre of many kids' world throughout all of 2017.
Of course, if you are willing to spend that kind of money to give your children just what they want for Christmas, fair enough, but for environmental experts the real cost is more significant.
Such toys are often very hard to recycle, and a lot could be done to change that, says Margaret Bates, professor of sustainable waste management at Northampton University.
"Eighty per cent of waste is generated at the design stage, so if we can start thinking of the end of life when we are designing things we will get a much better recovery rate," she says.
"Just even using fewer screws or making sure that you keep materials separate, so that you can use plastic and metal but not stick them together."
The technology even exists to go much further, adds Prof Bates: "There are also some clever things that you can do like putting things in the microwave or expose them to a special light source and all the fixtures and fittings will snap off, they just fall apart."
That, of course, makes recycling much easier.
The trouble is, not many toys or presents are designed that way, even some wrapping paper is not recyclable.
The trend away from repairing, recycling or reusing seems to be getting worse but it has been going on for years, according to Deyan Sudjic, director of the Design Museum in London.
"Ever since the 1920s and an American advertising man called Elmo Calkins, who suggested it was the duty of the consumer to use stuff up to get us out of the [Great] Depression, there has been the concept of built-in obsolescence," he says.
And that obsolescence is getting more and more built in. Some new games consoles won't work with the games people already own. Or, take the smartphone - it has replaced many products like the camera, typewriter and Dictaphone.
But those items could last for decades. Some were even passed down from one generation to the next. Now, however, people replace their phones when one part breaks or a new model is released.
You can even see this on the High Street. TV and radio repair shops are a vanishing breed. Lawnmower maintenance ones are even rarer and camera shops are in serious decline.
But there is an exception that proves the rule - the explosion in the number of bicycle repair shops.
The reason is simple enough to understand: we are cycling more and the technology is pretty much the same as it has always been.
John Gallen should know - he repairs bikes at Cycle Surgery in central London. "Materials have changed. There are steel, carbon, aluminium, even bamboo bikes out there, but ultimately it is still the triangular frame, two wheels, handlebars and a set of pedals and off you go," he tells me.
But even that may be about to change with the new popularity of electric bikes. "We are moving down that road," says John. "The electric bikes are making their way into the market and with them you just plug the bike in to get the diagnostics."
It is possible to design and make things that last a long time, can be repaired or upgraded and then, finally, almost totally recycled, but that doesn't seem to be happening yet.
But it may be coming sooner than current trends suggest. Modern technology from toys to mobile phones and electric bikes is dependent on increasingly rare metals.
As Prof Bates explains: "There are limited amounts of those metals left, so we have to be much cleverer about how we keep them or we could be in danger of going back to the days when only very rich people had hi-tech goods, because it is so expensive to buy as those materials aren't out there."
Although you will, of course, always be able to get on your bike, so long as it is not electric. Perhaps one made from bamboo should be on your list for Santa next year?
You can hear Jonty Bloom's report on the PM programme on Tuesday, 3 January.
1300s - Kongo kingdom consolidates in the north.
1483 - Portuguese arrive.
1575 - Portuguese found Luanda.
17th and 18th centuries - Angola becomes a major Portuguese trading arena for slaves. Between 1580 and 1680 a million plus are shipped to Brazil.
1836 - Slave trade officially abolished by the Portuguese government.
1885-1930 - Portugal consolidates colonial control over Angola, local resistance persists.
1951 - Angola's status changes from colony to overseas province.
The leaders of the main rebel parties (from L-R) Roberto Holden (FNLA), Agostinho Neto (MPLA) and Jonas Savimbi (UNITA)
1956 - The early beginnings of the socialist guerrilla independence movement, the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), based in northern Congo.
1950s-1961 - Nationalist movement develops, guerrilla war begins.
1961 - Forced labour abolished after revolts on coffee plantations leave 50,000 dead. The fight for independence is bolstered.
1974 - Revolution in Portugal, colonial empire collapses.
1976 - MPLA gains upper hand.
1979 - MPLA leader Agostinho Neto dies. Jose Eduardo dos Santos takes over as president.
1987 - South African forces enter Angola to support Unita.
1988 - South Africa agrees to Namibian independence in exchange for removal of Cuban troops from Angola.
1989 - Dos Santos, Unita leader Jonas Savimbi agree cease-fire, which collapses soon afterwards and guerrilla activity resumes.
1991 April - MPLA drops Marxism-Leninism in favour of social democracy.
1991 May - Dos Santos, Savimbi sign peace deal in Lisbon which results in a new multiparty constitution.
1992 September - Presidential and parliamentary polls certified by UN monitors as generally free and fair. Dos Santo gains more votes than Savimbi, who rejects results and resumes guerrilla war.
1993 - UN imposes sanctions against Unita. The US acknowledges the MPLA.
1994 - Government, Unita sign Lusaka Protocol peace accord.
1995 - Dos Santos, Savimbi meet, confirm commitment to peace. First of 7,000 UN peacekeepers arrive.
1996 - Dos Santos, Savimbi agree to form unity government join forces into national army.
1997 April - Unified government inaugurated, with Savimbi declining post in unity government and failing to attend inauguration ceremony.
1997 May - Tension mounts, with few Unita troops having integrated into army.
1998 - Full-scale fighting resumes. Thousands killed in next four years of fighting.
Angola intervenes in civil war in Democratic Republic of Congo on the side of President Laurent-Desire Kabila.
1999 - UN ends its peacekeeping mission.
2002 February - Savimbi killed by government troops. Government, Unita sign ceasefire shortly afterwards.
2002 May - Unita's military commander says 85% of his troops have gathered at demobilisation camps. There are concerns that food shortages in the camps could threaten the peace process.
2002 June - UN appeals for aid for thousands of refugees heading home after the ceasefire.
Medical charity Medecins sans Frontieres says half a million Angolans are facing starvation, a legacy of civil war.
2002 August - Unita scraps its armed wing. "The war has ended," proclaims Angola's defence minister.
2003 February - UN mission overseeing the peace process winds up.
2003 June - Unita - now a political party - elects Isaias Samakuva as its new leader.
2004 April onwards - Tens of thousands of illegal foreign diamond miners are expelled in a crackdown on illegal mining and trafficking. In December the government says 300,000 foreign diamond dealers have been expelled.
2004 September - Oil production reaches one million barrels per day.
2005 March-May - Marburg virus, which is deadlier than Ebola, kills more than 300 people, most of them in the north.
2005 June - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits, promises to extend more than $2 billion in new credit, in addition to a $3 billion credit line Beijing has already given Luanda.
2006 August - The government signs a peace deal with a separatist group in the northern enclave of Cabinda.
2006 October - The UN refugee agency begins "final repatriation" of Angolans who fled the civil war to the neighbouring DR Congo.
2007 February - President dos Santos says parliamentary elections will be held in 2008 and presidential polls in 2009.
2008 September - First parliamentary elections for 16 years.
2009 March - Pope Benedict celebrates mass in front of more than a million people in Luanda.
2009 October - Angola expels illegal Congolese diamond miners. Democratic Republic of Congo responds by expelling some 20,000 Angolans.
2009 December - President dos Santos suggests presidential elections will have to wait another three years.
State oil firm Sonangol signs a deal to produce oil in Iraq.
2010 January - Angola hosts African Nations Cup, continent's most popular sporting event. Bus carrying Togo football team is attacked by Cabinda separatists.
Parliament approves new constitution strengthening the presidency and abolishing direct elections for the post.
2010 September - President of DR Congo, Joseph Kabila, visits Angola. Ties between the two neighbours deteriorated in 2009 when Angola began expelling illegal Congolese immigrants and Congo retaliated.
2010 October - UN report into killing of Hutus in DR Congo between 1993 and 2003 says they may constitute "crimes of genocide". It implicates Angola, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Zimbabwe.
2010 November - Convoy carrying Chinese mine workers attacked in the region of Cabinda. A faction of the Cabinda separatist movement Flec claims responsibility.
US urges Angola to investigate alleged rape of women recently deported to DR Congo.
2011 March - More than 20,000 people rally in support for President Dos Santos in response to a reported social media campaign calling on people to demonstrate against the government. Human Rights Watch accuses the government of a "campaign of intimidation" to suppress anti-government protests.
2012 May - Supreme Court annuls the appointment of the head of the electoral commission, upholding complaints from the opposition that she was not politically neutral.
2012 September - Governing MPLA wins a comfortable victory in parliamentary elections, guaranteeing another term in office for President Dos Santos. African Union observers deem the polls free and fair, despite allegations by opposition party Unita about a lack of transparency.
2012 October - Angola launches a $5bn sovereign wealth fund to channel the country's oil wealth into investment projects.
2013 November - Intelligence chief is sacked following an interior ministry report saying the security services were involved in the abduction and killing of two activists.
2014 May - First national census since 1970. Preliminary figures put population at 24.3 million.
Anti-government protesters say they've been beaten and detained for demonstrating against the killing of three activists by security forces.
2014 November - Amnesty International accuses security forces of extra-judicial killings and excessive force, when suppressing dissent against the government.
2014 December - Rights groups urge the authorities to stop what they describe as the cruel and inhuman treatment of migrants from other parts of Africa, after more than 3,000 people are reportedly rounded up in Luanda.
2015 April - Mystery surrounds raid on Mount Sumi, with opposition alleging security forces killed some 1000 in action against Seventh Day Light of the World Church. Government demands apology from the UN after it called for a probe.
2015 May - Prominent anti-corruption activist Rafael Marques is given six-month suspended jail term for defaming army generals in a book about violence in the country's diamond mining industry.
2016 December - State radio says President dos Santos will stand down before elections next year.
The Spanish champions were 5-3 down on aggregate in the 88th minute, but scored three goals in the final seven minutes in one of the greatest European ties of all time.
We've been taking a look at some other incredible Champions League comebacks.
First leg: Napoli 3-1 Chelsea
Second leg: Chelsea 4-1 Napoli (aet)
Aggregate: Chelsea 5-4 Napoli
On the way to winning the Champions League that season, Chelsea completed this dramatic comeback. Didier Drogba, John Terry, and Frank Lampard sent the second leg to extra time, before Branislav Ivanovic netted the winner in the 105th minute.
First leg: AC Milan 4-1 Deportivo
Second leg: Deportivo 4-0 AC Milan
Aggregate: Deportivo 5-4 AC Milan
Holders AC Milan demolished Deportivo in the first leg of their 2004 encounter. However, three goals in the first half of the second leg wiped out Milan's lead. Deportivo then made it 5-4 on aggregate in the 76th minute to complete an unforgettable fight-back.
First leg: Real Madrid 4-2 Monaco
Second leg: Monaco 3-1 Real Madrid
Aggregate: Monaco 5-5 Real Madrid (Monaco go through on away goals)
Real Madrid looked certain to reach the semi-finals when club legend Raul scored in Monaco to give them a 5-2 aggregate lead. But Monaco powered back to score three times and go through on away goals.
Half time: AC Milan 3-0 Liverpool
Full time: AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool
Extra time: Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties
One of the most famous comebacks ever. Liverpool were down and out 3-0 at half-time in the their final against AC Milan... and then came three goals in six second-half minutes. They battled through a nervy extra-time before winning 3-2 on pens.
90th minute: Manchester United 0-1 Bayern Munich
Full time: Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich
It might not have the goals as other comebacks, but it certainly shares the drama. One-nil down in the 90th minute, it looked like Man United were set to lose. What followed, though, is considered the greatest comeback in United's history. Teddy Sheringham scored a 91st-minute equaliser before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer netted the winner in the final seconds of the game.
James Rawlings, born at Ipswich Hospital, was just 18 days old when he died at home in May last year.
An inquest in Ipswich heard that despite the concerns of a midwife and the mother Jo Rawlings, Dr Lovelina Das delayed a Caesarean delivery.
The hearing was told that Dr Das no longer worked at the hospital.
The hospital trust said it had been unable to contact Dr Das, who is believed to be working abroad.
The trust admitted that if James had been delivered earlier, he would probably have survived.
Mrs Rawlings praised the midwife for her support.
Greater Suffolk coroner Peter Dean concluded that James died from a lack of oxygen and sepsis.
"The evidence shows that had James been delivered earlier he would not have died on May 16," said Dr Dean
Mr and Mrs Rawlings now have a new eight-week-old son called Joshua.
ActivateClients specialises in applications and trading systems for the financial markets.
First Derivatives said the takeover would provide it with complementary software products.
This is the latest in a series of purchases by First Derivatives which now employs around 1,000 people.
Brian Conlon, chief executive of First Derivatives, said the latest deal was "a low-risk, earnings-enhancing acquisition for the company".
He added that ActivateClients would provide "additional technology capabilities, particularly in HTML5, and its staff possess software development skills that will be useful across a range of projects".
Pat Brazel, who was chief executive of ActivateClients, now becomes global head of software sales at First Derivatives.
Last October, First Derivatives paid £36m for a majority stake in a US software firm.
Kx Systems, which is based in Palo Alto, California, makes high performance databases using a technology called kdb+.
Its customers include banks such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
First Derivatives already held a 20% share in the firm, but the deal took its holding to 65%.
About 160 people died when HMS Anglia struck a German mine close to the Kent coast on 17 November 1915.
The ship was carrying soldiers, some severely injured in the Battle of Loos, back from France to England.
Many of the casualties were soldiers with amputated limbs as well as medical staff who perished trying to save them.
Campaigners have long-called for the ship to be protected - to safeguard the remains and honour those who died.
It has now been included in a new list of wrecks covered by the Protection of Military Remains Act.
Historian Dr Peter Marsden said it was "wonderful to have succeeded at long last" but he was highly critical of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
"This huge story lying on the sea bed needs protection. It shouldn't take years and years to get it done," he said.
"It's not just protection of the objects that might be taken by divers, it's the recognition by the government that these are the people who died in service to their country."
An MoD spokesman said: "The Ministry of Defence ensures that all wrecks, including HMHS Anglia, are protected under the Act if they meet the correct criteria."
He said a survey carried out by English Heritage in October 2014 pinpointed the vessel's exact location and condition, information that was critical for her to be considered for designation under the Act.
The shipwreck will be given protective status in March, which is the next available opportunity, he added.
The ship sank within 15 minutes of striking the mine off the coast of Folkestone.
Dr Marsden said many died on their bunks as the ship went down. "It must have been a terrible death," he said.
The change, which comes into force on 3 March, will mean divers are still free to explore the site but they must not touch or remove anything they find.
Walter Newall's work during the 19th century can still be seen across Dumfries and Galloway.
Photographer Margeret Elliot is giving a talk on the architect's life and times at Moat Brae in Dumfries which was designed by Newall in 1823.
Moat Brae is believed to have helped inspire Peter Pan author JM Barrie who lived in the town.
Work is currently ongoing at Moat Brae to turn it into a national centre for children's literature.
Ms Elliot has embarked on a project to document all the existing buildings in the region which Walter Newall was involved with.
Walter Newall was born at Doubledyke, New Abbey, on 3 April 1780. He was the son of a farmer.
He began his career as a cabinet-maker but that business later failed and he began to practise as an architect.
There is no information to suggest what kind of formal training he had but his buildings show that he had a knowledge of contemporary thinking in the Greek Revival and the Picturesque Gothic styles.
He tackled a varied range of work including churches, country houses, villas and farmsteads, many of which were on Buccleuch estates. He was also responsible for the development in and around George Street - the New Town of Dumfries - and the conversion of a windmill in Maxwelltown into an observatory which became one of the town's landmarks.
He never married and died at Craigend, New Abbey, on Christmas Day 1863. He is buried in St Michael's Churchyard, Dumfries.
Source: Dictionary of Scottish Architects
Ms Elliot said: "I have lived in Dumfries all my life and now realise that very few people look up and take note of the beauty in these buildings when entering and leaving them, even me until now.
"This project has opened my eyes and I now recognise a Walter Newall style.
"The history that comes with the buildings makes them even more intriguing, as are the people I have met who share their love of the buildings and allow access to them."
Her talk is at Moat Brae, Dumfries on Thursday 25 August at 18:30.
The 20-year-old will go straight into the Stags squad for their League Two match at Tranmere on Tuesday.
He has appeared three times for Huddersfield after joining them in 2013 following a short trial at Liverpool.
Carr made five appearances during a loan spell with Fleetwood Town last season and scored in their New Year's Day win over Accrington Stanley.
The company said services will operate every seven-and-a-half minutes "at key times" on 8 April.
Members of the RMT union are striking for 24 hours as part of a dispute over staffing and the role of conductors.
The 24-hour strike is planned for Grand National Day only and will not affect other days of the Grand National Festival.
Merseyrail said it had prioritised the route between Aintree and the city centre, with the replacement timetable in place between 11:15 and 13:30 BST and then between 17:30 and 19:15.
There will be fewer trains or no trains at all on other parts of the network, although rail replacement buses will run on certain lines.
Managing director Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde said: "Despite the RMT's best efforts to scupper this iconic event, we are putting our passengers and the city region first."
Up to 2,000 staff at Southern rail, Merseyrail and Northern rail walked out on 13 March in the dispute but only limited disruption was reported.
Talks to avoid fresh strikes have ended without agreement.
Members of the public are advised check the timetables for full details during the strike.
The girl died after the collision on the A371 between RAF Locking and the Helicopter Museum which happened just before 15:00 BST.
Police closed the road for several hours. It has since reopened.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with her family at this tragic time." The force appealed for witnesses to contact them.
It also cut its profit forecast for 2017 by 4.3%.
Eurotunnel assumes the pound will be 7% lower versus the euro, reducing its profits when converted back into euros.
Two thirds of its income is from vehicle shuttle services, and UK customers make up 80% of its car passengers.
Shares in Eurotunnel, which runs train services between Britain and France, fell 30% after the EU referendum vote and are still 16% below pre-Brexit levels.
The firm said the impact of Brexit on the level of cross-Channel transport was uncertain, but that it did not expect any significant impact on its activities in the short term.
Chief Executive Jacques Gounon said: "Despite the financial market uncertainty generated by the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union, the Group remains confident in the performance of its economic model and in its outlook."
However, other factors have had an impact on its business. Eurostar's passenger traffic fell 3% in the first half of 2016 due to attacks in Brussels in March and rail strikes in Belgium and France.
Meanwhile truck shuttle traffic was up 10% in the same period. Overall profits in the first half of the year rose 4% to €249m, with revenues up 2% at €582m.
There are fewer goods on sale. Some of the items still in stock are on special offer. The souvenirs on display are still full price, but they too make clear that the end is now in sight.
There are drinks glasses with the message "Been there; Done that", while a mug reads "Happiness is Helmand in the rear view mirror".
Bastion was once a bustling military metropolis, in its sheer scale comparable to Reading. But it is now slowly becoming more of a ghost town.
Compounds that were once filled with tents or military vehicles lie empty. There are fewer men and women walking around in uniform, and the constant chopping of the air by helicopter blades has become more intermittent.
While Bastion is gradually shrinking, most other British bases in Helmand have already disappeared.
At the height of the war, about 10,000 British military personnel occupied 137 bases across the province in southern Afghanistan.
As of today there are about 4,000 UK personnel occupying just two: the main operating base at Bastion and an observation post called Sterga 2, which provides a useful vantage point over the Helmand valley.
In the coming months Sterga will be handed over to Nato command with the British-led "Task Force Helmand" swallowed up into Regional Command South West with a US Marine Corps brigadier general in overall charge.
Lashkar Gah, a main operating base and the old British headquarters, has been handed over to the Afghans.
The buildings that until recently housed a British provincial reconstruction team are to become a health centre. Not that there will be any UK presence to witness the transformation when it happens.
Make no mistake: this is a complete withdrawal by the British from one of the most violent areas of Afghanistan.
Camp Price was once home to 2,000 troops. Over the last few weeks it has been flattened. Chainsaws and diggers are the new weapons for British soldiers.
The saws are used to tear down the "Hesco" walls that once protected them, while the diggers level the ground. From dust to dust. Even the concrete barriers which became makeshift memorials, with graffiti honouring fallen comrades, have been taken away.
Capt David Goodman watches as the last shipping containers are lifted onto lorries. A total of 600 containers have left Price since October.
He says: "I am now dreaming of ISO containers. We have been sending out 20 or 30 a day and it is a nightmare, waking up thinking 'did this container go?'"
Hardly anything has been left behind. Which raises questions about what will be the lasting legacy of British forces after eight years in Helmand and 448 British military deaths.
It is certainly not peace. As the last containers are loaded onto lorries at Camp Price you can still hear gunfire in the distance.
Lt Col Mike Caldicott of the Royal Logistic Corps led the last military convoy out of Price and it was probably one of the last logistic patrols in Helmand.
He is convinced they have made a difference. "I only wish that people at home could see the changes I have seen through my eyes," he says. "I think they would feel a lot better about the investment we have made."
That view contrasts with some of the soldiers we talked to who appear keener to dwell on going home than on what they leave behind.
One puts it simply: "Job done, get home". Another comments: "I will miss the sun, that is probably about it."
Most of the soldiers we speak to believe they have made a difference. But you will not find many in uniform repeating the claim made by David Cameron last year that it is already "mission accomplished".
The most senior British general in Afghanistan, Lt Gen John Lorimer, says "extraordinary things have been achieved across the country". But when I ask him if it is "mission accomplished" he carefully avoids repeating the phrase.
Instead he says: "There is still a lot to be done." One senior British officer tells me that if Iraq was the A-level exam, Afghanistan is the PhD.
Back home, the assessment is probably more stark.
The current reticence over military intervention reflects the public's weariness of war.
Margaret Evison lost her only son, Mark, in Helmand in 2009. She says she has had time to adjust to her loss but adds: "There is nothing in my mind that would justify my son's death."
On the wider question of what has been achieved she says she is not sure the British withdrawal comes at a time when Afghanistan is more stable.
As for David Cameron's assertion that it is "mission accomplished", her response is "Well he has to say that!"
Brig James Woodham will be the last commander of Task Force Helmand. He too says there is still a lot of work to do.
He believes there has been progress but admits that "ultimately history will be the judge of what has been achieved".
What seems strange is that after investing so much here for the past eight years there will soon be no British military presence at all to help write the final chapter.
The overnight blast struck near a police station in the town of Deir Atiyeh, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
State-run Sana news agency confirmed the attack, saying "terrorists" had caused an unknown number of casualties.
The blast comes as the Syrian army tries to regain ground around Damascus.
Correspondents say the government looks poised to retake Jobar and advance towards Qaboun, both held for months by opposition forces.
Rebels have used Jobar and Qaboun to launch mortar rounds on government positions in the heart of the capital, reports say.
"The army is advancing rapidly in Jobar," a Syrian military commander told the Associated Press.
"The area will be secured in the next few days according to a well-studied plan."
The observatory - which relies on a network on opposition activists on the ground - said 200 civilians had been held captive by government troops inside a mosque in Qaboun on Sunday night.
They were able to escape when clashes broke out near the mosque and the army retreated, the observatory said. The report cannot be verified.
Meanwhile, fighting is said to have intensified in the city of Aleppo between jihadists and the main opposition forces the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
The clashes follow the assassination in Latakia of an FSA commander at the hands of a group linked to al-Qaeda.
The killing late last week is part of an escalating struggle within the armed uprising between moderates and Islamists.
In another development, the Pakistani Taliban told Reuters news agency on Sunday that they had sent "hundreds" of fighters to Syria.
A senior commander said they had gone at the request of "Arab friends" and had set up camps in Syria.
UN says more than 90,000 people have been killed in Syria since the uprising again President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011. A further 1.7 million have been forced to seek shelter in neighbouring countries.
He was flown to Prague by private jet from Spain, where he was in hospital.
Parents Brett and Naghemeh King removed the five-year-old from Southampton General Hospital on 28 August after disagreeing with doctors.
The Proton Therapy Center says the treatment is suited to Ashya's type of brain cancer, medulloblastoma.
Ashya is now in the University Hopsital Motol in the Czech capital.
His father was due to meet doctors at the Proton Therapy Centre in Prague to discuss treatment options.
Meanwhile, Mr Justice Baker has given details about the ruling he made on Friday to allow Ashya's parents to take him to Prague to receive the proton beam treatment.
He said Mr and Mrs King, who were initially arrested after taking him out of hospital in Southampton, "were in the best position" to make decisions about the treatment options, where both courses were reasonable.
He added Portsmouth City Council officials had acted correctly in asking the High Court to assume responsibility for Ashya.
The boy is now no longer a ward of court.
Major surgery
The therapy centre said that documentation from the hospital in Malaga was reviewed before Ashya could travel.
The centre said an expert panel of physicians met earlier to discuss transportation details and additional treatment needed according to Ashya's current health.
Vladimir Vondracek, from the centre, said: "We will be targeting just the whole brain in the first phase and the spinal cord.
"The second phase will be targeting the back of the tumour, which was removed by surgery."
The treatment Ashya is due to receive in Prague is a type of radiation therapy that uses beams of protons - or small parts of atoms - rather than high energy X-rays, as with conventional radiotherapy.
The protons can be directed at a tumour more precisely than X-rays and unlike conventional treatments the beams stop once they hit the target, rather than carrying on through the body.
Nick Beake, Correspondent
As the latest planeload of holidaymakers touched down on the coast of the Costa del Sol, one British family which has been so desperate to leave finally got their wish.
At 09:40 (local time) the private plane carrying Ashya King and his parents soared into the bright morning sunshine, destined for Prague.
The family's stay in Spain has now ended, but their arrival in the Czech Republic will be marked with equally strong interest.
This has been a story of medical disagreement, courtroom wrangling and impassioned public debate all played out across international borders.
But at its heart is a seriously ill little boy and his ongoing fight to beat cancer.
Ashya previously had major surgery to successfully remove a brain tumour on 24 July and a further operation on his brain on 22 August.
As a result of these procedures he was unable to speak, eat or drink on his own, and relied on a food pump.
Following his disappearance from Southampton Hospital, Hampshire Constabulary obtained a European arrest warrant on the grounds the Kings had neglected their son.
The couple were arrested in Spain and spent several days in custody.
But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) later withdrew the warrant and they were freed.
Ashya was also made a ward of court after an application was made by Portsmouth City Council - but a judge has ruled the wardship had been discharged as Ashya has been admitted to hospital in Prague.
Clive Coleman, legal affairs correspondent
Mr Justice Baker has said he could not make a judgment on who was correct about the accounts of the dispute between Ashya's parents and the Southampton Hospital as he hadn't had a statement from the parents.
He also said Portsmouth City Council had been correct to apply for Ashya to become a ward of court based on the medical evidence it had at the time about Ashya's medical condition and the risks he faced.
However, he described Brett and Naghemeh King as "loving parents", and said "it was not in Ashya's best interests to have been separated" from them.
The judge said that there are cases where parents are seeking unreasonable medical treatment, but that this was not the case.
He said the parents "were in the best position" to make decisions about the treatment options, where both courses were reasonable.
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In the traditional half day New Year's Eve session, the index closed at 6,242, down 32 points or 0.5% on the day, and 5% down on the start of the year.
The market's fall has been due to the preponderance of international gas, oil and mining shares in the 100 index.
Their businesses have been hit by the huge drop in commodity prices in the past year.
The FTSE-100 index has also ended the year 12% below its record level recorded in April this year of 7,104.
Steve Clayton, head of equity research at the investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "It has been a fairly polarised year - weakness in share prices has been a second-half phenomenon."
"Staying away from the mining and energy market stocks, it has been a quite an even story," he added.
The value of the 100 share index also fell in the calendar years 2008, 2011 and 2014.
According to figures from the Bloomberg financial information service, £100 invested at the start of the year in the broader FTSE All-Share index, which covers all publicly listed companies, would now be worth 2% less.
But if dividends from those shares had been reinvested then a shareholder would still have seen the value of their holdings rise by 1.4% in the past year.
This reflects the fact that the income from share dividends across the whole of the UK stock market currently offers investors a yield of more than 3.5% year.
This is highly attractive compared to the nugatory returns that savers receive on their short- and medium-term cash savings accounts.
"If you have been trying to live off your interest you have been living from hand-to-mouth" Mr Clayton said.
According to Ben Kumar, at Seven Investment Management, outside of the mining and energy sectors it has in fact not been a bad year for stock market investors,
"Shares in the FTSE 250 index [covering the 250 biggest shares beyond those in the 100 index] have risen by about 8.5% this year, as the index is based more on consumer and UK focussed stocks", he said.
"By comparison, only 25% of FTSE 100 revenues come from the UK," he added.
But Steve Clayton at Hargreaves Lansdown pointed out that investors relying on dividend income might suffer a "sting in the tail" from the fall in revenues faced by the big gas, oil and mining firms.
These have traditionally been big dividend payers.
"These sorts of companies make up 13% of the All-Share index, and their dividend yields are running high at the moment," Mr Clayton said.
"But this year both Glencore and Anglo American abolished their dividends [to save cash] which shows that other firms' dividends may be cut too."
Two members of the group Yellow Dogs and a third artist were slain by a fellow musician, Ali Akbar Mahammadi Rafie, who later took his own life.
Police believe the attack happened as Rafie, 29, was upset after being thrown out of another band.
Two of those killed had just received political asylum in the US.
They were brothers and members of the Yellow Dogs, who described themselves on their Twitter feed as "a Post Punk/Dance Punk band from Tehran/Iran, living in Brooklyn at the moment".
Gunfire rang out early on Monday as Rafie climbed from the roof on to a third-floor terrace where he opened fire through a window, shooting dead Ali Eskandarian, 35, a musician, said police.
Arash Farazmand, 28, the Yellow Dogs drummer, was found dead on the same level of the apartment.
His brother, Soroush Farazmand, 27, the band's guitarist, was using his laptop in bed when he received fatal gunshot injuries.
The Yellow Dogs' two other members were not at the flat at the time of the killing.
According to police, another unidentified tenant was hit in the arm as Rafie and a former fellow band mate from a group called the Free Keys struggled over the gun.
Rafie retrieved ammunition that had fallen out of the firearm, went to the roof and shot himself in the head, said police.
The person wounded in the arm was taken to hospital and is said to be in stable condition.
Rafie "was upset that he wasn't in the band anymore", said New York Police Department spokesman John McCarthy.
Investigators believe the gunman and his former Free Keys members, may have had an argument over money, but it was unclear why he shot at members of the Yellow Dogs.
The rifle was found next to Rafie's body, according to NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly.
He said it had been purchased in New York state in 2006, and police were tracking its history.
Police are investigating whether a guitar case found near the scene was used to carry the assault rifle in the attack.
The Yellow Dogs were well-known among young Iranian expatriates in the US, reports Bahman Kalbasi of the BBC Persian service.
Ali Salehezadeh, the band's manager, said the gunman knew the victims but had not spoken to them in months because of a "petty conflict".
"There was a decision not to be around each other," he said. "They were never that close to begin with. We thought it was all behind us."
The shooting took place in Brooklyn's East Williamsburg neighbourhood, known for its edgy, creative vibe and community of artists and musicians. The band members had lived in the neighbourhood.
"They seem like really nice guys," a local man, Martin Greenman, told the New York Daily News.
"They didn't seem to be in any way to be violent guys. They weren't rabble rousers or anything like that."
Mr Salehezadeh said the victims' relatives were stunned.
"People don't own guns in Iran," he said. "We don't have this problem there. It doesn't exist."
Members of an Iranian band with the same name were interviewed by US consulate officials in Istanbul in 2009 as they applied for a visa for a US tour, according to a diplomatic cable leaked to Wikileaks.
They described the "small but crazy" underground rock scene in Tehran, saying it was the community that offered "the most free expression" in Iran.
Under a new law passed in May, transgender citizens can request having their name, gender and photo changed on official documents in order to reflect the gender they identify with.
It was strongly opposed by the Catholic and the Evangelic Church in Bolivia.
Similar laws are already in force in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Uruguay.
Under Bolivia's Gender Identity Law, Bolivians who wish to change their gender on state-issued documents will have to be 18 years of age or older and have an interview with a psychologist before new identity documents are issued.
Despite the restriction, LGBTI activists welcomed the move as "a step forward".
Geraldine Valenzuela told Reuters news agency that she had suffered from discrimination and psychological, verbal and physical violence for decades.
"I believe that everything that has happened has borne fruit," she added.
LGBTI groups said they expect about 1,500 people would take advantage of the new law to have their documents changed.
Back when the law was passed, Vice-President Alvaro Garcia Linera said it would put an end to "social hypocrisy" in Bolivia, where members of the LGBTI community often face disparaging comments or abuse.
President Evo Morales has come under fire on several occasions for disparaging remarks he has made.
In November, he apologised after making a jibe implying his health minister may be lesbian.
And in 2010, he caused outrage when he said eating chicken rich in oestrogen caused men to "deviate from themselves as men".
Activists said the law, which was introduced in parliament by Mr Morales' administration, signalled a welcome change.
Polls suggest there has been a shift in attitudes towards LGBTI people in Latin America in recent years.
In the past six years, same-sex marriage has become legal in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay, as well as some states in Mexico.
The clubs, both borne out of the old Wimbledon, faced each other in the FA Cup two years ago, which MK also won.
This cup tie lacked the hype of the previous encounter, particularly after Kyle McFadzean, Daniel Powell and Benik Afobe had put MK 3-0 up.
Matt Tubbs scored a late consolation penalty, which provoked a mini pitch invasion from some travelling fans.
It is 11 years since the old Wimbledon was moved 60 miles north to Milton Keynes by music mogul Pete Winkelman, and 10 years since the club was rebranded into MK Dons.
But still AFC Wimbledon, the phoenix club created by fans, are searching for the win that may provide them with the smallest sensation of revenge.
Whether beating the enemy would make any of the past decade easier to bear is yet to be seen, but what possibly grates the most is the sight of their rivals building a youthful, attractive team, who were fully deserving of their win.
It was clear to see that the outpouring emotions that set the tone of the first meeting were heavily diluted this time around, with fewer fans from both sides in attendance.
And gone were the banners and signs, that were so prevalent two years ago, proclaiming ownership of the genuine heritage to the now extinct Crazy Gang.
That does not mean old wounds do not run deep though, as some AFC fans who made the trip to Buckinghamshire still harbour enough resentment to feel they needed to rush to the front of the stand after MK's second goal and scamper onto the pitch after their late consolation. Both incidents were quickly quietened by stewards.
AFC, a division below the hosts in League Two, should have led in the game, when Tubbs' parried shot was hit tamely by Sean Rigg on the rebound, and it was just seconds later that MK had the lead.
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McFadzean, who has two goals from his first two MK appearances, connected with a near-post flick from a Danny Green corner that somehow found its way in, and from that point onwards Karl Robinson's men looked comfortable.
Powell's effort from the edge of the area shortly after the break wrong-footed James Shea in the AFC goal and then the visitors' defensive duo of Alan Bennett and Mark Phillips got into such a mix-up that Afobe was able to stroll through and calmly finish.
There was still time for a couple of scuffles between players and for Tom Hitchcock to force a goal-saving clearance from Bennett under his own bar, before McFadzean brought down Tubbs, who converted from the spot in injury time.
But, despite a couple of tense moments, the signs are that this fixture may well be close to becoming a reasonably sedate affair. That is until the first meeting at Kingsmeadow, whenever that may be.
AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley:
"I think they were better than us. They have a very, brave open philosophy. To concede from a set-piece is hard because you're chasing the game from that point.
"We want a cup run, but we would have liked to have put a smile on the face of our fans. But we're not defined by whether we can beat Milton Keynes, we're defined by what's happened over the last 12 years.
"[The mini pitch invasion] was disappointing. Obviously they want to celebrate the goal. But it is just a minority who have toppled over the edge with their emotion. I don't think there is too much malice in it."
MK Dons boss Karl Robinson:
"It was satisfactory. It's always a hard fixture. You have to give credit to Neal and his team for how they approached the game. But I thought we looked very clinical.
"It's going to be a very competitive fixture from here on in, regardless of where we play them or whatever league it is in.
"It will never be like the first one. But you have to be careful, because you don't want to undermine anybody and hopefully we've come out of this being very respectful to the opposition."
Under the changes, the four provincial winners would be joined in the two groups by four qualifiers.
This would mean the provincial winners having to play three group games as opposed to just one in order to secure an All-Ireland semi-final place.
Kerry have made the All-Ireland semis this year after beating only two teams.
The Kingdom defeated Clare and Tipperary in the Munster Championship before meeting Clare again in the All-Ireland quarter-finals last weekend.
A GAA statement said the proposed changes would "provide a more exacting pathway to the All-Ireland final".
"This will have the effect of ensuring that the finalists will have been equally tested and that the two best teams in the country contest the All-Ireland final," said the GAA.
"Both All-Ireland semi-finals would be played over the one weekend which should generate greater excitement and also ensure both teams have the same period of time to prepare for the All-Ireland final."
The proposals also include a provision for Division Three and Four teams being granted home advantage in games against Division One or Two sides in the opening three rounds of the qualifiers.
The round-robin groups would see each county having one home game and one away match plus a game at Croke Park and an overall increase of eight matches in the championship.
If teams are level on points at the conclusion of the two groups, the result of the game between the sides would be used to separate them or in the event of a draw, the higher scorer in the table would be given the verdict.
If the changes are adopted, extra-time will be played in the event of a draw in all football championship games while the National Football League semi-finals will be abolished.
The current championship structure has been in place since 2001.
Eight Tornado jets, based out of RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, along with 10 Reaper unmanned drones, flying from an undisclosed Middle East airbase, have now carried out more than 1,300 combat sorties, including more than 300 air strikes.
It costs a lot to take out an IS fighter using so called precision weapons.
A total of 93 Brimstone missiles have been fired - each costing more than £100,000; 244 Paveway IV bombs have been dropped - each costing more than £20,000; along with 212 Hellfire missiles - each costing about £70,000.
With all that firepower, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) estimates it has killed around 330 Islamic State (IS) fighters. However it admits this is a rough approximation given that Britain has no boots on the ground to assess the strikes.
Some might raise eyebrows when the defence secretary claims no civilians have been killed in those airstrikes.
But it is clear the coalition is taking far greater care to protect life than Islamic State. There is no moral equivalence.
So what's been the impact of those airstrikes so far in this war?
Britain's just one member of the US-led coalition, and its contribution is dwarfed by the US.
Nevertheless, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon insists the UK's contribution is the second largest and should not just be measured in airstrikes alone.
The RAF's also carrying out more than 30% of all the coalition's Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Not just over Iraq, but over Syria too.
We joined such a mission, boarding a Sentinel spy plane at RAF Akrotiri to look down onto Syria and into the activities of IS.
This small, modified executive jet bulges with powerful sensors and radar which can scan thousands of square miles.
On board three of the five crew peer into computer screens to analyse the information.
We were asked not to identify them for security reasons. Nor were we allowed to film or photograph their screens.
The Sentinel acts as a wide search-light sweeping huge tracts of land. Once it identifies anything of potential interest it can call in the spotlight - other aircraft, such as fighter jets or drones, fitted with cameras to take a closer look.
Flying high above the border between Iraq and Syria, one of the crew, "Mark", described what he was seeing on his screen.
To my untrained eye it looked like scratches. It was, in fact, hundreds of oil tankers queueing up at a refinery.
Mark followed the path of the trucks as they went across the border into Iraq.
Oil is one of the extremists' main sources of income. Acting on this intelligence though is not always easy.
Calling in air strikes could end up killing innocent civilians who may have been forced to drive the trucks.
Hitting oil refineries can also cause significant environmental damage. It underlines the problems of fighting a war from tens of thousands of feet in the air.
The Sentinel crew say the picture they see in Iraq is much clearer than the one over Syria.
In Iraq they can follow the battle. The coalition claims that IS have already lost a quarter of the territory they once occupied.
I ask the commanding officer on board, Dave, whether he thinks the coalition is winning.
"I think if we look on the Iraqi side of the border, I would say 'yes'," he says.
But when it comes to Syria he admits "the picture is so confused there I don't think we could claim one way or the other at the moment".
And the situation in Syria is becoming more complex.
As we're flying near the border the crew identify a Russian military aircraft in Syrian airspace.
Moscow's been helping President Assad, and the increased Russian presence is another concern for the coalition.
The government's made clear it wants to expand Britain's military action to include targets in Syria as well as Iraq.
After all, IS pays little attention to the border.
Back on the ground, the RAF officer overseeing the whole operation, is waiting for the order.
Air Commodore Sammy Sampson believes the RAF's involvement in Syria "would have a real benefit to the coalition".
It is a political decision but he added: "I can guarantee we'll be ready as soon as they say."
But even if the RAF gets the green light to conduct airstrikes over Syria, it probably would not mean an increased military presence.
The RAF's frontline squadrons are already stretched. Nor is there an end in sight.
Sentinel crews, will be flying for months to come.
The defence secretary has just announced an extension of their mission into 2016.
Even though they believe they are making a difference one of the Sentinel crew answers his own question: "From the air are we going to solve the crises on the ground? Not at the moment- no."
Presenters Clare Balding, Victoria Derbyshire and Emily Maitlis are among those who have signed an open letter to director general Tony Hall.
They urge him to "correct" the disparity over gender pay, which they say has been known "for years".
Lord Hall said "work is already well under way" to resolve the pay gap.
On Wednesday, the BBC revealed the salaries of stars earning more than £150,000.
The salaries, published in the corporation's annual report, revealed two-thirds of its stars earning more than £150,000 are male, with Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans the top-paid on between £2.2m and £2.25m.
Claudia Winkleman - whose name was not on the original letter - was the highest-paid female celebrity, earning between £450,000 and £500,000 last year.
Education Secretary Justine Greening said the BBC's gender pay gap was "hard to justify", while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said discrepancies were "astronomical".
More than 40 signatories include BBC Sport's Sue Barker, BBC Radio 4 Today programme journalists Mishal Husain and Sarah Montague, BBC News and Antiques Roadshow presenter Fiona Bruce and The One Show's Alex Jones.
The report shows "what many of us have suspected for many years... that women at the BBC are being paid less than men for the same work," the letter says.
Pay disparities continue "beyond the list" of those earning more than £150,000, they add, including in areas of production, engineering, and regional and local media.
The letter continues: "Compared to many women and men, we are very well compensated and fortunate.
"However, this is an age of equality and the BBC is an organisation that prides itself on its values.
"You have said that you will 'sort' the gender pay gap by 2020, but the BBC has known about the pay disparity for years. We all want to go on the record to call upon you to act now."
The women say they are "prepared to meet" Lord Hall to ensure "future generations of women do not face this kind of discrimination".
Woman's Hour presenter Jane Garvey - who organised the letter and is not on the list of top earners - told BBC Radio 4's BH programme the BBC should "set a standard" when it comes to fair pay.
"We are not after pay parity," she said, "it is fairness that we are in pursuit of here, not enormous pay rises."
"I love what the BBC is meant to stand for - let's show the rest of Britain what this incredible institution can do."
Clare Balding said she became concerned about the gender pay gap in 2010, when after presenting Woman's Hour she realised her pay for the show was "40% lower" than similar programmes.
"We are the high earners, that's why we are on the list, but don't tell me that isn't reflected all the way down [the BBC]," she told the programme.
"It is right through and that's where I think we have got to stand up as the ones who are on the list and say 'hang on, enough, we can help you with this'."
Education Secretary Ms Greening, who is also responsible for women and equalities, told Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday it was "impossible not to be shocked" by the BBC gender pay gap.
She said it was a "reputational issue" for the BBC, adding that it was "very hard to justify" some of the pay discrepancies.
Labour leader Mr Corbyn told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show he would be happy to sign the letter, saying the BBC "needs to look at itself".
But he said problem was broader than just the BBC and discrimination remained a "serious" issue in the UK.
Marr, who is paid between £400,000 and £449,999 a year by the BBC, said if he was a woman he would have been removed from the TV "10 years ago".
"There's a real lack of older women on the screen," the 57-year-old said.
Responding to the letter, Lord Hall said there would be a "wider consultation" over the next two months to address the issue and that he would value the contributions of those who signed the letter.
"When figures are published next year I am confident they will look very different.
"When other organisations publish their gender pay data by next April, I want the BBC to be one of the best performers when comparisons are made.
"But beyond that, over the next three years I want the BBC to be regarded as an exemplar on gender and diversity."
The Devon side, second in the Premiership, stumbled to a bonus-point win over Sale on Saturday.
"I'm kind of pleased that it should be a bit of a kick in the backside, but without us losing any points," he said.
"We haven't had a weekend off since the very first week of the season now, for 30 weekends."
As well as their 18 league games, Baxter's side have competed in the European Champions Cup this term and reached the Anglo-Welsh Cup final.
Leicester are the only other Premiership side not to have had a spare week all season.
"We need a bit of time just relaxing and enjoying ourselves because, although we've had some good results, have the lads really been able to celebrate them? Probably not," Baxter added to BBC Radio Devon.
"Now they genuinely can, and then we can move on.
"If we're not prepared to set ourselves some higher standards [than the Sale match], we're going to have some tough games up ahead."
The boy suffered a broken wrist when he fell onto the M49, near Bristol.
Driver Tudor West and coach owner Keith Jones, both of Bridgend, deny charges relating to dangerous driving after the teenager - part of a rugby team - was injured, on 16 May last year.
Mr West told Bristol Crown Court he had asked the team to wear seatbelts but they "had not put them on".
The court was told the bus had passed its MOT a month before the incident, but as part of the accident investigation it was inspected and "nine defects were identified".
During the hearing, the jury was played a video showing an inspector pushing the coach door "lightly with his hand" before it opened.
But in the court, Mr West acted out his "normal morning routine" on the stand.
He showed the jury how, on the day of the accident, he had opened and closed the emergency rear exit and had then put all of his weight against it.
When asked how he thought the door had opened, allowing the the 13-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to fall onto the motorway, Mr West said: "I don't know, all I know is that it wouldn't have happened on that morning."
Tudor West denies dangerous driving and driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition.
Coach company owner Keith Jones denies permitting the driving of a vehicle in a dangerous condition, and aiding and abetting dangerous driving.
The trial continues.
The pontiff, aged 85, was earlier flown by helicopter from the Vatican to his retreat at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome.
The college of cardinals, headed by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will run the Roman Catholic Church until a new pope is elected.
Benedict vowed "unconditional obedience and reverence" to his successor.
He stepped down after nearly eight years in office - the first pontiff to do so in 600 years.
By David WilleyBBC News, Rome
In normal times, popes make their final exit from the Vatican in a coffin and - after a period of mourning - are laid to rest in the crypt of St Peter's Basilica as the great bells of the first church of Christendom boom out.
But not Benedict XVI.
His nearly eight-year-long pontificate has ended not in death, but with a remarkable resignation.
Benedict was clearly relieved that the world has now accepted the fact that his physical health has declined to a point where he cannot continue to carry on the heavy responsibilities of leading his Church.
Pope Benedict's last words on his final day in office - as he greeted one-by-one the cardinals - were a plea to work together in harmony.
Benedict, a classical music lover, urged them to seek to play in harmony, just like an orchestra - for the future good of the Catholic Church.
The day Benedict's papacy ended
Benedict officially ceased to be the Pope at 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT).
The resignation was marked by the papal Swiss Guards stepping down from their posts at Castel Gandolfo to return to the Vatican. The protection of Benedict was taken over by Vatican police.
In his retirement, Benedict will wear a simple white cassock rather than his papal clothes, and swap his famous red shoes - the colour is symbolic of the blood of the early Christian martyrs - for brown.
His "Fisherman's Ring", the special signet ring which contains the Pope's name and is impressed to validate certain official documents, is expected to be destroyed along with the lead seal of the pontificate.
The German pontiff, who was born Joseph Ratzinger, will continue to be known as Benedict XVI, with the new title of "pope emeritus".
The long-time theologian is expected eventually to retire to a monastery on a hill inside Vatican City, with officials saying he will not be able intervene publicly in the papacy of his successor, though he may offer advice.
The conclave of 115 cardinals is expected to meet at the Vatican on Monday morning to start planning the election of the next pope.
Earlier on Thursday, bells of St Peter's rang across the Vatican as Benedict boarded the helicopter for a short flight to Castel Gandolfo.
Before that, the pontiff was greeted for the last time by top officials in the Curia - the administrative body that runs the Holy See.
Benedict then appeared at a window overlooking the public square in Castel Gandolfo to bless a cheering crowd.
"Thank you very much for your friendship," Benedict said.
"I will simply be a pilgrim who is starting the last phase of his pilgrimage on this earth.
"Let's go forward with God for the good of the Church and the world."
Some in the crowd were in tears listening to what could be Benedict's final public words.
"What a joy to see him, but how sad to think it is for the last time," local resident Giuseppina was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
In a final posting before his @Pontifex account was suspended and all its entries archived, Benedict tweeted: "Thank you for your love and support. May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives."
The Vatican now enters the Sede Vacante - or period of transition between two pontificates.
Benedict's successor must focus on reforming the Vatican bureaucracy which has often been overly hesitant to react to the various crises which have arisen during Benedict's papacy, the BBC's David Willey reports from the Vatican.
On Thursday morning, the Pope received the cardinals at the Vatican's Clementine Hall, warmly embracing Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who passed on best wishes on behalf of those gathered.
"Among you there is also the future pope to whom I promise my unconditional obedience and reverence," the pontiff said.
"The Church is a living being," he added, but it "also remains always the same".
In his public farewell speech on Wednesday, Benedict hinted at Vatican infighting.
His decision to resign has been openly criticised by Australia's top Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, who questioned his leadership skills.
The Church has been beset by scandals over sexual abuse by priests and leaked confidential documents revealing internal corruption and feuding.
An estimated 150,000 people packed into St Peter's Square on Wednesday to hear Benedict speak in his last address there.
After all, when you've made blocking a return for the Tories an absolute priority, then where else do you go?
The comments on the weekend by Leanne Wood that Plaid may withhold its support for Ed Miliband if he leads a minority Labour government are a way of trying to deal with that.
At the very least it sends out the message that it can't be taken for granted.
Plaid's problem is it that it doesn't spell out what the alternatives are if it doesn't support Labour.
Unsurprisingly, Labour has been more than happy to try to answer that question by saying it opens the door to a return for the Conservatives, which is explicitly what Plaid has been campaigning against in recent weeks.
Of course all of this only becomes relevant in the event of a hung parliament, which is exactly what the polls are suggesting will happen.
Despite what the Tories say about the NHS being the main doorstep issue and UKIP saying it's immigration, it is who is trusted on the economy that will decide who gets into Number 10.
And when it comes to the economy, a feature of the campaign so far is the striking contrast in the way the parties are describing the situation in Wales.
On opposite ends of the spectrum are David Cameron saying there's a jobs miracle underway while Labour and Plaid paint a picture of thousands of people using food banks, claiming what they call the bedroom tax or are on a zero hours contract.
What's the truth? The Conservatives say the truth lies in the stats and there were plenty thrown at journalists at the launch of their Welsh manifesto on Friday at the Royal Welsh showground in Builth Wells.
The even coincided with the latest unemployment figures, showing 12,000 fewer people unemployed on the quarter.
Behind the scenes I was being urged to make sure those figures were reflected in our news bulletins on the day.
Conservatives are acutely aware of the dangers of this being a vote-less recovery, or as Plaid one described it a "spreadsheet" recovery.
In other words, it's an economic recovery that is not being felt on the ground, which is the central claim of Labour.
The economy is the prism for all of the parties. The Liberal Democrats have for the first time based their entire campaign on the prospect of being a moderating coalition partner which would ensure the economy is not jeopardised by too much, or too little, austerity.
And UKIP claims that the British economy would perform better if it was freed from the shackles of being a member of the EU.
I'm not telling anyone anything new by saying it's down to the economy. How the parties turn it to their advantage? Well that's another matter.
The history of that family, the Maciags, is tied to that of their homeland.
Along with art, it is a tale of being separated during two world wars, being taken prisoner and joining underground resistance groups.
Successive generations lived for 123 years, under the yoke of Poland's partition and control by its more powerful neighbours, before independence came.
Michal Maciag grew up in southern Poland during the 1890s when it was part of the the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
When World War I broke out he found himself fighting for the empire he objected to so he surrendered to the French to avoid fighting against the allies.
His granddaughter Anna said he was fighting in Bosnia with the Austro-Hungarian artillery, where he met his wife. Their first child Josef was born there.
"But he was sent to France and found himself on the side he didn't want to be on," Anna said.
"He took the most dangerous option by surrendering at Verdun so he could be on the French side but he was imprisoned by them and became a prisoner of war."
Left behind in Bosnia, his wife Roza, who was pregnant with Anna's father Otto, left the country when the family home was burnt down.
She made her way to Hungary and was there during the Hungarian Revolution in 1918.
It is thought Roza stayed in Hungary until Otto was about two, before making her way to Poland where she was reunited with Michal.
The couple's third son Ludwik was born in Krakow in 1920 and the family settled in Biała Podlaska, which was in central Poland at the time.
But when World War II broke out the family was torn apart again.
Jozef had become intensively involved in the underground movement but had to escape to the former Yugoslavia after he was seriously injured. However, he continued resistance and was known as Captain Nash by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Later killed by a German grenade in Montenegro, he was buried in a British war cemetery in Belgrade.
Anna's father Otto was trained in anti-aircraft artillery but, after defending the air force at Malaszewicze in September 1939, he was trapped between the Russian and German invasions of Poland.
She said: "He escaped to Romania where he was interned but then escaped to France."
Otto was stationed in various places including Scotland and fought in France, Belgium and Holland during the rest of the war.
Meanwhile, his brother Ludwik followed in his eldest brother's footsteps and joined the underground movement.
When the war ended Otto realised that he couldn't return home.
"He was in exile and couldn't go back, especially during the Stalinist era," said Anna.
"He studied art in Liverpool and then taught at Monmouth School where he was head of art."
Ludwik, who remained in Poland, faced a new threat - hundreds of thousands of Poles were still being deported to Siberia after the war.
As he had fought in the underground army and saved the lives of a group of American pilots he was blacklisted by the Communist state.
"[However] he hid in the forest and disappeared for quite a while before reappearing to study art in Krakow," Anna said.
"His war sketches, which were the basis for many paintings later on, were the only visual documentation of the forest based underground units, because the communist regime tried to erase this aspect of history.
"Ludwik protested furiously when even the titles of his purely landscape paintings were changed to suit communist propaganda and he was arrested several times."
He eventually became Dean of the Warsaw Academy of Art.
Anna, who still lives in Monmouth, has carried on the family's artistic legacy.
She was responsible for organising various Chopin bicentenary concerts in Bristol and Hereford and also makes ceramic art.
To commemorate Polish Independence Day all three artists' ceramics and paintings are being displayed in Hereford Museum and Art Gallery.
The location is especially appropriate because Otto and Anna were both members of the Herefordshire Art and Craft Society and for many years exhibited work in the same building.
Otto died in 2000 and Ludwik in 2007 but a new generation of Polish expatriates in Herefordshire can now explore their paintings and ceramics.
"It's just wonderful," said Anna. "I think they'd both be quite pleased."
The artwork and story of the Maciag family will be on display until 7 January 2012.
Femi Falana told the BBC that Muhammadu Buhari had promised to review all operations against the militants.
He said that he was now confident the soldiers, who said they lacked weapons to take on the Islamist insurgents, would not be executed and face justice.
This week it was revealed another 579 soldiers face trial over indiscipline.
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Army spokesman Sani Usman said the courts martial, currently taking place in the capital, Abuja, were to ensure professionalism in the army.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that the Boko Haram insurgency, which began in 2009, had caused "one of the most serious humanitarian crises in Africa".
Mr Falana, who is a prominent human rights lawyer and represented some of the 66 sentenced to death for conspiracy, cowardice and mutiny last year, said the Nigerian government had failed to adequately equip the units fighting the insurgency in the north-east.
"They [the soldiers] did not sign to commit suicide but to fight for their fatherland and since the government did not make weapons available, they were unable to fight," he told the BBC's Newsday programme.
"The sentences are awaiting confirmation but we are taking steps to ensure that no soldier, no officer in Nigeria is executed on account of the negligence of the Nigerian state in motivating the soldiers to fight and equipping them."
He said that outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan "had refused to assist to the request of the convicted soldiers to review their matter".
"So happily the incoming government of Gen Muhammadu Buhari has promised to review the entire operations in the north-east region and we are confident that the cases of the officers and the soldiers will be reviewed so that justice will be done to them."
Earlier, he told the Associated Press news agency the courts martial were a "travesty" as they were held in secret and evidence supplied by some of the accused indicated corrupt officers often diverted money meant for salaries and arms.
Despite a state of emergency in three north-eastern state, Boko Haram managed to take over many towns and villages last year.
It was only from the end of January, with military backing from Chad, Cameroon and Niger, that the army began to recapture territory.
However, sporadic attacks and violence have continued.
"Whole communities have fled their villages and endured unimaginable suffering... even if the fighting stopped tomorrow, it will take years of investment and painstaking work to rebuild livelihoods and services," ICRC president Peter Maurer said after a trip to the north-east.
Help was also needed for the victims of sexual violence, amid widespread evidence the militants raped some of the kidnapped women and girls, he said.
The group is still holding many women, girls and children captives including 219 schools girls it kidnapped from a school in Chibok in April last year.
Azad Miah, 44, was also found guilty of running a brothel from his business and paying two teenagers for sex.
The married father-of-two was owner of the former Spice of India restaurant.
Judge Peter Hughes, QC, said the case at Carlisle Crown Court showed "the seedier side" of UK towns and called for more protection for children.
Miah was cleared of child prostitution allegations relating to two other girls.
Det Insp Geoff Huddlestone of Cumbria Police, said Miah had got the sentence he deserved and that he had "committed heinous crimes".
The hearing heard that one girl was encouraged to have sex with him out of desperation for cash when she was 15, while he had a sexual relationship with the other, a heroin addict, when she was aged between 15 and 17.
The jury also heard that the Bangladeshi national had targeted "desperate and vulnerable" victims and treated them in a "cold and clinical way".
Passing sentence, Judge Hughes said: "This case reveals the seedier side of life in our town and city centres and what can happen to vulnerable and immature girls.
"There are lessons from this case for all of us to learn. There are lessons for parents to learn whose responsibility it is to protect their children.
"There are lessons for those responsible for safeguarding vulnerable teenagers from deprived backgrounds and without appropriate parental care and guidance."
The court heard the 12-year-old girl had complained to police three times about Miah persistently harassing her in 2008, three years before his arrest.
She said she eventually gave up complaining because nothing was done, although Miah's legal team said there was no official record of her complaints.
Det Insp Geoff Huddleston of Cumbria Police claimed the investigation was hampered because many victims did not want to speak out.
He said "We are not saying that we have not made mistakes, we just did not have the full picture at that time.
"It was a 500-piece jigsaw of which we only had two or three pieces.
"The 12-year-old's complaints were in the form of intelligence snippets rather than formally made allegations."
The hearing also heard that up to 30 potential victims of Miah were approached as part of the investigation but many were reluctant to come forward and give evidence.
Judge Hughes added: "There are lessons to be learnt by the police to be ever vigilant to detect signs of the possible exploitation and abuse of vulnerable people, and to take seriously what they say however chaotic and difficult their lives may be.
"A sad feature of this case is that there were a number of occasions when witnesses complained to police or community support officers about the defendant pestering them but their complaints were not taken further.
"As a result, opportunities were missed."
He also said that Miah had targeted his victims because of their troubled lives.
Judge Hughes said: "Over a number of years, behind the veil of a seemingly respectable business, you preyed on the immaturity and vulnerability of young girls from troubled and chaotic home backgrounds.
"You sought to draw them into a life of drug dependency and sleazy sex for money. When you did not desire their sexual services for yourself you made them available to others.
"Your conduct corrodes the foundations of decency and respect by which all right-thinking people live their lives whatever their ethnic or religious background."
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The man with one of the biggest egos in world football was celebrating a record-breaking 128th cap for Portugal, surpassing Luis Figo's tally.
But the Euro 2016 match against Austria, which finished 0-0, turned out to be one he will want to forget. Quickly.
"This was one of the greatest goalscorers we have seen having an absolute nightmare," said former England captain Alan Shearer.
Ronaldo, 31, looked happy and relaxed as the match got under way. About 20,000 fans from his homeland were banking on him to score and help Portugal towards a place in the last 16.
He looked certain to do just that with a close-range sidefooted effort in the first half but staggeringly steered the ball wide. It was the first of 10 efforts in the game - all unsuccessful.
The Real Madrid forward spent the rest of the first half drifting across Portugal's front line, looking for support from former Manchester United colleague Nani, but struggled to make a real impact.
By the time Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli blew for half-time, Ronaldo looked so deflated it took him a good minute longer than any other player to trudge off down the tunnel.
Maybe the second half would bring Ronaldo better luck? Maybe not.
There were a couple of mishit free-kicks (taking his tally to 36 direct free-kicks attempted at major tournaments, no goals), the occasional flick and feint, and time and again he implored team-mates to spread the ball wide and send it into the penalty box for him to utilise his heading prowess.
Just when it seemed the script appeared to have taken a twist in his favour as Martin Hinteregger wrestled him to the ground for a penalty, the worst was to come.
The man who sealed the shootout win for Real Madrid against against city rivals Atletico in the Champions League final a few weeks ago could not deliver from the penalty spot.
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There were gasps of disbelief from 20,000 Portuguese fans, who had never before seen one of their players miss a spot-kick outside of a shootout at a major tournament. There were almost as many howls of delight from Austria's fans as he sent his effort against the post. It was his fourth missed penalty in his past five attempts for club and country.
"He created a lot of chances and normally he would have scored a hat-trick," said Match of the Day pundit Thierry Henry. "When he was about to take the penalty I didn't fancy him - sometimes you can see when a player is not at it and he wasn't tonight."
Even then, there was another cruel twist when he finally found the net with a superb glancing header but was thwarted by the offside flag - cue more histrionics.
That effort took his tally of shots in the tournament to 20 - 11 more than any other player and more than nine other teams.
"We did everything right but the ball did not go in, once again," said another former Manchester United winger, Nani.
"What can we say? We cannot excuse ourselves with 'the ball won't go in' - we had chances."
The only victory of sorts came at the very end, when the match had finished. A fan sprinted on to the pitch and Ronaldo seemed more than happy to pose for a selfie.
The stewards had tried to stop the invader and Ronaldo was arguably reckless and irresponsible - or very accommodating - despite his miserable evening.
"His performance showed he's human," said Ronaldo's former Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand on Match of the Day.
"What he's been doing for 10 years has been relentless - achievement after achievement. He didn't get the rub of the green but he kept going and his head didn't drop."
The Ronaldo roadshow will roll on to a game against Hungary in Lyon on Wednesday, with Portugal's captain desperate to ensure he is not remembered for failing on the biggest of stages.
The 44-year-old former Celtic manager was appointed in October 2014 and leaves with the club 11 points from safety at the foot of the table with nine games left to play.
Lennon's departure comes five days after the Sports Shield consortium completed their takeover of Wanderers.
Academy boss Jimmy Phillips will take over the first team as interim manager.
"All at Bolton Wanderers would like to thank Neil for his contributions during his time at the club," a short statement on the club's website read.
Much of Lennon's 17-month reign was dominated by Bolton's financial troubles.
They were £172.9m in debt but it is believed the majority has been written off by former owner Eddie Davies, who does not wish to reclaim the money owed to him.
Bolton, who have won just four of their 37 Championship games this season, are back in the High Court on Monday over a winding-up petition brought by Revenue and Customs over an unpaid tax bill.
Ex-striker Dean Holdsworth, who leads the Sports Shield group and became Bolton's chief executive following the takeover, says the bill has been paid in full.
Bolton have not played in the third tier of English football since 1992-93 but are faced with that prospect unless they can achieve an unlikely escape from relegation.
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Former Bolton striker Kevin Davies, who played 407 games during a 10-year spell with the Trotters, said Phillips has little time to prove himself as a permanent replacement, while Southend manager Phil Brown - who was among the first to be linked with the vacant job - would find it difficult to turn down an offer.
Brown, 56, is a former Bolton player and worked under both Colin Todd and Sam Allardyce at the club. He also had a stint as caretaker boss of Wanderers in 1999, winning four of the six games he was in charge of.
"I know Jimmy would be keen to take the job full-time, so it'll be interesting to see how he does but I think they've probably left it a little bit too late," Davies told BBC Radio 5 live.
"If they did make an approach [for Brown] I think he would be interested. His family's still up here and it's obviously a very big football club."
Prior to his arrival at Bolton, Lennon won three Scottish league titles and two Scottish Cups with Celtic, as well as leading the Hoops to a famous victory over Barcelona on their way to the last 16 of the Champions League in 2012-13.
BBC Radio Manchester's Bolton reporter Jack Dearden:
"Four wins all season, bottom of the Championship table, nine games remaining, 11 points adrift.
"I don't think anyone will be surprised. It's a results-driven business and Neil Lennon himself has admitted that, but to be fair to him, he has been the manager in suitably difficult circumstances.
"Mathematically it is still possible (that Bolton could stay up). Realistically, not a chance at all. The players have got to accept their share of the responsibility as well and I'm sure that they would do."
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had questioned whether it would be practically possible to implement the ceasefire.
Russian air strikes and support from Iran have helped President Assad win key battles. Internationally, the threat from so-called Islamic State and the growing role of jihadi groups within the Syrian opposition have caused those countries which had wanted him gone to consider whether that remains a viable policy.
Three experts spoke to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme before the Syrian government agreed to the terms of the latest deal, about whether President Assad has effectively won the war.
Jennifer Cafarella is the Syria analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, a US military think tank.
"President Assad certainly has momentum on the battlefield. The armed opposition is mobilising significantly in order to prevent him, however, it does remain likely that Assad will be able to encircle Aleppo, after which we're expecting to see a siege and starve campaign.
"The recapture of Aleppo City could actually be sufficient to encourage many Syrian opposition fighters to stop fighting, and to abandon the war against Assad.
"His strategy to date has been to recapture key strategic terrain as well as to collapse opposition pockets that pose a threat to the core regime-held terrain. He's not trying to recapture all of the rural terrain that the opposition holds. Rather, he's trying to make sure that his gains are durable, and that they shore up his position militarily in places like Aleppo City, Homs, and Damascus.
"The core deficit that the opposition has is air power. Assad's ability to use Russian air strikes, as well as to deploy barrel bombs is not something that the opposition can make up for without receiving shoulder-to-air missile systems that they could use to shoot down aircraft.
"I think it's likely that without Iran's backing, Assad would have lost the war much earlier on, and so the continued deployment of Iranian ground troops is really keeping the regime alive and sustaining its battlefield momentum.
"For the first time we've started to see calls for the mobilisation of foreign fighters to come and fight on the opposition's behalf inside Syria. It's a very dangerous indicator of the state of the Syrian opposition. They are that desperate.
"Al-Qaeda's suicide bombers are an incredibly powerful military tool. Al-Qaeda uses them as a mechanism to penetrate a military base or a checkpoint: a suicide bomber can get up close and cause damage to the structure which the opposition would not otherwise be able to target.
"That tactic has been incredibly effective on behalf of the opposition, and is one of the reasons why the opposition will continue to rely on al-Qaeda as this war continues.
"Assad certainly is in a very strong position, and I think in the long-term, he's going to benefit from the radicalisation from the opposition.
"If Assad can get the situation in Syria to a point where we have to choose between the defence of our own homeland and our desire for Assad to go in Syria, I think it is possible that he could actually come out on top."
Rami Khouri is an analyst at the Issam Fares Institute at the American University in Beirut.
"President Assad really relies on very, very few people to help him stay in power. That to me is a sign of weakness, not strength.
"There was a moment when Syria had very good relations with Turkey but then the Turks turned against him completely. There was a moment when the Saudis had very close relationships with the Syrians, but those have all gone down the drain now.
"It matters because what you see now is the Saudis and the Turks and others saying they're going to send their F16 jets and their special commando ground forces to northern Syria to bolster the rebels who are trying to get rid of Assad.
"There are dangerous signs of a mini-world war going on in northern Syria. It's an extraordinary situation, with so many different parties - local, government, regional powers, foreign powers - actively shooting bullets and missiles and rockets at each other, and it's something that's totally unprecedented.
"Each one of them thinks that this is an existential battle. If they lose, they are wiped out from the face of history. That's why they're willing to do this.
"The Russian/Iranian/Hezbollah group are doing what they're doing because they see losing control of Syria for Assad would be a huge strategic blow to their interests. The Iranians and Hezbollah in particular need Syria as a link between them. The Russians see the serious situation as a means of regaining their role and international credibility in the region.
"I don't think Assad has the possibility of remaining president for a long time. The best he can do is get to a position of a ceasefire, and then a transition which he might be involved with in the first year or two, but eventually retire.
"If he's lucky, [he'll] get a deal like the Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, which is to retire from the presidency through a political deal, and not to be sent to the International Criminal Court. I think that's really the best that he can hope for."
Syrian-born Hassan Hassan is an analyst at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy in Washington DC.
"When the Russians came to Syria, that gave [the regime] some security that they could actually stay, and the country is heading towards something more positive. So that gave Assad some confidence as in they supported his project. They supported his survival.
"And when Isis started to advance towards Salamiyah, people started to say 'maybe our future is tied to the regime, and we better be under the protection of the regime'. So that city was secured by the regime, and no longer has contact with the opposition. Salamiyah became a stronghold for the regime.
"[The question of whether someone in his inner circle could betray him] is the question that has been circulating in Western capitals. But I think there are practical reasons why that's not possible.
"A regime supporter explained this to me in a good way. If Bashar al-Assad wants to pick up his phone and call someone and say 'release that prisoner', he will find people who would listen to him and obey him. There's a line of command there that works. If someone else does that, there's a big possibility that's not going to happen.
"Bashar al-Assad can get things done. And that's what drives people to stick with him - people who are part of his loyalist base or in Tehran or Moscow. They think that no-one else can replace him. Not because he's some sort of genius, but because psychologically, he represents the old order.
"He has won in a sense that his strategic goal of staying in power has been achieved to a large degree, unless things change. The war is not over."
The Inquiry is broadcast on the BBC World Service on Tuesdays from 12:05 GMT. Listen online or download the podcast.
Leicestershire Police said the incident in Keightley Road had been resolved "peacefully and without injury".
A woman, 48, was found in the flat unharmed and is now being treated as a witness, the force added.
Officers and negotiators were called at around 07:00 GMT and cordoned off the road.
Police had been stationed outside the property in the New Parks area of the city for around 10 hours after the man refused to leave the property.
The subsequent cordon left a number of people unable to get back home, but the road is now set to reopen.
Residents are also being advised that it is now safe for them to go about their normal business.
A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: "We regret the inconvenience that this incident has undoubtedly caused local people, but I am extremely grateful for their patience and understanding.
"Public safety, and that of our officers, has been of paramount importance throughout this 10 hour operation and I am pleased that it has been resolved peacefully."
The installation, called Dirty Corner, sits in the grounds outside the palace.
Mr Kapoor said in a French interview it signified "the vagina of the queen coming into power" - but later said the work was open to interpretation.
The Versailles palace was the home of Marie Antoinette, the 18th Century queen of France.
In a tweet, Versailles' mayor said the award-winning artist had "slipped up".
A German tourist, Dunja, told Reuters: "It's confusing, a big vagina and a palace.
"It's one of the most famous places in Paris and I just wanted to see it and I saw this building, this statue, and I don't know what it is."
Another tourist, Megan, from the US, said: "When you think you're coming to Versailles you'd expect like classic French, maybe a big statue of some Roman god but this just seems dirty, gross."
The piece has come in for criticism, but also praise, by female academics in the French press.
Mr Kapoor said on Friday he was misquoted in an earlier interview.
"A work has multiple interpretive possibilities," he said.
"Inevitably, one comes across the body, our bodies and a certain level of sexuality. But it is certainly not the only thing it is about."
The large metal sculpture is only part of Mr Kapoor's installation in Versailles. He also installed large mirrors, and a wall defaced by paint seemingly shot from a cannon.
Mr Kapoor is a former Turner Prize winner whose work has been shown around the world.
He is best known for the Orbital Tower at the heart of the Olympic Park in London.
The man was hit by a grey Volkswagen, outside Sainsbury's on Bower's Parade, Harpenden, at about 11:30 GMT, police said.
An ambulance service spokesman said the pedestrian in his 60s "had suffered serious head and chest injuries" and was declared dead at the scene.
Two people in the car, one of whom was an elderly woman, have been taken to Luton Hospital.
Harpenden High Street, between Sun Lane and Vaughan Road, was closed following the crash, but has been re-opened.
An air ambulance landed on Harpenden Common, close to the Harpenden Arms, in order to treat the man who later died.
The East of England Ambulance Service sent two ambulance crews, a rapid response vehicle and two ambulance officers to the scene.
The 30-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan to Motherwell after falling out of favour at their Scottish Premiership rivals.
He could be followed out of Hearts by fellow midfielder Billy King.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have held talks about a potential loan deal for the 22-year-old who ended last season with Rangers in the Championship.
King made 13 appearances as the Glasgow side won the title and promotion.
But the Scotland Under-21 international could be poised for another loan spell, this time with one of Hearts' Premiership rivals.
Frenchman Gomis first arrived in Scotland to join Cowdenbeath in 2006 after spells with English lower league clubs Windsor & Eton, Dagenham & Redbridge, Barnet and Lewes.
It won him a move to the top flight with Dundee United, returning for a second spell at Tannadice after two years with Birmingham City before joining Hearts in 2014.
Gomis, who was capped twice for Senegal, made 58 appearances for Hearts and 11 on loan to Motherwell.
He will now join Kelantan as they look to improve on their eighth place in the Malaysian table, the Kota Bharu-based side having finished ninth last year.
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The 22-year-old joined Chelsea from Porto in September 2013 but was immediately loaned to Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem for the 2013-14 season.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez said: "He's a player who fits in with the culture and the way we want to play.
"He's a very gifted technical footballer and he's got the right personality and character to fit in."
Atsu, who started all three of Ghana's games during the World Cup finals in Brazil this summer, is Everton's fourth signing of the summer and is available to face Leicester on Saturday.
The Toffees spent a club record £28m on striker Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea, signed Gareth Barry on a free transfer from Manchester City and brought in Muhamed Besic from Ferencvaros.
Music played on an old harmonium found inside the former schoolhouse of an abandoned island features in a new music video for a Scottish band.
Neon Waltz had gone to Stroma, a tiny isle that lies in the Pentland Firth between the Caithness mainland coast and Orkney, for the video and a photo shoot.
The band members came across the reed organ while exploring the island's deserted buildings.
Lived on for centuries, Stroma had a thriving population of more than 300 people in 1901. Farming, fishing and supplies from the mainland sustained the community.
The number of islanders declined over later years and in 1962 the last 12 inhabitants left.
Stroma continues to be used for grazing livestock.
John O'Groats-based Neon Waltz, which was one of music magazine NME's New Bands for 2015, planned to use the island and its deserted buildings as a backdrop for new band images to mark the release of their forthcoming album, Strange Hymns.
Drummer Darren Coghill said: "The view from my kitchen window of the Orkney Isles is blocked only by Stroma.
"There's nothing other than a mile of water between me and the rock. I look at it every day, but the maddest thing is that I'd never been.
"Finally getting the opportunity to go I didn't know if it could fulfil what my imagination was suggesting.
"We took an acoustic guitar and a little Casio battery operated keyboard with us hoping to make some recordings on the island - possibly the first ever recordings.
"We had no idea that we'd find this organ and that it'd work."
He added: "Sometimes it just all adds up: the song, the sound, the surroundings, the people and the history. I see the island in a totally different way - there's something really magical about it for me now."
Keyboard player Liam Whittles sat down at the harmonium and with lead singer Jordan Shearer and guitarist Calvin Wilson recorded a rendition of the band's single, Heavy Heartless.
Photographer and video director, Ronan Park, said: "Stroma sits in view of where the band lives at the very northern tip of Scotland, a fascinating place and the perfect place for their album cover photo shoot.
"We knew that the island's properties had been left intact with some belongings left behind, but had no idea we'd stumble across a working musical instrument.
"What happened when Liam hit the keys of the harmonium took our breath away and the impromptu performance that followed was unforgettable."
Stephen Anthony Hough, 57, spoke only to confirm his name at a brief hearing at Llandudno Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Janet Commins's body was found on a school playing field in Flint in 11 January 1976.
She disappeared after visiting a local leisure centre.
Mr Hough has also been charged with separate offences of rape and sexual touching, which are alleged to have happened in February this year.
He was remanded in custody and due to appear at Mold Crown Court on Thursday.
Nicky Spinks, 49, is only the second person to complete a double Bob Graham Round within 48 hours.
A complete single round is a 66-mile circuit of 42 summits within the space of 24 hours.
The farmer from West Yorkshire completed the challenged to celebrate beating breast cancer.
She said: "My main aim was to celebrate the fact that I am still here, living and running 10 years after being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer."
Ms Spinks began her challenge just after midnight on Saturday in Keswick before running through Dunmail, Wasdale and Yewbarrow in the dark and finishing at midnight.
The Bob Graham Round is named after a Keswick guest-house owner, who broke the Lakeland Fell record by traversing 42 fells within a 24-hour period in 1932.
Ms Spinks, who runs a farm in Gawthorpe, near Huddersfield, began running competitively in 2001 in a four-mile fell race. She had a hysterectomy in 2012.
In 2011, she set a new women's record of 64 for the number of Lakeland peaks climbed in 24 hours.
The old record of 62 peaks was achieved by Anne Johnson in 1994.
The only person to previously complete a Double Bob Graham Round in less than 48 hours was Roger Baumeister, in 1979 in 46 hours and 34 minutes.
So far Ms Spinks has raised just under £9,000 for the charity Odyssey which helps adult rebuild their lives after cancer.
The World Cup match will decide who tops Pool A with both teams unbeaten.
The 27-year-old Ospreys hooker has played in only one of those defeats, which stretch back to 2009.
"I think with some of the boys it might be in their minds they want to get that burden off their shoulders," said Baldwin.
"It's only one defeat for me and it hasn't been spoken about in the forwards.
"But again it's not so big a burden this weekend, there's excitement going in to it.
"The match gives us the opportunity to finish top of the group and the knowledge that we've already qualified so we can play a bit more, and that's what the coaches have emphasised."
Wales' last success against the Wallabies came in 2008 when they emerged 21-18 winners at the Millennium Stadium.
Since then, Australia have won 10 on the bounce, with seven of those by a margin of seven points or fewer.
Australia's dominant scrummage in their 33-13 win over England was one of the surprises of the tournament.
Traditionally the Wallabies scrum has been considered a weak point to attack by their opponents, with the English in particular profiting prior to last weekend's events at Twickenham.
The Welsh scrum, but contrast, struggled against England and Fiji in this tournament when Wales won 28-25 and 23-13.
Baldwin says it is an area Wales have been working on.
"It's about collective effort," he said.
"I think the front row has had issues the last couple of games, but I think we showed in the Six Nations that we can we put that right.
"So it's just getting everyone in cohesion. Hopefully we can get all the cogs working this weekend and we can get parity for our backs."
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The situation is worsening each day as water levels are rising because of poor drainage, the head of Pakistan's disaster management body said.
The UN has begun relief work but more rain has been forecast for the area.
Meanwhile, in India's eastern Orissa state more than one million have been displaced and 16 killed in floods.
About 2,600 villages have been submerged across 19 districts. The army and navy have been called in to help as many villagers are still stranded and dependent on food drops from helicopters.
Heavy monsoon rains have been battering South Asia for days but southern Pakistan has borne the brunt of the bad weather in recent weeks.
Almost one million houses there have been destroyed or damaged and floods have affected nearly 4.2m acres of land, the UN says.
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Karachi says that the rain is heaping misery on the hundreds of thousands living out in the open. Many people remain stranded on high ground and rooftops surrounded by flood waters, our correspondent says.
The United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef, said up to 2.5 million children had been affected.
One official said children and families, many of them still recovering from last year's devastating floods, are in urgent need of help before the situation worsens.
More rain has been forecast for the coming days.
"The situation in Sindh is already serious and there will be more flooding and more problems because of these rains," Arif Mehmood, a meteorology official, is quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency.
In other developments:
Officials in Orissa, India, said at least 61,000 people had been evacuated to safety and relief and rescue operations had begun.
Several rivers, including the Mahanadi, are overflowing and flood waters have severed a number of key road links.
Some areas had been cut off due to breaches in river banks and embankments and helicopters were the only way to bring food and water to people stranded there, Mr Mohapatra said.
Orissa's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the authorities were taking all measures to bring aid to those affected, adding that the state might seek help from central government.
Officials said the situation was expected to get better soon as rains had stopped and the water level in the Mahanadi and other rivers had begun to recede.
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Real Madrid face Juventus at the National Stadium of Wales on 3 June - the culmination of a four-day festival of football.
Here is what you need to know about what is happening when.
3 June: The Champions League final takes place at the National Stadium of Wales at 19:45 BST. A pre-match ceremony will start from 19:30.
Fans are advised to arrive in Cardiff by 10:00 if travelling by car or coach, and 13:00 if travelling by train. Aim to be at the stadium by 17:45 as additional security checks will be in place.
You can download the Travel Guide App for more information about travel and accommodation.
Two fan meeting points will be set up on Saturday and open between 07:00 and 18:15 on Churchill Way and Callaghan Square. Both will offer food and drink stands (no alcohol), toilets, left luggage, and information points. Only the left luggage facilities will remain open for collection.
1-4 June: The UEFA Champions League Festival opened in Cardiff Bay on Thursday and is open from 11:00 to 17:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday is expected to be the busiest as fans of the participating finalists arrive in the city.
The Champions Main Stage in Roald Dahl Plass will host artists, DJs and bands each day.
The UEFA Champions Gallery, a museum celebrating the UCL's history, will be inside the Wales Millennium Centre.
There will be no screening of the game at the festival site and the trophy is no longer on site.
On Friday, the Champions Floating Pitch hosted the Uefa Ultimate Champions match, featuring football legends, which 15,000 people watched.
The M4 and the main roads into Cardiff are expected to be at their busiest from 10:00 until 20:00 on Saturday and again from 22:00 on Saturday until 03:00 on Sunday.
There will also be more road closures and diversions than ever before in central Cardiff on Saturday, and around Cardiff Bay and Castle Street from 1 to 4 June.
Cardiff Central station, Cardiff Queen Street station and Cardiff Bay station are expected to be exceptionally busy all day, and the two city centre stations until 04:00 on Sunday.
Local services will not stop at Cardiff Central after 19:00 on Saturday.
Cardiff, Bristol and Birmingham airports are expected to be busy all day on Saturday and into the early hours of Sunday.
More information can be found on the FAW's website, the UEFA website and our guide.
The Uefa Champions Festival site will be removed between 4 and 12 June.
The Uefa Champions Village and Football Village will be removed between 4 and 19 June.
A temporary footbridge installed at Castle Street will be removed overnight between 4 and 5 June.
Camp Cardiff at Pontcanna Fields closes on 5 June.
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Mentoring, CV advice, interview training and on-job support will be offered to 6,000 people aged over 25.
The programme could be extended to help 1,500 younger adults handle education, training or work.
Public Health Minister Rebecca Evans said work can help people overcome such issues, although "the issues themselves are often a barrier to employment".
Employers will also be encouraged to take on people recovering from substance misuse and mental health problems, with up to three months transitional support for such workers.
Backbencher Luke Simpkins called the motion for Tuesday, saying it was "time to test the support of the leadership".
Mr Abbott, who came to office promising stability, has faced growing questions about his position in recent weeks.
His party lost recent elections in Queensland and he was ridiculed for giving a knighthood to Prince Phillip.
Ms Bishop, whose position is also being challenged, had been seen as a potential leadership challenger.
In a statement on Friday she said there should be "support for current leadership" in Tuesday's motion, known as a spill.
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has also been suggested as a possible rival, along with Social Services Minister Scott Morrison.
While Mr Turnbull has not yet commented, Mr Morrison told reporters he would not stand for election.
Analysis: Wendy Frew, Australia editor
Mr Abbott's leadership had been criticised before but his decision on Australia Day to award a knighthood to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was a game-changer.
Now, two backbenchers have come forward to lance what former Victorian Premier and Liberal heavyweight Jeff Kennett has likened to a festering boil of discontent with Mr Abbott.
The call for a party room spill on Tuesday by MPs Luke Simpkins and Don Randall has set the hares running. MPs are now furiously phoning each other to count the numbers for the pretenders.
Although Julie Bishop has supported Mr Abbott's stand against the motion, that does not mean she is ruling herself out if the motion passes and goes to a leadership vote.
Leadership spills have failed in the past, however, and Mr Abbott could still survive to see another day.
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Mr Abbott took office in 2013 promising to end the infighting and instability of the Labor years and reinvigorate the economy.
But he was immediately criticised for slashing spending in areas including universities, and his approval ratings have since plummeted.
He has been forced to scrap several of his key policies, including increasing the direct cost of seeing a GP and a paid parental leave scheme.
But in his email to Liberal MPs, Mr Simpkins said the awarding of a knighthood to Prince Philip "was for many the final proof of a disconnection with the people".
He said it was "time to test the support of the leadership in the party room".
In a brief news conference on Friday, Mr Abbott said MPs were entitled to put the motion forward, but that they were "asking the party room to vote out the people that the electorate voted in".
He said the Liberals were "not going to repeat the chaos and the instability" of the opposition Labor party, which lost office in 2013 after a series of leadership crises.
"So I have spoken to Deputy Leader Julie Bishop and we will stand together in urging the party room to defeat this particular motion and in so doing, and in defeating this motion, to vote in favour of the stability and the team that the people voted for at the election," he said.
Political commentators have said the spill is based on opaque procedures, but in general this is how Tuesday's spill would work:
Democratic Senator Al Franken told Yahoo News: "I think she has a right to analyse what happened, but we do have to move on."
Mrs Clinton this week faulted Democratic National Committee (DNC) voter data as "mediocre to poor".
She has also blamed the FBI, Russia and media.
Minnesota Senator Franken said on Thursday: "We have to move on by proving we are the party that cares about a lot of the people who voted for Donald Trump."
Mrs Clinton, speaking at a conference in California on Wednesday, said: "I take responsibility for every decision I make - but that's not why I lost."
She said the Democratic party did not help her once she was anointed their White House candidate.
"I get the nomination, so I'm now the nominee of the Democratic Party," she said.
"I inherit nothing from the Democratic Party. I mean, it was bankrupt.
"It was on the verge of insolvency. Its data was mediocre to poor, non-existent, wrong.
"I had to inject money into it."
She added: "I also think I was the victim of the very broad assumption that I was going to win."
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But Andrew Therriault, former DNC director of data science, lashed out at Mrs Clinton in a series of tweets that have since been deleted.
"DNC data folks: today's accusations are f****** bull****, and I hope you understand the good you did despite that nonsense," he wrote.
He also wrote that the battleground swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, all of which Mrs Clinton lost, never looked "even close to safe".
The Clinton campaign has been criticised by political experts for not campaigning more frequently in those crucial swing states.
"Her team thought they knew better", Mr Therriault said.
President Donald Trump reacted to Mrs Clinton's complaint by pouring scorn on his old foe.
"Crooked Hillary Clinton now blames everybody but herself, refuses to say she was a terrible candidate," he tweeted. "Hits Facebook & even Dems & DNC."
Organisers said they had "outgrown" the Spiegeltent, which has been located next to Loreburn Hall in recent years.
For the first time, they will be staging events at the Easterbrook Hall for the 2017 edition in January.
A free shuttle bus to the site will run at peak times and other venues in the town centre will still be used.
A Burns Night Carnival will return to the High Street on 22 January which will see a community cast of thousands present a reworking of Tam O'Shanter.
Town centre venues including the Theatre Royal and the new Stove building will be used for the first time, with traditional sites like the Globe and the Coach and Horses continuing to be used.
Graham Main, executive producer for Electric Theatre Workshop, which produces Big Burns Supper, said: "When we first brought the Spiegeltent to Dumfries - there was almost a venue shortage.
"We were quite blown away by how popular some of our events became.
"The fact of the matter is we have outgrown the Spiegeltent capacity in just four of those five years.
"If we are going to grow - we need to think about it now."
The award-winning Le Haggis show is one of the events to move to the Easterbrook Hall.
Elaine Carruthers, marketing manager for the Crichton Trust, said: "This is a really exciting development and helps to position the festival across all of the assets Dumfries has.
"The estate contributes to the overall charm of the town, and it is great to see it playing a part in one of the region's leading cultural events."
The full programme for the Big Burns Supper will be announced on St Andrew's Day but other announcements are expected during November.
A series of tweets about fake weather conditions in Middle Eastern countries began appearing on Thursday afternoon.
The accounts are the latest in a series of large corporate Twitter feeds to have been breached.
The BBC said that it now has control of all three accounts and all inappropriate content has been deleted.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "We apologise to our audiences that this unacceptable material appeared under the BBC's name."
The attacks began in the early afternoon on Thursday. At the same time, BBC staff were alerted to a phishing email that had been sent to some BBC email accounts. It is not yet clear if the two are related.
The email contained a link that if clicked on could expose password details.
The BBC weather Twitter feed, which has 60,000 followers, was among those affected.
Alongside the standard tweets from the weather feed such as "'last night was chilly" some more bizarre comments began emerging.
They included: "Saudi weather station down due to head-on collision with camel."
Another read: "Chaotic weather forecast for Lebanon as the government decides to distance itself from the Milky Way."
The group claiming responsibility has previously spread messages in support of Syrian President Bashar-al-Assad.
The BBC's Arabic and Radio Ulster feeds were also affected.
Faris Couri, BBC Arabic's editor-in-chief said in a statement: "Today at around 11.00GMT, BBC Arabic's twitter account @BBCArabicOnline was hacked. Since then, several pro-Assad news tweets were published by the account.
"We strongly condemn such action and apologise to our audiences," he said.
The attacks on the BBC are the latest in a series of hacks on high-profile Twitter accounts.
Last month Burger King and Chrysler saw their Twitter feeds hijacked while a quarter of a million Twitter users had their passwords stolen.
"The BBC is an obvious place to attack as it a trusted brand and so anyone who wishes to broadcast a message can reach a audience that are likely to pay attention, certainly initially," said Prof Alan Woodward from the department of computing at the University of Surrey.
"The most likely source of the hack is via social engineering - someone managing to elicit the password by fooling the user who keeps the password," he added.
Increasingly experts are now calling for Twitter to step up security and offer two-factor authentication, essentially a disposable, single-use password for its users.
Writing about the hack on his blog, security consultant Graham Cluley said it was unclear how the password had been cracked.
"The good news is that the hack doesn't appear to have been done with the intention of spreading malicious links or scams. Instead, it appears that the Syrian Electronic Army are trying to spread political messages about Syria instead," he said.
"You should always use hard-to-guess, hard-to-crack, unique passwords for your online accounts that you are not using anywhere else on the web."
Jones, appointed as the replacement for Stuart Lancaster on 20 November, was scheduled to begin work on Tuesday.
The Australian has been able to start carrying out his duties, but is having to do so from Tokyo because his visa application is still being processed.
Rugby Football Union officials hope that Jones' paperwork will be approved before the end of the week.
Jones, who coached Japan at the recent World Cup, was able to attend a press conference at Twickenham on the day of his appointment because he had a visitor's permit to enter the UK.
The 55-year-old then travelled to Los Angeles to carry out work for World Rugby, the game's global governing body, at a conference for tier two nations, before returning home to Japan, where he has been waiting to be granted a visa.
To take up the England job, he left his role as head coach of South African franchise the Stormers - who he only joined in September.
Before that, Jones led Japan to a shock victory over South Africa at this year's World Cup, having guided Australia to the 2003 final before helping South Africa win the 2007 tournament by working as their technical director.
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The US conservative TV station has apologised and reportedly paid the former Fox & Friends co-host $20m to drop her case.
Ms Carlson's allegations led to Fox's chief executive, Roger Ailes, leaving the channel in July.
She had complained that Mr Ailes victimised her and ruined her career after she rejected his advances.
"We regret and apologise for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve," said 21st Century Fox, which owns Fox News.
Ms Carlson, 50, had claimed that Mr Ailes, 76, one of the most prominent figures in US television, first demoted her then sacked her after she spurned him.
For many years she had co-hosted the Fox and Friends morning show before being given her own programme in 2013.
Mr Ailes denied the allegations but resigned after an investigation by 21st Century Fox brought forward similar complaints from other female employees.
Another presenter, Greta Van Susteren, resigned on Tuesday, but Fox News did not give a reason for her abrupt departure after 14 years. One source described it as a financial disagreement.
Roger Ailes became a leading figure in US cable news after Rupert Murdoch brought him in to set up Fox in the mid-1990s.
For almost 20 years, Mr Ailes was the top dog as his channel posted annual profits of hundreds of millions of dollars, and transformed the cable news landscape, which had been dominated by CNN.
Ms Carlson said: "I am gratified that 21st Century Fox took decisive action after I filed my complaint.
"I want to thank all the brave women who came forward to tell their own stories and the many people across the country who embraced and supported me."
In her complaint, made after she was sacked in June, Ms Carlson's lawyer said that Mr Ailes "unlawfully retaliated against Carlson and sabotaged her career because she refused his sexual advances and complained about severe and pervasive sexual harassment".
Mr Ailes worked on the presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H W Bush before going on to set up Fox News in 1996.
He has reportedly advised the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump since leaving the network.
Mr Ailes continues as an informal adviser to Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of 21st Century Fox.
Drivers reported seeing the man exposing himself as he walked on the B818, near to Nethermains Road, at about 17:30 on Wednesday.
He was described as a white man in his 30s, about 5ft 9in tall, with a slim build and wearing a blue or grey hooded top and jeans.
Officers are continuing to carry out inquiries in the area.
Sgt Peter Dimberline said: "This is a fairly busy road with young children potentially travelling in vehicles, which passed the suspect, and this type of behaviour is completely unacceptable."
Police said people threw stones at a tram full of passengers near St Werburgh's Road stop, Chorlton, late on Friday.
Transport for Greater Manchester said this damaged the tram and the tracks, with a later tram becoming stuck and blocking the line.
Services on the Manchester Airport and East Didsbury lines were suspended.
No-one was injured during the incident.
There was significant travel disruption on Saturday, with lines since fully reopening. Greater Manchester Police is investigating the incident.
Peter Cushing, Metrolink director, said: "I'm disgusted by the behaviour that we saw and we will be working with the police to help them with their inquiries.
"I'd like to apologise to our passengers for the disruption caused by the vandalism."
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Selman's unbeaten 116 anchored Glamorgan's pursuit of 266 in 51 overs, before hitting 14 off the first three balls of the last over.
Four wickets for debutant spinner George Harding also kept Durham in the hunt in the evening gloom.
Paul Collingwood declared when he was on 92 not out to set up a competitive contest.
The Durham captain was set to record his second century of the match, but brought an end to the innings after bad light and rain cost an hour of play after lunch.
Earlier Graham Clark took his first-class best to 72 while Ryan Pringle made a hard-hit 41, but two wickets apiece for Michael Hogan and Andrew Salter prevented Durham accelerating too quickly before lunch.
Glamorgan reached 37-1 by tea, but the game exploded into life in the closing stages as Aneurin Donald hit 28 off 17 balls, Colin Ingram smashed 42 off 31 deliveries, and Chris Cooke 31 off 20.
Harding's mature display under pressure kept Durham's hopes alive deep into the last hour as both sides strove for their first win of the season.
But Selman, who had never hit a professional six before this innings, took on the responsibility as he cleared the ropes twice with the first two balls of the last over before running a two to complete the chase.
Glamorgan batsman Nick Selman told BBC Wales Sport:
"It was good to get a win and to bat that well puts us in good stead in the future, everyone played a role and it was good to get over the line.
"We wanted to keep wickets in hand, then play it as a one-dayer with a game plan of right-handers coming in against the spin, me and Chris Cooke played well to get it that deep and to finish it off was great.
"The boys reminded me I'd never hit a six so it was good to clear the fence and whack a few."
Durham captain Paul Collingwood told BBC Newcastle:
"We could have batted longer and batted for the draw but the position we're in [with a points deduction], if something special's going to happen this year we have to take the odd risk.
"We knew we'd have to give them a chance, and for a game to go down to the last over with all three results possible.
"It was a good game - unfortunately we came off on the wrong end of it but there's no shame in trying to win matches."
The warrant was issued by Sweden in 2010 on two allegations of sexual assault.
Mr Assange denies the assault claims and has been living at the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 2012.
Swedish investigators are now likely to proceed with plans to travel to London to question Mr Assange.
The Supreme Court said it saw "no reason to lift the arrest warrant", since moves to question Mr Assange in London were already in place.
Mr Assange's lawyer, Per Samuelson, told Reuters."We are of course disappointed and critical of the Supreme Court's way of handling the case.
"This decision has been taken without letting us close our argument."
The 43-year-old Australian has been living in a small suite of rooms in Ecuador's embassy since requesting asylum in 2012 to avoid extradition.
Mr Assange denies the allegations of sexual assault, made by two women he met during a trip to Sweden in August 2010.
He claims they are part of a plot to extradite him to the US because of Wikileaks' publication of thousands of classified US documents.
But the former computer hacker has not been charged with any crime in the US and the Americans have not issued the UK with an extradition request.
Both players were offered new contracts at Bristol, whom they helped win promotion to the top flight last season and to a recent upturn in form.
Eadie, 24, has made 126 Bristol first-team appearances since 2010, while Ford-Robinson, 23, has played 36 times.
Ex-Scotland Under-20 man Eadie scored against Saints earlier this term.
"Both Jamal and Mitch put in impressive performances when we played Bristol at the start of January but we have been watching them for some time," said Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder.
"We've liked what we've seen and believe that they have the ambition and quality to have a big impact here at the Saints."
Bristol head coach Mark Tainton said he was "very disappointed" that the pair would be leaving at the end of the season.
"Both players would have played a significant role in developing what we are building at Bristol Rugby," he added.
Eadie said the decision had been "one of the most difficult" he has had to make.
"I've come through the academy system and Bristol is the club that gave me my chance in the game," he continued.
Ford-Robinson, who came through the Leicester academy, has made seven Premiership appearances so far this season.
"It's been a hugely enjoyable two years at Bristol and the support from the rugby community in the city has been fantastic," he said.
"The supporters have been magnificent towards me and I appreciate how welcome they have made me feel here."
The soldier, known as 1U to protect his identity, also said he had to arrange for more water for his checkpoint because it nearly ran out.
L/Cpl Craig Roberts, of Conwy county, L/Cpl Edward Maher, and Cpl James Dunsby from Trowbridge, died attempting the march in the Brecon Beacons.
It was on one of 2013's hottest days.
The inquest had previously heard it took medics about an hour to reach casualties on the 16-mile (26km) march.
1U was asked about the medical plans and how an evacuation would be performed.
"It would take us time to get there, and especially with heat injuries time is against you," he said.
"I raised it several times in the past that we don't have enough medics, but we had to work with the resources we had."
He said he raised the issue with those higher in the chain of command within his reserve unit, but not directly with Signal Regiment that was running the exercise that day.
1U said he would usually have a radio, but did not that day because "there weren't enough to go around".
The coroner, Louise Hunt, asked if he told the directing staff why a soldier, 2J, was withdrawn earlier in the day.
"I didn't, no, because I was still trying to cool him down at that particular point," he said.
1U added that it was not routine practice in 2013 to detail why a candidate was being withdrawn, other than it was for medical reasons.
The coroner asked: "How can the commanders make decisions… if they don't have knowledge about medical withdrawals?"
"I don't know," he replied.
The 247 vehicles in High Wycombe were damaged in High Wycombe between 3 March and 9 April.
Men aged 19, 20 and 22 - all from High Wycombe - have been charged with stealing a motor vehicle, arson and conspiring to damage property.
A 17-year-old boy, also from High Wycombe, has been charged with the same offences and a drugs offence.
The three men are Iftikar Aslam, 22, of Desborough Road, High Wycombe, Waqas Yasin, 20, of Rutland Avenue, High Wycombe and Khurum Hanif, 19, of Rutland Avenue, High Wycombe.
People will be expected to pay around 10% of the cost of fitting flood doors and other measures.
The scheme will pay the rest after an assessment by a flood expert.
The total cost of protecting a home is expected to be between £3,500 and £8,000. That would leave homeowners with a bill of between £350 and £800.
Priority will be given to homes which have flooded before and which will not benefit from a government flood alleviation scheme within the next five years.
The grant is capped at £10,000.
The scheme has been prepared over the course of the past year.
Businesses are not eligible.
Michelle O'Neill said she intended to ask the executive to extend the flooding hardship scheme to businesses at the executive meeting next Thursday.
The minister said she understood the frustration of flooded businesses which were not eligible for the £1,000 grant.
She said some of the £1.3m extra flood money available from the Treasury could be used for this purpose.
The executive had said the money would be used for flood prevention measures.
The environment minister has already called for the extension of the hardship grant scheme to affected businesses.
Sixty years after enjoying a first Royal Ascot winner as an owner, in the year of her coronation, she crowned a Ladies' Day where leading ladies made it an extraordinary afternoon.
Her filly Estimate just held on in a pulsating running of the 207th Gold Cup that saw the monarch break free of her regal sobriety to show the sheer enjoyment of winning.
As the four-year-old saw off the Irish challenge of Simenon and the French raider Top Trip, she clapped alongside her racing manager John Warren in the royal box.
Horse: Estimate - A four-year-old filly bred in Ireland by the Aga Khan. Has won four of her seven races. Career earnings: About £280.000
Owner: The Queen, 87, has about 40 horses in training on the Flat and over the jumps
Trainer: Sir Michael Stoute, 67. Royal Ascot wins: 66. Has won the Derby at Epsom five times. Arrived in Britain from his native Barbados just before 20th birthday
Jockey: Ryan Moore, 29, champion jockey in 2006, 2008, 2009. Father Gary is a trainer, and brother Jamie a jump jockey
Winnings: A prize of £198,485 goes to the Gold Cup winner. A small percentage goes to both the jockey and the trainer
Presentation: The Queen traditionally presents three trophies at Royal Ascot - the Royal Hunt Cup, the Gold Cup and the Queen's Vase. The Duke of York stepped in this time
Seeing the Queen close up after this triumph made me double check her age. She is 87, but had a spring in her step which defied those years.
The Queen has presented the Gold Cup to the winning owner down the decades, but this time it was finally her turn to collect the trophy as she became the first reigning monarch to win it.
The Duke of Edinburgh of course, who presented her with the Queen's Vase last year when Estimate won that race, was missing this time as he recovers from a stomach operation.
And so it was their son, the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, who did the presentation honours and following a small bow of his head, they shared a warm exchange.
Even jockey Ryan Moore, not known for grand celebrations, looked chuffed after his second Royal Ascot success on Estimate, who was first in the Queen's Vase 12 months ago in Diamond Jubilee year.
"She won well, and to do it for the Queen is fantastic. To win the Gold Cup in her colours is exceptional," said the three-time champion jockey.
Like the odd female, Estimate is not entirely straightforward. She can occasionally be a "pain in the bum" according to her trainer Sir Michael Stoute.
"The girl who rides her every day, Michelle, and Kerry the head lass and Kirstie who led her up have put a lot of hard work in to get her relaxed," said the Newmarket trainer.
"It's a special thrill to win this race for The Queen, and it will have given her enormous pleasure - she really loves the game and it's a great recreation for her. She told me it was a very big thrill and thanked everybody involved.
"This rates as highly as anything, and I know the pleasure it will have given the Queen because she has such a love for her breeding programme, and that's why it will have given her a bigger thrill to win with a filly, rather than a colt.
"This win is very high on my list, because it's been done for a lady who, never mind being the Queen, loves racing, is a great supporter of racing and is so good for British racing."
The Gold Cup had been preceded by another hugely popular, and emotional, win for a filly as Riposte - ridden by Tom Queally - triumphed for Lady Cecil, the widow of Royal Ascot's leading all-time trainer Sir Henry Cecil, who died aged 70 nine days earlier.
Her voice cracking with emotion following the Ribblesdale Stakes, she said: "First of all, that was for Henry, the Prince (Khalid Abdullah, the owner of Riposte) and all of the staff at Warren Place - for Team Cecil.
"I don't really have the words to say what I am feeling right now. I think people will probably have a good idea. Henry was just adored by so many people. People who had never met him just loved him."
Joining the Queen and Lady Cecil in this highly charged day of thrilling female victories was the Ireland-based trainer Joanna Morgan.
In 1978, she was the first professional woman jockey to ride at Royal Ascot when partnering Gallowshill Boy in the Queen's Vase.
Total number of winners: 22
First victory: Choir Boy (1953 Royal Hunt Cup)
Most recent winners: Free Agent (2008 Chesham Stakes), Blueprint (1999 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes)
2012 runners: Carlton House (2nd, Prince of Wales's Stakes), Momentary (12th, Ribblesdale Stakes) Estimate (1st, Queen's Vase)
Thirty-five years on, she secured her first victory at the meeting as a trainer when 20-1 shot Roca Tumu obliged in the Britannia Stakes.
"It is a dream to win here - what you work every day for," said Morgan
"My first runner here as a trainer came third in the Queen's Vase about 25 years ago. I have had several runners since but not got any closer until today."
So where did 20 June, 2013, stand in the rich tapestry of this world-famous meeting where top thoroughbred action mixes with high fashion?
"This is a seriously historical day in our [racing] world," said Newmarket trainer John Gosden, a close friend of Sir Henry, who won the Tercentenary Stakes on Thursday with the Abdullah-owned favourite Remote.
From the top-hatted toffs in the Royal Enclosure to the cheaper, cheekier Silver Ring, there was an air of celebration among the crowd of 61,954.
Estimate was the well-backed favourite after all. Only the bookies were hurting, and even some of them were smiling on the inside.
Ascot's chief executive Charles Barnett reckoned there were "some of the greatest scenes ever seen in the long history of the Royal meeting".
Ireland's champion National Hunt trainer Willie Mullins, who narrowly missed out on winning jump racing's Gold Cup at Cheltenham in March with runner-up Sir Des Champs, had to settle for second again as Simenon was denied by a neck.
"I wasn't too disappointed to be second - maybe for the first time in my life," said Mullins, who called it the "perfect race".
"This is a fantastic result for racing. The stands just erupted about the furlong-marker and then everyone rushed back to the back of the stands to see the winner come in - it was a fantastic atmosphere."
Racing needed this - the last two months have seen a stream of damaging headlines after a major doping scandal and a corruption case which saw jockey Eddie Ahern banned for 10 years.
With Estimate and the Queen taking racing onto front pages and the top of news bulletins for positive reasons, it is hard to over-estimate the value of Her Majesty's contribution.
There was an extra zip in the feelgood post-race singsong for punters around the Ascot bandstand as the sun shone on a day when thunderstorms were expected.
The Queen's winning horse Estimate is the first filly to win the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot since Indian Queen in 1991.
It was hard, however, not to look to the heavens and think of Lady Cecil when the band played You'll Never Walk Alone.
Earlier, Riposte's jockey Queally had said: "It has been a tough, tough week and I know that a lot of people are struggling, emotionally as well as everything else."
Known by many simply as Jane, Sir Henry's former secretary has shown a regal dignity in her time of grief.
"Keeping busy is what is keeping us all going - if we had nothing to do, then I think we would all fall to bits," she had said.
Her husband's funeral is on Monday. He would have loved all this - a script fit for Ascot's king, with his Lady, and the Queen, at the centre.
Ten thousand children were evacuated by parents desperate to get them to safety. Acts of commemoration are taking place this week, but as survivors grow old, how should their stories be remembered? BBC Newsnight hears the stories of four of them.
I slept through the actual night of Kristallnacht and in the morning as I walked onto the streets there was glass everywhere, and crowds, and I realised something very sensational had happened.
There were Nazis standing around in uniform and big smears all over the walls saying "Die, Jews" and so forth. And through all of this I walked to the school.
It was from Kristallnacht on that the Kindertransport started.
I don't remember my parents discussing the decision to send me, although they must have. My father was abroad at that time because Jews had been made to leave their businesses, and my father had transferred his truck business from Danzig [now Gdansk] across the border into Poland.
My mother had two sisters and her mother living in London at that time, so it was arranged that I would be taken in by my mother's family.
My group was the last of three that left Danzig. I was one of 18 children, and we travelled for three days, passing through Berlin, at Friedrichstrasse station, with a Gestapo guy who accompanied us, and a member of the Jewish community who took us all the way to London.
In Berlin we had arrived at around four or five in the morning, and an aunt of mine was standing in the station with bananas for all the children because she had heard that we were passing through.
The Gestapo guy got off at the railway station at the border between Holland and Germany, and we then went on to the Hook of Holland, and from there by ferry to Harwich and from Harwich to Liverpool Street station in London.
By the time we arrived in Liverpool Street we had been sleepless for three days and three nights and we arrived totally disorientated. We were hungry and didn't know the language, and it was a strange world to us.
There was a mixture of emotions, a combination of excitement at being in a strange place and of sadness at having parted with one's parents. We weren't aware, and I think maybe many parents weren't quite aware, that this was the last parting ever, because of course the [concentration] camps had not been built.
That's what I wanted to show in the sculpture that I did for Liverpool Street station - disorientated, tired, slightly elated, somewhat depressed, bewildered children coming into a wartime England not knowing a word of the language, I wanted to show it the way I remember it was.
My mother's two sisters were at Liverpool Street station and off I went. Others were taken in by people who had previously agreed to accept children to their homes. Where there was no place for the children in homes, they were taken to some kind of hostel.
One of my aunts was married to a Bavarian doctor who had resettled a year or two before and had a practice in Harley Street. They lived with my grandmother, so there was my mother's sister, her husband, their son and my grandmother.
When my parents said goodbye to me on the platform, my father said: "Whatever happens, study, go to university," which I tried to do and did. That's the advice I got, and for better or worse I carried it out.
I had to learn English first, for which I got private lessons, and then was accepted into a boarding school in north London.
In terms of what was happening back home during the war, I think the British government suppressed a great deal of what they knew concerning the concentration camps. They had their own reasons to underplay this, but the German refugees here knew all about it.
The rumours were rife there, and people knew what was happening in Auschwitz and in Buchenwald, that something terrible was happening there, which the British authorities did not want known.
I remember being taken by the school to a play in the West End, and it was in the middle of the play that I was sitting there with all the other students, when I suddenly said to myself: "I'm an orphan."
I suddenly realised that the chances of my parents still being alive after what I had heard were minimal. I don't know why it came to me in the theatre, but I remember sitting there in that chair and coming to that understanding.
I got the confirmation of this from the Red Cross after the war, and also from my father's brother, who had survived and had himself passed through Poland during the war and looked for them.
When I try to piece together what there would be in common between all of us who were on the Kindertransport, it would be that, as I wrote in a book, we entered the train in Danzig as children; we disembarked in Liverpool Street Station as adults, because we were now responsible for our own lives.
We experienced too much too soon. I think that probably is the epitaph of our youth.
There are a number of things that often play in the back of my mind as I think about the transports, the feeling that parents must have had to make that decision to send their child away; added to that, the promise of "we'll see you again shortly, hopefully", which of course in many cases never occurred.
I was a young child and I cannot remember my reaction to being told I was going abroad. I know my parents made me a promise. They promised me a suit with long trousers, because in those days boys wore shorts only, when I had my bar mitzvah.
But of course the promise was unfulfilled as they didn't survive.
I cannot remember much of how I felt at my time of leaving for England. It's almost like a curtain came down and blacked it all out.
I didn't know the language except one sentence. Interestingly my parents taught me a sentence in English, which was: "I'm hungry, may I have a piece of bread?", or words to that effect, which I've fortunately never had to use.
All of the children were allowed only one small piece of luggage. I still don't know to this day why, but I was able to take two cases with me: an ordinary big case and an old-fashioned trunk.
I had clothes and a hairbrush, which mother packed to make sure that her darling little son kept his hair tidy, and a shoe bag and other bits.
Father would have probably left most of the packing to mother, but he ensured that I took things that were important from a Jewish point of view. He came from an Orthodox Jewish home and he made sure that I had prayer books. And there was a photo album that was given to me, a little tiny one.
I don't really remember saying goodbye to my father and sister. My mother came with me to Hamburg and we boarded the liner and I said goodbye to her there.
When I got to England I was sent to Margate, where I lived in a group of 50 youngsters up to the age of about 16 or 17. I was the youngest. I learned English and learned to play games which I'd never heard of, such as hopscotch.
I was lazy when it came to writing to my parents, and also I had to choose whether I would use my pocket money to buy sweets or stamps, but I did write and I got letters back.
Unfortunately I destroyed all those letters when war broke out. An older child said: "You can't keep those, if the Germans come here it's no good," so sadly I destroyed all my parents' letters.
Once the war broke out there was no further communication. Around about 1942-43 we tried to contact them via the Red Cross, as a number of people did, but we heard nothing, as by that time they were no longer alive.
My father died in January 1942 and my mother in the March. I heard about my parents' death in 1945. My sister met me from school and told me and I just went on with my life. There was nothing much more I could do and that was that.
I'd already sort of lived with the loss in my own mind because I'd not heard from them since the war began.
I remember it was night when we went to the railway station because, I think, they didn't want the population to know what they were doing.
In a way I didn't understand it all. I wasn't stupid or anything, but it was just a thing that you couldn't comprehend. I remember my father telling me that I would like it in England because I would be able to ride the horses, but the reality wasn't like that at all.
The journey was such a blur. On the boat we had bunks because we crossed in the night. I remember going to the toilet, and when I was out of the compartment I cried and one of the helpers who was on the journey said: "Don't do that, you'll set the young ones off."
When we arrived in England we stayed overnight in London with the uncle of Eve, the friend I had travelled with. In the morning we took a train to Hinckley in Leicestershire, where we were both due to go.
I remember my foster parents coming in. He wore a bowler hat, which he took off. He was quite an elderly gentleman and she was a fairly stern-looking lady.
I don't know whether they were just the type of people who didn't hug or kiss or anything. I can't ever remember being hugged, you know? Of course we couldn't talk together either, which I suppose was a hindrance.
I went to school for a couple of years, and my foster parents went to work, both of them.
I was basically a maid, hoovering and polishing and washing up, and I was a young pair of legs for going shopping.
Then of course we come to the time when I left school at 14. On the very next Monday I was introduced to my first factory job, where I promptly ran the needle of the sewing machine through my thumb. I don't think I lasted very long in that factory.
But then there was always another one. And so it went until I was 18, when I decided to leave my foster parents. I took lodgings with one of my workmates.
Until I left my foster parents, I was sort of continuously homesick, and it's a horrible feeling. You know, it was always there.
We didn't part on terribly good terms, because I think they thought I would live there for ever. I suppose they were fond of me. I just don't know.
It was a matter of luck who you went to and I just wasn't that lucky. But then again you've got to think that they saved my life.
I came to England in April 1939 and I was five and a bit years old. The passport I travelled on was issued by the German Reich, and on the front page there was a J in red to designate that I'm Jewish.
My father was a doctor and he had his practice near the showbiz part of Vienna. My mother worked as a dancer in one of the theatres and she went to him as a patient and they fell in love. Since she wasn't Jewish, she converted.
I don't remember getting on the train, but I do remember the train stopping and people coming in and giving us a sweet drink and then we carried on.
First I stayed with quite a strict family. I recall silly things, like having to wear a straw bonnet and being forced to make my own bed with hospital corners. I don't think I stayed there that long. It probably wasn't more than a year or so, and then I moved to Cambridge.
I remember at one point a card coming from my parents, and rushing down the stairs and then being quite emotional. I think that must have been the first contact then, since I remember it as an event.
In Cambridge I moved to a very nice family. They had a son about the same age as I was, a beautiful house and a big dog, and I started school. I think the family would ideally have adopted me because they had a boy and I was a girl, but then the mother had to go into hospital to have an operation and so I went to another family in Cambridge.
After that I was in a hostel and another family, until eventually I moved to stay with my uncle from Moravia and his family, who had settled in Hartlepool.
The refugee committee hadn't wanted me to go to them until they had a stable set-up, but when they became established in West Hartlepool and my uncle got a steady job as a teacher I was allowed to have a holiday with them there to see how I liked it.
I had a lovely holiday and my aunt said to me: "You know you're going back now, but when you come back it will be for ever," and so it was.
My mother was working in a factory during the war and she was killed when it was bombed. I felt sad, but I didn't really know her. I just sort of had flashes of memory of her.
My father managed to survive the war and in 1948 he came over, full of hope, to see his only child, but it was quite a traumatic experience because I'd more or less got a new father. Things did thaw during his stay but it was quite hard because for him it was a continuation, but for me it was something new.
I was all geared up to go to Vienna the following year, but unfortunately in the February of that year he had a massive heart attack and died.
The former Netherlands Under-21 international is now under contract until the end of the 2017-18 season.
Jozefzoon signed from PSV Eindhoven for an undisclosed fee in January on an initial six-month deal.
He made 19 appearances and scored once for the Championship side, who finished 10th in the table despite losing to Blackburn in their final game.
A woman in her 20s was attacked in Boundary Road on 24 November, police said.
Two other incidents happened in the Boundary Road area, including one in the adjacent Slades Farm wooded area, on 13 and 14 September.
A 28-year-old Bournemouth man charged with two counts of sexual assault is due to appear at Bournemouth Magistrates' Court later.
A defence ministry statement said Washington was using a "verbal curtain" to hide its reluctance to rein in the rebel groups it supports.
The truce has broadly held since taking effect on Monday although the Russian-backed Syrian army and rebels have accused each other of many violations.
Meanwhile, the UN has warned there is a "problem" with getting aid into Syria.
Special envoy Staffan de Mistura placed responsibility on the Syrian government which, he said, had not yet provided the "facilitation letters" that would allow aid convoys to pass through army checkpoints and reach besieged areas.
"We cannot let days of this reduction of violence be wasted by not moving forward," he told reporters in Geneva.
The Russian defence ministry insisted that, from the very beginning of the truce, Moscow had been fulfilling its obligations, which includes ensuring that the Syrian air force does not bomb areas held by mainstream rebel forces and setting up checkpoints in divided second city of Aleppo.
It therefore said it found "confusing" recent comments by US officials that expressed doubts about whether Russia would be able to deliver.
"Only the Syrian army has been observing the ceasefire regime... while the US-led 'moderate opposition' has been increasing the number of shellings of residential quarters," the ministry statement said.
"Moreover, it appears that the 'verbal curtain' of Washington is aimed at hiding the non-fulfilment of the US obligations."
The US has not reacted to the comments from Moscow, but the state department did acknowledge some incidents "on the part of both the opposition and the Assad regime" were continuing.
The US, Moscow also added, had not yet compelled rebels to separate themselves on the ground from allied fighters from Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, a jihadist group known as al-Nusra Front until it formally broke off ties with al-Qaeda in July.
The move is necessary before the US and Russia can start conducting joint air strikes targeting Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and so-called Islamic State (IS).
The Russian defence ministry also stressed that the Syrian army was ready to pull troops back from the Castello Road in Aleppo to ensure the safe movement of humanitarian convoys.
Mr de Mistura said the creation of a demilitarised zone along the road, which runs around the north of the city into the rebel-held east, was proving complicated.
Both government and rebel forces are ready to withdraw personnel and weapons at least 500m (1,640ft) away from the road, but they will not begin until they see each other doing the same, according to a monitoring group.
"There is great fear because the regime exploits every opportunity," Zakaria Malahifji of the Aleppo-based rebel group Fastaqim told Reuters news agency.
Mr de Mistura's humanitarian adviser, Jan Egeland, is exasperated at the situation.
"Can well-fed grown men please stop putting political, bureaucratic and procedural roadblocks for brave humanitarian workers that are willing to go to serve women, children, wounded civilians in besieged and crossfire areas?" he asked.
Later, Mr Egeland said a convoy of 20 lorries carrying food supplies for the estimated 250,000 people trapped in eastern Aleppo had crossed into the buffer zone between the Turkish-Syrian border and would hopefully arrive on Friday.
The big fear is that if no aid gets through soon, the warring parties will grow impatient, and the fighting will begin, reports the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva.
They struck inside two minutes through Moussa Dembele's tap-in from close range and he added a second by finishing Tom Cairney's cross.
Ross McCormack curled in a free-kick from 30 yards just after the half-hour and there was worse to come for City.
Ryan Tunnicliffe made it 4-0 after lobbing keeper Frank Fielding, before Jonathan Kodjia scored an injury-time consolation for Bristol City.
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The result left City just a point above the relegation zone, with only Charlton, Rotherham and Bolton below them, while Fulham moved up to 10th, four points outside the play-off places.
The damage was done in the first 36 minutes, with Dembele firstly firing home from six yards after James Husband got behind City's defence.
Aden Flint's ill-advised crossfield pass was then intercepted by McCormack, who fed Cairney and his delivery from the right allowed Dembele to side-foot home his second at the far post.
McCormack's sweetly-struck free-kick and Tunnicliffe's goal after running onto a bouncing ball that split City's back-line put Fulham out of reach.
City at least managed to get on the scoresheet as Kodjia converted a cross from substitute Simon Cox, shooting first time past Andy Lonergan from eight yards.
Bristol City manager Steve Cotterill:
"We made a couple of mistakes to give Fulham a leg-up in the game and we are very disappointed with the goals conceded.
"We came up against opponents with that bit more quality than us and they took their chances. We have to create more opportunities than our rivals to score goals.
"We are in for training tomorrow and will dust ourselves down in time to face Wolves on Tuesday."
Fulham boss Kit Symons:
"First half I thought we were excellent and took our goals really well.
"We could have put the game to bed in the second half with a couple of early chances, but Bristol City kept on going and made it more difficult for us."
On 19-year-old striker Moussa Dembele: "Talks over a new contract are in progress and we want him to sign."
The gathering of the British Medical Association is not really a time for celebration. It tends to be more about airing grievances.
But, even given that, there will be one group of medics that are unhappier than the rest. GPs.
Surveys suggest many can't wait to escape. A third of doctors say they are planning to retire in the next five years and even those who are just starting out seem unsure they want to be there with one in five trainees planning to go abroad and many areas in England struggling even to fill the trainee places in the first place.
How have we got into this situation? After all, a decade ago they were handed a new contract which gave them the ability to opt out of the deeply unpopular night and weekend cover and saw their pay shoot up over the £100,000 barrier.
GPs - arguably more so than A&E - are the front door of the health service. Nine in every 10 contacts with the NHS come via them and, as a result, they are bearing the brunt of the growing pressure on the health service.
The number of consultations they do has risen by 13% to 340 million a year in the past four years and you now find GPs claiming they have to work 12 or even 14-hour days to keep up.
BMA GP leader Dr Chaand Nagpaul talks about it being a "hurricane" of rising patient demand, declining recruitment and a lack of investment that could lead to the end of a general practice as we know it. He has spent the past year demanding action.
But there seems to be more to it than that. After all, long hours and constant demands from patients have always been part of the GP's lot.
In many ways, they may have found themselves to be a victim of that contract the BMA so skilfully negotiated all those years ago. It has created the perception that the profession had a good deal and so with money scarce other parts of the NHS have arguably been given more attention.
While overall numbers have increased slightly, when it comes to numbers per head of population there has actually been a fall. By comparison, consultant numbers are up - as the graph below illustrates.
Only managers have fared worse - and there has been a specific push to reduce their numbers.
To be fair, ministers have already recognised investment is needed with the Tories promising an extra 5,000 GPs during this parliament.
But it is not a something for nothing deal. Twinned with this will be a push to move towards seven-day services. Sara Khan, a GP from Hertfordshire, is just one of many GPs that have been openly critical about the policy. Her practice has already experimented with extended opening and found patients were not particularly interested.
"Rather than spreading ourselves thinly we need to focus on the core service that is needed," she says.
Nonetheless, the government is determined to push on - and that in turn is changing the nature of general practice. Gone are the days when large numbers of GPs worked alone in single-handed practices.
Instead GPs are increasingly becoming employees of large practices rather than their own bosses as the traditional GP partner model allows. With that, there is a sense among GPs that the profession is beginning to lose its identity.
GPs have traditionally seen themselves as the entrepreneurs of the NHS. Since the NHS was created they have operated effectively as self-employed professionals in charge of running their own practices.
But that is changing. Today only two-thirds in England are GP partners as there has been a trend towards become a salaried GP, employed by the practice they work for.
It means the number of one-doctor practices has halved over the last seven years and there are now fewer than 1,000 in England out of a total of more than 30,000. In their place has emerged the "super-surgery" of 10 doctors or more. There are more than 500 of these.
What is more, there is also a trend towards practices working in partnerships with others, effectively becoming franchises. It allows for a wider range of care to be provided - something that many believe is essential to meet the needs of an ageing population.
This was something recognised by the Nuffield Trust last year. Mark Dayan, who led the research that was published in November, said at the time working in "bigger, better organised groups" would be key to the survival of general practice.
But he warned the government would need to be supportive to GPs to allow them to adapt. Perhaps the key question is not why GPs are so angry but whether ministers - under pressure to fulfil their ambitions for the NHS - have the patience to work with the profession.
Authorities said the terrorist cell was planning to carry out imminent attacks in the capital Kampala.
Nineteen people have been arrested and are being interrogated about their intentions, a police spokesman said.
Uganda has been on high alert since al-Shabab's leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed in a US air strike in Somalia earlier this month.
Last week, the US embassy in Kampala warned of possible revenge attacks against US targets in response to the air strike on 2 September.
On Sunday, the US lifted its warnings after saying it believed the "immediate threat of an al-Shabab attack has been effectively countered".
But Ugandan Information Minister Rose Namayanja urged the public to "remain vigilant" as authorities continue investigating the planned attack.
"The operation is still going on," Ms Namayanja said. "We just want to ensure that we exhaust all the leads so that there are no more terrorist cells."
Police said the suspected al-Shabab cell had been planning to carry out attacks in Kampala and other towns over the weekend.
"We are interrogating 19 to see what leads we get to help expand the investigation," police spokesman Fred Enanga told reporters.
He said the suspects had been found with "explosive materials related to acts of terror" and their intentions "were very, very clear."
The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga says the suspects are believed to be foreigners.
Ugandan troops are part of the African Union force in Somalia, known as Amisom, that is fighting al-Shabab militants.
The government in Kampala said it had provided the US with key intelligence regarding Godane's movements ahead of the US strike.
Al-Shabab has vowed to retaliate for the death of its leader.
The Islamist group, which wants to overthrow the UN-backed government in Somalia, has since named Ahmad Umar as its new leader.
Its fighters were behind twin blasts that killed 76 football fans who were watching the World Cup final in Kampala in July 2010.
At the time, Godane said the attack was retribution for Uganda's deployment of troops as part of the AU force in Somalia.
An investigation by Channel 4 claimed the UK Tories contracted Blue Telecoms to conduct marketing campaigns ahead of the general election.
A Conservative spokesman had said all the calls were compliant with the law.
Labour MP Wayne David said South Wales Police were looking into the claims.
Speaking in the Commons on Thursday, Mr David said the Electoral Commission had written to him confirming the police were "formally considering the allegations".
An undercover investigation by C4 News, broadcast last month, claimed call centre workers may have been carrying out paid canvassing, banned under electoral law, as they promoted key Conservative messages to undecided voters in the weeks before the election.
The investigation claimed that calls were made to voters in key marginal seats, including Bridgend, Gower, Clwyd South and Wrexham.
At the start of the election campaign, the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, contacted all parties to remind them of the law around direct marketing.
At the time a Conservative spokesman said: "All the scripts supplied by the party for these calls are compliant with data protection and information law".
Caerphilly MP Mr David told BBC Wales that he would be speaking with South Wales Police in the next few days to establish the nature and scope of the inquiry.
A small earth tremor was felt in the Blackpool area at about 0330 BST, it said.
Lancashire Police said calls had been received from several people who said their properties were shaking.
A BGS spokesman said the 2.2 magnitude tremor was thought to have centred on Poulton-le-Fylde. No damage or injuries have been reported.
A police spokesman said they confirmed reports from 10 callers when the force's control room on Bonny Street, Blackpool, began to shake.
Officers were sent to check reports of cracks on the road over a bridge in Lytham Road, but learnt they appeared up to two years ago.
A spokeswoman for Blackpool Council said structural engineers would assess if there was any fresh damage to the road but it remained open to traffic.
She added there were no reports of any damage elsewhere in the borough, including at the council-owned Blackpool Tower.
Dave Thornton, a gift shop owner from Thornton Cleveleys, was woken up by the quake.
"All my wardrobe doors were rattling and I couldn't work out what it was.
"I went to the window, but everything seemed normal. It was a relief to be honest to learn that it was a quake because at least I know there's nothing wrong with my house," he said.
According to Brian Baptie, a BGS seismologist, the UK experiences about 20 earthquakes a year of a similar magnitude, the majority of which occur along the west coast.
He said: "The movements are a relic of a post-glacial uplift left over from the last ice age.
"The fault line is probably about 100m long and will have moved by about 0.5cm, so it's very minor and will not have even caused superficial damage, although people will have experienced their windows rattling.
"If we compare it to the earthquake in Japan, which had a magnitude of 9, this Blackpool quake is billions of times smaller in terms of energy.
"Only when a quake reaches a magnitude of 4 do we see any superficial damage."
An earthquake measuring 2.4 was recorded near Inverness on Tuesday with several villagers in Abriachan reporting they heard "a rumble".
The largest recorded earthquake experienced in the UK occurred in 1931 and measured 6.1.
The epicentre was Dogger Bank in the North Sea, meaning it had little impact on the mainland.
Seismologists say many of the quakes in the UK are clustered around an enormous block of rock known as the Midlands Microcraton.
This is an ancient, Precambrian (older than 590 million years) feature that runs up through Birmingham towards Stoke-on-Trent.
It is composed of harder rocks than those either side of it and scientists believe it is likely that, in response to tectonic pressures originating in the Atlantic, where the surface of the earth is being pulled apart, those softer rocks on either side are disturbed.
There are a number of active faults that line the Midlands Microcraton and many of the tremors experienced on the western side of England, up to the Pennines, are a result of rocks jostling in this area.
Det Ch Insp Jes Fry, of Norfolk Constabulary, said officers were examining cold cases across the UK for potential links.
The force has confirmed the remains were that of a woman.
A dog walker made the discovery at Anmer, near King's Lynn, on New Year's Day. The area has been cordoned off.
Police said the identity of the woman was not yet known.
Detectives would not speculate on the age of the woman or comment on whether the body was clothed.
"We are at the very early stages of the investigation and it could be a complex inquiry," said Mr Fry.
"I cannot confirm whether she was clothed because, at the moment, only my staff, the person who found the body and the person or people who put it there know that - and I would like it to stay that way.
"The body has been in situ for some time but I can't comment on whether that is weeks, months or years.
"The circumstances suggest this is a murder case and we are looking at missing persons reports and cold cases, both locally and nationwide."
The body was found in a wooded area on farmland at the 20,000-acre (8,000 hectare) royal estate.
Forensic science experts are carrying out a detailed search of the area - about a mile from the main gate to Sandringham House.
Mr Fry said it was not yet clear if the woman was killed at the scene or taken there after her death.
The body is expected to be recovered later and taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in King's Lynn, where post-mortem tests will take place.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, along with the Earl and Countess of Wessex, have been staying on the Sandringham Estate.
Buckingham Palace would not comment on the discovery, saying it was a "matter for Norfolk police".
It is May 1917 and the early hours of a new day at the western front in France.
Heavy German machine-gun fire is being trained on advancing soldiers of the East Yorkshire Regiment who are pinned down sheltering from the bullets. Two attacks by the troops have been already been repulsed.
A lone figure stands up and races towards a wood containing the machine-gun emplacement, he silences the gun by blowing it up and is then seen to fall.
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With the firing lifted a number of the attacking soldiers do get into the enemy-held strongpoint in the wood but are eventually pushed back, finishing the day back in the trenches they set out from.
The attack cost the East Yorkshire Regiment more than 800 men, including 12 officers and 215 men who were killed.
One of those casualties was the man who dashed forward to silence the machine-gun, temporary Second Lt John Harrison - posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery that day.
John 'Jack' Harrison had been a star rugby league player for his home town team Hull FC before he joined the carnage of World War One.
A teacher, he had played his first game for the club in September 1912 and was a winger in the team that won the club's first Challenge Cup in 1913-14, scoring a try in the final.
He scored 52 tries in that pre-war season, a club record that still stands, and crossed for 106 tries in his 116 matches before his last game for Hull FC on Boxing Day, 1916.
Within days he left for the trenches of France with fellow Hull Pals of the East Yorkshire Regiment.
Bill Dalton, Hull FC historian, has studied what happened on the fateful May morning, in Oppy Wood, close to Arras.
He said: "Various battalions were under great pressure. Jack Harrison led the troops to within a few hundred yards of the German position.
"Under heavy attack from one particular machine gun battery they couldn't advance any further so Jack ordered his troops to take cover.
"He had to negotiate through three lines of barbed wire but he took it upon himself to dash out with a single Mills bomb across no-man's land and succeeded in depositing that bomb with the German battery and blew it up.
"The machine gun didn't fire again but Jack was observed by his troops to fall face down and was never seen again."
Harrison's body was never found. He is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's memorial in Arras.
Mr Dalton said: "You would like to think when he was dashing across that battleground... his rugby skills would have come into play."
Johnny Whiteley, 83, played more than 400 games for Hull FC from 1950 and said Harrison would come to mind at times when he captained the team.
T/ 2nd Lieutenant John Harrison, MC
"This gallant officer... made a dash at the machine gun, hoping to knock out the gun and so save the lives of many of his company. His self-sacrifice and absolute disregard of danger was an inspiring example to all. "
"He was part of Hull FC folklore, someone we all looked up to," he said.
"Jack Harrison got out of a trench and led men, to his death. We were not going to die playing rugby league but he was an inspiration.
"He will be long-remembered for the courage he showed."
In 2003, a service took place to unveil a memorial to Harrison at the city's KC stadium, present home of Hull FC.
The Reverend Alan Bagshaw, chair of the Jack Harrison Memorial Trust and the club's former chaplain, said: "He was one of Hull's true heroes in the First World War winning both the Military Cross and posthumously the Victoria Cross."
Special battalions for groups of local men who had enlisted together. They meant the men fought alongside friends, neighbours and work colleagues. Harrison enlisted in the Hull Pals.
Harrison is also remembered with a charitable trust that bears his name and a silver medal is awarded annually in his honour, to a young person who has overcome adversity through sport.
Harrison's widow Lillian was presented with his Victoria Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace in 1918.
A small oak, ash and willow wood on the outskirts of Hull has been re-named Oppy Wood in honour of the hundreds of Hull men who died in that action in France.
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The brigade said between 5 March 2013 and 12 October 2016, emollient cream had been found to be present in the deaths of 15 people.
It is believed the creams, which contain paraffin and petroleum bases, can act like a wick if ignited.
Medicine regulators say emollient creams should carry warnings.
Hilda Batten, from Earlsfield, died after she accidently set herself alight in 2016.
Ms Batten, who was a regular smoker, suffered from multiple sclerosis (MS) and had creams applied to her skin every day for a number of years.
Hilda's niece, Val Hamilton, said nobody had ever warned her aunt about the dangers of using emollient creams while smoking.
"Knowing about the risks now is too little too late. They should put a warning on the packaging, people should be given guidelines about its usage," Ms Hamilton said.
Dan Daly, LFB's assistant commissioner for fire safety, said: "It's a horrific reality but if you're wearing creams with flammable ingredients and you accidently drop ash or a match, you are literally setting yourself on fire.
"Dropping cigarettes or matches onto clothing is dangerous but when flammable creams are involved, this really increases the chance of a fire starting and becoming much more intense."
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which regulates medicines and medical devices in the UK, said all creams containing paraffin should carry a flammability warning.
The agency said the creams "are important skin treatments used by many patients" and it was working with companies to ensure safety messages are included in product information.
The Nutbrown Review looked at the standards of qualificationsneeded to work with young children.
It points out students do not need to demonstrate competence in English and Maths to complete their qualification.
The report was commissioned by the government and carried out by Professor Cathy Nutbrown.
It was published by the Department for Education.
The report says that it was a "potential weakness" that those training to work with children were not asked to show they reached a competent level in English and Maths.
It also says concerns have been expressed about whether students are equipped to work with children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Professor Nutbrown also has concerns about whether qualifications that can be completed in a year give what she describes as "sufficient time to develop proper understanding of child development".
She quotes one academic who says higher standards are demanded of people working on their own with animals, than of those left alone with a baby.
Professor Nutbrown said: "Getting qualifications right will help to ensure that women and men enter the profession with the skills and experiences they need to do the best work with young children and their families.
"Well-taught courses and learning routes which lead to reliable qualifications can help early-years practitioners to improve their skills, knowledge and personal qualities, constantly developing in their roles.
"This can only benefit young children, both in terms of their day-to-day experiences in the Early Years Foundation Stage and future learning outcomes."
Children's Minister Sarah Teather said Professor Nutbrown's interim report "recognises the passion and professionalism of those working with our youngest children".
She added: "We know the earliest years of a child's life are so important to their development so it's vital we have a workforce with the right knowledge and skills. I look forward to receiving Professor Nutbrown's recommendations in the summer."
Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg accused the government of trying to bury the report's recommendations.
"Parents of young children will be concerned if their childminders or nursery workers do not have sufficient skills," he said.
"The worry is that the government's plans to reduce standards and regulations could make the situation worse."
Children and family charity 4Children said the industry was "changing dramatically" regarding the importance of early education on children's development, so it was "fit and proper" that qualifications be reviewed.
Chief executive Anne Longfield said: "Clearly there are some areas that show up some real gaps, some areas that need urgently addressing, one of those being about entry level qualifications."
She described qualifications as very swift, with students unable to work in childcare centres with skilled professionals.
She said literacy skills made a big difference to children's learning experiences.
"If you're trying to read a story and you just kind of say, or make it up in a very kind of pedestrian way, it's one thing. If you actually bring it to life then that just changes the dynamics of that whole learning experience.
"To do that you need confidence, you need to be able to actually read what you're looking at in the first place, but also have the confidence to translate that to children."
Conservative MP Elizabeth Truss, who wants deregulation in childcare, said quality needed to be improved in the sector.
She cited the example of the Netherlands where quality had improved and there was "better regulation". There was also on-the-job training in the Netherlands, with more frequent inspections than in the UK.
One company which provides early years teaching qualifications, Pearson, said it agreed with the Nutbrown review that "the quality of care our children receive in their early years can have a dramatic impact on a child's start in life."
Pearson said a new vocational qualification in Children's Play, Learning and Development, for teaching from September, aimed to raise standards in the sector.
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David Brook tells the BBC why he swapped his conventional car for an electric car for his commute between Falkirk and Edinburgh.
BBC Scotland spoke to the Morton manager and their star player from that 1979-80 season, and to a fan who was at the match.
I went to Morton as player-manager in 1976. I was 33 but only played half a dozen games. I decided there was so much needing done that I'd stick to being the manager and we went on a good run. We got promoted to the Premier Division and were top of the table for a while, above Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers and Dundee United.
I can remember the main team we'd generally put out: Baines in goal; Hayes and Holmes; Rooney, McLaughlin and Orr; McNeil, Brown, Russell, Ritchie and Thomson.
Bobby Thomson was a terrific player. We sold him for about £100,000. Neil Orr was from Greenock, he went down to West Ham for £350,000. I was ready for packing it in when the chairman Hal Stewart told me were selling Bobby but when I heard the amount I agreed we just couldn't turn that money down.
We trained Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights and reported on the Saturday.
We had the hoodoo over Aberdeen at the time. Alex Ferguson was the manager and they had guys like Willie Miller and Alex McLeish. They would come to us on a good run and we'd beat them. Usually after the game you went into the boardroom and had a drink together. After he kept losing at Cappielow he gave up and just went on to the bus! He gave up, he was a bad loser. Aberdeen would go to different hotels before the game just to try to break the hoodoo.
However, that day at Hampden in the League Cup they got the better of us. We were 2-0 down before we got going.
I'm hoping we can put on a good show on Saturday. We can defend well and Jim Duffy will have them organised. If we can hit them on the break you just never know.
I went to Morton in '76 and somebody told me I scored 146 goals in six seasons there.
We had a lot of good pros down in Greenock.
We froze that day in 1979. I don't know why, because we had a good side. We were very confident even although we were a part-time club taking on a full-time team. None of us had ever been to Hampden before on semi-final or final duty.
We never played for an hour. For the last half hour, we hit the crossbar, John McNeil headed over the bar, we hit the post and I scored.
I maintained if we'd got the 2-2 draw we'd have beaten Aberdeen in the replay and beaten Dundee United in the final.
We had good success against Aberdeen. They were a very good side. I enjoyed playing against them but Fergie didn't enjoy it!
I'll be there on Saturday and I'm really looking forward to it. Morton have got a chance. If Aberdeen play as well as they can, they will win the game. If Morton turn up and play as well as they can and Aberdeen don't, then we'll have a game on our hands.
Jim Duffy has got a young team. We were much more experienced. They can play without any fear and not leave anything out there.
I was 11 in 1979 when we last played Aberdeen in a League Cup semi and it's amazing to think I've had to wait until I'm 48 to see my team at a major game at Hampden again. My dad took me to the game and the lovely thing is that on Saturday I'll be taking my own sons, one of whom, Adam, is now 11.
We were in the old family section of Hampden, a sunken terracing, and I distinctly remember my eye level being the same height as the pitch. It was a right cold day. The Morton and Aberdeen strips looked amazing under the floodlights.
I was spoiled as a kid going to see that Morton team - Andy Ritchie was my favourite, but there were great players throughout the team - John McNeil, Neil Orr, Bobby Thomson... I read that although we lost to Aberdeen we went top of the league that day on goal difference because Celtic lost to St Mirren. Imagine - a part-time team being top of the league for six Saturdays halfway through the season.
Aberdeen were two goals up from Mark McGhee and Gordon Strachan but Ritchie hit the post and then scored a penalty with about 10 minutes to go. Neil Orr had a screamer of a goal ruled out too. We had beaten Aberdeen at Cappielow and Pittodrie before that game and then again after they got to the cup final.
I really think we've got a chance on Saturday. Shocks have happened in the past and I think one can happen for us.
Aberdeen will be wary because we beat the league leaders Queen of the South 5-0 away last weekend. Jai Quitongo has got pace to trouble them.
Airdrie have been to a cup final, Queen of the South too; other provincial teams. My brothers and I have always wondered when it would be Morton's turn. Now we're at Hampden and I can't wait to walk up to the ground with my sons.
TV images showed smoke and flames shooting into the night sky over the Latvian capital.
The Baltic News Service said the fire started late on Thursday and raced through the attic and roof.
President Andris Berzins has not been staying at the castle, as it is being renovated.
There are no reports of injuries but it is not yet clear if any museum artefacts have been damaged or destroyed.
Fire service spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele told AFP news agency that the cause of the fire was not yet known.
"It is serious because it is an historic building in Old Riga," she said.
She added that 10 fire crews had helped tackle the blaze and that the army provided a helicopter to drop water from a nearby river.
Steve Finnigan, who has led Lancashire Constabulary for 11 years, will stand down in June.
Mr Finnigan has been with the force since 2001, when he joined as Assistant Chief Constable after rising through the ranks at Merseyside Police, for whom he had served since 1976.
He was appointed CBE in 2010.
During his time as chief constable, Mr Finnigan has been at the helm during high profile investigations into the Morecambe Bay cockle pickers' tragedy, as well as anti-terrorist operations.
He earned the Queen's Policing Medal in 2006 and was appointed CBE in 2010.
Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw said: "I want to thank Steve personally for his very dedicated service.
"Lancashire's position as one of the best in the country has been secured under Steve's watch and he deserves a great deal of credit for that."
Mr Grunshaw's spokesman said Mr Finnigan was the longest serving chief constable in the United Kingdom.
The closing date for applications for Mr Finnigan's successor is 13 February, with the successful candidate expected to start on 1 July.
The last phase of work, part of the Belfast on the Move initiative, focused on the streets around city hall.
The new bus lane will operate on Wellington Place, Donegall Square North and Chichester Street.
One lane will also be available for general traffic travelling eastbound between Fisherwick Place/College Square East and Victoria Street.
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy said: "I am greatly encouraged that this important work in the city centre will be completed on time and to an extremely high standard.
"Although much of the work was carried out at off-peak times and overnight to minimise disruption, I would like to thank the travelling public, local businesses and residents for their patience over recent months.
"As a result of the works we are already seeing benefits to public transport users and pedestrians with a significant increase in the numbers of people opting to take the bus or train. "
The bus lane will be available for use by buses, permitted taxis, motorcycles and cycles only between 07:00-19:00 BST Monday to Saturday.
Drivers have been advised to allow extra time for their journey if using Wellington Place, Donegall Square North and Chichester Street until they get used to the new road layout.
Traffic that currently travels along the front of city hall to get to the east side of the city centre should consider using alternative routes.
Meanwhile, the Department of Regional Development has revealed that bus and train journeys have increased by 1.3m in a year.
Ulsterbus and Metro services all experienced major rises with NI Railways enjoying an increase of about 900,000 more passenger journeys.
Mr Kennedy said: "In 2011/12, over 77m people used public transport. During 2012/13, provisional figures show this number has risen to over 78.5m.
"This is an incredible rise and proves that when people are provided with a bus and train service that delivers on quality and efficiency then they will use it."
Catherine Mason of Translink said: "This is a great result - over a million more fare-paying customers compared to last year; customer satisfaction is also very high which shows we are getting it right."
Solomon Bygraves followed 92-year-old Stanley Evans into his block of flats in Soho and pushed him over as he lunged for his wallet.
Southwark Crown Court was shown CCTV footage of Bygraves running away as Mr Evans fell to the ground.
The pensioner remained lying in the entrance to the flats for several minutes after the attack on 31 January.
Mr Evans, a retired camera assistant who worked on films including the 1947 classic Brighton Rock, eventually managed to get to his feet and call 999.
Police described the attack as "totally unprovoked, callous and sickening".
The pensioner suffered a shoulder and arm injury in the incident.
In his victim impact statement, Mr Evans said: "He tried to con me by offering to help me with my bags, I believe purely to get into the block of flats to rob me."
He said he struggled to get to his feet following the attack by Bygraves, who at more than 6ft (1.82m) tall, towered over him.
"Due to my age I found it very difficult to get up," Mr Evans said.
Undeterred by the assault, he added: "I'm independently minded and determined not to allow this to change how I live or where or when I go out."
Bygraves, who is homeless and has 21 convictions for 49 offences, pleaded guilty to robbery via prison video-link last month.
The firm said its net profit was $14.2m (£9.46m) for the period, compared with $5.2m for the same period last year.
The US gun maker said net sales rose 32.1% to $143.2m, with its firearms division accounting for $124.9m - an increase of 15.2%.
Its shares rose 4.65% on the news and have jumped 125% this year.
Smith & Wesson reported higher orders for its polymer pistols ranges, as well as long guns such as bolt-action rifles.
The results had beaten expectations and the company said it would raise 2016 guidance for both profits and revenue.
Cash flow for the six months to October was also positive, despite a build-up in inventory ahead of the Christmas shopping season, the company said.
Chief executive James Debney said that the balance sheet remained healthy.
Some analysts have said the surge in gun sales across the US is due to growing crime rates together with worries over restrictions on gun ownership - particularly in the wake of mass shooting incidents.
Gun ownership in the US and the exact meaning of the constitutional right to keep and bear arms has been a heavily debated topic for years.
Following the latest shooting in the US that left at least 14 people dead after gunmen attacked a community centre in San Bernardino, US President Barack Obama said the country must make it harder for potential attackers to obtain guns.
Demands for tougher legislation, however, are constantly met with much anger from pro-gun civil libertarians. Analysts say the argument is complicated.
"The [number one] driver of firearms sales is fear," Brian Ruttenbur, an analyst at BB&T Capital Markets, told Bloomberg.
"Primarily, fear of registration restrictions, banning and things like that," he said.
In addition to being a leader in firearm manufacturing and design, Smith & Wesson said it provided "training to the global military, law enforcement, and consumer markets".
British conglomerate Tomkins owned Smith & Wesson from 1987 to 2001, while also owning baker Rank Hovis McDougall, earning Tomkins the sobriquet 'buns-to-guns'.
Walmart - the world's largest retailer - is also the biggest seller of guns in the US.
Concise reviews will take three months and comprehensive reports will be ready in six months.
Deputy social services minister Gwenda Thomas told AMs the changes were challenging because some reviews were currently taking years.
The Conservatives said it was an issue ministers had to get right and there was "no room for error".
Ms Thomas said services must be "open, honest and transparent when things go wrong and learn the lessons".
In a Senedd statement on learning from serious case reviews, Mrs Thomas said the two kinds of review would form part of three "building blocks".
They will be accompanied by multi-agency professional forums to allow services to learn from cases and improve protection arrangements.
Police investigations and legal cases could mean reviews take longer than the intended three or six months, the assembly government said.
The main difference between the two types of review would be whether the child was on the child protection register.
Mrs Thomas said: "This is an important shift in emphasis and culture which allows practitioners to reflect and learn from positive circumstances, and not just when things have gone wrong and are surrounded by media glare.
"It can be a harsh and cruel world. We must recognise that sometimes people treat children in a way that the rest of society finds reprehensible.
"However, many children across Wales are protected every day by front line professionals."
'No room for error'
She added: "These professionals work hard, often in difficult circumstances and do not receive the recognition and thanks they deserve."
She said she hoped the new arrangements would be in place before the end of the year.
A pilot project examining child suicides will continue into next year.
Conservative health spokesman Nick Ramsay said the number of significant case reviews had grown in recent years.
He said: "This is such an important topic ministers, this is an area where the assembly government simply has to get it right. There's no room for error in this."
Plaid Cymru AM Helen Mary Jones, who chairs the assembly's cross-party children and young people committee, said the review process must help officials learn from mistakes.
Liberal Democrat spokeswoman Veronica German welcomed the statement saying professionals would welcome the multi-agency forums.
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott said Mr Paisley sr's phone was bugged in his Sunday Mirror column.
He said he was told of the tap on the former DUP leader's phone by then prime minister Tony Blair in 2005.
Former Labour MP Kim Howells has called on Lord Prescott to clarify when, exactly, the alleged tapping happened.
North Antrim MP Ian Paisley jr said his father would always have been careful when speaking on the phone.
"It would have been something that he would have been aware of, because people would have said to him 'be careful with your phone, it's being listened to'," he told BBC NI's Sunday News programme.
"Finding out who was listening to it is, of course, a different matter, but the suspicion was always there that it was the security services.
"For MI5 or MI6 to be engaged in doing that at the behest of the British prime minister is frankly wrong and now that it's been confirmed by John Prescott, the number two in the government, I think that his government needs to be held to account."
He added: "I certainly intend, by way of a point of order, to raise this in parliament on the 18th of April, when parliament reconvenes - I'm not going to let this rest."
Mr Paisley sr, who went on to become first minister of Northern Ireland, died in 2014.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson introduced the Wilson Doctrine in 1966, which ruled that MPs' communications must not be intercepted by the police and security Âservices.
If an MP was tapped, the prime minister would have to tell parliament.
Writing in his Sunday Mirror column, Mr Prescott said: "In 2005, when I was deputy PM, I was told by Tony Blair an MP had been tapped in the past without parliament being told.
"I asked him who it was and he told me the MP was the Rev Ian Paisley.
"Downing Street had been told by the interception of communications commissioner, who wanted to name Paisley.
"Tony asked me to discuss the Wilson Doctrine with the speaker of the House of Commons.
"I never told him (the speaker) that an MP had been tapped or that it was Paisley."
Mr Prescott declined to be interviewed by the BBC.
Former Labour MP Kim Howells who was chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee at Westminster from Autumn 2008 until his retirement in 2010, told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster that questions needed to be asked and, if necessary, these should be put to whoever was prime minister at the time of the alleged tapping.
"I'm not surprised that Ian Paisley wants to know the truth. The country needs the truth as well," Mr Howells said.
"If it is true that phone tapping was going on, then Parliament should have been informed about it."
Mr Howells said phone tapping is allowed if the person who is being watched or listened to is considered to be a threat to national security. I'm not aware that Rev Ian Paisley - I assume in the 2000s - was regarded as a threat to national security."
He said Lord Prescott should make things clear.
"If there isn't a clear answer very quickly, then there ought to be questions posed to whom ever was the person responsible for doing this at the time and that would be a prime minister.
"Rev Ian Paisley was a prominent figure in British politics. I think the prime minister would have to say yes his phone was tapped or no his phone wasn't.
"This is about trust in the end between the elected government, the executive and the intelligence services.
"The intelligence services don't want to be branded by these conspiracy theory lunatics as some kind of shady alternative government.
"They operate within the law and they will want to be quite clear to all MPs now and to those who served in the past that they weren't objects of surveillance and they weren't being spied upon throughout their political careers."
O'Briain announced in January he was stepping down after five years on the show, to spend more time on his comedy.
Dee will preside over the experts and audience as they pick apart Alan Sugar's candidates, and the outgoing contestant, each week.
Comic Romesh Ranganathan will also join the show as a regular panellist.
Dee has his own experience of the main show after taking part in Comic Relief Does The Apprentice in 2009.
He said he was "very much looking forward to hosting You're Fired" and hoped "that the luckless candidates will see me as the friendly face at the end of a difficult time in their lives".
Romesh Ranganathan said he was very excited as he is a "massive fan" of The Apprentice.
"I love You're Fired and am looking forward to putting all the questions to the candidates that people at home want to see asked.
"I also have a number of business proposals of my own that I think Lord Sugar will be pretty interested in…"
The Apprentice and You're Fired return later this year.
The main show will also have a new look, as Nick Hewer has departed from his role as Lord Alan's right hand man.
He announced in December he would be stepping down after 10 years on the series.
His replacement will be Claude Littner - a former Amstrad director, who viewers will know as the interrogator who ruthlessly tears apart candidates CVs during the interview stage of the reality show.
The school site was to be open by summer last year, but its completion by the local authority's contractor has been delayed several times.
The council said that the campus is to be operational on 26 April.
The campus includes a new Wick High School, new buildings for the town's Pulteneytown and South primaries and communities facilities.
Pupils are to get three days added to their Easter break to allow teachers and other staff to move materials to the new site.
Local councillor Willie Mackay said: "It is excellent news that the council can now positively state the intended opening date of the new facilities and I know that pupils, staff and the local community can't wait to get in following the Easter holidays."
In a separate development, Highland councillors have agreed that new school should be built on Skye to replace Dunvegan Primary.
The facilities of the existing school are deemed to be inadequate.
But for those of you who find them a bit creepy - it's best to stay away from Helsinki in March because that's when the Finnish National Ballet is putting on the show.
This is the first time Tove Jansson's characters have been made into a dance.
"Although the body of the Moomins isn't the most flexible," the website promises they will feature in the show.
Other characters will "take care of the classical ballet part" in the production, which will tell the story of Comet Moominland.
"When everything is not well in the Moominvalley, Moomintroll and his friends heads to the Observatory on the Lonely Mountains," explains the show's synopsis.
"In the Observatory they are told that the comet will hit the Earth within a few days. Will the Moominvalley survive?"
If you can make your way to Finland, adult tickets will set you back 42 euros (£32.50) each.
The show is said to be suitable for children over the age of four - but even if you're a bit older than that and still find the Moomins a little scary, you might also want an adult to accompany you.
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Goals in the second quarter from veteran Alan Sothern and fellow forward Jeremy Duncan gave the home side a 2-0 lead at half-time.
A Muhammad Rizwan Jr strike shortly after the restart made it a one-goal game before Sothern's fine solo effort made it 3-1.
Umar Bhutta scored a late consolation for the visitors.
It was Ireland's second win over Pakistan as they had won Saturday's match 3-2 after a draw two days earlier.
The series was part of Ireland's preparations for the World League semi-finals in Johannesburg.
Next month's South African tournament doubles up as the main qualifying tournament for next year's World Cup.
Later this month, Ireland will play against Germany, Spain and Austria at the Hamburg Masters which takes place from 22-25 June.
He will have to do so at least 10 days before their tournament opener against Slovakia on 11 June, and he has some tricky decisions to make.
So following the friendly matches against Northern Ireland and Ukraine, I've analysed which players have forced their way into the squad and those who could miss out.
Those friendlies were a chance for players to nail down their places in the squad, and I think a few really took their opportunity.
Fulham winger George Williams looked sharp against Northern Ireland and he looks like he's benefitted from getting more game-time on loan at Gillingham under former Newport boss Justin Edinburgh. With his pace and trickery, I think he could have a big impact from the bench in France this summer.
It's a similar case for Jonny Williams. We all know how talented the Crystal Palace midfielder is, and it's good to see him playing regularly on loan at MK Dons. He would bring creativity to the squad, which could be crucial if someone like Ramsey picks up an injury.
Both George and Jonny Williams have been unlucky with injury, as has Emyr Huws, who I would also take to France. The Wigan midfielder has impressed on loan at Huddersfield this season and I thought he was excellent alongside Joe Allen against Ukraine.
I would also pick young Walsall striker Tom Bradshaw. He may be playing in League One but he's a prolific goalscorer and, as he showed with his substitute appearance against Ukraine, his movement in the box could make him a surprise package for Wales.
Coleman will have to make some tough decisions as he chooses his squad of 23, and the hardest bit of all will be telling some players that they have missed out.
I think Nottingham Forest midfielder David Vaughan will be one of those unlucky players. He is neat and busy but central midfield is one of the most competitive areas in this squad and I think he's a bit too similar to midfielders such as Allen.
Tom Lawrence, currently on loan at Cardiff from Leicester, is another who may just miss out. I thought he did well in his first start against the Netherlands in November but he struggled against Northern Ireland and Ukraine.
I don't think there will be room for Newcastle defender Paul Dummett, mainly because injuries have meant he's had to withdraw from a few squads.
The likes of full-backs Adam Henley and Adam Matthews, as well as midfielder Shaun MacDonald, just didn't have enough time on the pitch to make an impact.
Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey, Danny Ward, Owain Fon Williams
Defenders: Chris Gunter, Jazz Richards, James Chester, Ashley Williams, James Collins, Ben Davies, Neil Taylor
Midfielders: Joe Allen, Joe Ledley, Aaron Ramsey, Andy King, David Edwards, Emyr Huws, Jonny Williams, George Williams
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Simon Church, Hal Robson-Kanu, Sam Vokes, Tom Bradshaw
Seamus Gormley became a resident of Drumragh Care Home, Omagh, in 2014 following health complications.
In November, a care assistant who was employed at the care home, was found guilty of assault. The home has since closed.
The former owners of the care home said they co-operated fully with the investigation.
In July 2015, Mr Gormley, who has dementia, was tied to a chair with a belt by the care assistant. His family were informed three days after the incident. They found their father's arms covered in bruises.
Speaking to the BBC, his daughter Eilish McCullagh said her father, who had been a keen joiner and enjoyed 61 years of marriage, became nervous and withdrawn after the incident.
"The nurse told us that dad had been tied to a chair by two staff members and had been there for at least two hours on his own.
"There was nothing in his notes to say he had been restrained. It's a nightmare, even thinking about it.
"Nobody would do that to another human being. It was a form of abuse - pure torture.
"He didn't deserve that, he wouldn't harm anyone."
Last month at Omagh Magistrates court, Catrina Tummons from Lisnaragh Road, Dunamanagh, was found guilty of assault and ill-treatment of a patient.
Mr Gormley's family have also hit out at the regulatory body, the RQIA, for not intervening quickly enough.
The RQIA said the incident was reported to the police, HSC (Health and Social Care) Trust and the patient's family by the home.
"While RQIA does not conduct a separate investigation, it is kept advised of any actions arising from this process," it said.
In a statement, Drumragh owner, the Four Seasons Care Group, said the former care home and wider company managers co-operated actively and fully with the investigation.
"We immediately suspended a care assistant and an agency nurse and the company itself triggered the investigation," it said.
"We also reported the care worker to the Northern Ireland Social Care Council and reported the nurse to the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The authorities are satisfied that we took all appropriate measures."
But Mr Gormley's relatives said they felt let down by people they trusted and that the incident had traumatised the entire family.
"Mummy trusted these people to look after her husband and they let her down badly," said his daughter, Brenda Sweeney. "Never did she think that daddy would be abused.
"It has just been a total and utter nightmare."
Brenda Sweeney described the RQIA's response as "lacking".
"They should have stepped in much much earlier," she said. "They should have been with us every step of the way - we were at meetings, they weren't represented."
The Western Health and Social Care Trust said it did not comment on individual cases.
But a whistle-blower has criticised how the Drumragh home was run and said staff did not have the equipment to do their jobs.
"90% of the time you mightn't have the right sling for the right hoist," the whistle-blower told the BBC.
"You would just have to make do. Incontinence pads were rationed to an extent where you were running them under a tap so you didn't have to put them back on a resident because your manager was checking if they were wet enough to be thrown away.
"We had dirty sheets, threadbare towels, towels cut into face cloths, that is what you were expected to work with.
"At least five times, I contacted RQIA. I got through to the head office.
"I told them what my concerns were and they said they would follow it up.
"They never came, they never rang.
"They only ever came on their announced inspection day, they never came any other time."
The RQIA responded that during 2014-15 it was contacted on a number of occasions by anonymous whistle-blowers in relation to Drumragh Care Home.
"In each case RQIA fully assessed the information provided, and followed up the concerns through its regulatory activities including unannounced inspection," it said.
The Four Seasons Group said it had an active whistle-blowing policy.
"We have in place rigorous policies, processes and procedures across all our homes to support good care, but we are a people business and ultimately we are dependent on individual members of the front line staff in our homes," said a spokesperson.
The first minister will use the visit to promote economic, education and cultural opportunities for Northern Ireland.
She will meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yangdong in Shanghai and has other engagements in that city as well as in Shenyang and Beijing.
Mrs Foster said the links between Northern Ireland and China were "strong and growing".
"This week's visit underlines the continued commitment of the Northern Ireland Executive to engage with China, the world's second largest economy," she said.
"We may be a small country, but we have a compelling proposition in terms of commerce, tourism, education and cultural opportunities.
"Over the course of the next four days I have a packed programme including engagements in Shanghai, Shenyang and Beijing.
"The discussions I have this week will build on the work the Executive Bureau in Beijing has been leading on and take this mutually beneficial relationship to the next level."
Tim Jones, a former player himself for Swansea, passed away following a long illness.
The WRU confirmed the Ospreys player will not now be considered for selection for the Wallabies game on Saturday, 5 November.
Jones, 31, was a possibility to captain Wales with Sam Warburton released back to play for Cardiff Blues.
Swansea RFC have paid tribute to Jones senior, who played as a back-row for Swansea Athletic from 1969 and who turned out for Swansea's first team during the 1973-74 season
Tim Jones started playing rugby for Welsh Universities, having taken his degree in law at Aberystwyth and had worked in the legal profession for 40 years.
Swansea former players chairman, Terry Morgan, who played alongside Jones, paid tribute to his former teammate
"Tim is remembered for his dry wit and sense of fun as well as the enormous support he unassumingly gave behind the scenes to Swansea Rugby Club from his experience in the legal world," said Morgan.
"He had been ill for some time but never complained. His footprint on the club is, like his father Ken, a great supporter, and his son Alun Wyn Jones, indelible. We will miss him."
Swansea RFC said in a statement: "All our thoughts are with his wife Anne, son Alun Wyn and daughter Lowrie at this especially difficult time."
A minute's silence will be observed before kick-off when Ebbw Vale visit St Helen's in the Principality Premiership on Thursday.
Pupils at Aspley Guise Lower School in Bedfordshire voted against the noses in an assembly, after a spate of colds and sickness, head Melanie Mercer said.
It came amid fears children could drop them and put on another child's red nose, spreading germs.
They were fundraising on Red Nose Day in other ways, she added.
The school, near Woburn Sands, teaches pupils between the ages of four and nine.
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The school council, which is made up of pupils from all year groups, brought the issue of germ-spreading to the attention of other pupils, Mrs Mercer said.
"We've had a few children with a sickness bug, and some with colds.
"The council members told the pupils that if they dropped them, they wouldn't be able to tell whose nose was whose, and when they mentioned the germs and other things, they all went 'urgh' and thought it was horrible."
She added: "We sold the noses at the school and pupils know they can wear them when they go home. No-one has complained."
The decision not to don the rubber noses was "a little bit over the top", said Dr Andrew Nealt, a microbiologist at the Hertfordshire-based Rothamsted Research Institute.
Germs spread readily among children as they were not the best at personal hygiene, not always washing their hands, he added.
A Comic Relief spokesperson said: "Wearing red noses is just one of hundreds of ways schools all over the country are getting involved in Red Nose Day.
"We are incredibly grateful to each and every school for their support, however they show it."
They were injured at the World Cup and have not played for Dragons since.
Jones said back three player Amos and centre Morgan are close to fully fit.
"I'm sure they'll be keen to get a few games under their belt before that [the Six Nations] so we'll see them soon," he said.
"They feel fine and it's a question of getting them up to the physical strength they were before the injuries. They're not far away."
Twenty-one-year-old Amos suffered a shoulder injury in Wales' 28-25 World Cup win over England at Twickenham.
Morgan, 20, underwent shoulder surgery after a second-half injury in Wales' quarter-final defeat by South Africa.
The injuries to Amos and Morgan were among those that have denied Dragons an entire three-quarter line of highly regarded talent his season.
Wing Tom Prydie was the latest to suffer after centre Jack Dixon's kidney damage suffered in the summer.
Prydie, 23, will miss the rest of the season because of a knee problem while Dixon was initially not expected to return until February, 2016.
Adam Hughes rejoined on loan amid Dragons' troubles and has since become a permanent signing and could play wing as well as centre for the rest of the season.
"It's great to have him back here, he's been such a positive influence since he's returned," Jones told BBC Wales.
"We're hoping to get players back with Tyler and Jack Dixon being quality centres, but Adam is as suitable to the wing as he is to centre so it's great to have him."
Kareena Hayes of Long Eaton, Derbyshire, needs to raise £30,000 for an operation and physiotherapy to treat complications caused by cerebral palsy.
She said the thief was "horrible", adding: "I hope they are sorry for what they've done."
The charity box was stolen from a café in Borrowash several days ago.
Her father Craig Hammond, who is her full-time carer, said the operation was her only chance to ever walk unaided again.
"I just don't understand how anyone could do that. They are just the lowest of the low."
He said the operation, which cannot be provided on the NHS, at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre would be "hugely life changing for her ... it would improve her mobility and hopefully she would walk much better".
The family's appeal had already been boosted by a donation from the charity Caudwell Children, which helps transform the lives of disabled children across the UK.
Kareena, who uses a walker to get around, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was two years old.
The family was advised that an operation called selective dorsal rhizotomy would improve her mobility.
The treatment involves cutting some of the nerves in the lower spinal column an requires "extensive physiotherapy lasting several months", an NHS website said.
The operation only became available in the UK 18 months ago, but is not yet offered free of charge by the NHS.
Mr Hammond said Derbyshire Police were investigating the theft of the collection box.
The 26-year-old made 122 appearances for the Devon club in his first spell and played in their League Two play-off final defeat against Stevenage in 2011.
He was asked to prove his fitness to earn a new deal at Aldershot, but will join their National League rivals.
"He's an excellent footballer that can play off both feet," said Torquay player-boss Kevin Nicholson.
"I see Damon coming back and filling the role in midfield that Danny Racchi played last season."
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The law already states consent must be given fully and freely, but the new guidance instructs officials to look at the whole context of a rape allegation.
It spells out that behaviour such as staying silent or using contraception does not signify consent.
The CPS said it would help dispel "myths and stereotypes" about rape.
The document specifies that consent cannot be given where someone is incapacitated through drink or drugs or where a suspect held a position of power over the potential victim as a teacher, an employer or a doctor.
The ability to consent to sex should also be questioned where someone has mental health problems, learning difficulties or was asleep or unconscious at the time of an alleged attack, it said.
Situations involving previous incidents of domestic violence or those where the complainant "may be financially or otherwise dependent on their alleged rapist" should also be scrutinised, according to the CPS.
Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders told the BBC: "This is really about making sure investigators and prosecutors look at the whole context, so we're able to put strong cases before the court and we don't just focus on what a victim did or said."
She added: "We know there are too many myths and stereotypes around rape and consent and this is about making sure we really examine cases."
The guidelines were launched at the first national conference on rape investigations, held jointly by the CPS and police forces in England and Wales.
Speaking at the conference, Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt said: "There is still far too much variation in the way that forces move a complaint of rape through the system."
He highlighted problems around police deciding in favour of "no further action" or recording "no crime".
These issues need to be tackled in order to "send a clear and unequivocal message to victims about how they will be treated," the assistant commissioner urged.
Katie Russell, spokeswoman for Rape Crisis England and Wales, welcomed the move, saying that the charity had observed that "among the many reasons for survivors' reluctance to report is fear, including fear of not being well treated by the criminal justice system."
She said she hoped the guidance would further "the cultural shift necessary for sexual violence survivors to receive the criminal justice they want and deserve".
The advice forms part of a wider drive known as the rape action plan which was launched earlier in January by the CPS and is aimed at securing more successful prosecutions for rape.
Kailash Vijayvargiya said his suggestion that Khan's "soul is in Pakistan" had been misconstrued.
Mr Vijayvargiya's tweet came after the actor spoke out against "extreme intolerance" in India.
Dozens of Indian writers, scientists, historians and filmmakers have returned awards to protest against what they say is growing intolerance in the country.
Mr Vijayvargiya had said that although "Shah Rukh lives in India, his soul is in Pakistan".
Many Indians took to social media to condemn the politician, who is a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Khan is the latest high profile figure to express serious concerns about "intolerance" in India, which have been fuelled by the killing in recent months of rationalists MM Kalburgi and Govind Pansare, as well as the lynching of a man suspected of eating beef.
The government denies intolerance is on the rise and has called upon party members not to make "controversial" statements.
But even as Mr Vijayvargiya retracted his tweet, another influential BJP regional leader criticised the actor on Wednesday.
Yogi Adityanath said there was no difference between the actor and the founder of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group Hafiz Saeed, who India and the US accuse of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Hafiz Saeed had earlier tweeted in response to the row over Khan's statement, by telling the actor that he would be welcome in Pakistan.
Tierney, 19, made his first start since late October following ankle ligament damage sustained in training.
"There were a number of items I was really pleased with, one Kieran coming back," Rodgers told BBC Scotland.
"His thrust, his combinations with Scotty [Sinclair] up that side is very important for us."
While Tierney lasted an hour against the League One side, Dedryk Boyata was also a surprise starter, and Rodgers insists the central defender has a future at Celtic Park.
"I was also really pleased with Dedryk Boyata, he's hardly played at all but has been doing really well in training," he said. "He was flawless. Sharp in the tackle, defended well, good speed, and passed the ball simple.
"All the players we have, I want to be here. If some want to be playing more they need to look at it themselves. I'm happy with the squad. Because of the form of the other players, Boyata hasn't played but you saw his professionalism."
Sinclair's stunning opener and further goals from Moussa Dembele and Stuart Armstrong helped Celtic ease into the fifth round.
They now face Inverness Caledonian Thistle at home in the next round, the only side to have stopped Celtic taking maximum points in the Premiership this season.
"We have that quality in the team to create goals out of nothing, it was a wonderful finish by Scotty," said Rodgers.
"In the second half we upped the tempo a bit more and we should have more goals, but the clean sheet was important for us."
Sinclair insists Celtic are not thinking about a possible treble, but warned the winter break has refuelled the champions for the remainder of the campaign.
"Having that break has freshened us up," said Sinclair. "We feel much more sharper and we're ready to go again.
"We've just got to take every game as it comes. Obviously we want to win as many trophies as we can. But we've got to make sure the games that count, we win them."
"My wife and my baby drowned in front of me," is the first thing Muaz from Ethiopia tells me, before insisting that at least 500 others died when a badly overcrowded wooden boat capsized.
It is often hard to get accurate information from people who have witnessed what must have been a terrifying and chaotic event. But these survivors, who appear to be in their 20s and 30s, are in no doubt about the scale of this disaster.
"Two-hundred-and-forty of us set off from Libya but then the traffickers made us get on to a bigger wooden boat around 30m in length that already had at least 300 people in it," said Abdul Kadir, a Somali. Also among the survivors are Ethiopians, Sudanese and Egyptians.
The already hugely unstable boat then capsized. All this was happening in the middle of the night in the Mediterranean far from shore.
"I was one of the few who managed to swim back to the smaller boat," Muaz told me as the sounds of Greek children enjoying the sports facilities outside drifted into the well-guarded room.
A Red Cross worker at the stadium told me that among this group that was rescued were three women and a young child aged just three. The young boy had been taken to hospital as a precaution but was fine. "We have no idea where his parents are but an aunt is with him," she said.
The survivors were not even sure where they had begun their journey in Libya, but they believed it was the port city of Tobruk.
They said the Libyan man in charge of the boat continued the journey across the sea but then the engine broke down. One said it was sabotaged for God knows what reason by the trafficker, who then headed back towards Libya in a small boat that had been tied to the side.
He had apparently helped them with one desperate call for help before abandoning them.
"RESCUE 16 April 2016" was painted in red on the roof.
Later that day a Filipino-flagged cargo ship, Eastern Confidence, heard an alert from the Greek and Italian coast guards.
Now how would you have expected the 41 survivors to have reacted after such an ordeal when, the following morning, they reached dry land? This may surprise you. They were angry.
"The crew of the ship said they were taking us to Italy but instead we ended up here in Greece," a Somali man said.
"But you survived. You made it," I replied somewhat startled. After weeks of hardship and unimaginable risk, let alone expense, they clearly felt their mission had failed.
They had even refused to get off the ship as the Eastern Confidence's log from Sunday morning shows.
08:50 Port Authorities start interrogating the refugees
08:50-09:30 Negotiation… Refugees refused to disembark
09:30-10:00 Port Authorities seek advice from Ministry of Maritime
10:00 Additional Hellenic Coast Guard personnel onboard
10:20 Finally refugees decided to disembarked without force
"They are going to be deported," a Greek police officer told the BBC.
"They are not from Syria," he added, implying that they would not qualify for asylum even though in theory they are allowed to apply.
So far no officials from any countries have given out any details of the apparent massive loss of life. That seems inexplicable, but if everything these people have told me is true, the fact that it happened far from land and at night is one possible reason, although not an excuse.
This apparent tragedy happened exactly a year after the worst recorded incident at sea since the migrant crisis had begun, when 700 migrants were feared to have drowned off Libya.
It is a haunting coincidence and a reminder of just how desperate people are - not necessarily to escape war but to escape from poverty. As for the traffickers who are making money overloading the boats - are they not mass murderers, too?
European Commission vice president Kristalina Georgieva said "every effort" was being made to avoid this scenario.
She was speaking after Tony Blair predicted a UK vote to leave the EU would lead to Scottish independence.
The UKIP leader Nigel Farage said this was a "scare tactic" that would not work.
A referendum on UK membership of the EU is due to be held by the end of 2017.
Prime Minister David Cameron could call the vote as early as June if he secures revised terms of UK membership at next month's meeting of EU leaders.
Mr Cameron is due to continue his renegotiation talks later when the president of the European Council Donald Tusk visits Downing Street.
Earlier this week, former prime minister Tony Blair told French radio that if the UK voted to leave the EU, Scotland would vote to leave the UK.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has previously said the EU referendum could create the circumstances for another vote on Scottish independence.
In Brussels, Kristalina Georgieva told the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland that the UK would lose more than it would gain by leaving the EU.
"You will have a very high opportunity cost of this decision" she said.
"I think it would be best if we concentrate to make sure that the UK - a beloved member of our family - stays in the family".
The commissioner did not want to speculate on how the EU might deal with the UK voting to leave and Scotland voting to remain.
"We make every effort for the Scottish people not to have to face a choice between Britain and the EU" she said. "So, that is not a choice that we would like to ever face."
UKIP leader Nigel Farage rejected the idea that leaving the EU would fuel demands for Scottish independence.
"I think this is another scare tactic" he said.
"You know, if we vote to leave the EU the United Kingdom will break up. We'll all be living in poverty.
"We've heard all this stuff before and I don't think it's going to work."
Reker Ahmed, a Kurdish-Iranian boy, was chased and subjected to a "brutal attack" in Croydon on Friday night.
The assault left the 17-year-old with a bleed on his brain and a fractured eye socket and fractured spine.
A total of 13, all aged between 15 and 24, have been charged with violent disorder in relation to the attack.
Five other people were charged in connection with the attack at the court in Croydon on Monday.
All 13 defendants will appear at Croydon Crown Court on 2 May for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
The eight, including juveniles who cannot be named for legal reasons, are:
Police said about 20 people were involved in the assault on Shrublands Avenue, which happened at 23:40 BST.
The victim has started to make a recovery and it is hoped he will be moved out of intensive care soon, police said.
Officers are still trying to contact his family who they believe live in Iran.
Police said he was with two friends when he was set upon and he was not previously known to the assailants.
An online fundraising campaign for the 17 year old has raised more than £30,000.
The centre, which opened in September, has been bought by Hammerson, co-owners of the Bullring shopping centre, also in the city.
Hammerson CEO David Atkins described Grand Central as a "highly-prized trophy" and said the firm was a strong supporter of the city and its future.
Contracts have been exchanged with Birmingham City Council, he said.
Council leader John Clancy said he was delighted Hammerson shared the council's vision for the city.
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The council said it bought the old Pallasades centre, where Grand Central is now based, in 2008 for £90m, always with the intention of selling it.
It was bought in order to allow the Grand Central development to go ahead.
The centre, which has John Lewis as its flagship store, has performed strongly since opening, Hammerson said, attracting an average footfall of 62,000 per day in its first three months of trading.
This rose to 105,000 per day over the Christmas period, with many retailers trading well ahead of budget since opening, the firm added.
The list of more than 2,000 Tesco.com accounts was posted to a popular text-sharing site earlier on Thursday.
The supermarket giant said the data had been compiled by hackers using details stolen from other sites.
A small number of people contacted by the BBC via the email addresses given on the list confirmed their accounts had now been deactivated.
All those contacted said their login details were correct and one added the attackers had used them to steal store vouchers.
Tesco said it was "urgently investigating" the appearance of the data.
It is thought the list was drawn up by attackers who combed through data stolen in other high-profile security breaches.
Password and email combinations seen in those large breaches were then tried on the Tesco site and resulted in 2,239 hits where the same credentials were used.
"We have contacted all customers who may have been affected and are committed to ensuring that none of them miss out as a result of this," Tesco said in a statement.
"We will issue replacement vouchers to the very small number who are affected."
The attack is not the first time that Tesco has fallen victim to cyber-thieves. In early 2013 hundreds of owners of Tesco Clubcards reported their loyalty card account had been penetrated.
The baseball player says he got the virus during the offseason in his native Venezuela.
He told sports network ESPN he was bedridden for two weeks with severe body aches, joint pain and headaches.
"It's something people have to be careful with and worry about," he said, adding that it had taken two months for him to "feel normal" again.
The mosquito-borne virus has been spreading through the Americas, with Brazil, which is hosting the Olympic Games this August, the worst affected country.
Rodriguez's warning comes just days after 150 scientists wrote a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) calling on the Games to be moved or postponed.
While the WHO has played down concerns over the spread of the Zika virus, some athletes remain worried.
Rodriguez said that at first he thought he had a cold.
But when the symptoms lasted for two weeks, he had a blood test done which he says confirmed he had contracted the Zika virus.
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Rodriguez said that after experiencing the symptoms he understood why some athletes were considering sitting out the Olympic Games out of fear of contracting Zika.
"If they have plans to have kids in the future, you've got to think about it," he said.
Zika infection in pregnant women has been shown to be a cause of microcephaly and other brain abnormalities in babies.
Golfer Rory McIlroy is among those who have said they may miss the Olympics for fear of contracting Zika, while tennis player Andy Murray said he would seek medical guidance on the Zika virus before travelling to Rio.
But fellow tennis star Novak Djokovic said cancelling the Rio Games because of concerns over the Zika virus would be "unthinkable".
The International Olympic Committee has said it sees no reason to delay or move the Games because of Zika.
The original caption said: "What I wish I looked like all the time."
But after criticism, she argued it was just "a black light and neon lights people".
She also changed the photo's caption to "Let's all calm down", tagging her hair and make-up team in the post, possibly pointing out others were involved in the shoot.
Kylie, 17, later posted another picture from the same photo shoot where her skin again seems darker than usual and more metallic, and her hair seems pinky red.
On Twitter, she said: "Yes, In another world I wish I could have pink hair & blue eyes & covered in sparkles.
"But in this world I'm happy with the way God created me."
Kylie Jenner has appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians since 2007 and Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian are her half-sisters.
Blackface started in American in the 1800s, where performers used dark make-up to represent black people.
Performances like the The Black and White Minstrel Show were popular in the UK from the 1800s to the 1980s, before being seen as offensive.
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The two-and-a-half mile race, won by Her Majesty's Estimate in 2013, will now be called the Gold Cup in Honour of The Queen's 90th birthday.
Her Majesty's representative at Ascot, Johnny Weatherby, said the Queen is "delighted" by the decision.
The race, which will be run on 16 June, will revert to the Gold Cup in 2017.
Mr Weatherby added: "The Gold Cup, recently won of course by the Queen herself, is the historic centrepiece of Royal Ascot, and is very much the race which resonates most with the public."
The Queen's birthday is on 21 April.
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Another female guard was wounded in the attack and remains in hospital in a moderate condition.
A police spokesman said the woman who died was 19-year-old Hadar Cohen from Or Yehuda in Tel Aviv.
The men opened fire at the guards at an entrance to the Old City, before being shot dead by Israeli security forces.
In the past four months, 29 Israelis have been killed in a wave of stabbing, shooting or car-ramming attacks by Palestinians or Israeli Arabs.
More than 160 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period.
The assailants who have been killed have either been shot dead by their victims or security forces as they carried out attacks. Some attackers have been arrested.
Other Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops.
Wednesday's attack in the bustling street of market stalls at the Damascus Gate of the Old City followed a grimly familiar pattern, reports the BBC's Kevin Connolly in Jerusalem.
The three Palestinians were challenged by the border guards, who asked to see their identification cards, Israeli police said.
At least one then produced a firearm and shot the guards. Other Israeli security forces at the scene then shot and killed the three assailants.
Police said the men were carrying three automatic weapons, as well as knives and two pipe-bombs.
Palestinian media reported that they all came from the town of Qabatiya, near Jenin in the northern West Bank, while Israel's Shin Bet security agency said they had no prior involvement in terrorist activities.
Our correspondent says the wave of violent incidents shows no sign of abating, and although the attacks are sporadic they are persistent.
Some Israeli politicians accuse Palestinian politicians of incitement and many Palestinians blame the readiness of the Israeli security forces to resort to lethal force for further inflaming the mood.
But, our correspondent adds, it does seem as though the incidents are spontaneous, with attackers drawing motivation from material on social media rather than following orders from any militant organisation.
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A female Israeli border guard has died in hospital after an attack by three young Palestinian men in Jerusalem, Israeli police say.
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It has been co-operating with law enforcement since May 2015 when Fifa members were arrested in Zurich.
"We have now completed that [22-month] investigation and handed the evidence over to the authorities," said Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
Criminal investigations are ongoing.
Fifa says reports of more than 1,300 pages were produced after the review of more than 2.5m documents and interviews with "key witnesses". There were also more than 20,000 pages of exhibits. These were all shared with the Swiss authorities, according to the governing body.
Infantino said the investigation was carried out to "hold wrongdoers within football accountable and co-operate with the authorities".
He added: "The authorities will continue to pursue those who enriched themselves."
It added that from its findings it will make changes to its internal departments which will be revealed at the end of April.
In May 2015, Swiss authorities raided a Zurich hotel and arrested seven people who were among 14 indicted on corruption charges in an inquiry led by the United States Department of Justice.
In December that year, 16 more officials were charged following the arrest of two Fifa vice-presidents in at the same hotel in Zurich.
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Fifa's internal inquiry may be at an end, but questions persist as to the level and depth of corruption that allegedly took place over many years.
The review, led by Fifa's lawyers, was designed to assure the US Department of Justice that the governing body was a co-operative partner in unearthing the grubby truth.
The results have now been passed to the Swiss Attorney General and will make their way to Washington DC from there.
But the wheels of justice grind slowly. It may be many years before any subsequent charges are brought or cases concluded.
In the meantime, criminal investigations continue into a number of individuals along with the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments.
There's also an uneasy silence hanging over allegations of bribery surrounding South Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 tournament.
The whole truth may emerge someday. Just don't expect it to be delivered anytime soon.
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The pictures have been drawn by Sir Quentin Blake to mark the 100th anniversary of the author's birth.
The featured characters in the exhibition include Matilda, Charlie Bucket and the BFG.
Sir Quentin said: "The portraits ask you to imagine that a number of Dahl's characters have been invited to come and sit for their portrait.
He added: "They are depicted, not quite as they appear in the illustrations, but more formally."
All of the portraits are new and have not appeared in any of Dahl's books.
Referring to some of Dahl's other characters, Sir Quentin joked: "The perceptive spectator may notice that one celebrated couple declined to appear together, and another formidable personality obviously disapproved of the whole venture.
"Nevertheless, I hope visitors to the British Library will be happy to see this group of well-known characters treated as though they were real people - which, of course, to many of us they are."
Quentin Blake: The Roald Dahl Centenary Portraits will open for free to the public at the British Library on 2 December.
The British Library also confirmed more details of their previously announced Harry Potter exhibition.
Harry Potter: A History of Magic will feature "wizarding books, manuscripts and magical objects", the British Library said.
They added the exhibition will "combine centuries-old British Library treasures with original material from Bloomsbury's and JK Rowling's own archives".
The exhibition will open on 20 October 2017, with tickets going on sale in April.
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The former Manchester United and Wales midfielder is one of 25 European football legends taking part in the ultimate champions match on a floating pitch on 2 June.
The free festival will run alongside the Champions League finals.
It runs from 1-4 June and is expected to attract over 200,000 people.
The women's final will be held on 1 June at Cardiff City Stadium and the men's final on 3 June at the Principality Stadium.
Both kick off at 19:45 BST.
More players for the ultimate champions match are to be announced next week.
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The Welsh Whisky Distillery Company bottles are being auctioned online from Thursday until 5 December by Peter Francis Auctioneers in Carmarthen.
The whisky was bought by a wine merchant in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, in the 1960s for £5 each.
Auctioneer Charles Hampshire said: "It's such a rare thing - the only other ones we know of are on display."
The Welsh Whisky Distillery Company was founded in Frongoch, Bala, Gwynedd in 1889 but closed in the early 20th Century.
The distillery became a World War One prison camp - and more famously, an internment camp after the Easter Rising in the Republic of Ireland.
The bottles, dating back to about 1900, will go up in two separate lots, each with supporting paperwork.
Mr Hampshire said another bottle of the same whisky was auctioned in Cardiff in 2001 and is on show at Penderyn Distillery. There is another at Cardiff's St Fagans National History Museum.
"I'd be very surprised if there are any others around - it's going to be interesting," he added.
The current owners, whose father bought the whisky, live in south Wales and Mr Hampshire said the person the merchant acquired them from had the bottles in their family since 1914.
"I've had a lot of interest over the past four or five days. The final figure, from what I've been able to glean, could be between £2,000-£3,000 each," said Mr Hampshire.
The fourth seed, 22, faces Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, while 2015 finalist Lucie Safarova begins her campaign against Vitalia Diatchenko.
The Czech, 29, was runner-up to world number one Serena Williams last year.
British number two Heather Watson, 24, plays American Nicole Gibbs, with Kyle Edmund facing Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili in the men's draw.
The 21-year-old Briton, ranked number 84 in the world, retired hurt from his first-round match at the Nice Open last week.
Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori, 26, will be second on the Philippe-Chatrier Court at Roland Garros against Italian Simone Bolelli.
That follows women's 10th seed Petra Kvitova's opener against Montenegro's Danka Kovinic.
Canadian eighth seed Milos Raonic and Australia's Nick Kyrgios also feature in the men's draw, while Romanian world number six Simona Halep and Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova get under way in the women's section.
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Easyjet was the biggest riser on the index, with traders citing reports that it could be a target for US leasing company AerCap.
The FTSE 100 was down 15.73 points at 6,853.23, with little company news about to move the market.
In the FTSE 250, William Hill shares rose 5% after it raised its full-year profit outlook.
The bookmaker said 2016's operating profits would be at the higher end of its previous guidance of £260m-£280m.
Its comments, issued late on Thursday, came shortly after Rank and 888 abandoned their attempt to merge with the bookmaker in a complex three-way tie-up.
The two companies said they had not been able to "meaningfully engage" with William Hill's board.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.36% against the dollar to $1.3120 and dropped 0.1% against the euro to €1.1588.
He has already spent time on loan in League One this term at Port Vale, for whom he scored six goals in 28 games.
The 20-year-old began his career on the books at Reading before moving to Watford in July 2013.
Ikpeazu, who has yet to make a first-team appearance for the Hornets, has previously spent time out on loan with Crewe and Doncaster.
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Two cars collided just after 22:00 BST on Thursday in London Road, Sittingbourne, Kent.
A male passenger in one the cars died at the scene, police said.
Another person in the car had to be freed by emergency crews using hydraulic equipment.
Ken Police is appealing for witnesses.
Work is ongoing to repair a power cable damaged during the collision.
Unknown gunmen attacked the White Helmet members at a base in Sarmeen, in the rebel-held province of Idlib.
The motive for the killing remains unknown. The attackers stole two minibuses and walkie-talkies, the group said.
The US state department said it was "saddened and horrified" by the attack.
"These cowardly acts of masked men took the lives of civilian volunteers who work tirelessly as first responders in order to save lives in incredibly dangerous environments," a statement said.
The French foreign ministry also condemned the killings, while the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said it was "devastated" by what had happened.
There were emotional scenes as dozens of people joined the funeral for the victims.
Sarmeen is controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly al-Qaeda's official branch in Syria. The alliance described it as an "ugly crime".
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said all seven White Helmets had been killed by bullets to the head.
The White Helmets say they are non-partisan, but critics, often supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and his ally Russia, allege links to jihadist groups and have long claimed that the organisation fabricates reports and rescues.
They were the subject of a recent Netflix documentary and nominated for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.
Activists said it was unclear whether IS had laid the bombs to destroy the ruins or make the site secure from Syrian government forces.
IS fighters seized the city, which is one of the most important historic sites in the Middle East, in May.
Government forces are reported to be planning a bid to recapture the site.
The director of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, told reporters that Syrian soldiers outside the city have brought in reinforcements in recent days, "suggesting they may be planning an operation".
He said government forces had also launched heavy air strikes against the residential part of Palmyra in the past three days, killing at least 11 people.
The group relies on a network of sources inside Syria for its information.
IS took control of the ancient city last month, prompting fears the group would destroy the 2,000-year-old Roman-era ruins.
They have already destroyed ancient sites in Iraq - most recently the ancient city of Nimrud, one of Iraq's greatest archaeological treasures.
But so far there have been no reports of IS damage to the ruins or antiquities in Palmyra, which is known locally as Tadmur.
Maamoun Abdulkarim, Syria's head of antiquities, told the Reuters news agency that the reports of explosives being planted by IS in Palmyra "seems true".
"The city is a hostage in their hands, the situation is dangerous," he said.
Since capturing the city, IS has also taken control of a military airbase and a notorious prison nearby.
The ancient ruins are situated in a strategically important area on the road between the capital, Damascus, and the contested eastern city of Deir al-Zour.
More than 230,000 Syrians have died in Syria's civil war, which began after President Bashar al-Assad's forces tried to put down anti-government protests in March 2011.
The Islamic State group, which grew out of al-Qaeda in Iraq, capitalised on the ensuing chaos, taking control of large areas of the country and setting up their headquarters in Raqqa in northern Syria.
The Electronic Frontiers Foundation (EFF) argued that Personal Audio LCC had "not invented anything new" when it acquired the patent in 2012.
The practice of buying patents in order to make money out of popular unpatented inventions is known as patent trolling.
Personal Audio had tried to develop a digital audio player in the 1990s.
The product never went on sale.
In 2013, founder James Logan said he had spent $1.6m (£1.2m) on his creation.
"During the life of Personal Audio, I invested $1.6m, and lost it all," he said in a Slashdot interview that is on Personal Audio's website.
"Personal Audio, LLC, the patent holding company, is the attempt by the investor, me, to get a return on that investment.
"When investors like me get our money back, plus some if we're lucky, it means that start-ups are not as risky as they might otherwise be."
However, the patent his company owns is not for one of his inventions.
The technology at the heart of the legal dispute allowed websites to be updated with new video and audio podcasts.
Companies targeted by Personal Audio for using it included the broadcasters CBS, NBC and Fox, and consumer electronics giant Samsung.
However, the EFF said people had already been uploading podcasts before Personal Audio filed for the patent in 2009.
EFF began legal proceedings in 2013 and crowd-funded for costs.
"We're pleased that the federal circuit agreed that the podcasting patent is invalid," EFF lawyer Daniel Nazer said in a statement.
"We appreciate all the support the podcasting community gave in fighting this bad patent."
Personal Audio could seek a review in the Supreme Court, the foundation added.
But, imagine a classroom being shaken by a sound louder than a rock concert; a sound as loud as a thunderclap or a chainsaw.
Welcome to the classroom of Annalisa Flanagan - the owner of the world's loudest shout.
The Belfast primary school teacher bellowed her way into the world record books in 1994 with a thunderous bellow of the word (what else?) 'quiet!'.
The shout clocked up an earth-shattering 121.7 decibels, setting a world record and potentially damaging the hearing of anyone within earshot.
Despite her record standing for 22 years, no-one has yet been able to out-shout her - a fact that recently re-emerged when her Richter-scale rippling exploits featured on the hit BBC TV programme QI.
Corey Taylor, lead singer of renowned heavy metal outfit Slipknot was on the show - and even he was blown away.
"Our shows top out at 109 (decibels) and those are quite loud," he said. "So 121 is stupid."
Fortunately, even though Annalisa has this sonic secret weapon to unleash on her pupils at Finaghy Primary School, she insists it is one she never uses.
"I'm really not a shouter," she laughed. "I'd much rather bribe the kids with sweets than shout. I want them to love me!
"Also, after the first couple of weeks of teaching you can't be shouting all year. I'm hoarse all the time as it is."
Her pupils back her up too, and appear to be sincere when they say Ms Flanagan mostly keeps her hidden talent for hollering outside the classroom.
In fact, her skill is completely unrelated to teaching and purely a coincidence.
Indeed, the gift is one that probably would have stayed hidden, if it were not for a streak of competitiveness.
"In 1992, I was at a church summer camp. There were about 500 people attending and they held a record breaking day," she recalled.
"Now, normally I'm quite a competitive person. They had this shouting competition, but to be honest, I thought it was a bit embarrassing so I stayed out of it.
"But, then one of the kids told me my twin sister was winning. So I thought, if she is good then I'll be good too."
The competition was taking place in world record conditions, meaning whatever was recorded was eligible to smash the old record of 119 decibels.
"My sister got 119.1 and I got 119.4 - so she held the record for a little while, and then it was me."
Two years later, Annalisa was invited to defend her title at an event in Belfast.
"I got 121.7 decibels - and it has stood ever since."
Annalisa said she was amazed that her almost-accidental record has endured for 22 years.
Even though she admitted that she would be considered on the loud side, the teacher said she had no particular technique.
"I just open my mouth and let rip," she said. "I was on a TV programme and they took me to the Harley Street Clinic, where a lot of singers would go to get their vocals checked.
"In the end, the expert's conclusion was that I was so competitive when I set the record, so determined to beat my sister, that it spurred me on."
However, it is an ability that has diminished slightly over the years particularly after her tonsils were removed.
"I don't like being measured as much any more, because I'm nervous I won't really get to be as loud," she said.
"I can get to around 115 but I haven't come near 120 in a while. It's difficult to match the record. I'm not sure if I'm holding back a little bit. Also it hurts my head when I'm on full power."
Meanwhile, the children she teaches remain suitably impressed by their record-breaking teacher.
"It's quite sweet actually," Annalisa said.
"Sometimes I see past pupils who are in their 20s walking past the school gates. They would go: 'Alright Miss, still the world record holder?'
"It's just mad that it (the record) has stuck this long."
The measure will allow each Chilean home to grow up to six plants.
Up to now, planting, selling and transporting marijuana has been punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
The new bill will go before a health commission and then the Senate for approval.
Members of the lower house approved the bill by a wide margin, with 68 in favour and 39 against.
However, some lawmakers criticised the result, saying it would encourage drug use.
A Chilean municipality began planting the country's first medical marijuana in October, as part of a government-approved pilot programme.
However this bill, if passed, will also decriminalise recreational use.
Several other countries have eased restrictions for medical or personal use of marijuana in recent years.
In the US, more than 20 states allow some form of medical marijuana and Colorado and Washington have legalised it for personal use.
Uruguay became the first country to create a legal marijuana market in 2013 and earlier this year Jamaica decriminalised personal use of the drug.
Monfils, who had been eliminated anyway, has struggled after hurting his ribs in Stockholm in October.
"I tried to make it, but I couldn't," said Monfils, who has lost to Dominic Thiem and Milos Raonic at the O2.
Djokovic, who is already into the semi-finals, can earn 200 ranking points by beating first alternate Goffin.
The Serb is attempting to win a fifth straight World Tour Finals - a result which would ensure he reclaims the world number one spot from Britain's Andy Murray.
Murray leapfrogged Djokovic to reach the top of the rankings for the first time in his career on 7 November.
World number 11 Goffin, 25, has lost all four of his previous meetings with Djokovic - most recently in the semi-finals of the Miami Masters in March.
Industrial production rose by 10.1% in November, compared with a year earlier, according to the official data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
This was better than expected, and the strongest performance since March.
At the same time, China's retail sales increased by 14.9%. This was also the best showing for eight months.
The official economic data are the first to be released since the Communist Party appointed its new leaders last month.
The figures will be good news for them, but also for the world economy, as China's factory output is indicative of global demand for the country's consumer products.
Until the end of September, China had seen seven consecutive quarters of a slowing economic growth rate, due to both falling exports and weak domestic demand.
The data for the current three months from October to December will be released in the new year. For July to September, the rate of growth was 7.4%, down from 7.6% in the first quarter the year, and 9.2% for 2011 as a whole.
Other data released on Sunday showed that Chinese inflation rose slightly to 3% in November - from 2.7% in October.
"The Chinese economy is in the sweet spot now with rebounding GDP growth, rebounding earning growth and low inflation," said Lu Ting, China economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Tonnes of earth and rubble have been excavated by hand from the bunker at Les Landes Common by the Channel Islands Occupation Society (CIOS).
The former anti-aircraft gun station still has German artwork inside.
It could feature as part of a guided history walk planned for 9 May, to mark Jersey's Liberation Day.
The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied during the war, remaining under German control for five years until they were liberated in May 1945.
The CIOS was given permission to carry out the work by the States of Jersey Environment Department.
The group said the islands were fortified "out of all proportion to their strategic value" because Hitler believed the Allies might attempt to regain the islands.
It resulted in hundreds of concrete, reinforced bunkers, gun stations, anti-tank walls and tunnels being constructed for an invasion that never came.
The bunker at Les Landes Common would have been manned 24 hours a day.
Volunteers have removed about 15 tonnes of earth and rubble from the bunker, which Tony Pike from the CIOS says was filled in by the government "partly for safety reasons and partly to have it buried and forgotten".
"After the war the States tried to destroy the fortifications," he said. "They were considered a nuisance and not regarded as of historical importance, but it was too expensive, so bunkers were filled with rubble and waste."
Mr Pike said he hopes the excavation will be completed in time for it to feature in the history walk he is planning next month.
The PPM data showed 89.7% of trains arrived within five minutes of schedule in the four weeks to 7 January.
This was a 6% rise on the previous four weeks, and a 2.8% improvement on the same period last year.
But ScotRail's annual performance remains below the 91.3% target set in Abellio's contract for the franchise.
The measure currently stands at 90%, which ScotRail said made it the second best performing large operator in the UK.
The improvement plan, which was drawn up in response to widespread criticism of ScotRail's reliability since Abellio took over the contract in April 2015, was published in full on 29 November.
It came after Transport Minister Humza Yousaf told MSPs that ScotRail had "learned lessons" following a series of problems with delayed and cancelled services.
Mr Yousaf had previously apologised to passengers and suggested train services could be taken into the public sector in future.
ScotRail said the latest figures were the third period in a row in which its train performance had improved.
And it said the latest improvement came despite overhead line issues at Hyndland on Hogmanay and again on 6 January, and disruption caused when a child's scooter was thrown onto overhead lines at Airdrie.
Collectively, it said these events led to a 0.7% reduction in the monthly PPM score - the key performance measure for the UK's rail operators.
The overall PPM for operators in England and Wales for the four weeks to 7 January was 87.1% - almost three percentage points lower than the ScotRail figure.
ScotRail handled 6.7 million passenger journeys on about 57,000 train services over the period.
A traditionally busy time of year, three of the busiest five days of 2016 were recorded in December - on the 12th, 16th and 17th of the month - as passengers started to enjoy the festive season.
ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster said the latest figures showed that its Performance Improvement Plan was starting to produce results, which were being achieved in the middle of the "biggest upgrade to our railway since Victorian times".
But he said the operator was committed to "doing more and going higher".
Mr Verster added: "The sheer scale of the work we are doing to improve the railway has resulted in more disruption than normal. This means that our customers have had to put up with a lot over the past few months.
"We have done everything we can to keep people moving during this unprecedented period. I hope our customers can take some encouragement from the continued improvement."
Modernisation work being done by ScotRail includes the introduction of new faster, longer, greener trains, which it has said will dramatically increase the number of seats available and help to reduce journey times.
Responding to the latest figures, Mr Yousaf said the improvement was "encouraging" and remained "much higher" than the England and Wales average.
He added: "I expect to see further improvements over the coming months, although I accept some disruption during the winter weather will be inevitable.
"When problems do happen, measures must be taken swiftly to rectify the situation and, crucially, passengers must be kept informed."
Opposition parties insisted that too many commuters were still suffering from delays and cancellations.
Scottish Conservative MSP Liam Kerr said: "It's all fine and well publishing these figures, but commuters know that they are still not receiving a good enough service.
"Every day they are forced to put up with delayed and overcrowded trains, and many have simply had enough."
And Scottish Labour transport spokesman Neil Bibby said: "Humza Yousaf said he expected ScotRail to hit their performance targets by the end of March, yet here we have another set of figures showing contractual targets are still being missed.
"The clock is ticking for Humza Yousaf and ScotRail."
In a BBC interview, he said the migration crisis was putting the entire EU project at risk, not only the EU's passport-free Schengen zone.
He said the EU must urgently expand reception centres for migrants in Greece and other countries on the EU's external borders.
Failure to do so could lead EU states to reimpose more border controls inside Schengen, he warned. That would seriously undermine freedom of movement, one of the EU's greatest achievements, he said.
Most of the estimated 1.1 million migrants who reached the EU last year - a record influx - fled the fighting in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mr Valls described the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, as "courageous" for her open door policy on migrants, but stressed that Europe as a whole could not welcome all refugees.
Exeter could have taken the lead after five minutes but Jayden Stockley nodded Jamie McAllister's cross just wide.
Joel Grant nearly put the visitors in front against his former club but Ryan Allsop saved and Stockley fired wide.
Wycombe took all three points when McGinn curled a fine effort into the top corner from 25 yards out.
Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth told BBC Three Counties Radio:
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"It is a home win and a home goal, which is more important.
"We deserved it. Those people here today will have seen us grow as a club and as a team, the way we played and the way we set up today against one of the best footballing teams in the division.
"Some of the work rate today was phenomenal. And to mix that with some of the good football we played we've got a nice end to the first win of 2016 at home.
"For a team that was written off at the start of last season, then not meant to recreate what we did last season, we're doing okay."
The flight data recorder, retrieved along with the cockpit voice recorder earlier this month, showed Frenchman Remi Plesel was at the controls.
Officials said it was common practice for the co-pilot to take charge.
The plane was carrying 162 people from Surabaya to Singapore when it crashed. So far, 73 bodies have been recovered.
Mardjono Siswosuwarno, head investigator of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSB), said the flight data recorder had provided a "pretty clear picture" of what happened in the flight's last moments.
Capt Plesel was in charge from take-off until the cockpit voice recording ends, he said, adding that this was common practice.
Investigators said the plane ascended sharply before dropping, rising from 32,000ft (9,750m) to 37,400ft within 30 seconds, then dipping back to 32,000ft. The process took about three minutes.
Mr Mardjono said the plane was "flying before the incident within the limits of its weight and balance envelope" and that the flight crew all had correct licences and medical certificates.
A preliminary report has been submitted to the International Civil Aviation Organization, but has not been made public. The full report is likely to take about seven months, said the committee's chief Tatang Kurniadi.
Earlier this week, the military announced it was stopping attempts to retrieve the fuselage from the seabed. Authorities had believed earlier that most of the missing bodies were still in the wreckage but now believe it is empty and too fragile to move.
The civilian National Search and Rescue Agency said on Wednesday that it would continue search operations but their efforts could also end by next week if no more bodies are found.
AirAsia announced on Thursday that a total of 73 bodies have been recovered from the sea. In the past two days, local fishermen found the remains of three bodies believed to be from the crashed airliner.
BBC Indonesian reported that the remains were found some 1,000km from where the plane was last in contact.
A surprise inspection found "serious weaknesses" in the resettlement of prisoners and said many were discharged without undergoing rehabilitation work.
The prison was "making progress", his report added.
The National Offender Management Service (Noms) said the governor was working to address the concerns raised.
Inspectors, who visited in February, said during the previous six months 126 prisoners had been released from Stafford Prison, which became a sex offender-only jail in 2014.
"We were not confident these releases were co-ordinated and safe given the risk level posed by the men and their outstanding resettlement needs," they wrote.
Inspectors said despite "considerable efforts" to move more than 100 "high-risk" men to resettlement prisons, which provide more support to help prepare for life outside, they were released.
The report said there was no assistance in helping prisoners find accommodation and more than 10% of those released were homeless.
"We found one particularly worrying case of a high-risk sex offender, who had done nothing to reduce his risk of reoffending, being released without an address," inspectors said.
Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons, said: "HMP Stafford has grasped the challenge presented by its change of role and has made considerable progress."
He added there was "still much work to be done", particularly in the areas of health care and resettlement.
Michael Spurr, head of Noms, said: "This is a positive report which shows the progress Stafford has made.
"There are low levels of violence and self-harm, good staff-prisoner relationships and high levels of prisoners taking part in work and education - which is a credit to the governor and his staff.
"The governor is now working with partners, including NHS England, to address the concerns around resettlement provision and health care".
The Ministry of Justice added that since the inspection, Stafford had strengthened ties with the local probation services and started working with HMP North Sea Camp so risk-assessed prisoners can progress to open prisons.
"These measures have resulted in 98.5% of prisoners being successfully resettled over the last five months," a spokeswoman said.
She said the service would "always work to ensure prisoners have suitable accommodation upon release".
Officers have warned people not to approach David Chadwick, 58, who is described as a "risk to children".
Chadwick, from Weymouth, was released from prison about a month ago but breached his licence conditions on Wednesday.
Police said he caught a train from Wareham to Brockenhurst in Hampshire and could be sleeping in outbuildings.
A spokesman said he then boarded a further train on Thursday with the intention of travelling to Norwich.
Anyone who sees him is urged to dial 999.
When last seen, he was wearing a dark Barbour-style jacket and glasses. He was also carrying A4 paperwork, believed to be an Ordnance Survey map.
Police said they had established Chadwick had got off a London-bound train at Moreton, east of Dorchester, on Wednesday at 12:40 GMT.
He is then believed to have hitched a lift to Briantspuddle from "an unsuspecting member of the public".
Det Insp Joe Williams said: "We also understand Chadwick has with him a rucksack, sleeping bag and Ordnance Survey map and so it is possible that he is sleeping in outbuildings within the area.
"We would like to reassure the public that local neighbourhood policing teams have stepped up patrols in the area and we are doing everything we can to find him."
Chadwick, who was convicted of child sex offences in 2013, is described as white, of medium build, about 5ft 10in (1.7m) tall, with short grey hair and a small scar on his left cheek.
Police said there could be "various reasons" why Chadwick had not complied with his licence conditions and appealed to him to get in touch.
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway in Shropshire was honoured with a Red Wheel plaque by the Transport Trust, a national charity that promotes the preservation of transport heritage.
The railway's owners described the plaque as "an honour and a privilege".
The trust said only ten such awards were made each year.
Dr Malvern Tipping, chairman of the railway, said it had opened in 1892 and provided a "vital transport link" between the high town and the low town.
He said it had also become a "major tourist attraction".
Dr Tipping and his family bought the railway in 2011.
He said he had only recently discovered he was related to the railway's founder, George Croydon Marks.
Lord Marks, the hydraulic engineer who started the railway, was Dr Tipping's great grandfather's third cousin but he only discovered this through research he did after the purchase.
"We had no idea about that when we bought the railway," he said. "It was just one of those quirky, historical things that caught our imagination, little realising we already had a link to it."
Peter Stone, from the Transport Trust, said the railway was only the 78th site to be awarded one of the plaques.
Sir William McAlpine, president of the Transport Trust, said he was pleased Bridgnorth Cliff Railway was owned by a family concern.
He added it was also pleasing it was back in the hands of relations of the original founders.
Constable Kerr, 25, died when a booby-trap bomb exploded under his car in Omagh, County Tyrone on 2 April 2011.
Dissident republican paramilitaries have been blamed for the killing.
On Monday, a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) spokesperson said the searches are taking place in both Omagh and Cumbria.
In a statement, they said: "Detectives from the PSNI's Serious Crime Branch, with assistance from officers in Cumbria Constabulary and the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, are conducting a number of searches in Northern Ireland and north west England.
"The search activity is in connection with the wider investigation into the murder of PSNI Constable Ronan Kerr in April 2011 and linked incidents."
Officers from the three police forces are involved in the operation. In Cumbria, searches are being carried out in the Penrith area.
Mr Kerr, who was a Catholic and an active member of the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association), was seen by many as a symbol of Northern Ireland's new police service.
In the aftermath of his death, his mother, Nuala Kerr, urged Catholics not to be deterred from joining the PSNI.
He was the second officer to have been murdered by paramilitaries since the formation of the police service in 2001.
In March 2009, PSNI Constable Stephen Carroll was shot dead as he answered a distress call in Craigavon, County Armagh.
Dissident republican group, the Continuity IRA, claimed responsibility for the attack on the 48-year-old married officer.
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Kelmendi, 25, overpowered Italy's Odette Giuffrida with a yuko to claim victory at her second Games, having represented Albania at London 2012.
There was a surprise in the men's -66kg as Fabio Basile of Italy beat South Korea's An Baul in emphatic fashion.
The unseeded Basile dominated his opponent to win Italy's first gold medal of these Games.
Japan's Misato Nakamura and Russia's Natalia Kuziutina won bronze in the women's event, while Masashi Ebinuma of Japan and Uzbekistan's Rishod Sobirov also secured bronze in the men's.
Kosovo's Olympic Committee was established in 1992 but only recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 2014. The disputed territory declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
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Ampadu, 16, who is sitting his GCSE exams, has been included in the squad for the training camp in Portugal.
"He's not missing any school but his priority at the moment is his exams," Tisdale said.
"He probably couldn't go away with Wales unless it happened to coincide with half-term week, which it does."
Ampadu has represented Wales up to Under-19 level, but is also eligible for England, the Republic of Ireland and Ghana.
Tisdale described the defensive player as a "remarkably gifted but grounded young man".
The Exeter-born teenager made his professional debut for the Grecians in August 2016 and was named Wales' young player of the year in November.
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He did not feature in the League Two play-offs, including Sunday's final defeat against Blackpool, with Tisdale saying his exams took priority.
"He's got a long career ahead of him and I think he'll do very well for himself," Tisdale added.
"He's played some really good games for us this year and is one of our better players.
"But it's very hard for a young chap at that age to play this level of football when he's at school every day, especially play-off games.
"The Welsh training squad has come at a very good time for him.
"He's a grounded young man and I don't think he'll change his attitude one little bit.
"He wants to do very well for himself and I'm sure he will."
These schemes can leave students out of work, according to responses to a consultation on plans to give apprenticeships legal protection.
A planned government crackdown will include powers to prosecute trainers who misuse the term "apprenticeship".
Apprenticeships need similar controls to university degrees, say ministers.
"Everyone knows what a university degree means," said Skills Minister Nick Boles.
"It's an official title. Young people doing apprenticeships should get the same level of distinction."
The government response follows the introduction of the Enterprise Bill, which includes a clause on prosecuting providers who claim to be offering apprenticeships but in fact offer only low-level training.
The word "apprenticeship" would be defined in law "to ensure people get the best training and opportunities", said Mr Boles.
Too many young people are entering industry only part qualified and without adequate learning, work based experience and practical skills, says the government.
Some have to find new employers to achieve complete a full apprenticeship.
Anyone offering fake or low-quality apprenticeship training could face a fine and prosecution in a magistrates' court if the bill becomes law as it stands.
The government's consultation on protecting the term "apprenticeship" ran in August and received more than 90 responses from employers, private training providers, colleges, universities and schools as well as from apprentices themselves.
Two-fifths said they were aware of the term being misused, among them the building company Balfour Beatty and a family firm of electricians from Milton Keynes.
Ruth Devine, director of SJD Electrical, said a number of applicants to the firm who thought they had completed apprenticeships, had been surprised to find they had not been fully qualified.
"Protecting the term 'apprenticeship' will help us attract the most able individuals and offer a guarantee to apprentices that they will receive world-class training," said Ms Devine.
"Low quality training courses contribute to the many instances of poor workmanship we come across."
Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty Group chief executive, said he hoped the change would encourage businesses to invest in apprenticeships.
"Our industry needs talent and skills, therefore it is crucial that apprenticeships remain world-class so that we can continue to attract the best and brightest individuals," he said.
David Corke, director of education and skills policy at the Association of Colleges, backed moves to "protect the apprenticeship brand" and maintain quality "so that young people receive the education and training they need to play a significant role in the workplace".
He added: "Colleges work closely with employers to make sure apprentices have a good experience and that the employer receives an employee who is well qualified for the role."
They say the Gozi virus was used to access personal bank information and steal millions of dollars in 2005-11.
The suspects - a Russian, a Latvian and a Romanian - ran a "modern-day bank robbery ring, that required neither a gun or a mask", the prosecutors say.
The three men - all in their 20s - have already been arrested.
Nikita Kuzmin, a 25-year-old Russian national, pleaded guilty to the charges in May 2011, US Attorney Preet Bharara revealed at a news conference in New York on Wednesday.
Extradition proceedings against the other two men - Romania's Mihai Ionut Paunescu, 28, and 27-year-old Deniss Calovskis from Latvia - are now under way.
The ongoing US government investigation alleges that the scheme began in Europe and later spread to the US, where at one stage more than 190 computers belonging to America's Nasa space agency were infected.
They say that Mr Kuzmin and his co-defenders - nicknamed Virus and Miami - have managed to produce at least $50m (£32m) in illegal profits using the virus.
"This case should serve as a wake-up call to banks and consumers alike because cybercrime remains one of the greatest threats we face, and it is not going away anytime soon," Mr Bharara said.
He said that the FBI had worked with a number of European countries, including Britain, in tracking down the scheme - one of the most financially destructive yet seen.
The Deli Food snacks are marked with the date 23/07/17 rather than 23/06/17.
It is thought the error could pose a food risk to anyone who eats one of the sandwiches.
The varieties being recalled are Egg Mayo, Ham & Cheese, Ham & Cheese Savoury, Chicken Mayo, Cheese & Red Onion and Ham & Egg.
Food Standards Scotland said customers should return the sandwiches to the shop where they were bought to receive a full refund.
The 20-year-old spent 18 months on loan at Celtic Park, winning the treble last season, and is expected to leave City permanently ahead of the new season.
Nice, Porto and clubs from England and Germany are also keen on signing the England Under-20 international.
Celtic's latest offer is believed to be well below City's valuation of Roberts.
The winger joined the Glasgow club on loan in January 2016 under Ronny Deila, winning the Scottish Premiership during his first season at the club.
Roberts then featured regularly under Brendan Rodgers last term, as Celtic went through the domestic season unbeaten and reached the group stages of the Champions League.
He scored 11 goals and created 19 more in his 41 appearances under Rodgers, and was a candidate for the SPFL Young Player of the Year award.
Roberts chose to remain at Celtic for the final weeks of last season, including the Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen that Celtic won 2-1, rather than be called up for the Under-20 World Cup, which England went on to win.
Warnock, 67, succeeded Paul Trollope as Bluebirds manager in October.
He held talks with Nottingham Forest and Blackburn but chose Cardiff after speaking to his wife Sharon, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.
"She's had her chemotherapy and her hair's growing back, and she said: 'Look, another club will do me - you can have one more'," said Warnock.
"I did talk to Forest and Blackburn and one or two others and for whatever reason they never came to fruition.
"Cardiff has always been my kind of club. It just seemed right.
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"I just thought it's my cup of tea. The fans like blood and thunder and I thought what another great opportunity for me."
Before joining Cardiff, Warnock had been out of work since the end of the 2015-16 season after helping Rotherham avoid relegation from the Championship.
The former Sheffield United and QPR manager believes he can win promotion with Cardiff, even though they are second from bottom in the table.
Warnock has made former QPR winger Junior Hoilett his first signing at Cardiff, and he hopes to make further additions to the squad.
Striker Marouane Chamakh and centre-back Sol Bamba - both free agents - have had medicals with the Bluebirds.
Former Aston Villa and Manchester United winger-come-defender Kieran Richardson has also been linked with the club.
Warnock told BBC Radio Wales Sport: "I wouldn't write off two or three players [as well as Hoilett] joining us."
Wolfgang Niersbach quit as president of the German football federation (DFB) amid claims payments were made to officials at world football's governing body Fifa during the bidding process for the 2006 World Cup.
Germany beat England, South Africa and Morocco to host the 2006 event.
"It is like The Archers. Every week something is happening," said Dyke.
"You begin to be convinced almost no World Cups have been allocated without a pile of bungs," Dyke added.
The Germans beat South Africa by one vote after New Zealand delegate Charles Dempsey abstained.
Niersbach denies any wrongdoing but said he had taken the decision to quit in order to "protect the DFB". He remains a member of Uefa and Fifa executive committees.
In October, the head of Germany's organising committee, Franz Beckenbauer, said he made a "mistake" in the bidding process to host the 2006 World Cup, but denied that votes were bought.
The 70-year-old denied sending "money to anyone in order to buy votes" in a statement on 18 October, but gave further details after being questioned by a law firm hired by the DFB to investigate the claims.
"In order to get a subsidy from Fifa [for the organisation of the 2006 World Cup] those involved went ahead with a proposal from the Fifa finance commission that in today's eyes should have been rejected," he said.
Beckenbauer has also recently been investigated by Fifa as he was one of 22 men to vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. He was provisionally banned by Fifa for "failing to co-operate" with its ongoing inquiry into the bidding process.
Dyke's comments come after a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) commission report recommended Russia should be banned from athletics competition.
Wada's independent commission examined allegations of doping, cover-ups, and extortion in Russian athletics.
Dick Pound, author of the damning report, has said Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko - who is also on Fifa's executive committee - must have been aware of the level of cheating.
Mutko has denied knowledge of any wrongdoing, but Dyke questioned whether he should stay on the board of world football's governing body.
"I don't know where it ends," said Dyke. "You need a completely reformed organisation because you can't carry on like this.
"Whether someone who is involved in all that can stay on the board of Fifa is something Fifa needs to address very quickly. There has to be a question mark."
Two weeks ago, suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter suggested there was an agreement in place for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup - before the vote took place.
And now England, the Netherlands and Belgium are seeking legal advice over whether to claim compensation for the cost of their respective failed bids.
The Dutch and Belgian bid, which cost 10m euros (£7m), went up against another joint venture from Portugal and Spain, as well as individual entries from England and Russia.
England were eliminated after the first round of voting, while the Dutch-Belgian bid finished third in the second round, and Russia went on to be declared winners.
Belgian FA president Francois de Keersmaecker said: "In agreement with our Dutch colleagues we have asked a legal firm to see if we can claim for compensation.
"It was unethical to allow us to incur unnecessary costs while the outcome of the bidding process had already been determined."
The films are adaptations of a book by Compton MacKenzie, whose story was inspired by the sinking of the cargo ship SS Politician off Eriskay in 1941.
The cargo included more than 250,000 bottles of whisky, hundreds of cases of which were hidden by islanders.
The remake, starring Eddie Izzard, was filmed across Scotland.
Tourism body VisitScotland has now created a map of the filming locations, from the Aberdeenshire villages of Portsoy and Pennan; to St Abb's Head in the Borders; Loch Thom in Greenock; St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife; and the Central Bar in Renton, West Dunbartonshire.
The original film was shot entirely in the Outer Hebrides.
Jenni Steele, film and creative industries manager at VisitScotland, said: "Since the novel by Compton Mackenzie was published back in 1947, Whisky Galore has been raising laughs for 70 years.
"Celebrating not only this nation's love for the 'Water of Life' but also demonstrating the warmth, humour and spirit of our people, this new film shows off Scotland at its dazzling best.
"Our handy map will allow visitors to explore the Whisky Galore locations and enjoy a set-jetting holiday around Scotland."
Gregor Fisher, who plays the postmaster, said: "I've been in this business for 40 years and I can honestly say this was one of the nicest, if not the nicest, job I've ever had.
"There were no negatives about it. On a seven-and-a-half-week shoot in Portsoy, it rained for half a day max, and even then it was very light drizzle.
"Normally when you take over a town, which we more or less did at Portsoy, there's a bit of aggro because you're closing roads and so on, but there was none of that."
"We were welcomed with open arms to the point that when I expressed an interest in buying some lobster, four lobsters were delivered to my door the next day, free of charge.
"I couldn't believe it. Half the community is in the film. It was a joy."
Tourism Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "Scotland is widely recognised as an excellent location for film and TV productions.
"Whisky Galore has been added to the growing list of films shot here. This map allows visitors from home and abroad to walk in the footsteps of the actors and actresses that appeared in the film, and they can also enjoy the spectacular scenery that Scotland has to offer."
The film is released in Scottish cinemas on Friday.
The SS Politician was headed for Jamaica when it ran aground on the northern side of Eriskay, in the Western Isles, in bad weather.
Scottish author Mackenzie published the novel Whisky Galore in 1947. It was adapted for cinema in a 1949 Ealing comedy.
The two shows, while panned by critics, are seen as an iconic and enduring part of American popular culture.
Gilligan's Island, which ran from 1964 to 1967, was about seven travellers marooned on a Pacific island.
The Brady Bunch (1969 to 1974) was about a clean-cut, attractive family formed by the marriage of a widow and widower and their six children.
Analysts say the shows were hit in part because they presented a wholesome image of America during a time of social upheaval.
Both programmes have endured on countless television repeats, influencing generations of children in America and beyond who never saw them on the original run.
Mr Schwartz conceived of the idea for The Brady Bunch in 1965 after reading that one-third of American households at the time included a child from a previous marriage.
"I realized there was a sociological change going on in this country, and it prompted me to sit down to write a script about it," Mr Schwartz told the Los Angeles Times in 2000.
He later said the show resonated with Americans because "it dealt with real emotional problems: the difficulty of being the middle girl; a boy being too short when he wants to be taller; going to the prom with zits on your face".
Mr Schwartz also said he planned Gilligan's Island, about a sea captain and his assistant, a science professor, a farm girl, a buxom movie star and a posh couple, as a social statement.
"It's one world, and we all have to learn to live with each other," he said in 1996.
Mr Schwartz was born in 1916 in New Jersey and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
After earning a degree in biological science, he began writing jokes for comedian Bob Hope, and eventually turned to television.
"I was faced with a major decision - writing comedy or starving to death while I cured those diseases. I made a quick career change," he said in 2008, when he was awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
The ship, which featured in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, is undergoing a 13-year, £35m conservation project.
Measurements taken over 40 years show the structure in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is slowly bulging outwards. It is also suffering from water damage.
More than 130 metal supports are due to be fitted in the vessel's dry dock to stop the structure from buckling.
Andrew Baines, head of historic ships at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, insisted the ship could "absolutely be saved".
"As the upper deck moves down, the ship's sides bulge out. She's falling very slowly away from the bows at the front end of the ship," he said.
A 3D scan of the ship had helped experts "understand what had been causing the ship to collapse" and 136 metal props would be inserted to stop the problem, Mr Baines said.
"The most important thing is to work on the ship's structure to stop us losing any valuable historic material in the ship," he added.
HMS Victory was first floated out from Chatham in 1765. Lord Nelson was injured during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and later died aboard the vessel.
Visitors are still able to access the ship and Lord Nelson's cabin was recently opened as part of the renovation project.
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Archaeologists said the bone showed signs of a fatal injury caused by a musket ball.
It is not known if the casualty was a fighter on the Jacobite or government army side in the battle in April 1746.
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh worked on 3D model.
The skull has been on display at the Surgeons' Hall Museums in Edinburgh for many years.
The bone is the only remains confirmed as coming from Culloden, according to NTS. The battlefield is an official war grave today.
The 3D model was recreated using overlapping digital photography in a process called photogrammetry.
It means archaeologists and scientists can examine the skull without it having to leave the care of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
The skull fragment was part of a large collection of more than 3,000 items purchased from leading Scottish surgeon Sir Charles Bell in 1825.
The catalogue entry simply states that the skull was found on part of the field at Culloden where men fighting for Bonnie Prince Charlie made an attack on government troops.
There are no further details from Bell's original records as to when he acquired it, but it has been established that artefacts were collected from the battlefield in the years following 1746.
NTS, which manages the battlefield near Inverness, said the skull shows clear evidence of an entry wound of a projectile and a larger exit wound.
Analysis suggests the damage could have been caused by a musket ball fired from about 45m (147ft) away.
Derek Alexander, head of archaeological services for the trust, said: "We cannot say whether the skull fragment belongs to a Jacobite or one of the government troops but the injury to the top of the head could be interpreted in a number of different ways.
"It could be from someone, head down, looking at the ground as they charge forward, or an individual who has already been wounded and is on their hands and knees or indeed it could be someone hit while focusing on reloading their musket."
Stefan Sagrott, archaeology data officer for NTS, said: "Photogrammetry is a great tool for us, especially because it is low cost and doesn't require any fancy equipment aside from a decent camera and the processing software.
"We are using it to record a whole range of cultural heritage sites, monuments and artefacts, and we are getting some really outstanding results.
"By using it to record cultural heritage, it allows us to open up the past to even more people than ever before. We can take an object which would be too fragile for anyone to handle, photograph it, 3D model it and then make it available online for anyone to see, wherever they are."
He added: "Another brilliant result of this, is that we can also 3D print the models, creating accurate replicas of objects, such as the Culloden skull, and they can then be displayed at a property and handled without any worry of damaging the original object."
Rohan Almond, assistant curator at Surgeons' Hall Museums, said it was an "exciting project".
He said: "By working together and using such technology, we are going to be able to engage even more people in the story of one of Scotland's pivotal battles."
The "sugar smart app", from Public Health England, works by scanning barcodes and revealing total sugar in cubes or grams.
Officials hope it will help combat tooth decay, obesity and type two diabetes and encourage families to choose healthier alternatives.
PHE says young children are eating three times more than the sugar limit.
Its new Change4Life advertising campaign, which includes the sugar app, suggests that on average children aged four to ten years old are consuming 22kg of added sugar a year.
That's about 5,500 sugar cubes - more than the weight of an average five-year-old child.
The app has been developed to raise awareness of how much sugar is contained in everyday food and drink.
It works on more than 75,000 products, offering a quick guide to help parents to assess potential purchases that may harm their children's health.
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Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist from Public Health England, said children were having too much sugar in their diets and this was leading to painful tooth decay, weight gain and the potential for serious health problems in later life.
Overweight and obese adults are more at risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.
"If there's one thing I'd strongly encourage parents to do, and that's to swap sugary drinks out of their kids' diets for either a low-sugar drink or water or low-fat milk, which would be a really excellent choice."
She also said people might be surprised to discover the sugar contents, for example, of some yogurts and fruit drinks.
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PHE has previously said it supported a sugar tax to help people cut down on the sugar they eat.
It has also called for reduced marketing of sugary food and drinks towards children in stores, on TV and online as well as fewer price promotions on sugar-laden products.
The sugar smart app is free to download from app stores.
Source: Public Health England
MEPs say "first-generation" biofuels - from crops like corn - should not exceed 6% of fuel used in transport by 2020, amending the target from 10%.
They want "advanced biofuels" - sourced from seaweed or certain types of waste - to make up at least 2.5%.
Biofuels have been seen as a way to cut fossil fuel use, but using food crops can displace food production.
MEPs vote by 356 votes to 327 to support a legislative report by Corinne Lepage, a French liberal MEP, which puts a limit on the proportion of food-based biofuels that should make up the fuel mix.
It is the parliament's contribution to the new EU policy on biofuels announced by the European Commission last October.
The EU is negotiating changes to the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive and the 1998 Fuel Quality Directive.
Before becoming law, the proposals still have to be agreed with the 28 member states' governments, represented in the EU Council.
Much negotiation still lies ahead, amid intense lobbying by biofuel industry groups and environmentalists.
The MEPs' target is slightly higher than the 5% cap proposed by the Commission - and there has been fierce argument among MEPs about the level at which to set the cap.
Ms Lepage's report argues that public subsidies for food-based biofuels in the EU encourage their cultivation on land that could otherwise be used for food production.
According to the environmental group Greenpeace, the US already uses 40% of its corn for ethanol, and in the EU more than 60% of rapeseed is used for biofuels.
Some studies suggest that continuing with the current level of EU incentives for food-based biofuels would actually cancel out the cuts in greenhouse gas emissions achieved by switching to biofuels.
Clearing land to plant food for biofuel releases the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) through ploughing and can involve deforestation, which reduces the "carbon sinks" - the trees that absorb CO2.
The EU's Joint Research Centre has calculated that scrapping the current biofuel incentives could lower the price of vegetable oil in the EU by 48% by 2020.
Ms Lepage's report also warns of the social impact of such biofuel cultivation - known as "indirect land use change (ILUC)".
"The indirect land use change effects are not only environmental but also social, and are placing additional pressure on land use, particularly in developing countries, which is having a negative impact on the food security of local people, in particular women," her report says.
The European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE) has rejected the suggestion that biofuel crops are putting too much pressure on food production. It also argues that the impact of biofuels on food prices has been greatly exaggerated.
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Economists on both the left and right agree that inheritance creates a problem for equality of opportunity, by giving children with wealthy or thrifty parents an advantage over those without such luck.
BBC Radio 4's Analysis explores three suggestions about how to make inheritance fairer.
Professor Stuart White is director of the Public Policy Unit at Oxford University. He thinks inheritance is a very good thing, especially helpful in early adulthood when the money could be usefully spent on further education, setting up a business, or buying a car.
The big problem with the current system, he thinks, is that only some people benefit.
He favours a universal inheritance, what he calls a "capital grant". Everyone would receive the same amount at the same age, to be funded by taxing inheritance more heavily.
He suggests giving the grant to 18-year-olds, and linking the amount to the cost of a university degree:
"You want an amount that's sufficient to enable people to really launch into their adult lives in a creative and independent fashion, and in a way that contrasts with the kind of world we're creating, where young adults start their lives heavily indebted."
This system would have three advantages:
In other words, it takes some of the luck out of the equation. Children do not miss out because their parents have nothing to leave them, or choose to leave them nothing.
It also reduces the power of parents to give their own children a financial advantage.
"Public attitudes are generally very sceptical towards taxation of inheritance," he admits.
But he thinks that could change, pointing out that we already accept limitations in what parents can do for their children.
"We have the concept of nepotism which picks out a wrongful way of advantaging your children.
"It shows how people can come to accept that there are legitimate constraints related to equality of opportunity.
"If we can do it there, I don't see in principle why we couldn't ultimately do it in relation to transfer of wealth as well."
Toby Young is an associate editor of the Spectator and chief executive of the West London Free School Academy Trust. He argues "mucking about with inheritance tax is going to have zero impact on social mobility."
Inequality starts much earlier, he says, with our genetic inheritance.
It is thought that intelligence is largely down to our genes, and that our capacity for hard work may be inherited too.
Even in a meritocracy where brains and graft are rewarded, inheritance still has a part to play in determining status. But, says Young, "it is what you inherit via your parents' DNA as opposed to their tax-efficient trust funds."
He believes if we are serious about equalising opportunities, we need to consider equalising genetic inheritance.
He imagines a near future where the "intelligence gene" has been identified.
"That creates an opportunity to say to parents who want to have a child, 'let's fertilise a number of eggs, say 100. Let's then look at them under a microscope in vitro, find those which have the highest intelligence genes, and take those babies to term'."
This technology would be made available free of charge only to people in the lowest socio-economic group, giving their offspring an improved chance to compete against children born into wealthier families.
He calls the idea "progressive eugenics".
"It may be the crossing of a Rubicon," admits Young. But he says it would "be a way of breaking the cycle of deprivation which, controversial though it is, actually might work unlike everything else governments have tried".
Such technology may never be possible. It is also disputable whether selecting high intelligence alone would result in an improved chance of success in the marketplace. There are also worries about intrusiveness.
But as a thought experiment, the proposal highlights the difficulty of achieving equality of opportunity. It is not only financial inheritance but genetic inheritance that makes equality hard to achieve.
Source: Gov.uk. HM Treasury
Dr Daniel Halliday is a lecturer in political philosophy at the University of Melbourne. He thinks we would be better off targeting another kind of inequality that is exacerbated by inheritance.
"Status inequality has to do with the way in which people relate to each other as superiors and inferiors."
This is more of a problem in old countries like Britain which were founded on feudal systems. Wealth has long been concentrated in certain families. Inheritance over generations has sustained that and created a hierarchical society.
He agrees with Toby Young that "the circumstances of your birth are a very effective predictor of what's going to happen later," but says one factor is the age of the family fortune.
"If you're born to parents who are wealthy, and their parents were wealthy and their parents were wealthy, chances are you've been born into a quite different set of circumstances than if you're born to parents who might be wealthy but have only recently-produced wealth."
Old money brings advantages other than wealth: it comes with a name, contacts and status. Over time Dr Halliday believes this creates a more divided society, where people at the top and those at the bottom rarely interact. They go to different schools, work in different professions and socialise in different places.
"That can be quite socially corrosive."
His solution is to tax inheritance according to its age rather than its size. The older the money is, the more you tax it.
This would mean that parents who have worked hard and earned their own money could pass it onto their children. But there would be more restrictions on passing on money that they themselves had inherited.
It is not easy to see how this could be implemented. But it does highlight one of the effects of inheritance in a class-based society.
All three of the proposals have their pros and cons. What they demonstrate is how inheritance is implicated in inequality, and the tension that exists between the desire for a fairer society and the parental instinct to help your own children in any way you can.
Analysis: Inheritance is on BBC Radio 4 on Monday 15 February at 20:30 or you can listen online or download the programme podcast.
Gurney, 29, took the first set of a high quality match 3-2 in legs with an average of 100 but lost the second to the world number two by the same score.
Gurney missed darts for the third set and lost it 3-2 and Anderson wrapped up the match by winning the last two sets.
The Londonderry man has lost four times in the second round of the tournament.
Gurney, ranked 36 in the world, beat Jamie Lewis 3-1 in the first round to set up the Boxing Day encounter with the Scot.
The Northern Irishman had defeated Anderson 10-4 the last time the players met at the Players Championships Finals at Minehead in November.
Brendan Dolan, from Kilcoo in Fermanagh, lost 3-0 to Australian Kyle Anderson 3-0 in his first round match in London.
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Police were called to the blaze in Archdale Drive in the Belvoir Estate shortly after 14:00 GMT on Sunday.
The woman, believed to be in her 50s, was discovered in the property.
A post-mortem will be carried out and an investigation into the fire, and the death, is underway.
However, he said allowing abortions for victims of sexual crime and cases of fatal foetal abnormality under the present law would be a step too far.
The judge's decision does not change the law or strike it down - rather it puts the onus on politicians to come up with new abortion legislation.
It will now be a matter for Stormont.
NI abortion reactions
Unlike the rest of the UK, abortion is only permitted in Northern Ireland if a woman's life is at risk or there is a permanent or serious risk to her mental or physical health.
BBC News NI reporter David Maxwell said: "There is no obligation on Stormont MLAs to act on the ruling, and deep divisions on this issue mean consensus will be difficult to reach at a political level.
"The Northern Ireland Assembly is also unlikely to take the matter forward while there is the prospect of an appeal by the attorney general or the Department of Justice.
"From now, there is a six-week deadline in which to lodge an appeal."
Stormont Justice Minister David Ford said the judge's decision "was not unexpected, and we now need time to consider the next steps".
Last month, the same judge, Mr Justice Horner, said women who were the victims of sexual crime and cases of fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) were entitled to exemptions in the law.
He said that the current provisions in the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 breached Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
This requires respect for a person's family life and personal autonomy.
The matter will be raised at the Northern Ireland Executive on Thursday, a day after the ruling, but a decision on the way ahead is not expected to come out of that meeting.
In short, any change to abortion law in Northern Ireland is still some way off.
The legal challenge against the abortion legislation was brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC).
In a statement after Wednesday's ruling, NIHRC's chief commissioner Les Allamby, said: "We welcome the court's decision today to grant a declaration of incompatibility, confirming that the existing termination of pregnancy laws are contrary to human rights.
"It now falls to the Department [of Justice] and the Northern Ireland Executive to bring forward legislation to reflect the judgement of the court.
"The commission will await to see how the department and the executive will take this forward or if any appeals will be lodged."
Mr Ford said he had already sought agreement among Northern Ireland Executive colleagues to bring forward draft legislation to exempt cases of fatal foetal abnormality.
"I also said in response to the consultation on abortion law carried out earlier this year, that the complexities of legislating in respect of sexual crime were such that it was not possible to make detailed proposals at that time but that the department would consider further," he said.
"It remains my view that legislating in this regard will present very difficult challenges."
The prime minister and Nick Clegg are expected to discuss plans for new measures to tackle the threat.
Their talks come after the UK's terror threat level was raised to "severe" from "substantial" in response to the deepening conflict in Iraq and Syria.
Labour has called for more action to stop Britons being drawn to extremism.
Mr Cameron will make a Commons statement on Monday, proposing new powers to stop would-be terrorists travelling abroad.
He has urged European leaders in Brussels to take co-ordinated action to tackle the group calling itself Islamic State (IS), which has seized swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq.
Speaking before the meeting, he said: "Today in Brussels is an opportunity to talk with other EU leaders and to make sure we all co-ordinate to stop people travelling to Iraq and Syria to stop radicalisation, to confront extremism."
He had previously said the "threat is growing" from Britons travelling to fight with IS, adding that there were "gaps in our armoury" that needed to be strengthened.
The new alert level rates the risk of an attack on the UK as "highly likely", although Downing Street said there was no evidence to suggest one is "imminent".
The rating is the second highest of five possible UK threat levels and is the highest since 2011.
Labour leader Ed Miliband has suggested the introduction of a "mandatory programme" of deradicalisation for people "drawn into the fringes of extremism".
Writing in the Independent, he also urged the government to revisit the decision to scrap the control orders regime for terror suspects.
Talks between Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg, the deputy prime minster and Liberal Democrat leader, come after the Conservatives said they wanted to make it easier to seize the passports of would-be terrorists travelling abroad.
The home secretary already has the power - under the Royal Prerogative - to withhold a passport if it is in the public interest to stop somebody travelling.
Mr Cameron is also likely to consider strengthening terrorism prevention and investigation measures - or Tpims - which were the coalition's replacement for control orders.
However, the Liberal Democrats have said they would only agree to policies that were made calmly, on the basis of evidence and that maintained the liberty of British citizens.
A Lib Dem source said Mr Clegg and the prime minister were in "constant communication" on the issue, adding that the party "will consider very carefully any new proposals that are put to us".
BBC political correspondent Louise Stewart said powers to withhold passports had been used 23 times since April 2013, but she said the PM could seek to strengthen those powers.
She said the government could not - following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights - make somebody "stateless" by refusing them re-entry to Britain, if they had no other passport.
"The sticking point with the Liberal Democrats is they have been against introducing more surveillance measures but say that any new measures would have to be brought in on an evidence basis and it would have to be purely for the safety and security of the British public," our correspondent said.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown has argued that diplomacy is vital to limit the risk from jihadists.
"I think we have got to get away from this idea which says that in response to everything in the Middle East our answer is bombs and rockets," he said.
Lord Ashdown added that the government was unwise to concentrate on the "threat of jihadis coming home".
He warned that the bigger threat was a potential "regional war" in the Middle East, which would be religious and result in the changing of borders.
The National Teachers' Union (NUT) said it was also worried about workloads, maternity rights and the lack of support for newly-qualified teachers at Academy of Trinity School, in Radstock.
Parents have also removed 27 children since 1 September, though some because they were moving home.
The Dove Family Trust, which runs the school, said it would comment later.
NUJ regional secretary Andy Woolley, said: "This is extremely worrying - most people will know most schools are much more stable than that, even in the current climate where teachers are leaving the profession because of workload pressures.
"We've taken out some grievances for existing members of staff, we've got former members of staff coming forward complaining about how they were treated."
In 2013, the school was rated as outstanding by the education watchdog Ofsted.
According to the Department for Education website the school had 223 pupils in January 2015.
Ofsted said it did not comment about individual schools, but a spokesman added: "All complaints received will be rigorously looked at and dealt with as quickly as possible."
As an academy school, Academy of Trinity reports to the Department for Education, which has not commented, although the BBC understands it has called for an independent review.
Bath and North East Somerset Council confirmed it had received applications for 27 pupils from the school to be transferred.
The NUT also carried out a Freedom of Information (FoI) request which found 20 teachers had left the school in the past three years.
Since that request was made, a further three have left, including two who were sacked after they took a grievance out, the NUT said.
The union said it wanted to resolve the issues with the school and hoped to avoid strike action.
Angela Douglas, 49, was handed a life sentence at Plymouth Crown Court.
Douglas, of Redhill Close, Plymouth, suffocated her 73-year-old mother Anne Matthews with a pillow, saying she wanted to end her pain. She had denied murder.
Mrs Matthews suffered a heart attack and multiple organ failure as a result and died in hospital.
During the trial the court heard how Mrs Matthews suffered from emphysema and chronic shortness of breath but, although very unwell, she was not dying at the time.
The jury was told Douglas had drunk more than two bottles of wine before she went upstairs to smother her mother in April last year.
She told detectives that on the day of the murder she spent a lot of time with her mother lying on her bed "holding her, stroking her face and kissing her".
Douglas said the illness was a cruel way to treat her mother who had been in an and out of hospital, the court was told.
When ambulance crews arrived at the victim's home, Douglas told them: "I don't want you to do anything. She has been through enough."
When she was arrested she told the police: "I love my mum. I could not stand to see her like that."
Mrs Matthews died the following day in Plymouth's Derriford Hospital.
The jury heard Douglas may have been suffering from an abnormality of mental function at the time which affected her self control and making rational judgements.
For the defence, a psychiatrist told the court Douglas found the situation "emotionally untenable" as she used more alcohol to try to cope with the stress.
The foreign secretary said penalising "escape" was "not in the interests of our friends and our partners".
PM Theresa May set out her Brexit strategy, including leaving the EU single market, in a speech on Tuesday.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker promised to work for "good results" from Brexit talks.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has announced it will give its verdict next Tuesday on the government's legal battle over whether MPs must be consulted before Brexit is triggered.
And HSBC announced it was preparing to move 1,000 staff from London to Paris when the UK leaves the EU.
At Prime Minister's Questions, Mrs May clashed with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, telling him she had a "plan" and he did not "have a clue".
Mr Corbyn accused her of "threatening to turn Britain into an offshore tax haven".
With just over two months to go before the UK government is due to get Brexit talks under way, Mr Johnson was asked on a trip to India about comments by an aide to French President Francois Hollande, who said the UK should not expect a better trading relationship with the EU after leaving it.
He replied: "If Monsieur Hollande wants to administer punishment beatings to anybody who chooses to escape, rather in the manner of some World War Two movie, then I don't think that is the way forward.
"I think, actually, it's not in the interests of our friends and our partners."
Downing Street later said Mr Johnson "was not in any way suggesting anyone was a Nazi".
The spokeswoman said the remarks were "all being hyped up" and that the foreign secretary had used a "theatrical comparison", adding: "There is not a government policy of not talking about the War."
But a Labour spokesman said: "The foreign secretary has a habit of making wild and inappropriate comments. Talking about World War Two in that context is another one of those and not something that's going to improve the climate for negotiations."
Former cabinet minister and Brexit campaigner Michael Gove hit back, tweeting that people offended by Mr Johnson's "witty metaphor" were "humourless, deliberately obtuse, snowflakes".
EU leaders have begun to deliver their verdicts on Mrs May's speech, in which she also warned against trying to "punish" the UK for Brexit and hinted she could walk away from talks if not happy, stating that "no deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain".
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "The be-all and end-all is that Europe does not let itself be divided, and we will ensure that with very intensive contacts.'' EU governments would consult their business sectors, she added, and she was "not worried that we will not stick together".
Mr Juncker said he would work to ensure Brexit talks are carried out "according to the rules and they yield good results".
He added: "I welcome the clarifications given by Mrs May, but I said to her last night that a speech will not launch the negotiations."
Analysis - By James Landale, BBC diplomatic correspondent
Not surprisingly, uproar has ensued.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband said Boris Johnson had shown once again that he could be "supremely clever and yet immensely stupid".
To some Britons, Mr Johnson's remarks will be seen as colourful but unexceptional language that echoes the popular World War Two film The Great Escape.
To many of Mr Johnson's generation, these films were part of their childhood and are subject to frequent cultural reference. Former Prime Minister David Cameron has seen The Guns of Navarone more than 17 times and once quoted a line from the film in a party conference speech.
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Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's lead Brexit negotiator, said: "You can say, 'I want to leave the European Union, I want to leave the judicial courts, I want to leave the customs union.'
"But you cannot at the same time then say, 'Oh, and that little piece that interests me, and that is something that I like.' No way."
However, European Council President Donald Tusk was more conciliatory, tweeting: "We took note of Prime Minister May's warm, balanced words on European integration. Much closer to narrative of Churchill than President-elect Trump."
Downing Street said European leaders spoken to by Mrs May in a series of phone calls had welcomed the "clarity" of her plans.
In its headline, the Times sums up the prime minister's message to the EU as "Give us a fair deal or you'll be crushed".
Meanwhile, the Brexit-supporting Daily Mail draws parallels with Margaret Thatcher, saying Mrs May exhibited the "steel of the new Iron Lady".
The Guardian, which opposed Brexit in the referendum, found the speech a "doubly depressing event" - a reality check for those who want to keep the UK in the single market while being riddled with its own streak of "global fantasy".
The Financial Times praises the prime minister's "bold vision" but warns that the road ahead will be perilous.
The Sun's front page is mocked up as a Biblical tablet of stone bearing the single-word headline "Brexodus".
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In her speech, the prime minister suggested the UK could cut its corporate tax rates to compete with the EU if denied access to the single market.
And she promised that Parliament would get to vote on the final Brexit deal.
Asked what would happen if MPs and peers rejected it, Brexit Secretary David Davis told Today: "They won't vote it down. This negotiation will succeed. It will succeed."
The government says it will invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, getting formal Brexit talks with the EU under way, by the end of March, with discussions set to last up to two years after that.
A "catalogue of demands with some threats thrown in" is German news magazine Der Spiegel's description of Theresa May's Brexit speech. It says that her desire to leave the single market while retaining access to trade with Europe shows that her government is "not just nasty but also blind to reality".
Germany's Die Welt also mocks her with the headline "Little Britain" and accuses her of leading the country into "isolation".
In Italy, La Repubblica's front page reads "Brexit: London raises its wall 'away from the EU and the single market'".
France's Liberation remarks that Mrs May's comment that no deal is better than a bad one suggests that she is threatening to turn Britain into a tax haven. "If this is not blackmail, it looks a lot like it," it says.
At Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Corbyn urged Mrs May to "stop her threat of a bargain basement Brexit, a low-paid tax haven on the shores of Europe".
He added: "It won't necessarily damage the EU but it would certainly damage this country."
Mrs May told MPs: "What I set out yesterday was a plan for a global Britain, bringing prosperity to this country and jobs to people and spreading economic growth across this country."
UKIP leader Paul Nuttall said: "It's clear that Britain is going global, as a result of that momentous [EU referendum] vote on 23 June."
Practice sessions will be held on Wednesday 9 August, with final qualifying and the Dundrod 150 meeting being staged on Thursday 10 August.
The main event of the week, the Ulster Grand Prix, will take place on Saturday 12 August.
Ian Hutchinson dominated the 2016 races with four victories on Saturday.
The Bingley rider also set a new absolute lap record for the 7.4-mile Dundrod circuit at 134.087mph.
The 37-year-old former Test star hit 166 out of Surrey's total of 300-5.
Notts slumped to 16-3 when teenager Sam Curran took two wickets in two balls.
Greg Smith made 124, sharing big stands with Samit Patel (51) and Dan Christian (54) but, in a thrilling finale, Notts fell just short on 296-7.
Surrey will now play Gloucestershire, conquerors of Yorkshire the previous day, in the One-Day Cup final on Saturday 19 September.
Sangakkara batted almost the whole of the Surrey innings, arriving at the crease in the third over when opener Steven Davies edged to slip, before holing out off the first ball of the the final over almost three hours later.
By then he had hit a six and 13 fours, but despite all his running between the wicket clearly taking its toll he was fresh enough to plunder 62 runs from the final 10 overs as the Surrey innings built to an exciting climax.
Notts were able to pick England's Stuart Broad for the first time in a one-day game since he played in their 87-run win over Glamorgan at Lord's in the 2013 YB40 final.
But, while he was not needed for one-day international duty against Australia this week, Notts opener Alex Hales and captain James Taylor both were, which weakened the visitors' batting.
When young Curran removed both Riki Wessels and Brendan Taylor in successive deliveries before Michael Lumb also went cheaply in the fifth over, it looked as if Notts had no chance.
But, on his List 'A' debut for Nottinghamshire, former Leicestershire batsman Smith helped turn the game around, sharing a 92-run stand with Patel before putting on a further 112 with Christian.
But a clever piece of captaincy by Gareth Batty got rid of the big-hitting Australian when he snared him in a three-man offside trap at short third man.
Even then, with Smith in such fine form, Notts were still favourites, but he was cruelly run out by Tom Curran backing up - and the target of 14 from the final over proved too much.
US researchers found that birds used the patches of greenery to rest and refuel in the middle of their journey between winter and breeding sites.
The scientists gathered the data by fitting tiny tags to thrushes, which recorded the birds' movements.
Writing in the journal Landscape Ecology, they added the findings were important because the world was becoming increasingly urbanised.
"With the expansion of urban areas worldwide, migrating songbirds increasingly encounter fragmented landscapes where habitat patches are embedded in an urban matrix," wrote co-authors Stephen Matthews and Paul Rodewald, landscape ecologists at Ohio State University in the US.
"Yet, how migrating birds respond to urbanisation is poorly understood."
In order to learn more, the pair attached small tags to more than 100 Swainson's thrushes (Catharus ustulatus) and managed to gather data on the movements of 91 birds during the four-year study.
"The tags provided us with a unique data-set on migration during a stopover," Dr Matthews told BBC News.
"We were able to record how long the birds were staying, and we found that it was not necessarily the forest size that was influencing the birds.
"Instead, they were responding to internal factors, such as [the amount of] fat reserves they had."
He added that the importance of the urban tree cover was highlighted when they examined the area the birds were using to forage for food.
"We started to see the importance of these smaller forest patches.
"The birds ability to search around was limited by the extent of these forested areas."
The study examined seven urban forests, the smallest of which was an arboretum that covered less than one hectare.
"It seemed that the birds were able to utilise these small forest patches during their stopover," Dr Matthews observed.
"In five of the sites, the birds never left the forest patch... and were not exploring in folks' backyards."
The team collected the data by using radio-transmitter tags.
"The tags were very small, weighing an average of 0.66g, and we glued them to the back feathers of the birds using a very mild adhesive," he explained.
"The battery life only lasted a couple of weeks, so the transmitter just fell off after a short while."
Dr Matthews said the tiny tags emitted a signal that they could pick up via a hand-held receiver and record the birds' locations.
"We recorded the GPS location, and then we would go back and do the analysis [of the birds' movements] later. It would have been nice if it was all automated, but there was a little bit of fieldwork involved.
The researchers said that migration had been identified as a critical period in the annual cycle of migratory birds.
"Within migration, land birds spend up to 90% of their time resting and regaining energy at stopover sites, making habitat a key component," they explained.
"This information is necessary to evaluate the conservation importance of urban habitats for stopover migrants."
"These findings suggest that remnant forests within urban areas have conservation value for Swainson's thrushes and, potentially, other migrant land birds," Professor Rodewald said.
"Obviously, larger forest patches are better, but even smaller ones are worth saving."
The abuse allegations relate to residents in Leicestershire children's homes between 1970 and the 1980s.
Police condemned the CPS decision as "wrong", and the Labour Party has suspended the 86-year-old peer.
Lord Janner "is entirely innocent of any wrongdoing", his family has said.
A retired High Court judge will now review the CPS's handling of the case.
More than a dozen individuals made allegations to police relating to Greville Janner, the CPS said.
The "core allegation" was that as MP for Leicester West at the time, Lord Janner befriended the manager of a children's care home to allow him access to children so he could "perpetrate serious sexual offences on children", the CPS said.
Leicestershire Police interviewed more than 2,000 people throughout the course of their investigation, and a "comprehensive file of evidence" was submitted to the CPS.
In a statement, Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders said there was enough evidence to charge him with:
She said the CPS were "wrong" not to prosecute the Cardiff-born peer following investigations in 1991 and 2007.
"The police made the decision not to pursue Greville Janner in 2002, which again we have looked at and in our view it was wrong," she told the BBC's World at One.
"There are real lessons to be learnt... if we had the evidence we now have earlier, I think the position would have been very different when Greville Janner's medical condition was not as it is today," Ms Saunders said.
Lord Janner was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2009, the CPS said.
Assistant Chief Constable Roger Bannister of Leicestershire Police said the force had invited the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to look into "what happened in the early 2000s" and inquiries are ongoing.
"Why was the decision different? Could it have been? Should it have been? If that's the case then I would be the first to say that's regrettable," ACC Bannister said.
Last year a former detective sergeant with Leicestershire Police, Mick Creedon - now chief constable of Derbyshire Police - told a national newspaper that in 1989 he was ordered not to arrest Lord Janner and not to search his home.
Responding to the CPS's decision, the force said it was "worried" about its impact.
ACC Bannister said he believed it was "the wrong one" and it would do little to support and encourage victims of sexual abuse to come forward.
He said: "I am extremely worried about the impact the decision not to prosecute him will have on those people [who came forward].
"More widely I am worried about the message this decision sends out to others, both past and present, who have suffered and are suffering sexual abuse.
"We are exploring what possible legal avenues there may be to challenge this decision, and victims themselves have a right to review under a CPS procedure."
One man, whose claims that he was assaulted by the peer were investigated by Leicestershire Police, said the decision was a disgrace and "if he was an everyday person with a normal life and job, justice would [have] been served".
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has said Labour "acted swiftly and decisively" to suspend Lord Janner from the party following the CPS announcement.
He said the allegations were "very serious" but he understood the CPS's decision.
But Sir Clive Loader, Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner, said the decision was "not just wrong" but "wholly perverse" and "contrary to any notion of natural justice".
Explaining its decision, the CPS said there is no treatment for Lord Janner's condition and there is no current or future risk of offending.
His condition is "rapidly becoming more severe" and requires continuous care both day and night, the statement said.
"His evidence could not be relied upon in court and he could not have any meaningful engagement with the court process, and the court would find it impossible to proceed."
Ms Saunders said the decision will be "extremely disappointing to complainants" and she has written to all of them.
Last year the CPS announced it was considering evidence against Lord Janner as part of an inquiry into allegations of historical child abuse.
The investigation was linked to Frank Beck, who was found guilty of sexually and physically abusing more than 100 children in the 1970s and 1980s.
Beck, who ran children's homes in Leicestershire, was given five life prison sentences and died in jail.
The Code for Crown Prosecutors says that, when assessing if a prosecution is in the public interest, consideration should be given "as to whether the suspect is, or was at the time of the offence, suffering from any significant mental or physical ill health as in some circumstances this may mean that it is less likely that a prosecution is required".
If they cannot understand the difference between guilty and not guilty, cannot give instructions to their lawyers and so cannot test the evidence against them, prosecutors will not generally charge them.
That is small comfort to the alleged victims of Greville Janner, but it is the system operating to ensure that the mentally frail do not face unfair trials that they cannot comprehend.
An NSPCC spokesman said "something went badly wrong" in the way the allegations were handled and "we need to be reassured this will never happen again".
In a statement Lord Janner's family described him as a "man of great integrity and high repute with a long and unblemished record of public service".
"As the Crown Prosecution Service indicated today, this decision does not mean or imply that any of the allegations that have been made are established or that Lord Janner is guilty of any offence," the family said.
In 1991, Lord Janner made statements in Parliament asserting his innocence after a man claimed he had abused him.
He will remain a member of the House of Lords until his death or until he formally retires under reforms passed last year.
Retired High Court Judge Sir Richard Henriques will conduct an independent review into the CPS's decision making and how it handled the case, she said.
She was driving a car that was in collision with another car at Castleforward, Newtowncunningham, at about 08:30 local time on Wednesday.
She was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital by ambulance, where she died on Thursday afternoon.
The driver of the other car, a man in his 40s, sustained minor injuries.
The English rider rounded off his day by breaking the lap record from 2010 as he pipped Bruce Anstey and Michael Dunlop to win Superbike Race 2.
Earlier Hutchinson, 37, had held off veteran Anstey and Dunlop in the main Superbike race.
Hutchinson edged out Dunlop in the Superstock race and then overhauled William Dunlop in Supersport Race 2.
The Bingley rider's manoeuvre late on the final lap to pip William Dunlop in the second Supersport race summed up his brilliance.
That gave Hutchinson his third victory of the day but the Englishman wasn't satisfied as he produced his lap record breaking heroics on the final circuit of the second Superbike race, with a new bencgmark of 134.087mph.
Anstey, 47, also had a tremendous day as he won a red flagged Supersport Race 1 and earned two second places.
As was the case after he was edged out by Hutchinson in the opening Superstock race, Dunlop said that backmarkers had hindered him in the closing stages of the main Superbike race.
Hutchinson won the opening Superstock race after he passed Michael Dunlop late on the final lap with Isle of Man rider Dan Kneen completing the podium positions..
The English rider's victory completed a hat-trick in the Superstock class in this year's international road races after his North West 200 and Isle of Man wins.
Anstey was declared the winner of Supersport Race 1 after it was halted on lap four following an incident.
The veteran New Zealander's victory maintained his sequence of achieving a supersport podium finish at the meeting every year since 2001 as he clinched a 12th Ulster Grand Prix victory.
Anstey forged an early four-second lead but was only 0.818 seconds ahead of Hutchinson when the race had to be halted after English rider Olie Linsdell came off at the Joey's Windmill section of the course.
Manx rider Conor Cummins completed the podium positions ahead of Dean Harrison and Dan Kneen.
Organisers later said that Bedfordshire man Linsdell, 28, did not sustain serious injuries in the incident.
In the opening Superstock race, Hickman led early on but then suffered a puncture which forced him to retire before the end of lap one.
A philosophical Dunlop said that he made a mistake in the closing stages after being hindered by backmarkers on the final lap which allowed Hutchinson, 37, to move ahead.
Hutchinson was down in 15th spot early on but quickly made his way up to the leaders.
Dunlop's brother William looked set to clinch an eighth Ulster Grand Prix victory as he led late in the closing lap of the Supersport Race 2 but Hutchinson produced a remarkable manoeuvre to clinch his third win of the day.
Hutchinson was 0.101 seconds ahead of William Dunlop at the finish with Hickman only 0.60 behind the winner and Anstey a further 0.274 back in fourth.
Gloucester rider Dan Cooper won the Supertwins event ahead of Dubliner Derek Sheils and Yorkshire competitor James Cowton while Ballymena rider Neil Kernohan followed up his Ultralightweight/Lightweight win in Thursday's Dundrod 150 as he again triumphed in that class.
Kernohan finished ahead of Saintfield ride Davy Morgan and Ballymoney man Darryl Tweed in the 250cc/400cc class.
Randalstown-based Christian Elkin took victory in the concurrently-run 125cc/Moto3 event, ahead of Sam Wilson and Paul Robinson.
Superstock results
1. I Hutchinson (Eng) 20:22.182
2. M Dunlop (N Ireland) 0.261 behind
3. D Kneen (Isle of Man) 6.85
4. D Harrison (Eng) 20.729
5. C Cummins (Isle of Man) 20.733
6. G Johnson (Eng) 20.884
Supersport Race 1 - Red flagged after 4 laps
1. B Anstey (New Zealand) 14:08.289
2. I Hutchinson (Eng) 0.818
3. C Cummins (Isle of Man) 3.439
4. D Harrison (Eng) 3.458
5. D Kneen (Isle of Man) 4.077
6. W Dunlop (NI) 4.668
Lightweight 250cc
1. N Kernohan (NI) 19:37.357
2. D Morgan (NI) 17.717
3. D Tweed (NI) 1:22.570
Ultralightweight 125cc
1. C Elkin (Eng) 20:45.380
2. S Wilson (NI) 20.963
3. P Robinson (NI) 24.448
Ulster GP Superbike Race
1. I Hutchinson (Eng)
2. B Anstey (NZ) 0.274 seconds
3. M Dunlop (NI) 3.043
4. C Cummins (Isle of Man) 10.35
5. D Harrison (Eng) 12.444
6. D Kneen (Isle of Man) 14.35
7. W Dunlop (NI) 31.147
Supersport Race 2
1. I Hutchinson (Eng) 21:00.311
2. W Dunlop (NI) 0.101
3. P Hickman (Eng) 0.60
4. B Anstey (NZ) 0.827
5. C Cummins (Isle of Man) 1.458
6. D Harrison (Eng) 2.600
Supertwins
1. D Cooper (Eng) 19:11.608
2. D Sheils (Ire) 0.455
3. J Cowton (Eng) 0.664
4. P Jordan (NI) 0.831
5. D McGee (Ire) 1.037
6. A McLean (NI) 2.836
Superbike Race 2
1. I Hutchinson (Eng) 20:04.228
2. B Anstey (NZ) at 0.80
3. M Dunlop (NI) 1.289
4. C Cummins (Isle of Man) 2.453
5. D Harrison (Eng) 6.89
6. D Kneen (Isle of Man) 12.128
7. P Hickman (Eng) 19.98
8. G Johnson (Eng) 22.236
Disney CEO Bob Iger told ABC employees about the demand at a town hall meeting on Monday, The Hollywood Reporter said.
He did not name the film, but Deadline reports that it is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Mr Iger said Disney is refusing to pay, and that the studio is working with federal investigators.
He added that the hackers had demanded the ransom in bitcoin and that they would release the film online in a series of 20-minute chunks unless it was paid.
It is not the first film studio to be threatened with online leaks.
Last month, a group of hackers uploaded the fifth season of Orange is the New Black after Netflix refused to pay a ransom.
Dead Men Tell No Tales is the fifth instalment of the Pirates franchise and will see Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow return to the ocean alongside Geoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom.
It is due to be released in cinemas in the US on 26 May.
Mark James, security specialist at IT security company ESET, said: "Anything that has a value will always be a potential victim of theft, either digital or physical. If someone has it and someone wants it then in theory there's a market for it."
It's not clear how the hackers got hold of this material - did they manage to breach Disney's hopefully robust IT security framework or was it a result of human error?
Either way, the ransom tactic is popular among cyber criminals - just as we have seen with the recent ransomware attack which caused havoc around the world.
The sad fact is that it's easy money for them. People often choose to pay simply because they just want their data back, whether it's a blockbuster movie or those irreplaceable family photos. These days our digital possessions are the new family silver.
However there is no guarantee, even if you do give in to the demand, that the criminals will keep their side of the bargain (they are criminals after all), or that you won't end up on a list of easy targets and be hit again.
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Andrew Pimlott, 32, had doused himself in fuel and was holding a lit match when the weapon was fired at him outside his parents' house in Plymouth.
He died a few days later in April 2013 from severe burns. An inquest found the Taser was the most likely cause of the fuel igniting.
Lawyers representing his parents said an undisclosed sum had been agreed.
Devon and Cornwall Police do not accept any liability for Mr Pimlott's death.
A police spokesman said: "Whilst the outcome of the inquest in 2015 did indicate that the Taser was the most likely cause of the ignition, no criticism was levied at the force or the officer, and confirmed the officer had used his Taser in accordance with national training."
The spokesman added: "The force have tried to avoid any further distress for Mr Pimlott's family which included making a decision to settle the civil claim in light of the fact they have already endured a series of legal and regulatory processes which examined their son's death."
Mr and Mrs Pimlott, who have both been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, will receive ongoing counselling as part of the settlement.
Ali Cloak, of law firm Withy King, said: "While no amount of compensation will ever make up for the loss of their son, I hope the settlement will provide some sort of closure and allow them to rebuild their lives."
Mr Pimlott's father, Kelvin, said: "My boy was unarmed and posed no threat to anyone. He poured petrol over himself to get attention. He didn't want to die. If the police had used any other method then my son would still be alive today.
"Time and time again, Tasers are proving lethal and they clearly require much more stringent regulation and training to prevent further unnecessary deaths."
The jury at the 2015 inquest into Mr Pimlott's death found the Taser fired by a police officer was the most likely cause of a fire which killed him. However, they could not be sure whether Mr Pimlott started the fire by striking the match.
The jury said the officer had acted in line with his training before firing.
A legal loophole means that you cannot be arrested for possession until the new legislation is passed.
It does not affect existing laws regarding the supply, possession or the sale of older, more established drugs such as heroin or cocaine, just newer ones.
The Irish minister for health is introducing emergency legislation on Tuesday night to close the loophole.
A government spokesperson said: "It is now important from both a public health and criminal justice perspective that the legislation be enacted as soon as possible."
Ireland's 1977 Misuse of Drugs Act was found unconstitutional by the Irish Court of Appeal on Tuesday morning because both houses of Irish parliament had not agreed to the new additions, meaning that the drugs currently prohibited by the Act are legal.
This includes up to 100 drugs, including "legal highs". Health Minister Leo Varadkar said: "All carry health risks... and can lead to death."
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Marcelino Vilankulo was killed outside his home in Matola, a suburb of the city, they added.
Kidnapping gangs have targeted many Asian businessmen in Maputo and Mozambique's second city, Beira.
In 2014, judge Dinis Silica, was killed after authorising the detention of one of the suspects.
Mr Vilankulo was working on a case involving one of the alleged masterminds of the abductions.
Police spokesman Emidio Mabunda told AFP news agency that they had no information on the number of attackers or the type of weapon they used.
In a tweet, the British High Commissioner to Mozambique, Joanna Kuenssberg, described the killing as "another terrible blow to the rule of law".
A fatal foetal abnormality diagnosis means doctors believe a baby will die in the womb or shortly after birth.
Justice Minister David Ford said he will ask the Northern Ireland Executive for approval to introduce legislation, which then requires an Assembly vote.
However, he said he will not try to legalise abortion in cases of rape.
Mr Ford made the announcement following a public consultation on proposed reforms to Northern Ireland's abortion law, which is different from the rest of the UK.
At present, women who have become pregnant as the result of rape, or who are told they are carrying a child that is too ill to survive, are not entitled to a legal abortion in Northern Ireland.
The issue of fatal foetal abnormality has been examined by health and justice officials over the past 18 months, following a high-profile case featured on the BBC's Nolan Show.
Northern Ireland woman Sarah Ewart contacted the programme to highlight the choice she faced - of either carrying her baby until it died in her womb or travelling to Great Britain where she could access a legal termination.
At the time, Mr Ford said Northern Ireland's abortion law should be re-examined with regard to the issue of fatal foetal abnormality.
A year later, in October 2014, Stormont's Department of Justice began its consultation, where the public were asked to comment on amending the criminal law on abortion.
On Thursday, the justice committee heard there was substantial support for limited changes to the law, which should also include a conscience clause in the legislation to allow doctors and nurses to opt out of the termination procedure, but not in the woman's aftercare.
In a statement, Mr Ford said: "In the limited circumstances of a foetal abnormality which is likely to cause death either before birth, during birth or in an initial period after birth, and where no treatment other than palliative care could be offered to improve the chances of survival, my view is that the health and wellbeing of the woman must take priority and that the law should be clear and offer certainty.
"I therefore intend to proceed to ask the [Northern Ireland] Executive for its approval to bring forward legislation to the Assembly which would allow for termination of pregnancy in these tragic cases.
"I am also proposing to allow for the inclusion of a conscience clause in the legislation, but will not proceed with changes relating to pregnancy resulting from sexual crime," the minister added.
A spokesman for the Department of Health said: "The Minister will consider the consultation response published today and any proposals for draft legislation which emerge, and discussion will take place between Ministers at the Executive table.
"Health officials provided medical and policy advice to the Department of Justice as required during the development of their consultation document.
"Minister Wells has indicated he intends to bring guidelines for health professionals on Termination of Pregnancy to the Executive within weeks."
The club said six other women had also accepted invitations to become the first honorary members of the club.
Last year the club voted in favour of allowing women members for the first time in its 260-year history.
The Royal and Ancient's members play on the St Andrews links course regarded as the "home of golf".
The club said that the Princess Royal, as well as leading female golf figures Dame Laura Davies, Renee Powell, Belle Robertson, Lally Segard, Annika Sorenstam and Louise Suggs had become honorary members.
It was founded in 1754.
Before the vote in September, women could play on the course, but they were not allowed in the clubhouse and had no significant part in the sport's rulemaking arm, the R&A.
That body, separated from the club 10 years ago, controls golf around the world apart from in the United States and Mexico.
George Macgregor, captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, said: "It is an honour and a privilege for the Royal and Ancient Golf Club to welcome these remarkable women as honorary members.
"The Princess Royal enjoys a strong bond with Scotland and has shown great energy and commitment to developing sport through her work in the Olympic movement.
"This is an historic day for the club and we could not be more proud also to welcome women who have distinguished themselves in golf over many years and have been great players and champions.
"They are extremely worthy additions to our roll of honorary members and will become ambassadors for the club as they have been for the sport of golf throughout their careers."
This prize for a chef, worth 100,000 euros (£77,000), has been likened to a Nobel prize for food, as it judges the creators of food in terms of how their work has improved society.
The Basque Culinary World Prize is the brainchild of the Basque Culinary Center, which has the unusual distinction of being a university entirely dedicated to food.
The university, in a building that looks like a stack of white plates, is in San Sebastian, in the Basque region on the north coast of Spain.
Heston Blumenthal is part of the international judging panel and he says the idea is to recognise chefs who are "striving to improve society through gastronomy".
Mr Blumenthal says they want to commend people working in restaurants who are "making a difference beyond the kitchen".
This is about food that is seriously good.
The winner, to be announced on 11 July, will be drawn from a shortlist of global cooking projects.
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The UK is represented by Alberto Crisci, who has set up restaurants and is teaching cooking skills in four prisons, with the aim of making inmates more employable and less likely to re-offend.
A number of finalists have linked their cooking to sustainable produce, including Alicia Gironella from Mexico, a "slow food activist" whose work protects local species from becoming extinct.
French chef Daniel Boulud is shortlisted for a project in New York providing healthy food for the elderly and for Chefs Deliver in which "top chefs cook gourmet meals for the elderly homebound".
Ann Cooper in the US is shortlisted for her work trying to reduce childhood obesity and Jose Andres from Spain set up kitchens and self-help cookery projects in the wake of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes.
This world prize is an appropriate project for the Basque Culinary Center, which is dedicated to creating a different way of looking at food.
Head of the centre, Joxe Mari Aizega, said at first there was scepticism that a fully-fledged university faculty could focus entirely on gastronomy.
But he said the idea of creating an academically rigorous, accredited, four-year degree course was central to the vision.
There were plenty of cookery schools and training projects, but the idea of the Basque Culinary Center was to take food to another level.
If there could be universities dedicated to engineering or science or the arts, then why not food? Why shouldn't it be taken as seriously?
"We have the standards of a university, the standards of science, but applied to something used by everyone," said Prof Aizega.
This is a laboratory of food, where the lecture halls have a kitchen on stage and where there are specialist classrooms for baking bread.
The white lab coats hunched over the experiments are being worn by cooks rather than scientists.
The first students of this faculty of gastronomic sciences graduated last summer.
Students study "sensory receptors" - what it means to taste food - and there are neat lines of desks with lamps and sinks for tasting wine.
There are lessons in how tastes change and concepts such as "neo-phobia", where a fear of the new becomes a resistance to trying different food.
Prof Aizega says that when new students arrive most of them want to be chefs, attracted by the rock and roll status of celebrity chefs.
But they learn about a wider range of jobs, including training to run restaurants where they "could end up working in New York or Shanghai".
Prof Aizega was a former professor of law, but he is now immersed in the study of food.
"There is so much authentic passion in food," he says.
It is a form of cultural self-expression, he says, as much about social identity as nutrition.
Although only about a fifth of students are from the Basque region, the project is strongly linked to the central place of food in Basque culture.
Prof Aizega says that the university status is a recognition of the significance of food and those who make it.
"No one used to listen to chefs, they were expected to stay in the kitchen," he says.
"Now we can see food as a tool of economic regeneration. It's an important part of the tourism industry."
Joan Roca, founder of the El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, often named as one of the best restaurants in the world, is chair of the prize judges.
He also promotes the idea of changing the world from the kitchen.
"Cooking is not an end in itself, but a pathway to achieve more important things. It has real power to transform society because it touches everything: education, the environment, entrepreneurship, cultural identity, agriculture, trade.
"For a long time, that power has not been well understood. Today, finally it is.
"The kitchen has proved to be a powerful engine for change."
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While councils are recording greater numbers there is no way of knowing whether some of that reflects a better understanding of home educating families.
Social media and access to a wide range of education material online may be making it easier for families to take on what is clearly a major commitment of time and energy.
There is a strong tradition in some rural areas of families organising themselves to help their children learn at home.
Others may arrive at the choice after an unhappy or difficult experience of their child not getting on well at school or not getting a place at their preferred school.
We don't have definitive data on what happens to home educated children, but there is no reason to think they can't do as well academically or otherwise as children who go to school full time.
That's partly because they are very likely to be the children of middle class, quite educated parents who are able to afford for one person to be at home.
Although it is a minority choice, home education does reflect reservations many parents will experience at some point about whether their child fits completely into a very structured school system.
Those reservations are not enough for the vast majority to ever step out of a system which is familiar, regulated and provides an immediate social network.
Home education also provokes uneasiness because by its nature it is outside the system, an alternative choice.
Local authorities have the power to intervene if there are concerns about a child's welfare, or ask for evidence if they are worried a suitable education isn't being provided.
But from time to time there are calls for greater monitoring or regulation.
The last major bout of this was in 2009 when the Badman review raised concerns that a lack of monitoring created opportunities for child abuse.
Plans for registration were dropped in the last stages of the Labour government amid strong opposition from home educating families.
Now another concern has emerged, that a small number of children may be at risk of being radicalised, or places in unregulated or illegal schools.
A government consultation is underway now on further regulation of anywhere teaching children for more than six to eight hours a week.
Perhaps in the light of the bruising arguments over implementing the Badman review the government has made clear it has no intention to intervene in the right to choose to home educate.
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Some stories have one or two major threads but home education is a tapestry of the decisions of tens of thousands of families made in different places or circumstances across the UK.
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The software is widely used to write programs that run in web browsers. But Oracle said modern browsers were increasingly incompatible with it.
Oracle said it would begin winding the plug-in down with the release of its latest development kit software but its demise would not be immediate.
Java has been criticised by many online security experts, who have said it is vulnerable to hackers.
"By late 2015, many browser vendors have either removed or announced timelines for the removal of standards based plug-in support, eliminating the ability to embed Flash, Silverlight, Java and other plug-in based technologies," Oracle said, announcing the decision on Wednesday.
"With modern browser vendors working to restrict and reduce plug-in support in their products, developers of applications that rely on the Java browser plug-in need to consider alternative options such as migrating from Java Applets (which rely on a browser plug-in) to the plug-in free Java Web Start technology."
"Oracle plans to deprecate the Java browser plug-in" in the next release of its Java Development Kit, JDK 9, it said. The technology would be removed from future software releases, it added.
"By 'deprecate', Oracle doesn't mean that the Java plug-in will be killed stone dead. Instead they will increasingly hide it, and not encourage users to install it. In due course, the software will be entirely removed," said the security consultant Graham Cluley.
In a blog post for online security company Tripwire, Mr Cluley said: "Of course, Oracle isn't dropping support for Java entirely - but with the demise of the unpopular web browser plug-in, it hopes users will be happy to switch over to its replacement."
He said that, while the number of reported problems had fallen in recent years, Java remained notorious for its vulnerabilities.
"Many users have found it hard to muster... love for the technology," he said.
"And yet, the Java browser plug-in has plodded on, shrugging off the brickbats and abuse, and doggedly providing support for the odd, ageing website and bespoke applications relied upon by corporations."
Mr Cluley said browser manufacturers were making the Java plug-in irrelevant.
He added: "Oracle isn't the only company having to recognise that the world is changing. Adobe, developers of the often-attacked Flash plug-in, recently made clear that it was moving away from the platform to an HTML5-based future."
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The technology company Oracle is retiring its Java browser plug-in.
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Police are investigating the incident at a property near the village of Lochfoot between 4 and 6 April.
A "large amount" of cash and a number of expensive items - including a Ebel gent's gold watch worth more than £20,000 - were taken.
Other goods taken included diamond rings, bracelets, chains and gent's cufflinks.
Det Con Martin Lumsden said: "This break-in appears to have happened some time between Monday and Wednesday of last week.
"We are asking for the community in the Lochfoot area to get in touch if they saw or heard anything suspicious, however small or insignificant it might have seemed at the time, to let us know on the 101 number.
"Sightings of anything suspicious over this period, or even in the days before the break-in might help us catch those responsible."
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Thieves have made off with cash and jewellery worth more than £50,000 in a break-in at a house near Dumfries.
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The visitors totalled 118 but in reply the Warriors were 10 for the loss of three wickets before Johnny Thompson and Andy McBrine came to the rescue with a fourth-wicket partnership of 65.
The holders Leinster Lightning are firmly at the top of the Inter-Pro table following a 59-run win over Munster Reds at Merrion.
They have now won all three games while Knights and Warriors have one win each.
Lightning were put in to bat and took full advantage with Simi Singh scoring 109 from 53 balls while Max Sorensen was even better with an undefeated 98 off 44.
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Craig Young's five wickets for 15 in 3.2 overs wrecked the Northern Knights innings as North-West Warriors claimed their first victory of the season by three wickets at Strabane.
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He said the public's right to know should "transcend the political rivalries and jostling" of Westminster.
A commission is considering changes to the law, including more charges for access to material, amid ministerial claims journalists misuse the act.
Sheen warned government becomes "opaque and removed from the people" when the public's "right to know" is not upheld.
The actor, from Port Talbot, said the commission was "nothing short of a full frontal attack" on the principle that the public had a "right to know".
"If the politicians and civil servants behind this assault get their way, then the right of you and I to understand the workings of our democracy will be seriously damaged.
"Newspaper journalism, whether local or national, has used FOI to hold the government to account on everything from MPs' expenses to staff shortages in the NHS."
Sheen said he was a "passionate" campaigner, and "a strong NHS with the ability to provide excellent healthcare to citizens is particularly close to my heart".
"Without a strong FOI Act, it would be much harder for me and those like me to see and understand the effects of government policy on this vital service," he said.
But UK ministers say the act is being abused as a "research tool", with House of Commons leader Chris Grayling calling journalists' use of the legislation "unacceptable".
In October, he told MPs Freedom of Information requests were for "those who want to understand why and how government is taking decisions".
Mr Grayling added that Jack Straw, the former Labour home secretary responsible for introducing the law, regretted the legislation.
A Freedom of Information Commission spokeswoman said: "Freedom of Information is an area of considerable public interest and we want to hear the views of as many people as possible, which is why we have announced this public call for evidence.
"The commission is an independent body, with no pre-determined view, and is interested in gathering as much objective evidence as possible on the questions posed in the call for evidence".
The commission is asking for responses by 20 November.
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Actor Michael Sheen has claimed the Freedom of Information Act is under "full frontal attack" by UK ministers.
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The victory in this rearranged fixture was Glasgow's seventh in a row.
The Warriors trailed at half-time to tries from Leonardo Sarto and Guglielmo Palazzani versus Fraser Brown's score.
But Ali Price, Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne (twice), Taqele Naiyaravoro and Jerry Yanuyanutawa touched down unanswered after the interval, despite Pat MacArthur's yellow card.
Glasgow are now two points behind Pro12 leaders Leinster and Connacht respectively with three games remaining, and travel to fourth-placed Scarlets next Saturday.
Shortly before kick-off, tight-head prop Sila Puafisi was withdrawn from a much-changed away line-up - Zander Fagerson was his replacement, with D'arcy Rae moving to the bench.
Zebre are without a Pro12 win since January, and have never beaten Glasgow, but started with impressive endeavour as Sarto - who joins the Warriors in the summer - and Palazzani crossed either side of Brown's try, with Carlo Canna converting both. Glasgow's Duncan Weir added the extras following the hooker's score.
With half an hour gone, the Italian fly-half missed a penalty to increase the hosts' lead, and though Zebre failed to convert their spells of attacking pressure, they preserved their seven-point advantage at the break.
Scrum-half Price - a stand-out performer this season in the absence of experienced pair Henry Pyrgos and Mike Blair - hared over brilliantly just after half-time, bursting past lock Quintin Geldenhuys en route to the whitewash.
Weir converted from under the posts, and was successful from the tee once more when Scotland centre Dunbar surged onto an inside ball from deep, penetrating the fringe ruck defence, and rounded full-back Kayle van Zyl for the third Glasgow try.
Horne then took another neat inside ball from Weir's replacement, Finn Russell, to stride over for the bonus-point score, Russell converting.
The Warriors' substitute hooker MacArthur was yellow-carded for a late tackle as the hour-mark approached.
A frenetic final quarter of gung-ho, broken-field attack ensued, but it was accurate phase play that led to unconverted tries for the giant winger Naiyaravoro and replacement prop Yanuyanutawa, before Horne latched onto a ricocheted Zebre offload to complete the scoring with his second.
Zebre: K van Zyl; D Berryman, M Pratichetti, G Garcia, L Sarto; C Canna, G Palazzani; A Lovotti, O Fabiani, D Chistolini; Q Geldenhuys, M Bortolami; E Caffini, F Ruzza, G Koegelenberg
Replacements: B Postiglioni, A De Marchi, P Ceccarelli, V Bernabo, F Cristiano, L Burgess, G Bisegni, U Beyers.
Glasgow Warriors: G Bryce; T Naiyaravoro, A Dunbar, P Horne, T Seymour; D Weir, A Price; G Reid, F Brown, S Puafisi; L Nakarawa, J Gray (capt); R Harley, S Favaro, R Wilson
Replacements: P MacArthur, J Yanuyanutawa, Z Fagerson, G Peterson, A Ashe, H Pyrgos, F Russell, M Bennett
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Glasgow Warriors moved third in the Pro12, scoring six second-half tries in a 43-14, bonus-point win over Zebre.
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The 20-year-old left-back is set to deputise for injured counterpart Gary Sawyer against Cheltenham Town.
"I've got the opportunity through Gary's injury, so hopefully I can capitalise on that and hopefully keep the position," he told BBC Radio Devon.
Purrington started six games toward the end of last season, but was mainly used as a central midfielder.
But he says he prefers the left-back role, a position in which he made his name for when impressing as a 17-year-old debutant in 2013.
"I favour the left-back position as I can get up and down the line," he said. "I don't mind it at centre midfield, but I prefer left-back.
"I've been sat on the bench since I was 17, playing odd games at centre midfield and left-back, but it's obviously nice if you can get a run in the team and more minutes under your belt.
"It can be frustrating at times, but when he (Sawyer) is playing well and he's consistent there's not a lot you can do.
"You've just got to keep working hard in training and try to grind away at it and hope you get an opportunity when he gets an injury like now.
"We're together every day in training, I learn things from him, he's got all the experience and we talk to each other and he guides you through things at times."
On Friday, US markets had closed higher for the fourth day running, as stocks continued to recover from the previous week's vote by the UK to leave the EU.
The Dow Jones closed up 0.1% on Friday at 17,949.37.
The broader-based S&P 500 index ended up 0.2% at 2,102.95, while the Nasdaq rose 0.4% to 4,862.57.
In his resignation letter, Mr Emmerson said he was no longer the "right person" for the role, but denied he had stepped down due to a difference of opinion with chair Prof Alexis Jay.
The Shirley Oaks Survivors Association said it was "devastated" by the news.
Prime Minister Theresa May has said she still has confidence in the inquiry.
Mr Emmerson had been suspended on Wednesday due to "concerns about his leadership".
His resignation on Thursday evening came hours after it emerged that his colleague Elizabeth Prochaska - the inquiry's second most senior lawyer - had stepped down on 15 September.
It had been suggested her departure was unconnected to Mr Emmerson's resignation. However, BBC Newsnight understands there were "serious problems" in the working relationship between Mrs Prochaska and Mr Emmerson.
The two resignations are the latest blows to an inquiry that has already been beset by problems - Prof Jay is the fourth person to be appointed to lead the inquiry after three chairwomen stood down.
The inquiry was set up to examine whether public bodies, including the police, had failed in their duty to protect children from sexual abuse, and to examine claims of abuse involving "well-known people".
Abuse survivor Ian McFayden tweeted: "Honestly this is truly a sad day for victims & survivors of abuse, when we lose one of the worlds leading civil rights lawyers @BenEmmerson1."
Mr Fayden, who was abused at school, also said: "Truly upset tonight! Not for myself, but for those survivors who thought we might actually have an inquiry worth engaging with!"
A spokesman for the Shirley Oaks Survivors Association, a group representing 600 people who allege they were abused in south London children's homes, said: "We are devastated for all those victims who were hoping to finally get justice, but I cannot say it is surprising."
He said the group always harboured concerns about the inquiry's "everlasting remit".
Barrister Michael Mansfield told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the inquiry had been "chaotic from the very beginning and appalling appointments had been made" without consulting survivors.
He also agreed that the inquiry needed to be split up into " very obvious parts".
Answering calls for Mr Mansfield to replace Mr Emmerson, he added: "I am very willing to consider it."
By Tom Symonds, BBC home affairs correspondent
Morale among victims of child abuse who have been waiting for this inquiry to make progress is at rock bottom. It is not hard to see why.
The inquiry now has no counsel, the senior lawyer who will question witnesses.
Ben Emmerson's replacement must be found and prepared for hearings, which are due to start early next year.
Another challenge is the need to reshape the inquiry's working methods to make its huge task more achievable.
Several of the inquiry's critics are considering court challenges to aspects of its work.
Meanwhile, newspaper articles and blogs question the existence of the inquiry on a daily basis.
But the prime minister - who started this in the first place - insists it has to go ahead, its wide-ranging remit intact, because children were failed in the past. And lessons must be learnt.
In his resignation letter to Prof Jay, Mr Emmerson said he was "sad" to leave the inquiry after two years.
However, Mr Emmerson said he had had doubts about whether he was the right person for the inquiry when he was reappointed to the role by Prof Jay earlier this month.
He wrote: "Since then, it has become clear to me that I am not the person to take this review forward on your behalf.
"It is now time for someone else to take the helm with a different leadership of the counsel team.
"There is no truth in suggestions that I have resigned due to a difference of opinion with you about the next steps for the inquiry."
Mr Emmerson, who represented the widow of Alexander Litvinenko at the inquiry into the Russian dissident's death in London from radiation poisoning, is a deputy High Court judge.
He is also a visiting professor of human rights law at Oxford University and a leading international lawyer.
Prof Jay said Mr Emmerson would "continue to be available to the inquiry whilst his replacement is recruited and brought up to speed".
The prime minister said the "really important" hearings would still go ahead as planned. Preliminary hearings began at the Royal Courts of Justice in London in March.
Speaking during a visit to Wiltshire on Thursday, Mrs May said the inquiry's original terms of reference "were the right ones".
"We should always remember why it is that the inquiry was set up in the first place and when those terms of reference were set they were agreed with victims and survivors and it is victims and survivors who are at the heart of this inquiry."
However, Labour MP Chuka Umunna, who is standing to become chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, said it was "frankly not credible" to claim the inquiry was functioning properly.
"This is a dysfunctional inquiry and we need urgent reassurance by the chair that she is getting a grip of the situation," he added.
In a statement following Ms Prochaska's departure, the inquiry described the recent events as "unsettling, particularly for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and all those who are engaged with the inquiry's work".
The statement added: "It has been said that the inquiry is in crisis. This is simply not the case, and the chair and panel are united in their determination to see this important work through to a conclusion."
The inquiry has launched 13 investigations into a broad range of institutions. They are named as follows:
But Asda's regular income tracker found some other parts of the UK saw a faster rise, reflecting a better jobs market.
Real spending power, after accounting for household essentials, has risen for two years, helped by low inflation.
But the growth has slowed up between the second quarter of this year and the third, falling from 9.8% to 6.7%.
The analysis, carried out by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR), starts with a weekly income for the average household of £740. Various taxes reduce that to take-home pay of £622.
Essential costs include food, housing, utility bills, children's schooling, communications and transport, at a total weekly outlay of £430.
That leaves discretionary spending of £192 for the average UK household to cover leisure, sport, entertainment, eating out, savings, holidays and luxury goods.
For Scotland, that discretionary spending was £190 in the third quarter of this year, up from £178 a year before, and £171 in the same part of 2013.
With UK net incomes up by 3.1% in the past year, prices have been falling. The CEBR reckons mortgage costs are down 1.3% in the year to September, food by 2.3%, vehicle fuels by 14.9%, and household energy by 4.3%.
Commenting on the findings, Asda's chief customer officer Barry Williams said: "Two years of solid growth on discretionary income shows real stability in the economic recovery.
"It's interesting that people continue to spend differently - carrying their savvy shopping habits from the financial crisis with them, and re-prioritising their spending on treats and activities with their families, making the most out of their new-found spare income."
The latest scanning techniques were used to uncover a network of buildings at the 11th Century Old Sarum near Salisbury, Wiltshire.
The results include a series of large structures, possibly defences, with open areas of ground behind possibly for mustering resources or people.
Old Sarum was the original site of Salisbury, which is two miles away.
Source: English Heritage
It was originally an Iron Age fort, established around 400 BC, and occupied by the Romans after the conquest of Britain in AD 43.
This latest survey of the site was carried out by the University of Southampton and concentrated on the inner and outer baileys of what would have been the fort.
Other structures plotted on the plan include residential areas and industrial features such as kilns or furnaces.
The university's director of archaeological prospection services, Kristian Strutt, said: "Archaeologists and historians have known for centuries that there was a medieval city at Old Sarum, but until now there has been no proper plan of the site.
"Our survey shows where individual buildings are located and from this we can piece together a detailed picture of the urban plan within the city walls."
He said the reinforcing of the entire outer bailey during the Middle Ages represented a "substantial urban centre" and more non-intrusive work was needed to build on this knowledge.
The techniques used to survey the land included magnetometry, earth resistance, ground penetrating radar and electric resistivity tomography, which uses electrodes to probe underground.
These new approaches are "exciting and innovative", according to Neil Holbrook from Cotswold Archaeology, and "could be applied pretty much anywhere".
"The survey adds a whole new dimension to our understanding of a site which we thought we knew. In fact, there is so much more to be found out," he added.
"The plan shows for the first time just how much other activity there was around the castle and cathedral which have long been known. It sets those monuments within the context of a bustling, vibrant town established shortly after the Norman conquest."
The woman had threatened to cancel the group's next trip and not pay for their return tickets if they did not spend up to 3,000 yuan (£319; $483) each.
Officials in south-western Yunnan say she violated national tourism laws.
Since 2013, Chinese tour operators have been banned from enforcing shopping stops and seeking illegitimate profit.
In the four-minute video (in Chinese), the female tour guide pleads with a bus load of tourists, asking them: "Where are your sense of conscience and morals?"
"If all of you don't spend more than 3,000 or 4,000 [yuan], we'll cancel the Xishuangbanna trip, the tour company won't be responsible for the return to Shenyang," she warns.
The YouTube video, which has been widely circulated on Chinese-language social networking sites, has sparked outrage with many users sharing their own bad experiences of tour operators in China.
Even Hong Kongers can feel a similar pain: if you sign up for a tour group to mainland China, you would always be brought to a few "designated shopping points" where promoters would demonstrate their products from Pu'er tea to medical ointment.
The difference is that tour guides seldom force Hong Kong tourists to shop like this Yunnan woman did with the mainlanders. Those who are not interested are usually free to wait outside, feeling their time is being wasted.
Forcing tourists to shop has been an issue for years in China, mainly as a result of the unreasonably low fees charged by travel agencies.
In an incident in May 2010, retired national tennis player Chen Youming died from a heart attack outside a jewellery shop in Hong Kong. This sent shockwaves across Hong Kong, and in mainland China, as Mr Chen apparently fell after a spat with his tour guide for not shopping. This was his first and final visit to Hong Kong.
China rolled out a new Tourism Law in 2013 hoping to crack down on forceful shopping and lowly-priced tour groups. This incident in Yunnan, however, suggests more needs to be done.
In addition to revoking the tour guide's licence, Yunnan tourism officials said on Sunday the guide's travel agency had also been suspended from operating.
The company, Kunming Fenghua Travel Agency, was fined 20,000 yuan, a statement from the Yunnan Provincial Commission on Tourism Development said.
"First thing, the tour guide forced them to shop, if the video is real, then her words certainly violated the regulation. Secondly, her attitude is terrible. Third, she used abusive language. So based on these aspects, we can say she violated regulations," official Liu Kunfeng is quoted by Chinese radio station CRIEnglish as saying.
Several users on China's main microblogging service Weibo recalled similar incidents, some in the same province.
"More than just forcing you to shop, my tour guide made us pay fees and changed the itinerary without our consent. We called to file complaints but they cover up for each other. I'd say let's not go to Yunnan anymore. This is not an isolated incident, it's everywhere," one user posts.
Another user describes an encounter with a guide on a tour of some north-eastern provinces during the Spring Festival, China's most important annual holiday.
"The female tour guide was such a bandit. I almost got into a brawl with her. And that was a place with no mobile signal, where everybody were forced to spend money. They threatened us, but there was no phone signal, and we couldn't call the police."
Dragons will become the first Welsh team to face Russian club Enisei STM.
Jones was head coach of Russia's national team between 2011 and 2014 and is not daunted by the trip.
"Travelling over to Siberia is exciting for us and a bit of a challenge and a new adventure for the players," Jones said.
"It's something we have to be ready for. We've got no fears of going there. I know the players, the coaches as well as anyone could.
"They're a good side, they'll be committed but we fancy our chances. The challenge is to perform on such a long journey.
Enisei-STM made history during the 2015-16 season as the the first Russian team to take part in European competition.
In last season's Challenge Cup, Pro12 champions Connacht beat Enisei 31-14 in Siberia while Newcastle Falcons lost 24-7 in a game that was switched to Sochi.
Dragons were beaten semi-finalists in the previous two seasons of the European Challenge Cup.
Brive and Worcester are also in the group alongside the team from Siberia, where temperatures can reach -7.2 degrees celsius in the winter.
Jones is hoping they will play Enisei away in December or January so the game can be moved to Sochi, where the weather is a little warmer.
"Sochi is a lot better than Wales in December and January," Jones said.
"I think a difficult fixture would be October/November. If you play them first up then they're likely to play that in Siberia and it can be very, very cold."
First-half goals from defender Josh Yorwerth and striker James Collins, from the penalty spot, gave the hosts their first points of the festive season and left Yeovil without a win in five League Two games.
Crawley top-scorer Collins should have hit the target in the fourth minute when he blazed over from a good position after meeting a pass by Dutch midfielder Enzio Boldewijn.
The hosts had a penalty appeal waved away when, following a throw from Boldewijn, Billy Clifford went over in a challenge by goalkeeper Artur Krysiak.
Krysiak saved a low shot from Collins and Crawley keeper Glenn Morris denied Otis Khan before Yorwerth gave Crawley the lead after 29 minutes.
Former Ipswich player Yorwerth rose unchallenged at the far post to head home a corner by debutant Dean Cox.
Crawley doubled their lead with their first home penalty of the season seven minutes before the break, with Collins confidently blasting his 11th league goal of the campaign after Boldewijn was shoved over by Khan.
Yeovil came close shortly after the interval when Morris pulled off two good saves to deny substitute Francois Zoko and Tom Eaves.
Glovers boss Darren Way used all three substitutes in a bid to get back in the game but Crawley closed out the match soundly to claim their first home clean sheet since October 22.
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Match ends, Crawley Town 2, Yeovil Town 0.
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 2, Yeovil Town 0.
Attempt blocked. Josh Payne (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Alex Lawless (Yeovil Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lewis Young (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Lawless (Yeovil Town).
Foul by James Collins (Crawley Town).
Nathan Smith (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Lewis Young (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Tom Eaves (Yeovil Town).
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
Foul by Jordan Roberts (Crawley Town).
Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Kevin Dawson.
Jordan Roberts (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town).
Substitution, Crawley Town. Bobson Bawling replaces Enzio Boldewijn.
Attempt saved. Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Glenn Morris.
Attempt saved. Francois Zoko (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Mark Connolly (Crawley Town).
Francois Zoko (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay in match Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town) because of an injury.
Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town).
Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lewis Young (Crawley Town).
Ryan Dickson (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Crawley Town. Sanchez Watt replaces Billy Clifford.
Attempt missed. Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Josh Yorwerth.
Foul by Lewis Young (Crawley Town).
Ryan Dickson (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Tahvon Campbell replaces Ben Whitfield.
Tom Eaves (Yeovil Town) is shown the yellow card.
Josh Payne (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card.
Francois Zoko (Yeovil Town) is shown the yellow card.
Lewis Young (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town).
Nathan Smith (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
A joint committee of MPs and peers have been working on how best to implement what is carefully described as the "Restoration and Renewal" of the Victorian Palace of Westminster. The roofs leak, the windows leak, the members' cloakroom was flooded this week, there's asbestos, crumbling stonework, neolithic wiring, and enough fire hazards to pose a serious risk of what has been briefed to MPs as a "catastrophic event."
The buzz in Westminster is that the Joint Committee will recommend a "total decant" from the Victorian section of the Parliamentary estate, for five or more years, probably starting in 2021, to allow the rebuilding to take place.
It's no longer tenable to make running repairs during the long summer recess, and it is probably neither practical nor safe to try to close off one end of the building, and renovate in sections. Many parliamentarians had clung to the idea that they could keep one of the debating chambers open, and have the Commons meet there, while peers moved elsewhere.
That option now seems to be unworkable. The estimated cost is already hovering in the £billions - and making elaborate efforts to conduct the work around in-situ MPs and peers would push that figure ever higher.
The favoured solution, much canvassed around Parliament, is to take over neighbouring Richmond House, home of the Department of Health, and put up temporary debating chambers there, and relocate those MPs and peers with offices in the Victorian palace….
It will be a wrench for some, and their anguish will doubtless dominate the debate about R&R. But there is another aspect: should the programme seek to do more than give Westminster watertight windows and functional wiring?
This week, the parliamentary think tank, the Hansard Society held a discussion to highlight the opportunities to do much more. The restoration programme could make Parliament much more accessible to the public, both online and in person, and restructure the building to foster a more participatory and transparent democracy.
The marginal cost of doing so, in the context of a multi-billion pound project, would not be vast - and it is also worth noting that whether Parliament remained there or not, the place would have to be restored; it's one of the four or five most recognisable buildings on the planet, and a World Heritage site.
No-one is going to let it burn down or slide into the Thames.
The ideas flew thick and fast, from panellists Geoff Mulgan of NESTA, Matthew Flinders from Sheffield University and Deborah Shaw, Head of Creative Programming and Interpretation at Historic Royal Palaces: attach a museum of democracy to a living parliament; create a more accessible entrance, perhaps from a new complex in the centre of Parliament Square, through which the public could access the building; build a new and bigger venue for Westminster Hall debates, perhaps with a non-confrontational horse-shoe layout; roof over some of the internal courtyards to create new spaces for events open to the public, and, of course, build in the infrastructure to allow Parliament to use 21st Century technology in its work, and enhance public access.
Deborah Shaw was particularly interesting on the opportunity to bring in artists to stage events like the poppy display at the Tower of London - events that captivated the public and increased public understanding of politics. (Incidentally, she's currently working on a event to evoke the destroyed Whitehall Palace, just up the road.)
But many parliamentarians are instinctively wary. The Conservative Steve Brine, hardly a crusty old lag, feared that the process could end up with MPs being forces into "some ghastly glass horse-shoe".
Others suspect that the simple fact of moving out of their historic chamber, and perhaps having to adapt to electronic voting, if their temporary home cannot accommodate their traditional voting lobbies, could produce a culture change, over five or more years. It would then be very hard to go back to the old ways, on their return.
The new buildings for the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly were designed to express a constitutional change - the challenge of re-housing an ancient institution is rather different. But Churchill's dictum that we shape our buildings and then they shape us, could well play out when the new Westminster emerges from behind the scaffolding.
The 240-acre Gedling Country Park, which is already home to wildlife including birds, muntjac deer and hares cost £1.1m to convert.
MP Vernon Coaker, who has pushed to open the park since the colliery shut in 1991, described it as a "green lung" for the area.
There are plans to open a visitor centre on the site in the future.
Gedling Borough Council and the Friends of Gedling Country Park worked together to redevelop the land, including removing derelict buildings and potentially hazardous waste.
Friends chairman Terry Lock said there are more than 100 bird species at the site.
"We've had muntjac reported here. I've seen a badger sett, we've got foxes, hares and it'll develop as time goes on," he said.
He said it will be a "couple of years" before funds are raised to open a visitor centre and heritage centre in the park.
Gedling MP Mr Coaker said: "It's beautiful now but what it will be like in a few years' time when it's even more established?
"It's a green lung for Gedling, a green lung for the city and something everyone can enjoy."
The park, which contains greenery, paths and lagoons as well as a solar farm, officially opens with a day of events starting at 11:00 GMT.
Conservationists had argued the site should be left undisturbed as it was a breeding ground for rare birds.
She paid tribute to the former deputy first minister at a special Assembly meeting to mark his death, aged 66.
Leaders from across the political spectrum gave their thoughts on the former IRA commander turned peacemaker.
But Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) leader Jim Allister said "his hands drip with the blood of the innocent".
MLAs gathered at Stormont to remember the Sinn Féin figurehead, with the Assembly recalled to allow them to have their say on his impact on politics in Northern Ireland.
Mr McGuinness died in a hospital in Londonderry with his family by his side on Tuesday after suffering with a rare heart condition. His funeral will take place in his native Derry on Thursday.
Prime Minister Theresa May offered her condolences in the House of Commons.
She would not "condone or justify" the part he played in Northern Ireland's Troubles, but praised his "indispensible" role in bringing the "republican movement away from violence".
Negotiations to restore Stormont's power-sharing executive have a 27 March deadline.
It is undoubtedly the case that Martin McGuinness's funeral will mean that the time the Northern Ireland Office thought it had to continue talks before the deadline will be taken up with other matters.
What impact will this have on the chances of agreement? They seemed pretty slim prior to Mr McGuinness's death.
They still seem fairly slim, although maybe the death will inject a new mood into some of the discussions.
Speaking at Stormont, Michelle O'Neill, Mr McGuinness' successor as Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland, said he had been a "political visionary", a "gifted strategist and orator", but above all "our dear and valued friend".
"His leadership and the example he set will continue to inspire those of us who are determined to build a better future for all the generations to come," she said.
She added that she would "rededicate our party to completing his life's work and to living through his legacy".
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Mrs Foster shared almost a year heading the Northern Ireland Executive with Mr McGuinness until its collapse in January.
She said his legacy was "complex and challenging" and his death had raised memories of the Troubles among the families of victims of IRA violence.
Many victims "are feeling very hurt", she added, but she also acknowledged that many nationalists and republicans were mourning "a leader, friend or mentor".
History would have the "final say" on Mr McGuinness, she added.
"It is precisely because of his past, because of his involvement with the IRA in the '70s and '80s, because of his influence within those circles, that he was able to play the role he played in bringing the republican movement towards using peaceful and democratic means," she said.
"Because of all of that, I doubt we will ever see his like again."
No-one knows how many people Martin McGuinness killed, directly or indirectly.
As a senior commander in the Provisional IRA for many years, there is no doubt there was blood on his hands.
Security sources say he went on to become chief of staff of the organisation from the early 1980s, right through until the end of the IRA's campaign of violence.
Nothing happened in Derry without him knowing.
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Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader Colum Eastwood said Mr McGuinness' "journey" began in violence but ended "grounded in the principles of peace and partnership".
He praised his fellow Derryman for his "generosity of spirit", but said victims of the Troubles should also be remembered.
Mr Eastwood told MLAs their job now was to "do what what Martin McGuinness would've wanted us to do" in breaking the political deadlock at Stormont.
Mike Nesbitt, the outgoing Ulster Unionist leader, said Mr McGuinness was "clearly a man of his word" and one of "political integrity".
"If unionism has anything to learn from Martin McGuinness it is the importance of outreach - he reached outside his comfort zone on many occasions but unionism didn't always reciprocate."
Alliance Party leader Naomi Long told the Assembly she did not believe there would have been peace in Northern Ireland had it not been for people like Martin McGuinness.
Vigils have been held in Belfast, Derry and Dublin for the lifelong republican, while books of condolence have been opened in a number of places, including at Belfast City Hall.
Mr McGuinness grew up in Derry's Bogside and at 21 years old he was he was second-in-command of the IRA in the city.
He worked at the heart of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government after the Good Friday peace agreement in 1998.
He became deputy first minister in 2007, leading the executive alongside first minister Ian Paisley - the two men had been diametrically opposed to one another in years gone by.
Among the seismic moments during his time in government was a famous handshake with the Queen in 2012 and a toast to Her Majesty at Windsor Castle two years later.
A visibly ailing Mr McGuinness stood down from his post in January in a protest against the DUP's handling of an financial scandal, in a move that triggered a snap election.
Now, without his influence, the region's political parties are faced with the job of saving Stormont amid the biggest crisis power-sharing has faced in a decade.
Gen Mladic, 69, told judges he was too ill to attend a hearing last week.
He was admitted to hospital last month after his lawyer said he was suffering from pneumonia.
Gen Mladic is charged with war crimes in Bosnia in the 1990s, including ordering the massacre of 7,500 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995.
The court issued a statement saying that the examination has been ordered "to better assess whether and to what extent his health condition could affect the preparation of the upcoming trial".
Gen Mladic has complained of health problems throughout the trial process.
A medical expert is to be appointed to carry out the examination and report back to the court by 6 December.
Independently of the court, Gen Mladic is to be visited this week by a team of Serbian doctors whom he has chosen, the AP news agency reports.
In his first appearance in front of the court in June, Gen Mladic called the charges against him "monstrous" and "obnoxious".
At his second hearing in July, he had to be removed from the courtroom after arguing with Judge Alfons Orie.
After 16 years in hiding, Gen Mladic was arrested in May by Serbian intelligence officers in a village north of Belgrade.
Jenny Jones' bronze in snowboard slopestyle at Sochi 2014 is GB's only medal on snow at a Winter Games.
"I'm confident this will be our most successful Winter Olympics ever," said Hunt. "We feel we have five to seven athletes with medals opportunities."
Pyeongchang in South Korea will stage the Games from 9-25 February 2018.
Britain's best haul in all disciplines at a Winter Olympics is four, in 1924 and 2014.
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Last season British snowsports competitors enjoyed their most successful season in Olympic disciplines with nine World Cup medals - two of which were gold - two at the World Championships and three at X Games events.
As a result, British Ski and Snowboard received extra UK Sport funding to cover the alpine skiing and cross-country skiing programmes, in addition to funding for the park and pipe discipline.
That means the likes of Dave Ryding (alpine) and Andrew Musgrave (cross country) will receive financial grants and support assistance, whereas before they were reliant on commercial income.
Ryding won GB's first alpine skiing World Cup medal for 35 years with slalom silver in Kitzbuhel in January.
Musgrave came fourth at the World Championships in the 50km freestyle, Britain's best Nordic skiing result.
Selection for Team GB will be finalised on 24 January, with 24 snowsports athletes having already achieved the Olympic qualifying standard.
"Hopefully in the coming season more athletes can achieve the standard," said Hunt.
"There's a really positive feeling that we can be competing for medals in Pyeongchang."
In January, British Ski and Snowboard revealed its target of becoming a top-five snowsports nation by 2030.
The Tykes took the lead even before getting a shot on target, with captain Hourihane's effort from 25 yards coming off the post before rebounding off Rams goalkeeper Scott Carson into the net.
Alfie Mawson met a Hourihane free-kick to head home a second after the break.
Ryan Kent also hit the post for Barnsley as Derby remain winless.
The defeat is the Rams' first under former Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson, who took charge in the summer, following the goalless draw with Brighton in the league and EFL Cup victory over Grimsby.
Barnsley started strongly with Kent particularly threatening down the right-hand side, where he linked up with Aidy White to create the chance for man of the match Hourihane and the game's opening goal.
Derby's troubled started was compounded by injuries, with Republic of Ireland international Jeff Hendrick forced off moments after the goal, to be replaced by Will Hughes. Former England striker Darren Bent, who also took a knock in the opening 10 minutes, was also eventually replaced by Chris Martin at half-time.
Mawson made it 2-0 and Kent went close before substitute Johnny Russell got the Rams' first shot on target after 65 minutes, with Tykes goalkeeper Adam Davies going on to make a series of fine saves from Tom Ince, Craig Forsyth and Russell.
Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom:
"Everyone can see the energy and the hard work that the players put in. We started both halves really well, got the goals at key times and defended stoutly throughout. It was a deserved win and we'll take a lot of belief and confidence from it.
"We know we might play like that in some games and get beaten but hopefully with the quality we've got we can cause teams problems. I thought in both boxes we were much better than last week. We took our chances and were ruthless with how we defended our own box.
"Last season we had a really good winning mentality. That's what we needed to show in this game and we did. It was a good example of what it takes to win a game of football in this division. I hope the fans enjoyed it and appreciated just how much effort the boys put in."
Derby County boss Nigel Pearson:
"There are a few psychological issues to address in the sense that we've got a few players who are out of form and they've got to try and find a way back into form.
"I've got to manage the players through that process. It's never easy and people have their own opinions on things but what we'll do is get back to work and try and rectify what has been a difficult and disappointing afternoon.
"We don't like it when we've got a good following and we let our fans down but more importantly we don't want to let ourselves down and we've done that here. It's my team and it's my job to rectify that and I will do that.
"People have different ideas of formations and style of play but if you look at the side we had out there today, I could easily have played two or three different formations. It's difficult because of changes for the new season."
Match ends, Barnsley 2, Derby County 0.
Second Half ends, Barnsley 2, Derby County 0.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Josh Scowen (Barnsley) because of an injury.
Substitution, Barnsley. Elliot Lee replaces Adam Hammill.
Foul by Johnny Russell (Derby County).
Alfie Mawson (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Barnsley. Sessi D'Almeida replaces Marley Watkins.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Marley Watkins (Barnsley) because of an injury.
Nick Blackman (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Adam Davies.
Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Ryan Kent (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Aidan White.
Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marc Roberts (Barnsley).
Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
Tom Ince (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tom Ince (Derby County).
Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Craig Forsyth (Derby County) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Nick Blackman (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
Cyrus Christie (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Adam Hammill (Barnsley).
Adam Hammill (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Will Hughes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Hammill (Barnsley).
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Aidan White.
Craig Forsyth (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Kent (Barnsley).
Foul by Tom Ince (Derby County).
James Bree (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cyrus Christie (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Cyrus Christie (Derby County).
Adam Hammill (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Scott Carson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Scott Carson.
During the tournament down under, England often talked of playing with freedom and positivity.
But the campaign ended in the embarrassment of a first-round exit that was confirmed with a dismal defeat by Bangladesh in Adelaide.
Before their first home one-day international since the calamity in Australia and New Zealand, there was more of the same chatter, mixed in with hope of a new era.
This time, against beaten finalists New Zealand, England actually delivered, racking up 408-9 - their highest ever score - in a 210-run win, their largest ODI victory in terms of runs.
At the World Cup, England's loss to Bangladesh was particularly horrible, a match in which they looked like they were strangling themselves. There was no spark about the team, they were utterly insipid and totally flat.
In Birmingham, with a caretaker coach and six players who were not at the World Cup, the freshness was so palpable I could feel it when I arrived.
There were some mitigating factors in England's record-breaking effort - a fantastic pitch, a lightning fast outfield and a mediocre New Zealand attack without the retired Daniel Vettori and rested Tim Southee.
But that takes nothing away from a very different England attitude, one that was tested when the home side found themselves 0-1 after only one ball of the match.
That brought Joe Root to the crease, with the Yorkshire batsman riding the wave of some brilliant Test form.
He had some luck, but that often happens when a batsman is in a good place. In his chirpy, chatty manner, with a smile on his face, Root sparkled on his way to a 77-ball hundred. At the time, it was the third fastest by an England batsman in an ODI.
When Root was caught behind off Trent Boult, he was replaced by Jos Buttler with England 180-4. That situation would worsen to 202-6 at the end of the 30th over. The innings was in the balance.
Buttler, though, was brilliant for his 129. His century came in 66 balls, the second-fastest by an England batsman behind his 61-ball effort against Sri Lanka last year.
The wicketkeeper's rise has been meteoric. I mentioned on Test Match Special that he could even be England's next captain.
Buttler, 24, is such a mature young man, who is calm under pressure and makes good decisions when he is batting. He makes occasional mistakes with the gloves, but far fewer than we might have expected.
The Lancashire man is a lynchpin of this side and an individual that the England set-up are very impressed with.
Another big positive for England was the innings of captain Eoin Morgan, who supported Root with a 46-ball 50.
I was surprised when Morgan was given such a strong vote of confidence by cricket director Andrew Strauss, but there are a couple of reasons why the Irishman was backed so strongly to stay on as skipper.
The first is that his presence does not undermine Test captain Alastair Cook in the way that a ready-made replacement like Root might do.
Secondly, Morgan was thrown the captaincy only two months before the World Cup started and even though he did not have the best tournament, England might feel they owe him the chance to build a team.
Morgan might get some credit for this new approach, but it is no coincidence that England's new-found positivity has come with Paul Farbrace acting as caretaker coach.
Farbrace has tasted limited-overs success before, leading Sri Lanka to the World Twenty20 title last year.
More importantly, he would have worked with players that needed very little coaching or controlling - the likes of Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.
Farbrace knows how to deal with a talented limited-overs player. Rather than moulding, you help. It is hard to know what to expect of incoming coach Trevor Bayliss but given the fact he worked with Farbrace at Sri Lanka and has had success in various Twenty20 leagues, perhaps it will be more of the same.
Under Bayliss, England's challenge will be to recreate this display both in the short-term and through to the next World Cup. How often have we seen a supposed new direction after a failed tournament only for it to be ripped up just before the next World Cup begins?
What is certain is that this team have gone in a new direction - it is highly unlikely that we will see the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad again, which could add some time on to their Test careers.
England's positive approach could lead to some inconsistency, there will probably be times when they fail. The Edgbaston win is just one big innings, one win in one match. The difficult part is to marry aggression with regular strong performances.
However, England have proved to us they can do it. More importantly, they have proved it to themselves.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.
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The new community at Stratton would link into nearby communities at Culloden, Smithton and Balloch.
Developer Hazledene Inverness plans to create a town centre and build retail and leisure facilities.
To be constructed in stages over a number of years, the first phase is to involve 550 homes.
These are to include affordable housing supported by a new £10m fund announced by Housing Minister Kevin Stewart.
The Highland Infrastructure Fund is a partnership with Highland Council and forms part of the £315m Inverness City Region Deal.
It has been set up to support the construction of housing not just in Inverness, but across the Highlands.
The Scottish government will provide £9m of the funding for new homes and the local authority £1m.
At Stratton, Barratt Homes are to build 400 of the first properties.
Highland Council has purchased land for 150 homes.
There use to be a proud boast that the Highland capital was the fastest growing city in the UK, even Europe.
In the 2000s, it seemed as if there was housebuilding in almost every part of Inverness.
But the economic downturn in 2008 swung a wrecking ball at the Highlands building trade, as it did across Scotland and the rest of the UK.
The effect was almost immediate in the Highlands.
Highland Council reported 1,471 new homes were completed in 2008, compared with 1,806 in the previous year.
Construction firms hit hard times with one, Rok, going into administration and hundreds of staff it employed in the region losing their jobs.
A boss at another company, UBC Group, described conditions in the Highlands during the downturn as the "toughest the industry has ever experienced".
But recently business has been picking up again.
More than 500 homes are to be built in a first phase of the 1,500-property development at Stratton near Culloden.
And earlier this year, the first residents moved into the "first new town" to be built in Scotland for more than 50 years at Tornagrain, just a few miles down the A96 from the Stratton site.
Eventually Tornagrain is to grow into a community of 12,000 people.
Brian Clarke, of the Hazledene Group, said: "This is a strategically important site for the city of Inverness, reflecting the buoyancy of the Inverness economy and in keeping with Highland Council's development objectives.
"It complements many of the wider initiatives contained in the City Region Deal and we are pleased to have the support of Scottish government by way of the Infrastructure Loan facility.
"We have worked with Highland Council over the past five years to align our proposals with their goals and we are delighted that we have reached an agreement to move forward to delivery."
Mr Stewart said: "Increasing the supply of affordable homes across Scotland is our key aim and today we have made a significant commitment to supporting the delivery of new housing in Highland Council area.
"The jointly supported £10m Highland Infrastructure Fund means the council can plan for new affordable homes now and will provide all housing developments, including small or rural schemes with an equal opportunity to apply."
Helen Carmichael, Provost of Inverness and Area, said: "Availability of affordable housing is fundamentally important to the sustainability of communities in the Highlands.
"Highland Council is committed, with our partners, through the City Region Deal, to provide quality affordable homes which will help to retain a young and vibrant workforce and give our young people the best possible opportunities."
Stephen O'Brien, the UN humanitarian affairs chief, called for an inquiry into the attack on the Kamouna camp in the northern Idlib province.
Reports say the strike on the rebel-held area was by Syrian or Russian planes but this has not been confirmed.
Thursday's attack came a day after the extension of a truce was confirmed.
The Syrian military and non-jihadist rebel forces had agreed to a temporary truce around the city of Aleppo, following pressure from the US and Russia.
But the UK-based monitoring group, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), reported an upsurge in fighting between Syrian forces and al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadists close to Aleppo, killing more than 70 fighters from both sides.
The insurgents, including the al-Nusra Front, are reported to have seized the strategically important village of Khan Tuman back from government forces, which had captured it in December.
A nationwide partial cessation of hostilities has been in place since February, but it has come under severe pressure recently, particularly around Aleppo, where some 300 people have died in clashes over the past two weeks.
The UN has warned that if the nationwide cessation fails, it will be "catastrophic" and could send 400,000 more people heading for the border with Turkey.
"The suspicion will fall initially on the Syrian government and we will want to make sure that they, or whoever it is, are fully held to account for this absolutely abominable act," Mr O'Brien told the BBC on Friday
"Be in no doubt that all these terrible acts, wherever they happen and whoever perpetrates them, will not be forgotten and the people who perpetrate them will be held to account."
The Kamouna camp for the internally displaced is about 4km (2.5 miles) from Sarmada and 10km from the Turkish border.
The SOHR reported that 28 people had been killed, including women and children, and that 50 more were wounded.
The Local Co-ordination Committees, an opposition activist network, said about 30 people had been killed and dozens wounded.
Images on its Facebook page showed the aftermath of fires among the blue tents in the camp, with the ground still smouldering.
The Syria Civil Defence, a group of volunteer rescue workers, gave a similar number of civilian deaths.
The White House condemned the attack.
Spokesman Josh Earnest said: "These individuals are in the most desperate situation imaginable, and there is no justification for carrying out military action targeting them."
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the attack was "horrifying", adding: "The [Bashar al-] Assad regime's contempt for efforts to restore the cessation of hostilities in Syria is clear for all to see."
The fighting in Aleppo earlier this week has been the most intense there for more than a year.
The Observatory said rebels had advanced into government-held western districts on Tuesday night but were pushed back by Wednesday morning.
Rebels began observing a ceasefire there on Wednesday and the Syrian military announced a 48-hour truce in the city from Thursday morning.
Some rocket attacks were reported on government-held areas on Thursday, but the intense air force strikes of recent days were absent.
The nationwide partial truce agreement does not include so-called Islamic State or the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front.
Fighting involving government forces and jihadist groups continued on Thursday, with clashes reported near Khan Touman, south of Aleppo.
IS militants captured the Shaer gas field in the east of the country, killing 30 troops, monitors said, while Russian jets were reported to have struck militants in Sukhna, north-west of Palmyra in central Syria.
Anyone with small children will appreciate how hard it is to get them to sit still for a professional photograph.
But one way to get their undivided attention is to let them play with a cake - the squishier the better.
Although a cake smash session can cost up to £800, BBC News readers have been sharing their less costly photos.
Michelle planned a cake smash for her son Jared in March. Her original photographer let her down, so her friend Tin helped her out for free:
"I provided the props and made the cake. The photos I received are amazing and the total cost to me was about £20."
Glyn told the BBC how his photographer wife prepared for their son Campbell's first birthday in February.
"Because there are several other babies all around the same age in our town we did a multi-baby one. It really didn't cost that much to do.
"We paid for a friend to do a sugar-free, nut-free 'safe' cake for babies. We made the bow ties ourselves and rented a playroom at our local pre-school as we didn't fancy the mess at home.
"I doubt it cost more than about £80."
Twins Amara and Maya were treated to their own pink cake smash by their proud father Bhav.
"Needless to say, they enjoyed the sugar rush although the clean-up afterwards was hard work," he told the BBC.
Hannah held a cake smash for both of her children when they turned one which cost around £500 each.
"We even had our pet dogs take part in my son's cake smash! We thoroughly enjoyed both of them and would recommend them to anyone. They are a great way to document their first birthday."
Lisa thinks £800 was a lot to spend on a birthday, but she says: "If you have £800 to spare then who am I to judge?
"Our daughter, Elora, loved her first birthday. We used a professional photographer and it cost us £40 for the session, including 10 images.
"I made the cake myself, bought balloons and pom-poms and a dress and it all cost under £80.
"I think a cake smash is a wonderful way to celebrate and document the milestone."
Sam took this photo on her daughter's birthday in 2015. "Alanis loved it and so did we."
Tanja recalls a party she held in 1984: "We had a lovely party for a group of one-year-old children.
"We made a cake, put it in the middle of the lawn and let them get on with it. They crawled towards the cake, in some cases through it, ate it, got covered in it and had a lovely afternoon.
"There were no photographs, just happy in the moment memories. It cost £5 at the most."
Not everyone agrees that this is the best way to celebrate a child's birthday, including Andrew, who emails: "Please - we really don't need you to advertise any more American nonsense. Halloween was bad enough, but what's next, Independence Day?"
There are suggestions for different ingredients.
"I really don't understand this, as if the object is messy pictures why not have a soft cake like a meringue. Now that would be a smash-up worth seeing," says Mike Fenton.
Tony and Jan told the BBC this was not about a one-year-old's happiness: "This is about one-upmanship and people who have more money than sense."
And finally, Carol Fenton finds the whole thing unbelievable: "What a waste of money and a disgraceful waste of food.
"What sort of message is this giving to children - it's over-indulgent rubbish and demonstrates a gross lack of values."
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A House of Lords committee concluded the UK could no longer assume the US would "set the tone" for the West's relationship with the Middle East.
The International Relations Committee spent six months working on its report.
Ministers said the UK would continue to work with international partners to achieve security and prosperity.
The report said the Trump administration had "the potential to destabilise further the region".
"The mercurial and unpredictable nature of policy-making by President Trump has made it challenging for the UK government to influence US foreign policy so far, a challenge that is not likely to ease," it said.
The peers point particularly to the US president's hostility to the deal curbing Iran's nuclear programme and his ambivalence to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The peers said the UK must distance itself from the US and fundamentally reshape its policy.
They said the UK should do more to support the Iran nuclear deal and consider recognising Palestine as a state, to show Britain's continued attachment to the two-state solution.
The committee, led by Conservative former Foreign Office minister Lord Howell of Guildford, said British "confusion and disarray" over Syria reflected contradictions in international policy on President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
"The objective of displacing Assad, as a prerequisite of any settlement, with the current means and policy, has proved unachievable," they said.
"Despite the chemical attack and the recent escalation of military conflict Assad, with Russian support, remains in power.
"There are no good options available in Syria but the recent chemical attack, the urgency of the humanitarian crisis, with the potential to destabilise the EU and countries of the Middle East with refugees, requires the UK, and international community, to redouble its efforts to achieve a negotiated solution."
The committee also called for the government to take a tougher line with Saudi Arabia over its actions in Yemen, including the possibility of suspending some arms exports as a last resort.
"We recognise the importance of arms sales to the UK economy and the Gulf. Arms sales, however, must take place with regard for international obligations," the report said.
"The government must demonstrate that its private diplomacy is working. If not, it should speak out clearly at the UN, within the Human Rights Council, condemning violations, intentional or not, in clear terms."
BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale described the committee's report as uncompromising.
Last week, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said the UK would be unable to say "no" if the US asked for military support in an airstrike on Syrian government targets.
Oliseh, who stood down as Super Eagles coach ten months ago, previously played for Dutch giants Ajax from 1997 to 1999.
Fortuna Sittard confirmed his appointment on their website, saying he had signed an 18-month contract.
Oliseh, 42, has an option to extend it for another season.
He will take charge of training at Fortuna Sittard for the first time on 2 January.
The club's Turkish owner, Isitan Gün, said he was 'very happy' to announce Oliseh's arrival.
"With Sunday Oliseh we signed a young and ambitious coach with vision, one players look up to," Gün said.
"We were looking for someone who plays attractive football combining it with the will to win. We think Sunday is the right one for this job," Gun added.
Oliseh, who also played for Juventus and Borussia Dortmund during his club career, earned 63 caps for Nigeria.
He helped his country win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations and Olympic gold in 1996.
Before taking on the role of head coach with Nigeria, Oliseh had previously coached Belgian lower tier side Verviétois.
Galloway, 21, has made 21 appearances for the Toffees since joining from MK Dons and also played five games for West Bromwich Albion on loan last term.
The Zimbabwe-born England Under-19 international can play centre-half or left-back.
He is new manager Simon Grayson's first signing for the Black Cats, following his move from Preston this summer.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Details of 86,000 people on so-called "suckers lists" have been passed to trading standards departments across England, according to BBC research.
The victims - many of them elderly - are sent bogus offers in the post.
Data suggests fewer than a third of them have been visited by trading standards officers to warn them.
How do the scams work?
Since it was established in 2012, the National Trading Standards Scams Team has signed agreements with councils across England to contact individuals identified on so-called "suckers lists".
The lists are made up of repeat victims who have responded to scams in the past, and are put together by trading standards teams from a number of sources, including seized lists, names uncovered in the course of investigations and names picked up from pieces of mail.
A Freedom of Information request has revealed wide variations in the way councils respond to referrals made by the scams team.
Leon Livermore, the chief executive of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, said: "Reduced resources and increased demand have created a perfect storm where the system is breaking down around us.
"We have seen a cut to the number of the trading standards officers by 53%."
Victims who have not been visited are being contacted by post or telephone, which is regarded by the scams team as "better than no intervention".
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John Pearce, 67, was referred to Suffolk's Trading Standards team after his name appeared on a suckers list.
Despite being visited, Mr Pearce is still responding to scam mail.
He has spent more than £4,000 on goods from catalogues which promised him large cash prizes on the condition he orders from them.
"They aren't personal letters. They're all from these companies.
"They just keep posting them to me. I must get around six a day sometimes," he said.
"My wife is in an old people's home. But I felt that I'm not doing nothing and when all these letters came in I thought I could be doing something here.
"I'm just living in hope that I get some money just to boost the bank up."
Professor Keith Brown of Bournemouth University, an expert who studies scams, says tackling the huge scale of fraud being perpetuated on the elderly should be a national priority.
"In a few years we'll look back at today and say, 'How do we in society let so many old and vulnerable people get conned and abused in these sort of ways?'
"How can we live in a civilised society and allow this to go on, on such a scale?" he said.
The killing of Sylville Smith in a predominantly African-American part of the city on Saturday led to protests.
"We have to obey the laws or we don't have a country," Mr Trump told Fox News after visiting police in the city. He later addressed a rally there.
A string of fatal police shootings have sparked demonstrations across the US.
Protesters say the police are too ready to use lethal force against African-Americans.
In the latest incident, Mr Smith, 23, was stopped by police and then fled.
Officials said he was shot because he was carrying an illegal handgun and had refused to drop it.
"The gun was pointed at his [a police officer's] head supposedly ready to be fired," said Mr Trump, the Republican presidential candidate.
"Who can have a problem with that? That's what the narrative is. Maybe it's not true. If it is true, people shouldn't be rioting."
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has put the state's National Guard on standby but it has not been used.
Mr Trump, who met Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke on Tuesday, has been vocal in his support for the police throughout his campaign.
He trails Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the polls, ahead of November's presidential election, after a series of controversial remarks.
At the Milwaukee campaign rally later on Tuesday, Mr Trump said African-American communities were hurt the most by violence in their neighbourhoods.
"The war on police is a war on all peaceful citizens who want to be able to work and live and send their kids to school in safety.
"Our job is not to make life more comfortable for the rioter or the robber or the looter or the violent disruptor, of which there are many."
He accused Mrs Clinton of being indirectly responsible for the unrest in Milwaukee by supporting those who see police as a racist force in the US.
The males were held after searches at four residential addresses in the capital on Tuesday.
One of those arrested is aged 15, one is 16, two are 17 and another is 19. The arrests relate to plans to travel to join a proscribed organisation.
All five are being questioned at a central London police station.
More than half of those who responded to the social attitudes survey said football was the main factor.
Overall, almost 90% said they believed sectarianism was a problem in Scotland.
But 69% said they believed it was only a problem in specific areas - mainly Glasgow and the west of Scotland.
And while 79% said they thought Orange Order marches contributed to sectarianism, just 13% believed that it was the main factor.
About half (54%) of the 1,500 people surveyed said they thought that Catholics experienced at least some prejudice, with 41% saying they thought the same about Protestants.
The survey also suggested people believe families, schools and football clubs were best placed to tackle sectarianism.
A separate study into the community impact of public processions, including Orange and Irish Republican marches, found that they were viewed negatively by people surveyed in the locations they were held.
But it said police data did not show evidence of "spikes" in antisocial or criminal behaviour around the marches.
However, the study said processions organised by the Scottish Defence League and emerging Loyalist organisations, often taking the form of "static" demonstrations, created problems and significant disruption for local authorities and Police Scotland, as well as upset to local communities.
Both research projects had been recommended by the independent Advisory Group on Tackling Sectarianism in Scotland.
Community Safety minister Paul Wheelhouse said the studies were helping to build a comprehensive understanding of the nature and impact of sectarianism.
Mr Wheelhouse added: "This research also shows us that there is a gap between the perception of sectarianism and the reality of people's experiences, and this is something I know the advisory group will be considering in the coming weeks and months.
"Sectarianism has no place in Scotland in the 21st century and we are fully committed to help rid Scotland of the prejudices of the past and tackling this problem which has blighted many communities.
"Religiously aggravated offending is falling and is now at its lowest level in a decade, last year alone there was a 15% decrease, but we will always seek to do all we can to stamp out this problem.
"That's why the Scottish government has invested £9m over three years to tackle this issue, including supporting 44 community-based projects in their efforts to tackle sectarianism in Scotland."
Anti-sectarian group Nil By Mouth welcomed the research, but renewed its call for Scottish football to implement the recommendations of the sectarianism advisory group and introduce "strict liability" - the UEFA standard for tackling offensive behaviour at games which has already been adopted by the English FA.
The support line, run by staff from charity Mind, received more than 6,000 calls in its first six months.
But its funding could end in June if it is not supported by the local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).
Mind said the service is a "lifeline" for patients. The CCGs said no decision had been made.
The pilot project was launched by former health minister and North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb in January this year.
Its aim was to provide support for patients over 18 under the care of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) or those who have been seen by the trust's services within the last 12 months.
Norfolk's CCGs were set to decide whether to spend £258,000 on keeping the service running on Friday, but have deferred the decision to the end of next week.
Chief executive Michael Scott told an NSFT board meeting he thought the line was a "valuable additional service".
Amanda Hedley, chief executive of Norwich and Central Norfolk Mind, said: "We are extremely concerned at the thought that the helpline may not secure continued funding."
She said that between January and May the service had been able to answer 6,111 calls.
"The demand has been huge and is growing from 883 calls in February to 2,500 in May so far," she said.
A spokeman for the CCGs said the five groups were reviewing the project, which was initially funded through a one-off payment.
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To mark the centenary, her record label projected her photograph onto the white cliffs of Dover - but a Spitfire fly-past was scrapped due to bad weather.
Asked for advice on ageing, she said: "Be active to your full capabilities.
"Keep interested, read books, watch television and try to keep in touch with life and what people are doing, seeing and enjoying."
Speaking to BBC Radio 2, she added: "While you can do that, I hope you will continue."
Dame Vera became known as the "forces' sweetheart" during World War Two for travelling to conflict zones around the world to give morale-boosting performances to British troops.
As part of the birthday celebrations, children at Brampton Primary School - Dame Vera's old school in East Ham, east London - sang Happy Birthday to her via Skype.
They also serenaded her with a selection of her best-loved hits including We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover.
Speaking from her home in Ditchling, East Sussex, she thanked the pupils and recalled her "very good memories" at the school.
Speaking earlier to Radio 2, the veteran singer said: "When I look on my mantelpiece and see these cards wishing me a happy 100th birthday, I can't believe it.
"But there you are, time marches on and this is what I have on my mantelpiece to remind me how old I am."
Although the planned Spitfire fly-past over the Dover cliffs wasn't possible, supporters of the Dame Vera Lynn's Children's Charity did brave the wind for a birthday party atop the cliffs.
The Mk9 Spitfires may have been grounded and the 50ft high Bluebirds due to fly over Southforeland Lighthouse safely pinned to the White Cliffs, but Winston Churchill still came to party in Dover today.
Forty mile per hour winds and a wet low mist didn't dampen spirits as veterans, re-enactors and the Singing Sweethearts serenaded Dame Vera and sang happy birthday.
A military-style salute and flag-waving carried on regardless, all in support of her children's charity but also celebrating the 100th birthday of our own Forces' Sweetheart.
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Following heavy pressure, Messi curled Barcelona into the lead from the edge of the penalty area before the break.
Former Liverpool striker Suarez doubled the lead as he rifled the ball into the top corner from 18 yards.
The win was sealed by Marc Bartra's close-range header before Suarez slotted in a close-range second.
Luis Enrique's men have won 20 out of their last 21 matches in all competitions and remain four points ahead of second-placed Real - who beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 later in the evening.
Barcelona, who face Paris St-Germain in the Champions League quarter-final and play Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final, are chasing a treble.
But they will have to be more clinical than they were against relegation-threatened Almeria, with a host of chances spurned during a dominant first half.
Messi's brilliant curler from the right, his 33rd goal of the season, was all they had to show for a half in which they had 68% of possession.
Former Barcelona defender Sergi, who made more than 250 appearances for the Catalans, was taking charge of Almeria for the first time and their hopes of a shock result were effectively ended by Suarez.
The Uruguayan, who had been guilty of poor finishing in the opening half, cut inside on his left foot before drilling the ball into the top corner for Barcelona's second.
By the time Bartra headed home the third from Xavi's corner and Suarez converted Pedro's pass, Almeria already knew the game was lost.
Masters champion Danny Willett, US Open winner Dustin Johnson and Open victor Henrik Stenson tee off at 18:45 BST on 28 July at Baltusrol, New Jersey.
Rory McIlroy is in a trio featuring Australia's world number one and defending champion Jason Day and Open runner-up Phil Mickelson (13:30).
Injury again rules out Tiger Woods.
It means the 40-year-old American, who won the last of his 14 majors in 2008, will not have played in any of this year's four majors.
Americans Jordan Spieth and Bubba Watson will play alongside Sergio Garcia of Spain.
England's Andrew 'Beef' Johnston, who became a cult figure at The Open, is out at 17:35, while Justin Rose begins at 18:35.
The final major of the year has been brought forward from its traditional slot in August to the last weekend in July to avoid a clash with the Olympic golf tournament in Rio.
Selected tee times (all BST)
Thursday, 28 July
Hole one
12:00: Mark Brown (US), Patton Kizzire (US), Bradley Dredge (Wal)
17:35: Scott Piercy (US), Alex Noren (Swe), Andrew Johnston (Eng)
18:25: Sergio Garcia (Spa), Jordan Spieth (US), Bubba Watson (US)
18:35: Justin Rose (Eng), Patrick Reed (US), Charl Schwartzel (SA)
18:45: Danny Willett (Eng), Dustin Johnson (US), Henrik Stenson (Swe)
18:55: Graeme McDowell (NI), Webb Simpson US), Louis Oosthuizen (SA)
Hole 10
13:10: Brandt Snedeker (US), Brooks Koepka (US), Lee Westwood (Eng)
13:20: Keegan Bradley (US), Adam Scott (Aus), Jamie Donaldson (Wal)
13:30: Phil Mickelson (US), Rory McIlroy (NI), Jason Day (Aus)
A full list of tee-times are available on the US PGA Championship website.
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One hundred years on from the birth of the popular children's author, the website revealed Dahl's top 10 books in both digital and print format.
The BFG - recently adapted into a film by Steven Spielberg - was second, followed by George's Marvellous Medicine.
Matilda and James and the Giant Peach rounded out the top five.
Dahl published his first children's book more than 70 years ago - yet he still ranks in the top five best-selling children's authors on Amazon's UK site.
Dahl appeared in the top five alongside the modern day best-sellers, Julia Donaldson, JK Rowling, Jeff Kinney and David Walliams.
Dan Mucha, books director for Amazon.co.uk, said: "Having grown up with Roald Dahl's books and seeing my children read them today, I understand firsthand the joy and enduring quality of his stories.
"The centenary of his birth marks a big moment in the literary calendar and we have seen his books continue to sell incredibly well in both print and on our Kindle store.
"We expect that he will remain one of the top children's authors for years to come."
Sales of the titles were tracked over a five-year period.
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Alex, from New York, wrote the letter after seeing the photograph of five-year-old Omran Daqneesh, a bloodied and dazed Syrian boy which prompted outrage around the world.
Mr Obama said the letter was from a child "who hasn't learned to be cynical, or suspicious, or fearful of other people because of where they're from".
"We hope to confirm a record tomorrow which will raise some money for the many people affected by this tragedy," the pop impresario wrote on Thursday.
Cowell, who lives in the same London borough as the now burnt-out tower, called the blaze "heartbreaking".
It is not yet known which acts will appear on the single or when it will be released.
Seventeen people are known to have died in the fire, though there are fears the death toll could exceed 60.
Cowell previously produced a charity single for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue and Sir Rod Stewart were among the stars who appeared on the 2010 version of REM's Everybody Hurts.
It has also been announced that a special "Night of Comedy" will be held at the Hammersmith Apollo in aid of people affected by the fire.
Jo Brand, Kevin Bridges, Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre are among those who are lined up to appear at the west London venue on 27 June.
Oscar-winning German composer Hans Zimmer expressed his condolences at the first of two London concerts on Thursday and pledged to donate proceeds from the evening to those affected.
"We stand with you London," he tweeted after Thursday's event at the SSE Arena Wembley. Zimmer has composed music for such films as The Lion King, Gladiator and Interstellar as well as the soundtrack for TV's Planet Earth II.
Singers Adele and Rita Ora have both made personal visits to the scene of the fire, which broke out shortly before 01:00 BST on Wednesday morning.
Adele attended a vigil that took place in west London on Wednesday night, while Ora helped out with the relief effort.
Actor and director Noel Clarke also went to assist victims, while singer Lily Allen has been on hand to give support and interviews to the media.
Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson also used social media this week to exhort the "people of Kensington... to give what you can spare."
Other fundraising initiatives include a #Grime4Grenfell event that was held on Thursday in the Shepherd's Bush area.
In related news, the BBC has announced it is to show a different instalment of its new Saturday night singing series Pitch Battle than the one originally scheduled.
"Due to song lyrics and themes, the decision has been taken to replace the original opening episode," the corporation said in a statement.
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Blues led 26-20 after 50 minutes, but conceded four unanswered tries as Gloucester won 46-26.
"For 50 minutes of the game, we were really good and should have been further ahead," said Wilson.
"What unfolded in the next 15-20 minutes was unacceptable."
In the first half there were two tries by Gloucester-bred Blues wing Alex Cuthbert to one by Gloucester's Wales back-rower Ross Moriarty and another from full-back Tom Marshall.
Blues led 23-20 at the break, but after Steven Shingler kicked their last points, the hosts Jonny May, Marshall, Mark Atkinson and Henry Purdy went over.
"Gloucester finished well but I'm incredibly frustrated at the way we collapsed," said Wilson.
He added: "Sport throws you curve balls and that has thrown me, or us, a massive curveball in terms of what happened in that last 15-20 minute period.
"We've got to look at that and build on the positives from the 50 minutes and the rugby we were playing and look and try and find out why we ended up as we did and, if I'm brutally honest, as mentally weak as we looked in that last 30 minutes."
There are four rounds left in the regular Pro12 season.
Blues travel to Ulster in that cross-border competition on Friday hoping to redeem themselves with a win that could help them replace Connacht in seventh.
There are 13 points between eighth-placed Blues and Glasgow, who are in sixth, while Edinburgh are 16 points below Blues in ninth.
"It looks like a seventh-place battle between us and Connacht," said Wilson.
A study at Newcastle University found the flaw applied to foreign currency transactions.
But the scientists acknowledged they had not examined the security checks banks have in place.
Visa said it would be "very difficult" to carry out such a theft in reality.
Transactions using contactless credit cards do not use a Pin code, so have a £20 limit as a safeguard.
But the study found a transfer of anything less than a million units in any foreign currency would be approved.
Researchers set up a "point of sale terminal" - the equivalent of a card reader in a shop - using a mobile phone.
They said transactions with the card were approved in less than a second.
"All the checks are carried out on the card rather than the terminal, so at the point of transaction there is nothing to raise suspicions," said Martin Emms, lead researcher on the project.
"By pre-setting the amount you want to transfer, you can bump your mobile against someone's pocket or swipe your phone over a wallet left on a table and approve a transaction."
He acknowledged the study had not looked at the security systems banks have in place to prevent fraud.
But he added it was not clear, looking at the payment protocol, how banks would deal with the problem.
Visa said it had reviewed the research and it did not take into account "multiple safeguards put into place throughout the Visa system".
"For these reasons we do not believe the findings to be a cause for concern, as it would be very difficult to complete a fraudulent payment of this kind outside a laboratory environment," its statement said.
The 32-year-old Czech is now committed to the Firhill club until the summer of 2019.
Cerny spent five years with Hamilton Academical from 2007, initially joining on loan, before spells with CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria and Greek side Ergotelis.
The former Czech under-21 international made the switch to Firhill in the summer of 2015.
He was one of the Jags' star performers last season as the club secured a top-six finish in the Scottish Premiership.
Woods, a 14-time major winner, will be one of Davis Love III's four vice-captains in Minnesota on 30 September.
Former world number one Woods, 40, has won only one of the six Ryder Cups he has competed in.
"People have always seemed to try to do too much when they have partnered him," Westwood, 43, told ESPN.
"It might be different if he's one of the vice-captains - you don't know."
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Europe, the defending champions, have won six of the past seven Ryder Cups.
Westwood, who has seven Ryder Cup victories from nine appearances, is one of captain Darren Clarke's three wildcard picks in a 12-man Europe team featuring six rookies.
Westwood said of the USA: "They have got a strong side and probably are favourites, but they haven't won it for a while and they are playing in front of a home crowd.
"There is a lot of pressure on them. That is going to keep building in the next week or so and by the time the Ryder Cup comes around it is going to be pretty intense for them."
Former world number Woods, out since October 2015 with a back injury, hopes to return to action next month.
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The poll, conducted by BBC Culture, asked 177 film critics from 36 countries to name their favourite films of the last 16 years.
Mulholland Drive, which stars Justin Theroux and Naomi Watts, was released in 2001 and earned David Lynch an Oscar nomination for best director.
It tells the story of an aspiring actress who moves to Los Angeles and befriends an amnesic woman.
The neo-noir mystery film was not one of the year's highest grossing films at the box office but it received warm praise from critics.
In the Mood for Love, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung and set in Hong Kong in the 1960s, took second place in the poll.
The film, which was released in 2000, was directed by Wong Kar-wai and earned a nomination for the Palme d'Or - the top award at the Cannes Film Festival.
There Will Be Blood, which was released in 2007, was the third most popular with critics.
The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano and tells the story of an oilman on a ruthless quest for wealth.
Spirited Away, a Japanese fantasy animation film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, took fourth place in the poll.
The most recent film in the top 10 was Richard Linklater's Boyhood, which took fifth place.
Released in 2014, the coming-of-age film shot with the same cast over 12 years won the best film Bafta in 2015 and a best supporting actress Oscar for Patricia Arquette.
The most recent recipient of the best film Oscar, Spotlight, came in 88th place.
Only two other best picture winners made the top 100 - No Country For Old Men (which was placed 10th) and 12 Years a Slave (44th).
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French newspaper L'Equipe is reporting that Paris St-Germain are close to signing striker Mbappe, 18, with a five-year contract already agreed.
According to Spanish sports daily Marca, Monaco have accepted PSG's offer of 180 million euros (£163m).
But ex-Monaco defender Abidal told BBC World Service Sport's World Football programme: "It's not the time to move."
The retired former Barcelona player, 37, added: "It's true that Mbappe has reached a high level really quickly, and he has had an amazing past six months, but now he has to confirm that level.
"He has to show he can be consistent, perform at a big competition like the World Cup with France, and then make his move.
"Right now, Monaco is the best club for him. There is not too much pressure. He is a quiet guy, only thinking of work. At a big club, there is pressure every day, and if you don't score, even in one game, it is hard."
Mbappe, one of the most coveted talents in football, has also been linked with moves to Real Madrid and Manchester City this summer.
In July, Monaco accused several "top European clubs" of making illegal approaches for the teenage forward.
BBC Sport understands City were the only English club accused, although Fifa say they are yet to receive an official complaint.
At a news conference on Friday, PSG boss Unai Emery was asked whether having Neymar and Mbappe up front would constitute the most dangerous attack in Europe.
The Spaniard replied: "I don't know what is going to happen over the coming days, but right now he is a Monaco player."
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Earlier in August, PSG completed the £200m signing of 25-year-old Brazilian forward Neymar from Barcelona.
Unai Emery's side have also brought in 27-year-old Spanish left-back Yuri Berchiche from Real Sociedad and right-back Dani Alves, 34, who joined on a free transfer after leaving Juventus.
The signing of Mbappe would take their total spend this summer to around £380m.
PSG is backed by money from Gulf state Qatar and La Liga president Javier Tebas has accused the French club of "financial doping".
Before Neymar's transfer was complete, Barcelona said they would call on Uefa to investigate a possible breach of its Financial Fair Play rules (FFP), which are designed to stop clubs spending more than they earn.
PSG were punished in 2014 for breach of FFP. Their £167m commercial contract with the Qatar Tourism Authority was deemed to have an unfair value by Uefa's independent investigation panel.
They were given a £20m fine, their spending was capped to £49m and they competed in the 2014-15 Champions League with just 21 players instead of the usual 25.
The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showed 4.3% of people were out of work in Wales in the quarter to June.
It is the fifth successive set of figures where Wales has outstripped the rest of the UK.
The UK's unemployment rate remained at 4.9%, the ONS said.
Between April and June, there were 65,000 people unemployed - 9,000 fewer out of work in Wales than the previous quarter and 23,000 fewer than the same period in the previous year.
The fall is the largest of all the nations and regions in the UK.
However, there were also 14,000 fewer people employed in Wales than between January and March.
This was still 17,000 more than a year earlier.
The north east of England saw the biggest rise in employment.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said: "The jobs market in Wales has stayed strong over the summer with some of the best figures we have seen in more than a decade."
He said the fall in the unemployment rate represented a "confidence in both recruitment and investment."
First Minister Carwyn Jones said: "As a pro-business government, we are continuing to work hard to support the right economic conditions to help create and safeguard jobs right across Wales.
"Whatever happens around us, we will continue to provide a strong, stable and secure environment for business and enterprise."
Analysis from Sarah Dickins, BBC Wales economics correspondent
The good news for Wales is that the rate of unemployment has continued to fall, whereas it has remained the same across the UK as a whole.
It is the fifth consecutive month that Wales has had lower rates of unemployment than the UK and the gap has widened.
However, it is important to note that the number of people actually in work in Wales between April and June was 14,000 fewer than in the previous three months. That is a concern.
The period counted by the Office for National Statistics covers April May and June 2016.
It was a period of uncertainty in the run up to, and immediate aftermath of, the referendum on membership of the EU. It is still too early to say whether changes in the labour market have or have not been affected by the Brexit vote.
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The move comes in a frontbench reshuffle following Malcolm Turnbull's conservative coalition's recent close-run election victory.
France won Australia's largest-ever defence contract in April beating rival bids from Japan and Germany.
The new defence industry minister, Christopher Pyne, will oversee the A$50bn (€34bn; £29bn) deal.
The decision to build the naval fleet in South Australia - Mr Pyne's home state - is expected to create thousands of jobs and boost the local economy.
The prime minister said it would completely transform the defence industry in Australia.
"This is a big change, a big reform, and it requires additional leadership and additional oversight," Mr Turnbull said.
"This programme is vitally important for the future of Australian industry."
The reshuffle otherwise brought in only minor changes, with most key figures staying in their roles.
Despite pressure from some right-leaning elements of his party, Mr Turnbull did not offer a cabinet post to Tony Abbott, the man he ousted as prime minister in 2015.
Meanwhile another former prime minister, Kevin Rudd, has announced he has asked the government to nominate him for the post of secretary general of the United Nations.
Mr Turnbull said cabinet would consider the request, which had been widely expected.
Georgia Williams, 17, from Wellington, Shropshire, was murdered by Jamie Reynolds in 2013.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said a senior West Mercia Police officer should appear before a misconduct panel over the force's handling of Reynolds.
Georgia's mother Lynette said she was "really pleased" with the decision.
Mrs Williams said: "Everybody has backed up what we thought initially.
"It has taken three different reports to get them [the IPCC] to say we were correct and somebody should be held to account."
At his trial, Reynolds was described as a sexual deviant who had a "morbid fascination" with depictions of extreme violence and was deemed a potential serial killer.
At the time of his arrest, Reynolds had 16,800 images and 72 videos of extreme pornography on his computer.
These included images of women he knew in which ropes had been digitally added around their necks.
Devon and Cornwall Police was asked to lead an investigation into West Mercia's previous dealings with Reynolds, who had been cautioned by officers for trying to strangle a teenage girl in 2008.
That report found three officers and a member of police staff should face misconduct hearings.
Georgia's family described the report as "very thorough" but appealed to the IPCC calling for stronger measures to be taken against some of the police officers involved.
Her father Steve is himself a serving detective with West Mercia.
The IPCC said it did not believe the four's failings were "serious enough to justify a case for gross misconduct against any of them".
However, it added it did believe one senior officer had a case to answer for misconduct.
"Given the experience of the officer and position of responsibility held at the time of the incident, we took the view that this individual should attend a misconduct meeting for a panel to decide the appropriate action," it said.
A spokesman for West Mercia Police said Devon and Cornwall Police was in the process of making contact with the complainants.
"On conclusion of which we will receive a formal handover from Devon and Cornwall Police," he said.
"At this point we will progress with the misconduct processes and the outcomes will be published on our website."
The 62-year-old from Northumberland was working on the £1.4bn bridge which is being built across the Firth of Forth.
He is thought to have been hit by a moving boom on a crane on the deck of the north tower on 29 April.
An investigation is being carried out by Police Scotland and the Health and Safety Executive.
In a statement, Police Scotland said Mr Cousin's family wanted to thank everyone for their "thoughts and support at this sad time".
It is understood that he suffered severe blood loss in the incident and he was unable to be resuscitated.
Another man was injured in the incident.
The bridge, between Fife and Edinburgh, is due to be completed at the end of the year.
Work started in 2011 and Mr Cousin's death is thought to be the first fatality at the site.
Mr Ghani was speaking after the Taliban released an audio tape said to be from Mullah Mansour in which he calls reports of the firefight "baseless".
It was said to have taken place near the Pakistani city of Quetta last week.
Mansour was declared leader in July after the Taliban confirmed that Mullah Omar had died in 2013.
Mansour's appointment then prompted splits in the Taliban.
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Mr Ghani told a press conference on Monday: "There is no evidence that Mansour has been killed."
He added: "The incident that occurred should be carefully analysed."
He was referring to a gunfight that was said to have taken place on the outskirts of the western city of Quetta last Tuesday.
Some reports said Mansour had been seriously hurt, others that he had died, along with four Taliban gunmen.
Late on Saturday, the Taliban released the audio tape in which the speaker refers to the "rumour that fighting happened among the Taliban at a time when a meeting was in progress".
"The rumour says I was injured during the clash and later some media outlets reported that I died. Brothers, this report is not true, there is no doubt that it is enemy propaganda," the speaker says.
The voice resembled that in previous recordings issued by Mansour but there has still been speculation about its authenticity.
In the 17-minute message he says he has not seen the place where the fight was said to have taken place "for years", adding: "I am safe and my colleagues are safe. I am among my colleagues."
The speaker insists the Taliban will continue to fight to establish an "Islamic government" in Afghanistan and resist peace overtures.
Since August Mansour has overseen a series of battlefield victories, including briefly capturing the northern Afghan city of Kunduz.
But the movement has split into openly warring factions.
A number of senior Taliban commanders refused to pledge allegiance to Mansour and a faction opposed to him was set up last month under Mullah Mohammad Rasool.
The 22-year-old England Under-21 international suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage last December.
"We are hoping to have him after the first international break," Hughton told BBC Sussex.
"The good news is he has had no setbacks and is making good progress. He is not training with the team at the minute but he is doing some ball work."
The 57-year-old added: "He is working very hard with the rehab department and we look forward to having him back as soon as possible."
March scored three goals in 17 appearances for the Seagulls last season before injury forced him off during the 2-2 draw at Derby seven months ago.
Meanwhile, Hughton is keen to keep hold of his best players, with midfielder Dale Stephens linked with a move to Premier League side Burnley.
Stephens, 27, played 45 league games last season as the Seagulls finished third in the Championship, missing out on promotion on goal difference and then losing in the play-offs.
"We don't want to lose players," Hughton said.
"We want to put ourselves in a position where we are able to challenge again. Speculation will always be there and it is something you have to live with as it is part and parcel of the game."
Carillion is part of a joint venture that has won a bid to design and build part of the £56bn high speed rail link.
But last week its chief executive stepped down and the firm warned results would fall short of forecasts.
A spokesman for HS2 Ltd said it was "confident" in the joint venture.
He said: "Obviously in the light of last Monday's announcement by Carillion, HS2 has carried out additional due diligence and sought re-assurance of both it and its two partners in the joint venture - Kier and Eiffage - that they remained committed and able to deliver the contract.
"Each company's boards have both given that assurance and confirmed that they underwrite the performance of each other in delivering the contract. And that is the key point. HS2, of course, will continue to monitor the situation."
Carillion disclosed on Monday that it had appointed consultancy firm EY to help with a strategic review of the business "with a particular focus upon cost reduction and cash collection".
Under its interim chief executive Keith Cochrane, Carillion said it was taking immediate action to generate significant cashflow in the short term and cut its debt.
Carillion's share price jumped by 23.33% to 69.25p, but it still remains far below the pre-profit warning level of 191p.
The consortium of Carillion, Kier and Eiffage of France is one of a number of partnerships that have won contracts to build tunnels, bridges and viaducts between London and Birmingham for the first phase of HS2.
The spokesman for HS2 Ltd pointed out that each of the contracts had two parts, beginning with a 16-month design period where the government and the joint venture work closely together before starting on the second construction phase.
29 August 2016 Last updated at 15:13 BST
At 18 years old, Lachlan Smart is the youngest person ever to fly around the world in a single engine aircraft, by himself.
The journey was 24,000 air-miles long, and he stopped in 15 different countries along the way.
54 days after setting off, Lachlan got a big welcome as he touched down back home in eastern Australia.
Leah's been taking a look at how he did it.
The male rider, who has not been named, came off his bike at the privately-run event next to Low Hardwick Farm, near Sedgefield, at about 13:00 BST.
He was taken by air ambulance to hospital in Middlesbrough but was confirmed dead shortly before arrival.
The woman, in her early 30s, suffered serious injuries at about 14:10 at which point the event was closed.
The female rider was also taken to the James Cook University Hospital by air ambulance, police said.
A spokesman for Durham Police said: "We took the decision on safety grounds to close down the privately-run event, which involved around 100 participants and 300 spectators.
"We understand the formal investigation is likely to be led by the local authority, but we are carrying out initial inquiries into the circumstances.
"With two very serious incidents within little more than an hour, we felt there was little choice but to bring the event to a close."
The site is regularly used for motocross and quad bike events.
The organisers have not been available for comment.
Their review of 13 clinical trials, published in the British Medical Journal, said the drug did not reduce disability or improve quality of life.
Instead, the group warned, it increased the odds of liver problems.
The NHS is to review its guidelines. Experts say patients should consult a doctor before changing medicines.
Back pain is a leading cause of disability and in the UK alone it is estimated to affect 26 million people each year.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which establishes best NHS practice, currently recommends paracetamol for both lower back pain and for osteoarthritis.
However, questions have been raised about the quality of the evidence which led to the decisions.
A team at the University of Sydney assessed data from 13 drug trials involving more than 5,000 patients.
They concluded that paracetamol was "ineffective" at reducing back pain.
In osteoarthritis in the hip or knee, they found a small improvement with paracetamol. Yet the impact was so small it was "not clinically important".
Gustavo Machado, one of the researchers, argued: "Paracetamol is the most widely used over-the counter medicine for musculoskeletal conditions so it is critical that we review treatment recommendations in light of this new evidence.
"In our research, paracetamol for low back pain and osteoarthritis was also shown to be associated with higher risk of liver toxicity in patients.
"Patients were nearly four times more likely to have abnormal results on liver function tests compared to those taking placebo pills."
Dr Christian Mallen, from Keele University in the UK, said options other than drugs should be the "cornerstone" of managing the conditions.
However, he added: "While the effectiveness of exercise for both osteoarthritis and spinal pain is established, we know that uptake of and adherence to exercise is poor."
In the UK, the safety of over-the-counter drugs is being reviewed by the medicines safety regulator.
NICE said it was waiting for the results of that review before conducting its own assessment.
A spokesperson said: "Looking at all of the relevant painkillers together, instead of just one, will then provide a comprehensive overview of this aspect of managing osteoarthritis."
Jane Tadman from Arthritis Research UK said: "We've known for some time that paracetamol may not work for everyone with severe pain from their arthritis, but some people find it helps them and allows them to sleep and to exercise without discomfort.
"Physical activity is probably a better and more effective way of keeping the pain of arthritis and joint pain at bay than taking currently available painkillers."
Prof Roger Knaggs, from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, said: "There are other medicines, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids, which may provide better pain relief but these are associated with a range of other side-effects.
"Anybody with concerns about whether taking paracetamol could cause harm should discuss their concerns with their GP or pharmacist."
The Institution of Civil Engineers Scotland (ICE) will call for a national debate on energy in a report due to be published next month.
The organisation wants the government to outline how the gap caused by cuts to electricity-generating capacity will be filled.
The government said it had a "balanced energy mix to provide energy security".
The report will also highlight Scotland's energy "quadrilemma" - the need to reduce carbon, cut consumer costs, ensure security of supply and take into account the social acceptability of different types of energy sources.
It was announced earlier this year that Longannet, the largest power station in Scotland and the second largest in the UK, would be shut down in March next year after 46 years of producing power.
Debates continue over the potential use of fracking, the controversial gas drilling technique which is currently subject to a Scottish government moratorium, and the extent to which onshore wind farms are used across Scotland.
Professor Gary Pender, of Ice Scotland, said: "Scotland will transition from being a net exporter to being a net importer of electricity if the closures of Longannet, Hunterston and Torness are not replaced by new development.
"We will be calling for a national debate on how we, as a country, deal with this to ensure that we have a resilient supply with sufficient capacity for the long term.
"Energy policy is hugely politically controversial, with wind power, nuclear power and onshore gas extraction provoking particularly emotional and politically-motivated responses.
"We need to move beyond this, at times, irrational and ill-informed discourse about all these forms of energy generation and conduct a thorough, expert-informed assessment of the right approach for Scotland."
Ice Scotland represents 8,000 people.
A Scottish government spokeswoman said: "Scotland's abundant energy resources play a vital role in delivering security of electricity supply across the UK; Scotland exported 28% of all electricity generated in 2013.
"We have a clear policy for a balanced energy mix to provide energy security for the future that balances fossil fuels alongside the growing importance of renewables, which again saw record levels of generation last year, and without the need for new nuclear power.
"As we move to a low-carbon energy system over the longer term, we expect Scotland to maintain its position as a net exporter of power even after Longannet closes, whereas the UK as a whole is increasingly reliant on imports from other European countries."
Corey Jones was fatally shot early on Sunday after his car broke down on a motorway ramp in Palm Beach Gardens.
Officer Nouman Raja was on duty but not in uniform when he approached Jones' car on the dark stretch of road.
Police said Officer Raja was "suddenly confronted by an armed subject" and fatally wounded the 31-year-old Jones.
"It would be premature to say we have all the facts and speculate as to what took place based on unconfirmed accounts," Palm Beach Gardens Police Chief Stephen Stepp said on Wednesday.
Jones, a drummer who worked as a public housing inspector, was returning home after performing at a local bar when his car broke down, his family said.
Police said they recovered a handgun at the scene. Records show Jones purchased the weapon legally a few days before the incident.
Jones did not have a criminal record and had been a volunteer for My Brother's Keeper, an organisation for black youth.
Officer Raja's car was not equipped with a dashboard camera and he was not wearing a body camera, police said.
He has been placed on administrative leave while the department investigates the shooting.
Jones' death is one of several cases under scrutiny in the US, in which a black person has died during an arrest or while in police custody.
The state's legislative black caucus called on the governor to launch an independent investigation by the state law enforcement agency.
Jones' family has hired prominent civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump who has represented the family of Trayvon Martin among others.
Civil rights activists - including the Reverend Al Sharpton - are planning a rally outside Palm Beach Gardens Police Department on Thursday.
15 March 2017 Last updated at 22:08 GMT
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Dortmund, missing top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang due to a family bereavement, fell behind to a 14th-minute tap-in from Alfred Finnbogason.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan poked the ball home to level at 1-1 just before the break.
Gonzalo Castro's deflected effort made it 2-1 before Adrian Ramos fired in at the second attempt in the 75th minute.
Bayern's 1-0 win at Cologne on Friday night had extended their advantage in the title race as they look to secure a fourth successive championship.
Dortmund, who last week knocked Tottenham out of the Europa League, struggled to respond with a poor first-half showing against an Augsburg side which had won just one of its previous nine league games as they battle to avoid the drop.
But once Mkhitaryan's deflected shot had beaten former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger, who was playing his first game of the season, they dominated the second half to secure their sixth win in seven league games.
At the end of the 2001-02 season the club was in turmoil.
A second-string side was crushed 88-5 by Pontypool in Division One, with the first team on strike amid player sackings and coaching departures.
The cash-strapped club were relegated that year and it took three seasons before they returned to Division One.
It was a humbling experience for the Ironmen, who had been formed in 1876 and were one of the 11 founder clubs of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881, along with Swansea, Lampeter, Llandeilo, Cardiff, Newport, Llanelli, Llandovery, Brecon, Pontypool and Bangor.
Merthyr again flirted with relegation in the 2012-13 season, but with current head coach Lee Jarvis installed for the following campaign they were crowned Division 1 East champions in 2013-14.
The club's fortunes continued to improve with the arrival of millionaire benefactor Sir Stanley Thomas as chairman.
The Merthyr native, brother of Cardiff Blues chairman Peter, supported a recruitment drive and helped finance a significant ground redevelopment at The Wern.
Former Cardiff Blues and Pontypridd coach Dale McIntosh joined Merthyr as forwards coach in November 2015, while the likes of ex-Wales forward Andy Powell arrived to bolster the playing squad.
Merthyr were promoted from the Championship in 2015-16, reaching the semi-professional Principality Premiership.
The club needed to secure an 'A' licence from the WRU to play in the top tier of domestic club rugby in Wales, but a £1.13m expansion at the ambitious club ensured facilities were up to scratch.
A new 4G pitch was laid in August 2016, as part of planned improvements that include a 700-seater stand, new floodlights, new changing rooms, weight-training facilities and a dedicated youth centre.
The plans have been helped by a £500,000 grant from a council-managed community fund, with Sir Stanley keen to help a wider regeneration of the town, a former powerhouse of iron and coal production.
Former Cardiff Blues fly-half Gareth Davies was one of 10 new players signed up by Championship winners Merthyr for their debut season in the Premiership.
Merthyr have already recruited Ospreys back-row Joe Bearman and Scarlets prop Pete Edwards for the 2017-18 season, while former Scarlets, Gloucester and Ebbw Vale boss Nigel Davies is set to join the coaching set-up.
Unsurprisingly, there have been rumblings of discontent from other quarters and accusations that Merthyr are 'cheque-book Charlies' who have bought success.
"A lot of people say that, but I think if they came up and saw our group for a few weeks they'll understand what we're about really," Jarvis said.
"Obviously the players do get a little bit of shillings, but I'm not sure any player in Wales would turn that down.
"They work hard together, they're a good bunch of boys - no egos there.
"People will have their opinions but as long as we know in Merthyr what we're about, we're confident in our skill level."
Merthyr now face arguably the biggest game in the club's long history when they travel to Aberavon's Talbot Athletic Ground on Sunday, although Jarvis admits the Ironmen are way ahead of schedule.
"If you'd asked me at the start of the season I'd have said it would be a dream for us to play in the Premiership final our first year," Jarvis said.
"To think of where we were four years ago: we were bottom of Division One, a game away from being relegated and most probably the club would have plummeted down the leagues.
"So four years later we're on the brink of winning the Premiership.
"It's been a great year and testament to everyone's hard work on and off the pitch.
"We've got a tight group there at the moment; it's exciting times and we're just looking forward to Sunday.
"Our first goal was to get top eight and we would have been pleased with that... it's been a great journey so far.
"We'd be ecstatic [to claim the title], I certainly didn't expect us to win this year - maybe two or three years down the line. It takes time to create things.
"It's our first year in the Premiership, Aberavon are an experienced Premiership side and they've been there for donkey's years.
"We'll turn up at the weekend, we'll be prepared and we'll just give it our best shot, and hopefully that will be enough."
The Scottish Mesh Survivors campaign urged the Scottish government to suspend all such implant surgery pending a safety inquiry.
Health Secretary Alex Neil said he was hoping to discuss the matter with the medicines regulator.
He added that action was being taken to make GPs more aware of the issue.
About 1,500 women in Scotland receive transvaginal mesh implants every year, usually to treat a prolapsed bladder and relieve incontinence, often as a result of childbirth.
However, some have been left in constant pain after the implants hardened, and have been told they can never have sex again.
Convenor of the petitions committee David Stewart called on the Scottish government to act.
Mr Neil said he had written to the chairman of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seeking an "urgent meeting to discuss on-going concerns over the use of transvaginal mesh implants".
He added: "It is extremely upsetting to hear the accounts of women who have experienced unimaginable suffering as a result of having this procedure.
"I personally met with some of the women affected and I am clear that no-one else should have to go through the suffering they have experienced.
"It is imperative that we have expert opinion of the full implications of the use of mesh implants and I think it is of paramount importance that we can be in a position to reassure women all across Scotland that this issue is being treated with the severity it deserves."
Hundreds of claims are due before the Scottish courts within the next year, with cases already under way in the US and Canada, where the authorities have issued warnings to hospitals.
An expert group set up by the Scottish government to look at the issue met for the first time in February.
It is developing a revised information leaflet for use in the NHS in Scotland, which will be given to women in advance of undergoing the procedure.
However, Olive McIlroy from Scottish Mesh Survivors said she wanted ministers to go further.
She said: "In a nutshell, we are asking for mesh implant surgery to be suspended pending a safety inquiry, for reporting of adverse incidents to be mandatory for doctors - currently only 12 have reported cases to the MHRA despite more than 300 women undergoing repeated operations.
"[We] want an implant register to act as an early warning system as the current system is clearly not working.
"The women have been working on new consent forms which will contain all the complications. One of the big problems has been that the women were not given proper advice before they got the operations.
"They weren't told the life changing side effects and they were not offered alternatives. We have some of the world's top docs writing to Health Secretary Alex Neil asking him to stop mesh in our hospitals."
Following the committee meeting, convener Mr Stewart said: "This is one of the most compelling petitions we have had before us.
"We heard moving and indeed heartbreaking evidence from the petitioners and the committee was united in its determination to address the issue.
"We will ask the Cabinet Secretary to give evidence at our next meeting as there must be action and there must be action now."
More than 1.5 million people have visited David Bowie Is across eight venues around the world so far, the museum said.
About 312,000 of those visitors were to the exhibition's debut in London at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2013.
The show will complete its international 10-stop tour next year.
It is currently in its final weeks at the Museum of Modern Art in Bologne and will open in Tokyo in January before completing its tour in Barcelona in May.
Until now, the V&A's most successful touring shows included Art Deco, (which received 1.17 million visitors) Vivienne Westwood (844,000) and Surreal Things: Surrealism & Design (881,000).
Geoff Marsh, co-curator of David Bowie Is, said: "We are absolutely delighted that the exhibition has been seen by so many people worldwide.
"It's been an amazing journey to go from our first visits to the archive to transporting the exhibition to its ninth venue in Tokyo."
The show became the V&A's fastest-selling show when it opened in March 2013, and the museum stayed open late on many evenings to cope with demand.
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Harry Kane scored the opener and missed a penalty before fellow England striker Jamie Vardy got the winner.
Who impressed? Who struggled? See how the England manager Roy Hodgson's players rated.
Needlessly charged off his line in the build-up to Turkey's equaliser and made it a lot more simpler for them to score, but made amends with his brilliant injury-time stop from Olcay Sahan.
One of five Tottenham players in the starting XI, he tried to perform the same job he did for Spurs, charging up and down his flank. Made one goal-saving block.
It was England's failings as a defensive unit that caused more concern than his individual performance, although he must take much of the blame for their occasional lack of organisation at the back, especially when they played high up the pitch. His excellent header led to Vardy's winner.
Surely the centre-half to make way when Chris Smalling returns at the Stadium of Light against Australia on Friday. Did not take any chances in possession but his marking was sloppy in open play and at set-pieces, where he struggled to keep tabs on Cenk Tosun at a couple of corners.
One of those caught out for Turkey's goal but impressed with his energetic bursts forward. Whether it is on the right or left, full-back is not a position where England have too many problems.
Gave his centre-halves some welcome support when he dropped into the backline and did a decent job of protecting them when he was sitting in front of them too. Outnumbered at times, and surely needs another dedicated defensive midfield partner when England play top-class opposition. If fit, he is a sure starter against Russia on 11 June, however.
Described as a "special talent" by Hodgson this week, but seemed subdued here. Needs to prove his form and fitness to make the plane and while the latter did not seem an issue before he came off in the second half, he certainly did not sparkle. His was overshadowed Dele Alli, and the absent Wayne Rooney probably should not worry about finding a place in England's midfield on Friday either. Still work to do to make the cut.
A livewire from the start and gave more encouragement to the idea that the understanding he has forged with Tottenham team-mate Harry Kane can do some damage at Euro 2016. Was not always as spectacular as with that early assist, but he used the ball intelligently throughout and we are surely at the stage where, whatever the formation, he cannot be left out.
Initially happy to run at defenders and was continuously fouled in the process, but, as always, his end product was an issue when he got past his man. In the end, he seemed to lose belief that he could even do that and started taking the safe option with sideways passes instead.
The team was initially set up in a 4-3-3 formation to suit Kane as the central striker and he more than justified that decision - his penalty miss aside, this was another impressive display leading England's attack. Yes, he was offside when he scored, but he took that chance superbly and was never afraid to miss.
Struggled early on when he was starved of the ball out wide. Looked a different player when England switched to 4-4-2 in the second half, with his pace running on to a ball over the top earning a penalty, then his instincts in front of goal giving him the winner. The last 30 minutes demonstrated why he will scare teams in France, but before that we saw why he should not play as a winger.
Also trying to prove his form and fitness after injury. Hodgson said this week he has "more to do" than Wilshere to make the squad and, apart from a few neat touches, he did not get much chance to do that here. Will hope for more of an opportunity to impress at his old stamping ground, the Stadium of Light, on Friday.
His place in Hodgson's final 23 seems to rest on whether Wilshere is deemed fit or not. Was not given many minutes to shine here, although his appearance from the bench brought loud cheers from a group of Leicester fans. They appreciate him, but does Roy?
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Ireland, needing a 21-point victory to overtake a Welsh side who beat Italy 61-20, led 20-10 after Paul O'Connell and Sean O'Brien crossed.
Scores from Jared Payne and O'Brien then took Ireland beyond the reach of England, who later beat France 55-35.
Winless Scotland were condemned to the Wooden Spoon.
Scotland crossed in the first half through the inventive Russell, but were largely outclassed on the day, and the defeat rounds off a dismal Six Nations for Vern Cotter's men.
Hopes had been high before the tournament after an encouraging autumn test series under the New Zealander, but hopes of a new dawn for Scottish rugby came to nothing.
The two sides entered this encounter with wildly differing goals. Pride was the greatest prize on offer for the Scots as they looked to avoid the ignominy of a Six Nations whitewash.
The prospect of retaining their championship crown - for the first time in 66 years - was fuelling Irish fire, and they underlined their intentions by carving the home side open within the first five minutes.
Johnny Sexton executed a planned move among the backs to perfection, releasing Robbie Henshaw into space. Only a terrific last-ditch tackle from Stuart Hogg - who bailed the Scots out in similar fashion on several occasions at Twickenham the week before - kept Henshaw away from the tryline, but the Irish patiently ran through the phases before captain O'Connell ploughed over from close range.
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Sexton's conversion and subsequent penalty gave the visitors a commanding 10-point lead in as many minutes, with the Scots continually turning over possession in the tackle.
A sustained period of possession in the Irish 22 brought the hosts their first points through the boot of Greig Laidlaw, but on 25 minutes they conceded a desperately poor try.
A long throw to the tail of the lineout on the home 22 found O'Brien, who had only a couple of weak challenges to negotiate as he stormed over for Ireland's second try.
To their credit, the Scots looked to play their own expansive game, and they got their reward when Finn Russell finished off some fine play - involving the electric Hogg among others - to cross over and give the men in dark blue renewed hope.
Sexton knocked over a penalty either side of half-time and when Payne sliced through the Scottish backline to score under the posts, the Irish sensed the victory was assured at 30-10. Now it was time to rack up the points.
Sexton missed two kicks before nudging his team above the magic 21-point margin with another penalty, and O'Brien rounded off another period of incessant pressure near the tryline by crashing over for his second try, Ireland's fourth.
Scotland's wretched day was summed up when Hogg dived over in the corner, only to have the try ruled out after failing to ground the ball properly.
Ireland missed a late penalty through Ian Madigan, but it mattered little as events at Twickenham would later confirm.
Scotland: 15-Stuart Hogg, 14-Dougie Fife, 13-Mark Bennett, 12-Matt Scott, 11-Tommy Seymour, 10-Finn Russell, 9-Greig Laidlaw (captain); 1-Ryan Grant, 2-Ross Ford, 3-Euan Murray, 4-Jim Hamilton, 5-Jonny Gray, 6-Adam Ashe, 7-Blair Cowan, 8-David Denton
Replacements:16-Fraser Brown, 17-Alasdair Dickinson, 18-Geoff Cross, 19-Tim Swinson, 20-Rob Harley, 21-Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22-Greg Tonks, 23-Tim Visser
Ireland: 15-Rob Kearney, 14-Tommy Bowe, 13-Jared Payne, 12-Robbie Henshaw, 11-Luke Fitzgerald, 10-Jonathan Sexton, 9-Conor Murray; 1-Cian Healy, 2-Rory Best, 3-Mike Ross, 4-Devin Toner, 5-Paul O'Connell (captain), 6-Peter O'Mahony, 7-Sean O'Brien, 8-Jamie Heaslip
Replacements: 16-Sean Cronin, 17-Jack McGrath, 18-Martin Moore, 19-Iain Henderson, 20-Jordi Murphy, 21-Eoin Reddan, 22-Ian Madigan, 23-Felix Jones
Referee: Jerome Garces (France)
Touch judges: Pascal Gauzere (France) & Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Australian Jhye Richardson and Yorkshire all-rounder Tim Bresnan took three wickets apiece as the Sixers were restricted to 141-9 in Perth.
Michael Klinger hit 71 not out and England batsman Ian Bell added an unbeaten 31 as the Scorchers reached the target in 15.5 overs.
Perth won the title in 2014 and 2015.
The Sixers had earlier beaten the Scorchers by seven runs in the Women's Big Bash League final.
An average across recent polls indicates about two thirds of Scots are planning to vote to stay in the EU. But the polls don't tell us why voters in Scotland seem to feel more positively toward the European Union.
There is no single, simple answer to that question.
Lower levels of immigration in Scotland undoubtedly helps - alongside the economic benefits for thriving export industries like fine foods and whisky.
How the UK is affected by the Common Agricultural Policy and EU fishing policies.
Although the fishing community in the North East of Scotland argue passionately that it is in their interests to leave.
It is also very noticeable that there are no well known senior politicians in Scotland campaigning for a vote to leave.
All the five party leaders in Holyrood want to stay in and only a few Tory MSPs, plus one Labour MSP, who disagree.
UKIP have never made much of an impact on Scottish politics and don't have a loud voice in this debate.
The SNP, which enjoys such buoyant support in Scotland these days, firmly wants to stay in. Only their former deputy leader Jim Sillars makes a nationalist case for leaving - and he is very much a lone voice.
For many Scots the real question is why are we having this referendum at all? Viewed from north of the border it looks like a civil war inside the (English) Tory party that's now being played out across the whole of the UK.
For decades Eurosceptism has looked like an almost exclusively right wing pursuit and that makes many Scots want to deliberately vote the other way.
But that position is slightly confused by the fact that the Prime Minister and the Chancellor are campaigning to remain.
Lots of left wing voters have told me they feel deeply uncomfortable voting the same way as Cameron and Osborne.
And it's obvious Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is not keen to give full throated support for the cause supported by most of the Tory cabinet. She says she very much wants to see a vote to remain but doesn't hesitate to criticise the PM's campaigning tactics.
As I have travel around Scotland asking voters how they feel and why - many have made eloquent points about how views of national identity can shape people's feelings toward Brussels.
Scots have a strong sense of what it means to be "Scottish", one voter told me in Islay. So they don't feel their national identity is threatened by also being part of the EU.
Whilst it may be that some English voters see this referendum as an opportunity to reclaim some sovereignty and with it a sense of English national identity back from Brussels.
Scots are so accustomed to wearing different national identities - being comfortably Scottish and British at the same time. So a third identity as a European sits quite easily alongside, one remain campaigner in Edinburgh told me.
Also, Scotland's position inside the UK means it is also used to being a small part of a larger political block and may mean people are therefore more comfortable with the UK's position inside the EU.
Scottish voters may not feel quite so passionately about this referendum as voters in other parts of the UK - but they do know the outcome could have a momentous effect on Scottish politics.
Ms Sturgeon has said that if the UK votes to leave but Scotland votes to remain - a situation she describes as Scotland being dragged out of the EU against its will - that could trigger another referendum on Scottish Independence.
Many people assume that in those circumstances a desire to re-join the EU might be enough to create a majority in favour of breaking away from the UK. I'm not so sure that scenario is inevitable.
Until the SNP can answer the more difficult questions about what currency an independent Scotland would use and address what the current low oil prices would mean for the Scottish economy they aren't going to be rushing into calling a vote any time soon.
But, nonetheless the ramifications of the EU referendum could be felt in Scotland for quite some time to come.
Married to populist Chongqing party leader Bo Xilai, the former lawyer enjoyed the influence that accompanied his top-level role in the all-powerful Communist Party.
But as China prepared for its 10-yearly leadership transition, the couple plummeted from grace in a scandal that rocked the political elite.
Ms Gu was tried for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood - a crime she committed, according to state media, because of a conflict over economic interests.
The charismatic Mr Bo has been sacked and his fate remains unclear. He has not been seen in public since the formal investigation into his wife was announced.
At her one-day trial on 9 August, neither Ms Gu nor her aide Zhang Xiaojun, with whom she was accused of carrying out the murder, contested the charges.
In a closing statement, Ms Gu said the case had been "a huge stone weighing on me for more than half a year," the state news agency Xinhua reported.
She blamed her actions on a "mental breakdown", saying she would "accept and calmly face any sentence".
On 20 August she was given a suspended death sentence and sent to prison.
Before her demise, Ms Gu had a reputation as a charming and intelligent woman, always elegantly dressed and fluent in English.
Bo Xilai scandal: Timeline
Like her husband, she hails from a distinguished background - she is the youngest child of General Gu Jingsheng, a prominent revolutionary.
After the Communist Party took power in 1949, he held government positions, but like many others was imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution.
She, too, was not spared and was forced to work in a butcher's shop before resuming her education once the political turmoil eased.
She met Mr Bo in 1984 in Liaoning province and the couple have one son, 24-year-old Bo Guagua, who is thought to be in the US.
After studying at the prestigious Peking University, she qualified as a lawyer in 1988 and opened her own law firm in Beijing.
She also has a masters degree in international politics and is the author of a book on fighting a legal action in the US, after representing several Chinese companies in a high-profile case there.
But she closed her law firm in 2007 when Mr Bo became the Communist Party chief in Chongqing - an action he said was to avoid the impression she was benefiting from his position.
When the murder charge was announced, Chinese state media said she had been in dispute with Mr Heywood over "economic interests" and that, worried by "Neil Heywood's threat to her son's personal security", she and Mr Zhang poisoned him.
Both the scope of these alleged economic interests and Mr Heywood's role in them remains unclear, but multiple reports suggest he may have acted as some kind of financial middleman.
Also unclear is the relationship between Ms Gu and French architect Patrick Devillers, who China asked Cambodia to detain earlier this year. He travelled to China before the trial, reportedly to act as a witness.
Comments from those who have met Ms Gu paint a mixed picture.
A US lawyer who worked with her described her as charismatic and funny, but a British businessman who had dealings with her said she had a ''ruthless streak''.
''She said to me: 'You cross me - never come to China, you'll never get out of jail'. There was no mucking about," said Giles Hall, who told the Associated Press news agency that he refused a request from Ms Gu to charge her an inflated price for a helium balloon part so the surplus could cover her son's school fees.
Western media were not allowed into the court where Ms Gu went on trial. The only accounts of what happened are from the official Chinese media and eyewitnesses.
According to Xinhua, Ms Gu admitted in court to the "intentional homicide" of Mr Heywood, saying she had suffered a mental breakdown, after learning that her son was in danger.
Prosecutors said she had invited him to visit her in Chongqing, got him drunk, and then - when he asked for water - gave him poison, handed to her by Mr Zhang.
Xinhua said evidence presented in court said she had been taking a range of drugs to treat chronic insomnia, anxiety, depression and paranoia.
She had "developed a certain degree of physical and psychological dependence on sedative hypnotic drugs, which resulted in mental disorders", Xinhua reported.
The court spared her from execution, but she now begins a long jail term.
Despite the unusually detailed report from Xinhua of the case against Ms Gu, some observers continue to ask whether the downfall of her and her husband is actually more about politics, and manoeuvring for China's top posts.
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Dodoo scored Rangers' third as they hit the net three times in the closing minutes at Pittodrie.
The Ibrox side are in third place, behind champions Celtic and the Dons.
"We weren't surprised we beat them because we are better than them no matter what anyone says," he told Rangers' website.
"Sometimes we aren't winning games, but we do have more than them and, if we exploit the right spaces, do the right things and make the right decisions, play as a team and continue to work hard, we should be up there.
"I am happy because we got the three points and we hadn't won for a while and it was obviously brilliant to come on and score.
"But the most important thing was to get the points on the board."
Aberdeen had been on top in the second half before Kenny Miller struck the first of his two goals in the 79th minute.
However, Dodoo felt he had seen a way to change the game before he came on with 20 minutes left and went on to not only score but set up Kenny Miller for the second goal and strike the bar in the final seconds.
"For me watching the game, I could see what needed to change at that time of the game because I think we were really narrow and playing into their hands a little bit more," said the 21-year-old.
"All I had to do was just make the pitch bigger, just go wide and stay wide and if I made the pitch as big as possible then our midfielders could get on the ball and start moving the ball.
"That then would make it harder for them to get the ball off us because the gaps between us would become so big that they couldn't press us as much as they were.
"I knew I had to go on the pitch and exploit the spaces and, luckily, we did that and, within a five-minute spell, we beat them."
Only three of Dodoo's 19 appearances for Rangers since his summer move from Leicester City have not been from the substitutes' bench.
"You always have to be ready and if you are always ready then you will always perform, so I have to stick to my routine and continue to work hard," he said about his chances of becoming a regular starter.
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The company earlier posted a picture of the 15-year-old manning the account for a second day.
Instead of the usual complaints, he has been asked questions about duck-sized horses and how to make tea.
Speaking to BBC Radio 1 earlier, Eddie said: "I was just being me".
Talking to Scott Mills about the sensation caused by his tweets, he added: "I just tried to be myself and everything just turned out as it has.
"It's definitely been enjoyable, I can tell you that for a fact. Last week I was answering some tweets with guidance from the social team and so yesterday was the time I put myself out there and just said 'hello this is me'.
"It's been amazing, it's been an experience which I will carry with me for the rest of my life."
He thanked Twitter users who were "nice and forthcoming" but conceded some of the questions directed to him were "very strange".
"One of my favourites was somebody asking me what he should have for tea, Thai curry or chicken fajitas.
"Well, it's got to be chicken fajitas doesn't it?"
The furore has transformed the usual fury-filled Southern Rail Twitter feed, where commuters complain of delayed and cancelled services. There has also been a bitter dispute over the role of guards which has affected Southern passengers for more than a year.
Mills said the youngster was "winning at life", taking to the front line of social media while most people spend their work experience photocopying.
Comparing the teen to "the new Ask Jeeves", Mills also toyed with the idea of hiring him for an occasional Radio 1 feature, Ask Eddie.
Eddie said he is not sure on his dream job at the moment, he "just wants to see what interests" him and pursue that when the day comes.
One user said that £200 was spent on burgers delivered to several addresses.
The firm said the hacks were carried out using passwords stolen in previous data breaches on other companies.
One expert warned that the firm must improve security.
Deliveroo was launched in 2013 as a takeaway app, offering to find all nearby locations for users wanting to order food. It rapidly expanded to dozens of towns and cities across the UK.
User Judith MacFadyen, from Reading, told Watchdog: "I noticed that I had a 'thank you' email from Deliveroo for a burger joint in Chiswick. I thought that was really odd so I went on to my account and had a look and there had been four orders that afternoon to a couple of addresses in London."
Margaret Warner, from Manchester, was charged £113.70 for chicken, waffles and chips that she did not order while Steve Tappin was charged £98 for a delivery from TGI Friday which was 86 miles away from his home.
All of them had their money refunded.
Deliveroo denied that any financial information had been stolen.
"Customer security is crucial to us and instances of fraud on our system are rare, but where customers have encountered a problem, we take it very seriously," it said in a statement.
It added: "We are aware of these cases raised by Watchdog - they involve stolen food, not credit card numbers. These issues occur when criminals use a password stolen from another service unrelated to our company in a major data breach."
It urged customers to use "strong and unique passwords for every service they use".
But technology expert David McClelland told Watchdog that Deliveroo could do more.
"When we buy things online, the more hoops we have to jump through to complete that purchase, the more likely we are to go away and do something else instead.
"Deliveroo realises that - so tries to remove as many of the hoops as possible. However, some of the hoops that Deliveroo are removing are there specifically for security purposes. So while it may be making it easier for us to place orders, it is also making it easier for us to be defrauded."
The programme will be shown at 20:00 on BBC One, on 23 November.
The Labour leader accused the PM of "chickening out" of a debate with him, saying: "Like all bullies, when the heat is really on he runs for cover."
Mr Cameron attacked Mr Miliband as "despicable and weak" for not ruling out a post-election deal with the SNP.
It came amid a fresh effort to break the TV debate deadlock.
YouTube, the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph have offered to bring forward the proposed date of an online debate - which would include the leaders of the Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems, UKIP and the Greens - to either 26 or 27 March, in an effort to meet the prime minister's demands any debate happens before the official campaign begins on 30 March.
Downing Street has said it will "look at" the proposals.
The issue dominated Prime Minister's Questions - the last but two before polling day - with the Labour and Conservative leaders in full electioneering mode, battling deafening noise from MPs.
Mr Miliband said the PM's handling of the election debate issue "goes to his character", telling him: "The public will see through your feeble excuses.
"Instead of these ridiculous tactics, why don't you show a bit more backbone and turn up for the head-to-head debate with me? Any time, anywhere, any place."
Mr Cameron claimed Mr Miliband was "despicable" for trying to "crawl into Downing Street" in alliance "with people who want to break up our country".
He challenged the Labour leader to reject a post-election deal with the SNP, adding that if "he had an ounce of courage he would rule it out".
Mr Miliband hit back, saying Mr Cameron would not be able to "wriggle off" the debates and said "there is only one person preparing for defeat and it is this prime minister".
"We know you lost to the deputy prime minister last time - why don't you just cut out the feeble excuses and admit the truth: you are worried you might lose again?"
Mr Cameron replied: "You want to talk about the future of a television programme, I want to talk about the future of the country. Four questions, three weeks to go, you can't talk about jobs because we are growing jobs. You can't talk unemployment, because unemployment is plummeting. You can't talk about inflation because it is at a record low.
"The truth is you are weak and despicable and want to crawl to power in Alex Salmond's pocket."
He said the head-to-head debate should be between the two people who "actually call the tune - that is me and Alex Salmond".
Mr Miliband has repeatedly rejected calls, including from some of his own MPs, to rule out a post-election deal with the SNP.
A source close to the Labour leader said: "Our position is unchanged. The only way to get a Labour government is to vote Labour and we will leave it to others to talk about post-election scenarios.
The SNP's leader at Westminster, Angus Robertson, predicted Labour would have to do a deal with the SNP.
"There is an offer on the table," he said.
"If the numbers are such that the Labour Party cannot command a majority they will have to work with the SNP."
Although neither leader referred to the digital debates option in the Commons, Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps told the BBC's Daily Politics that seemed a "plausible" way forward.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: "Scrutiny is an important part of democracy, and for this reason I am delighted to accept the Telegraph/Guardian/YouTube invitation to this debate - so that I can make the case to the British electorate on why they should vote UKIP.
"I hope that the prime minister will muster up the courage to stand by his own words, and show up to try and defend his record in government."
Lib Dem general election co-ordinator Lord Ashdown said the party remained committed to election debates and would consider the digital debate proposal.
But he said the prime minister should not be able to let it excuse him from taking part in the equivalent TV debates.
Labour has yet to respond to the digital debate offer.
The proposal is for a five-way debate, which would include UKIP and the Greens.
A Green Party spokesman said the party was "looking forward to receiving the invitation from the Guardian/YouTube and Telegraph" and would "relish" the chance to take part.
Planned debate schedule
2 April: Seven-way debate featuring David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage, Nicola Sturgeon, Natalie Bennett and Leanne Wood (ITV broadcast)
16 April: Seven-way debate featuring David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage, Nicola Sturgeon, Natalie Bennett and Leanne Wood (BBC broadcast)
30 April: Head-to-head debate featuring David Cameron and Ed Miliband (Channel 4 and Sky News broadcast)
The BBC, Sky, ITV and Channel 4 plan to hold three live televised debates in April - two featuring the leaders of Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Plaid Cymru, UKIP and the Green Party, then one with only Mr Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband.
But they face a threat from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which is angry at being excluded and is calling for an independent body to be put in charge of television election debates in a Commons debate on Wednesday.
And last week Mr Cameron said his "final offer" was to take part in a single debate of seven party leaders before 30 March - an offer which was rebuffed by the broadcasters who said they would go ahead with their three planned debates with or without him.
That stance came under fire on Wednesday morning from former BBC, ITV and Channel 4 boss Lord Grade, who suggested broadcasters were breaching impartiality rules and "playing politics".
The Conservative peer said it was "not acceptable for unelected journalists" to replace David Cameron with an "empty chair" if he refused to take part in any televised debates.
In a joint response to Lord Grade's comments, the broadcasters said they were "trying to deliver debates because we know our audiences want them".
"In 2010 they were watched by more than 20 million people and our research suggests there is an appetite for them in 2015. We have issued invitations to seven party leaders and we continue to hope they will all agree to take part," they added.
The company said in a statement it had outfitted a Ford Fusion with radar, laser scanners and cameras.
Uber's project is being carried out in partnership with Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University.
More and more car and technology firms are partnering up to develop self-driving vehicles.
Aside from pioneer Google, companies like Tesla are also developing the technology, while Chinese car and tech firms have also made significant progress.
Analysis: Dave Lee, BBC North America Technology Reporter
Uber's ultimate goal is a complete end to car ownership - and it's wasting no time.
It wants you to be able to summon a car, have it arrive in less than five minutes, and take you where you want to go.
In major cities it has just about hit that goal. The average time for being picked up by an Uber is less than five minutes. This week, the company began a scheme that gave all residents in a small San Francisco community $100 (£68.50) every month to spend on Uber.
But Uber's big inconvenience is the fact it needs drivers, and so this line of research is about eliminating that final piece of the puzzle to boost profits even more.
Uber isn't alone - rival ride-sharing service Lyft announced a tie-up with Chevrolet to use autonomous driving as well, but it's Uber that seems unstoppable in its goal to be the dominant force in global ground travel.
Uber said in its statement that real-world testing was "critical to our efforts to develop self-driving technology", and explained a trained driver was still monitoring operations in the car at all times.
The company has also recently joined a coalition with Google and several car makers to help steer the regulations needed to make self-drive cars a reality.
Together with Ford, Volvo and Lyft, they aim to lobby lawmakers and regulators on some of the legal barriers that would need to be changed before driverless cars could hit the roads.
The world number four is among the favourites on a Quail Hollow layout where he has two wins and the course record.
"I'm not putting that much pressure on myself. I've proven myself enough over the last nine years of my career," said the Northern Irishman.
"I never lost faith. I've always believed in my abilities. I still do."
It was a contrast from how four-time major winner McIlroy felt in 2015, when he fired a third-round 61 to break his own course record on the way to victory while world number one, saying he needed to show how well he could play.
"I definitely don't want to be in the mindset this week of wanting to make any type of statement or go out and prove myself. I'm past that point," added the 28-year-old.
"I don't feel I need to prove anything to anyone."
McIlroy has yet to win a tournament in 2017, though he has 11 top-10 finishes from 19 tournaments across the PGA and European Tours.
"Obviously I wouldn't have won as much as I would have liked this year, and there's been a few components to that, injury-wise, changing equipment and stuff. It has been a bit of a transitional year.
"But I feel like everything has settled. I just want to go out and play my game and hopefully that will be good enough."
McIlroy, the 2012 and 2014 US PGA winner who also took the 2011 US Open and 2014 Open, could become only the third player to win five majors before turning 30, joining Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
It won't hurt that he has played well in majors in wet conditions, which are expected this week, and that he has a comfort zone with Quail Hollow despite changes to toughen the opening third of the course.
"You don't really have to have your best game and you still feel like you have a chance to win - that's sort of how it feels here," McIlroy said.
"I just feel good around here. I don't know what it is. I've got some great memories."
Anthony Grainger, of Bolton, was shot in the chest during a Greater Manchester Police operation in Culcheth, Cheshire on 3 March 2012.
Giving evidence, the officer known as Q9 said he believed police were in "extreme danger" so he opened fire.
Mr Grainger, 36, lowered his right hand in a "sudden" movement, said Q9.
Mr Grainger was shot through the windscreen of a stolen Audi in a car park.
He had been under surveillance as part of Operation Shire, set up to target an organised crime gang believed to be conspiring to commit armed robberies.
The firearms officer was giving evidence at Liverpool Crown Court from behind a curtain to protect his anonymity.
He said when he took aim at the parked car and shouted "armed police show me your hands" at the occupants of the Audi, two people in the front of the vehicle, Mr Grainger and David Totton, put their hands up.
Q9 said Mr Grainger then lowered his right hand in a "sudden and deliberate movement".
The officer told the inquiry he was "sure to the point of certainty" at that moment in time he had a firearm and believed he had no other option but to shoot Mr Grainger.
Jason Beer QC, prosecuting, asked him why he did not wait to see what was in Mr Grainger's hand, to which he replied: "That would have put the oncoming team in extreme danger of being fired upon."
The inquiry heard Q9 did not make a detailed statement until six days after the shooting when all officers were taken to the same room containing a flip chart with details of the operation.
Q9 said the reason was "logistics" and denied officers had been given a copy of the briefing when preparing their statements, although the inquiry heard some parts of it were included "verbatim" in his account.
The previous day he and other firearms officers met with representatives of the Police Firearms Officers Association (PFOA) and V53, the officer who shot Mark Duggan in Tottenham, north London, in 2011.
Q9 said there was a general meeting and he then had a separate discussion with V53 which was "all about welfare post his incident".
The inquiry continues.
Bernard Silverman said he was informed in advance but not consulted "as such".
Dr Silverman was speaking at a hearing in the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's inquiry into the closure of the FSS.
But he said that he viewed the process as acceptable because it had been taken on legal and commercial grounds.
The government announced last year that the FSS would close, with as many of its operations as possible being transferred or sold off.
Experts have been critical of the decision, saying it could harm the UK's position as a leader in forensic science.
The service analyses evidence from crime scenes in England and Wales, but has been losing about £2m a month. The FSS is a 100% government-owned company, which is expected to compete in the forensic marketplace.
Asked by the committee's chair, Labour MP Andrew Miller, whether he had been consulted, Dr Silverman replied: "I was informed and so was [the government's chief scientific adviser] John Beddington… but we weren't consulted, as such, in advance of the decision being made.
"We were informed so that when the decision was [announced] we were tipped off in advance.
"My understanding at the time, and now, is that the decision was made on legal and commercial grounds. It isn't within the chief scientific adviser's remit to advise on those matters. Therefore, I didn't see the process as unreasonable."
In response to the same question, the UK Forensic Science Regulator, Andrew Rennison, commented: "I was aware, a couple of weeks beforehand, but was not consulted. But I am being consulted now."
Speaking at the hearing, Crime Reduction Minister James Brokenshire MP said the government had been presented with a "difficult" situation, repeating a previous disclosure that the FSS was projected to have run out of money by early 2011.
He said the decision to wind down the FSS was "largely commercially driven, but with the clear recognition of the impact and the overall role the FSS plays in forensics and the role that it plays for the police."
Asked by Mr Miller what options had been considered prior to taking the decision, Mr Brokenshire replied that three possible courses of action had been discussed - including the eventual choice of closure.
The first of these options - allowing the FSS to go into an unmanaged administration - had been discounted because of what Mr Brokenshire said was "our fundamental desire to ensure there was integrity in the criminal justice system".
The minister said that some form of restructuring - to enable the FSS to break even in future - had also been considered.
But this option had been rejected because of projections showing a shrinking forensic market and also past financial outcomes when the FSS had tendered for commercial work in the past.
The government wants private enterprise, which currently makes up 40% of the market, to fill the gap left behind by the FSS.
But some experts are concerned that an over-emphasis on profits could threaten the quality of science.
Mr Brokenshire has previously said that the Forensic Science Regulator should ensure that quality standards are maintained. This course is questioned by the Prospect union, which represents scientists and engineers, in their written evidence to the inquiry.
"Currently the forensic science regulator sits in the Home Office, but... Prospect understands that there are very limited powers and no statutory influence," the union wrote.
"Additional regulatory powers will be needed to ensure that there is a level playing field between police forces and private contractors. It will also be essential to ensure that forensic science practitioners have recognisable and respected qualifications and a professional code of ethics."
Asked whether it was time to give the Forensic Science Regulator statutory powers, Mr Brokenshire said: "It is something I am certainly willing to consider… if Mr Rennison feels he is coming up with issues in terms of his ability to deliver on standards and quality and giving the assurance that we want him to."
Dr Silverman is conducting a review into the future of UK forensic research and development (R&D), which is set to conclude shortly.
Asked whether the UK's international standing in forensic research would be affected by the winding down of the service, Mr Rennison responded: "I think it will be dented."
But he added that commercial forensic providers were carrying out "very good research".
He also commented: "My view is that [the FSS] don't leave a vacuum behind them. There are a lot of people around the world doing equally good work that is held in equally high regard."
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"BMX is a very exciting and fast-paced sport that is made for television. It is great that London 2012 gives the generation who discovered the sport as kids the chance to now show it to their children. Team GB are in with a good chance of medals. Shanaze Reade is the great British hope in the women's. At her core she is an outstanding individual and has lots of talent; she could win hands down. Liam Phillips's broken collarbone won't be too difficult to get over physically and he could make the final. He will be competing against the USA's Connor Fields, who is without question the stand-out male rider."
Over a series of qualifying heats, riders have to navigate a course full of humps, bumps and jumps while trying to outmanoeuvre - and avoid crashing into - their opponents.
The drama is heightened by a winner-takes-all one-run final.
BMX has come along way from the skate parks and dirt roads it was first popularised on in Britain in the 1980s, and Crewe-born Shanaze Reade is a genuine contender to become a home-grown gold medal winner.
Anyone looking to replicate the competitor's adrenaline-fuelled moves will get their chance after the Games closes as the 400m BMX Track is to be opened to the public as part of the Velopark in the Olympic Park.
The effort of riding a BMX bike at speed for an hour can burn approximately 610 calories. This not only helps aid weight loss but increases endurance, promotes agility, develops physical coordination and builds muscle strength.
Pedalling a BMX bike strengthens and tones various leg muscles, while lifting the handlebars to perform tricks can increase muscle mass in the biceps and triceps.
Whether practising to compete in races or perform tricks, BMX boosts self-discipline, motivation, self-esteem and confidence.
Training sessions are an excellent way to develop communication skills and learn to work effectively with other people. Clubs also offer a variety of social events beyond simply taking part in the sport.
There are currently more than 50 dedicated BMX tracks throughout the UK. Find your local club by using British Cycling's club finder.
It is essential to wear safety equipment such as a full-face helmet, cycling gloves and elbow and knee pads. It is recommended that trousers and a long sleeved top be worn for added protection.
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For people looking to try out the sport, you can hire BMX bikes, gloves and helmets from tracks throughout the country. Good quality starter bikes can also be purchased at around £200-300.
Club membership often entitles people to receive coaching and equipment hire at reduced rates, plus entry to in-house races.
Training days and taster schemes are run for people of all ages and abilities throughout the year. Visit the British Cycling,Cycling Ireland,Scottish Cycling and Welsh Cycling websites for more information.
For regional and national events, membership of British Cycling or Cycling Ireland is required. There are a number of bands related to how regularly you wish to compete.
Small race fees are also often required to take part in meets.
For parents looking to get their children started in competitive racing, British Cycling are running a number of events for under-16s throughout the United Kingdom this year. Visit the 'Go-Ride Racing' website for more details.
Sky Ride are offering free cycling events across the country throughout the summer. Their website also contains information about where you can find your nearest cycling route.
Fun, free and informal bike rides just for women are also available through Sky Ride's Breeze scheme.
'Join In Local Sport' aims to get as many people as possible to turn up and take part in activities at their local sports facilities on 18/19 August, 2012 - the first weekend between the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The aim of the initiative is for every sports club and community group in the UK to put on a special event in a bid to encourage more people to get involved as members, supporters or volunteers.
More than 4,000 local sports clubs will be opening their doors to host events and show people just how they can get involved.
As well as tips on playing sport there will be information on coaching, supporting and how to help out.
Find an event near you.
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In changes from the rules in place at the Beijing Olympics, the time trial phase used to determine the seedings for the elimination stages now sees each rider have one run instead of two. The men's quarter-finals comprise five runs instead of three.
Maris Strombergs of Latvia rode to the first ever Olympic gold in the men's BMX cycling event. Strombergs led throughout, beating Americans Mike Day and Donny Robinson into silver and bronze. Day dominated the quarter-final and semi-final rounds, but he could not keep pace with Strombergs in a crash-filled, incident-packed final. The Latvian rider's win gave his country its first gold of the Games.
In each run, the athlete who finishes first gets one point, second placed gets two points, and so on.
After three runs in the quarter-final stage, the top two riders (those with the lowest number of points) qualify for the semi-finals. The remaining riders in each quarter-final continue for two more runs, after which the top two riders (calculated from all five runs) will qualify for the semi-finals.
The semi-finals for both men and women are held over three runs, in which the top four riders from each semi-final will advance to the final.
If a photo finish cannot break a tie within a run, the riders share the same place and points. This includes the finals, where medals will be shared.
If two or more riders within the same heat have the same number of points after their three or five runs, ties are broken in descending order of importance by: Points in run five (if applicable), points in run four (if applicable), points in run three, points in run two, points in run one, and by gate selection order of run one.
In the elimination phase, riders have the opportunity to choose which gate they start from. For the first run in the elimination phase, the gate selection order is determined by the rank from the seeding run.
The gate selection order for subsequent runs is determined by the points scored in the previous run (ties are broken by rank in the seeding run). The gate selection order for the final is determined by the fastest time from the last run in the semi-finals (ties are broken by rank in the seeding run).
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Shanaze Reade suffered heartbreak in Beijing, where she was the favourite for gold, but won the World Cup event on the London course last summer.
Liam Phillips is back in BMX after flirting with track cycling but is recovering from a broken collarbone.
Defending champion Maris Strombergs is known as "The Machine" and the Latvian will be among the favourites.
American Connor Fields and Australian world champion Caroline Buchanan have been the in-form riders on the 2012 World Cup circuit.
BMX racing can trace its origins back to the early 1970s when children, taking inspiration from the motorcross superstars of the time, started competing on dirt tracks on their pedal bikes in southern California.
The Oscar-nominated 1971 documentary 'On Any Sunday', featuring Steve McQueen, which opens with kids imitating motorcyclists by riding their bikes on a dirt track, is widely credited with popularising the nascent BMX across the USA
It steadily grew in popularity and by the mid-point of that decade people were racing standard road bikes off-road, around purpose-built tracks throughout the state.
Manufacturers soon latched on to its growing status, and specifically modified BMX bikes began to be mass produced.
George Esser set up BMX's first sanctioning organisation, the National Bicycle League, in 1974. Three years later, the American Bicycle Association was formed to help with governance, with the International BMX Federation following in 1981.
BMX World Championships have been held since 1982 and the sport has featured prominently at the extreme sports event, the 'X Games.'
BMX cycling became the most recent discipline to have been added to the Olympic programme when it was introduced at Beijing four years ago.
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The 33-year-old took charge of the Sandgrounders in March after former manager Dino Maamria left the club for "family and travel reasons".
Southport have lost just once in seven games under player-manager Bishop to climb from 17th in the table to 15th.
"I've played a lot at this level so I know what it takes," he told the club website.
"I've really enjoyed every aspect of management so far. My target is to improve on this season and let's see where it takes us."
Nigel Steel "breached fundamental principles and standards", a Nursing and Midwifery Council tribunal ruled.
Mr Steel, who worked for York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for seven years from November 2005, was seen watching the Open championship on a work computer on 21 July 2012.
The tribunal also heard he told a patient to soil himself.
Mr Steel was also said to have failed to record his interactions with that patient and to have failed to have recorded any details of care given to two other patients.
The panel heard evidence Mr Steel had "openly admitted" using the computer to watch the tournament online.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council said the suspension was "appropriate and proportionate" and all the facts were proved in the case.
It said the suspension would cause hardship to Mr Steel but it was in the public interest and was necessary to protect patients.
Mr Steel did not attend the hearing in London.
The 35-year-old Welshman has played over 300 professional games, run out at Wembley three times - once just months after overcoming leukaemia - and guided a non-league team to the third round of the FA Cup.
So why has someone with so much experience switched to coaching football at a further education centre?
"The students all ask me the same thing - why?" says Todd, sitting in a classroom at South Devon College in Paignton.
It is three months since Todd was sacked as manager of National League side Eastleigh just four games into the season, only two of which ended in defeat.
"It's a bit of security. The game in general is starting to change drastically regarding managers, it's becoming cut-throat at times. Results are everything and there's no time to bed a manager in and let him grow, it has to be instant success," he explains.
"I believe I had success at Eastleigh, I did well in the FA Cup and we just missed out on the play-offs when we weren't really near them when I took over."
Todd is now responsible for helping 16-19-year-old boys balance a decent standard of football with the opportunity to study for either academic or vocational qualifications.
"The opportunity came about and it attracted me. Getting back on the training ground again, it's a different adventure for me," the centre-back, who still plays part-time for National League South club Truro City says.
An adventure is certainly one way to describe Todd's career - seven clubs, overcoming serious illness and taking non-league Eastleigh to within a whisker of putting then-Championship side Bolton Wanderers out of last season's FA Cup.
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"Back in the day when I was a youngster I had no interest in getting a qualification," he tells BBC Sport.
"When you're a kid, you get told by all the experienced players that you should do something on the side because it might not work out.
"You have to get your livelihood right, because if you're not a footballer and you don't earn that money, then as soon as that's finished you have to do something else.
"You don't earn enough money in the lower levels to be able to retire once you finish at 35, that's a fact. There's a lot of players out there who I know have gone into disarray, they just don't know what to do next."
With the likes of Jamie Vardy, Chris Smalling and Troy Deeney all impressing in the Premier League having failed initially to make the grade, more and more players are looking to get a qualification while trying to keep alive the dream of making it as a pro, which is where people like Todd and places like South Devon College come in.
"99% of them will never be professional footballers, but they want to learn, they want to be better people," adds Todd.
"I've had two lads since I've come in here who have done trials for England colleges. That was an eye-opener for me, I went to that and saw the amount of talent there that the professional game doesn't see.
"As a manager you don't take any notice of college football, you really don't, unless you have a connection with an academy. But I spotted a number of players that could easily play at Conference level if not higher."
So what about Todd's future? Is he lost to the professional game forever in favour of a more secure role out of the limelight?
"I'm not going to dismiss anything," he smiles, just a few weeks after being turned down for a managerial role at another National League club - he will not say which one.
"If it's an unbelievable job that comes up there's no way I'd say 'no, I'm not going to do it', because that would be crazy, and the college understand that.
"But if I tell somebody I want to do something then I'll stick at it and there's a great adventure here for me to be a part of."
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He was challenged on a number of claims Reality Check's taken issue with in the past. Just to be clear: Children under the age of eight are not banned from blowing up balloons in the EU; nor is there a ban on recycling teabags.
Today another claim came to the fore. Andrew Tyrie, the chairman of the Committee, questioned a claim from Mr Johnson's book Lend Me Your Ears that there is EU legislation on the weight, size and composition of coffins. Mr Johnson maintained it was true and that it had led to a standardised 'euro-coffin'.
Mr Tyrie said there wasn't any EU regulation at all. There is a Council of Europe convention on the transfer of corpses across borders but there is no EU legislation, and the UK isn't a signatory to the convention anyway.
He said the story was a figment of Mr Johnson's imagination but Mr Johnson insisted that his memory was that there was EU legislation. He was asked to provide evidence after the session.
The convention referred to by Mr Tyrie is the Agreement on the Transfer of Corpses signed in 1973. As he said it's a multilateral treaty of the Council of Europe, not the EU, about the international transfer of corpses; and the UK is not a signatory.
In any case, while it does specify that coffins used to transport corpses should be watertight and meet minimum quality standards (including options on the thickness of wood used) it doesn't specify size limits.
The European Commission did propose a draft directive covering the same issue in 1992 but it wouldn't have had an impact on coffins used for funerals in member states and it never went ahead with the plan, in part because it contravened the principle of subsidiarity.
REALITY CHECK VERDICT: As Mayor Johnson might say - piffle. There isn't, and never has been, any such regulation.
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Marley Watkins gave the Highlanders the lead, but following Carl Tremarco's red card, Peter Grant equalised.
That made for a grandstand finish with Vincent's goal ensuring after just 21 years of existence, Inverness have their hands on a major trophy.
Here, BBC Scotland's Richard Wilson gives his marks out of 10 for the two sides.
Dealt with mainly long-range efforts from Falkirk with relative ease. Was almost caught in possession of the ball inside his area, but otherwise was composed throughout.
Spent most of the game in the unfamiliar position of right-back, and only once cut inside onto his stronger left-foot to shoot. Reliable as ever, but not as prominent in an attacking sense as he can be.
In for the suspended Gary Warren, and played with discipline and intent. A strong defender who was solid and reliable throughout.
A less controversial display than the semi-final, when his handball was one of the defining moments. A mobile centre-back, but did find Botti Biabi's pace and elusiveness difficult to deal with.
Was having a good game, attacking dynamically down the left, until he stumbled on the ball inside his own half. Had to be dismissed when he then brought down Blair Alston, and left the field in tears.
Another hard-working display in central midfield, but was less prepared to try his luck with shots from distance than he normally does.
Covered a lot of ground in central midfield as he always does. The industry was particularly necessary when Inverness were reduced to 10 men, but was fortunate when the ball bounced off his knee into his arm on edge of penalty area and he wasn't penalised.
Burst past Peter Grant and Jamie MacDonald to slide the ball into the empty net for the opening goal and stretched the Falkirk defence with his pace and direct running. Also involved in the winning goal, with his shot pushed into Vincent's path.
Created the opening goal for Watkins with a clever reverse pass and was the busiest of Inverness's creative players in the opening half.
Had licence to drift in off right flank but struggled to impose himself on the game. Was expected to be a creative force, but looked forlorn when he was substituted in the 72nd minute for the eventual match-winner Vincent.
Mostly played in a deeper position behind Watkins, but won plenty of high balls in the air and kept up his work rate deep into the game.
Kept on at his players in the second half when Falkirk were in the ascendancy and his willingness to always be positive was eventually rewarded.
Made some regulation saves with typical competence, but will feel that he should have held Watkins' shot rather than push it straight out to Vincent.
Struggled in the first-half with Doran and Tremarco attacking down the left. Was involved in attack after the break, but crosses were seldom effective enough.
Was otherwise having a commanding game, but his slip and misjudgement of the flight of the ball allowed Watkins to break upfield for the winning goal. Looked distraught after the final whistle.
Powerful in the air and made three excellent recovery tackles in the first-half. Topped off an impressive display with the header for Falkirk's equaliser.
Spent the first-half defending and he second-half attacking. The delivery of the ball with his left foot was always effective.
Clipped a volley over when the ball bounced to him inside the area and delivered the free-kick for Grant's equaliser. Was otherwise quieter than might have been expected.
Along with Grant, Falkirk's best performer. Anchored the midfield, passed the ball well and peppered shots on target throughout the game. Unfortunate to be on the losing side.
A busy, terrier-like performance in midfield. Hared around after the ball and played his part as Falkirk dominated possession in the second half.
Played his way to greater prominence after the break, when he moved to a more conventional central midfield role. Passed the ball cleverly and was always capable of carrying it past opponents with his elusive running.
Started on the left flank and made a couple of runs in behind Shinnie in the first-half, but failed to capitalise. Moved up front after the break, but was replaced by Biabi, who was more effective.
Ran the channels and was always available for the ball. Never really had a clear chance on goal, but contributed to Falkirk's build up play until he eventually ran out of stamina late in the game.
His team was well organised in the first-half, but switch to 4-4-2 at the break allowed them to take control of the game and Falkirk deserved to equalise. Did all that he could to influence the outcome of the game.
It said collateral lies - which are untrue, but do not affect the validity of the claim - can be acceptable.
The judges voted by four to one to change one of the important principles behind current insurance law.
The insurance industry called it a "blow for honest customers", and warned that the price of policies could rise.
The precise case involved a Dutch cargo ship, which ran into difficulty after its engine room was flooded.
The owners deliberately lied, by saying the crew couldn't investigate an alarm, because the ship was rolling in heavy seas.
In fact the accident was caused by bad weather, so the lie was irrelevant, the court ruled.
The judge in the original court case said the lie amounted to a "fraudulent device", which invalidated the claim.
The Court of Appeal upheld that judgement, but the Supreme Court has now overturned it.
One of the judges, Lord Clarke, said: "The critical point is that, in the case of a collateral lie….the insured is trying to obtain no more than the law regards as his entitlement, and the lie is irrelevant to the existence of that entitlement. Such a lie is immaterial to the claim."
The judgement suggests that someone who puts in an insurance claim for a stolen computer worth £1,000 - but who fabricates a receipt for that amount - would still have a valid claim.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said it was looking at the judgement carefully, and warned that policies could become more expensive as a result.
"This decision risks pushing up the cost of insurance and prolonging the pay-out process for the vast majority of people who are honest customers," said James Dalton, the ABI's director of general insurance policy.
"Lies are lies. Insurers will investigate all suspicious claims and we make no apology for doing so as it keeps premiums down for honest customers."
It is thought that the principle will apply to millions of household, travel and motor policies.
Kevin Pratt, consumer affairs expert at MoneySuperMarket, said the change would not amount to a blank cheque for fraudsters.
"It will still be a fraud if you fabricate a claim, and it will still be a fraud if you exaggerate a claim," he said.
"But insurers can no longer use so-called 'collateral lies' to reject a valid claim. The one worry is that, if insurers are paying more claims as a result of this ruling, then they will increase premiums."
Cardiff Blues have offered the full-back a deal to return to the region.
If Halfpenny decides not to do so, he may have to rely on being chosen as a wildcard under the WRU's senior player selection policy.
"I've spoken to Leigh. He wants to not make the wildcard his decision," said ex-Bath coach Ford.
"What he wants to do is go to an environment where he thinks he can get better.
"If that environment's Toulon where we can make him a better player, then that's all he needs to worry about because Wales will pick him, wildcard or not.
"So that's the advice I've given him: go to an environment where he's going to get better every day."
Ford signed Rhys Priestland for Bath and the former Scarlet was left out of Wales' squad for their November 2016 Tests under the WRU rules that are intended to encourage leading players to remain in, or return to, Wales.
Halfpenny's current contract gives him full release to play for Wales, but it expires at the end of 2016-17.
Ford watched Halfpenny miss the late penalty shot that would have given Toulon victory in the European Champions Cup at Scarlets.
The father of England fly-half George Ford has said he expects Halfpenny to make a decision over his future over the festive period.
"He's not playing our next game," said Mike Ford.
"He's got holiday so he's going to come back in after Christmas and we expect some sort of decision then, I think."
The ban will be preceded by a 14-month interim period, in which companies can still add surcharges - but at a reduced rate.
A deal, reached on Tuesday, also sets out rules requiring telecom operators to treat most internet traffic equally.
But the net neutrality rules will allow firms to favour some services, such as internet TVs.
From April 2016, telecoms operators will be able to add a surcharge of no more than:
The cap would make roaming within the EU 75% cheaper during the interim period, the European Commission said.
The agreement is the culmination of years of campaigning to cut roaming charges and to define the EU nations' approach to regulating internet traffic - particularly in light of the US adoption of net-neutrality rules.
It largely follows proposals put forward in March this year, which analysts said were a weaker version of what European regulators had originally promised.
But it will enshrine the principle of net neutrality, which stops internet service providers (ISPs) favouring some internet traffic, in European law for the first time.
However, as mooted in March, there will be exceptions to those rules.
ISPs will be able to favour services that require high-quality internet connections, such as internet TVs, as long as they do not impinge on the overall quality of internet traffic.
The commission said they would also be able to throttle traffic if it was in the public interest to do so.
For example, to combat the proliferation of images of child sexual abuse or a terrorist attack.
The agreement will be presented to the EU's member states between July and December this year for formal adoption.
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) - the fourth largest grouping of MEPs in the European Parliament - has previously criticised regulators for trying to water down plans to end data roaming.
But it welcomed Tuesday's announcement.
The president of the ALDE group, Guy Verhofstadt, said the "great roaming rip-off" was to be brought to an end.
The group blamed the delay in successfully negotiating the deal on member states, which have been accused of seeking to protect their national operators in the past.
But Marietje Schaake MEP, another member of the group, renewed the attack on the net-neutrality deal, saying: "The compromise reached now is a watered-down version of the strong ambitions of the European Parliament."
Renata Avila, global campaign manager at the World Wide Web Foundation added: "Despite claiming to protect net neutrality, the deal agreed by the Commission, Parliament and Council has decided to allow 'specialised services', but has then failed to define what is meant by this, leaving the door open for a two-tier internet... specialised services should be tightly defined and seen as the exception, not the rule."
However, Gunther Oettinger, the commissioner for the digital economy and society, defended the net-neutrality proposals as a "pragmatic" approach.
The Reverend Canon Jeremy Davies served as canon precentor at Salisbury Cathedral for 25 years and has taken services at Winchester Cathedral.
After marrying his partner of 30 years in 2014, he has now been told he can no longer preach within the diocese.
The Church of England said the the union was against its pastoral guidance on same-sex marriage.
Canon Davies, who is officially retired, has been in a relationship with opera singer Simon McEnery for nearly 30 years and the couple married a year ago.
After being asked to conduct an increasing number of services in Winchester, he applied to officiate in the diocese.
The Bishop of Winchester, the Right Reverend Timothy Dakin, told Canon Davies he was unable to grant him permission.
Canon Davies said: "They've hidden behind the barricade of canon law, which says we don't like this because [marriage] is about a man and a woman so you can't be married.
"If the church doesn't think I'm married, why can I not have permission to officiate."
Mr McEnery said: "The church needs to examine itself for institutional homophobia. I think they need to see how much harm and damage they are doing to gay people."
A spokesperson for the Diocese of Winchester said: "Canon Jeremy Davies made an application earlier this year for permission to officiate in the Diocese of Winchester.
"Due to the Church of England's position on same sex marriage, as set out in the House of Bishops' pastoral guidance, Canon Jeremy Davies has been informed that his application has been unsuccessful."
The Church of England's pastoral guidance on same-sex marriage states: "The House is not... willing for those who are in a same-sex marriage to be ordained to any of the three orders of ministry.
"In addition it considers that 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."
Ministers are considering introducing a law to indefinitely ban the media from identifying young offenders.
Currently, anonymity granted to under-18s by the youth or crown courts in England and Wales expires when they become adults.
The Ministry of Justice said it will discuss the proposals "with interested parties".
If such a law had been in place when Robert Thompson and Jon Venables murdered two-year-old James Bulger, the public would never have known their identities.
The recommendations are part of a review into the youth justice system in England and Wales by child behavioural expert, Charlie Taylor, to reduce reoffending.
The report states that 69% of children sentenced to custody go on to reoffend within a year.
Mr Taylor says the current system "must evolve to respond... to the challenges of today".
Under current legislation, child suspects are granted automatic anonymity in the youth courts and are routinely granted the same if they appear at crown court aside from exceptional circumstances.
But once a child turns 18, their name can be reported.
The report says this "risks undermining their rehabilitation as their identity could be established on the internet even though a conviction may have become spent for criminal records purposes".
Instead, Mr Taylor recommends automatic anonymity should also be granted in the crown court and the reporting restrictions should last the lifetime of young defendants.
The Just for Kids Law charity welcomed the recommendation, saying: "Being named and shamed for what they have done or accused of doing prevents them ever being able to move on."
Penelope Gibbs, vice chair of the campaign group Standing Committee for Youth Justice, said children must be given the "maximum possible chance of rehabilitation".
"There's good evidence that the kind of vilification that is associated with a child that has committed a very serious crime being identified, destroys those chances of rehabilitation," she added.
But the Conservative MP for Kettering, Philip Hollobone, told the Times "the public has a right to know" the identities of those convicted for serious offences.
Bob Satchwell, executive director of the Society of Editors, also hit out at the proposal, telling the Times: "The idea of a blanket ban would be against any concept of open justice and the public's right to know and is a step too far."
The Ministry of Justice has said it would "discuss these proposals with interested parties, including the Home Office, media and youth justice interest groups in order to better understand the case for change and consider the appropriate way forward."
Earlier his month, Justice Secretary Liz Truss announced two new "secure schools" for teenage offenders.
The schools - which were among Mr Taylor's recommendations - will focus on maths and English and will also provide apprenticeships.
It was always going to be tough against Ukraine, the current European champions, and a gutsy performance ended in defeat, but the fact they were on court was an achievement in itself.
This is the first ever British women's sitting volleyball team to compete at a Paralympic Games after the squad was formed just two and a half years ago.
They received the green light to compete at London 2012 in March, and have been eager to showcase the sport and ensure London is not the only time they get to compete at the highest level.
London Mayor Boris Johnson and former EastEnders actress Barbara Windsor were among the supporters cheering on the GB team as they lost 25-9 25-20 25-14 to their more experienced opponents, and the pair even got to try out the sport for themselves afterwards.
For one GB player Martine Wright, the debut Paralympic appearance was the culmination of a sometimes traumatic seven-year journey.
On 7 July 2005, the day after London won its bid to stage the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Wright was on her daily commute into London when the Tube train she was travelling on through Aldgate was bombed. She spent 10 days in a coma and lost both her legs.
Despite her injuries, Wright embarked on a new journey culminating in her Paralympic debut on Friday, cheered on by her family, including proud three-year-old son Oscar.
The 39-year-old describes herself as "lucky" to have made it to the Games, and despite the defeat she had a broad grin on her face when she faced the large media contingent afterwards.
"It was absolutely amazing. I have goosebumps now just thinking about it," she told BBC Sport.
"To represent my country in a sport I love is amazing. It is a dream, and a dream I would never have had before 7 July.
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"I was really keen to get out there on court. There would be something wrong with me if I was sitting there happy to just get on the bench.
"The other night at the opening ceremony I got quite emotional, but today I had a job to do and I just hope I made my coach and family and the country proud when I did get on and touch the ball.
"The biggest crowd we have played in front of before today was 250, so to come here is really amazing and as team we are very proud of ourselves."
For coach Stephen Jones, the match was the latest step in what he hopes will be a project to increase the popularity of the sport and give it a long-term future in Britain.
"This tournament is hugely important for the future funding of this sport and we want to showcase it as much as we can and try to have more people competing," he said.
"We need to work to try to get to the next level. We were semi-professional going into these Games and most of the teams we are playing are full-time.
"If we can do that, who knows what we could achieve given that we have only been together for such a short time?"
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Croft is in England's backroom team for their one-day tour of South Africa as a spin bowling consultant and was previously Glamorgan's bowling coach.
The former Glamorgan captain has won a County Championship and three Sunday League titles in his 28 years at the county and succeeds Toby Radford.
Croft says "it was a very special moment" when he was offered the job.
"Glamorgan has been my home club for 28 years as a player and a coach," said the 45-year-old.
Radford left his position as Glamorgan coach after the county finished fourth in Division Two of the 2015 County Championship.
"I'm under no illusions as to the scale of the challenge that we will face but I have taken it on knowing that there is a collective desire to drive things forwards."
Croft is Glamorgan's fourth leading wicket-taker of all-time with 1,175 wickets and was part of their golden era that included their County Championship win in 1997 and three Sunday league titles in 1993, 2002 and 2004.
Croft played alongside current Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris in that team and he said Croft was "the outstanding candidate".
"His long association with the club, his knowledge of the squad and his vision for the future were the most significant elements of his interview and we are very pleased that he has accepted this opportunity," said Morris.
"There was significant interest in the role from a broad spectrum of coaching talent and while rival candidates had their merits, we concluded that Robert was the best man for the job."
The county say assistant coach Steve Watkin, performance analyst David Harrison, strength and conditioning coach Tom Turner and physiotherapist Mark Rausa will remain in position.
The changes would allow Japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War Two.
The bills still need approval from the upper house, but many expect them to eventually be passed into law.
The changes are unpopular and thousands demonstrated outside parliament on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pushed for the two bills, arguing it is necessary to expand the role of the military in a doctrine called collective self-defence.
But polls show more than half of Japanese citizens oppose them.
Reacting to the passing of the bills, China's foreign affairs ministry spokesman Hua Chunying questioned if Japan was "abandoning its pacifist policies", and urged Japan to "stick to the path of peaceful development" and avoid harming the region's stability.
South Korea has similarly in the past urged Japan to "contribute to regional peace and security" and called for transparency in Japan's defence policy discussions.
Japan's post-World War Two constitution bars it from using force to resolve conflicts except in cases of self-defence.
Mr Abe's government has pushed for a change that would revise the laws such that Japan's military would be able to mobilise overseas when these three conditions are met:
What's behind Japan's military shift?
Most of the opposition lawmakers walked out of the lower house chamber in protest before the vote took place on Thursday, with only members of the small Japan Restoration Party voting against the bills.
Mr Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partners hold a two-thirds majority in the lower house, which is needed to approve bills.
The upper house, where the LDP and partners also hold a majority, now has 60 days to rule on the bills. Even if it rejects them, the bills would be sent back to the lower house which can then pass them into law.
China's People's Daily says the new bills, if passed into law, would become Japan's "historical shame". A front-page commentary accuses Japan of giving in to US pressure to do more for the US strategy of rebalancing Asian power, by playing a more active role in the US-Japan military alliance.
Beijing's Global Times says that Shinzo Abe, "drunk on his own 'ideals'", has miscalculated. "China is Japan's imaginary enemy, but fighting China is not a risk that Japan can bear... as China is capable of dealing Japan a fatal blow."
The official party paper in North Korea, Nodong Sinmun, sees more sinister motives. It says the bills are an attempt to turn Japan into a militarist state by stealth. "If Japan makes desperate efforts to reinvade other counties by invoking the war law, this will bring disasters to its people," it warns.
South Korea's foreign ministry, quoted by Yonhap news agency, says Japan should "stick to the spirit of the pacifist constitution".
But the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes says that the opposition is expected to launch legal challenges to rule the bills as unconstitutional.
Our correspondent says those in Japan who oppose the bills believe they break Japan's explicitly pacifist constitution and also distrust Mr Abe, who is known for his right-wing nationalist views.
Organisers of a large protest which took place outside parliament on Wednesday night said about 100,000 people showed up.
"I'm angry at both the new security bill and Prime Minister Abe. The bill is against Japan's constitution... Abe does not understand it," student Jinshiro Motoyama told the BBC.
Mr Abe first put the changes in motion last year when he sought to reinterpret Japan's pacifist constitution to allow the bills.
Chris Hazzard said the he was mindful that many badge holders have "conditions which are unlikely to change."
The consultation process will take place over the coming months.
It will consider the renewal process and fees.
The minister said he had asked officials to undertake a review through a consultative process that will begin early in 2017.
"The outcomes of that consultation will direct both the legislative and operational requirements to make the changes necessary to the renewal process.
"The review, I hope, will produce a simpler, more accessible application process for those applicants with life-long mobility issues," he said.
The Two Tunnels Greenway route opens up two former railway tunnels nearly 50 years after they closed.
Almost 2,000 people attended the mass cycle to mark the opening of the route which runs from Bath to Midford.
The path goes through Linear Park, on through the disused Devonshire and Combe Down railway tunnels, and over the Tucking Mill Viaduct.
At over a mile long, the Combe Down tunnel will be the longest cycling tunnel in Britain and will feature an interactive light and sound installation.
The Two Tunnels Group - a team of 11 cycling, walking and railway enthusiasts - first kicked off the plan to reopen the tunnels for public use seven years ago.
Frank Tompson, chair of the group, has worked with cycling charity Sustrans - who built the route - and Bath and North East Somerset Council to create the path.
"It's been a long journey since some of us stood between the bricked-up Devonshire and Combe Down tunnels and said, 'wouldn't it be a good idea if…'," he said.
"I am really pleased that we are finally in a position to open the route to the public and estimates suggest that up to a million people might use the path each year."
The project is part of Sustrans five-year project to extend the National Cycle Network into the heart of communities.
One of the first cyclists through the tunnel was Bath schoolboy Jamie Gant.
"It feels like I've gone back to the past but there are modern lights and modern stuff and there is no track. It was kind of a bit cold," he said.
Also trying out the new path was Winter Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams MBE who unveiled a portrait bench of herself, WWI veteran Harry Patch and a Roman soldier.
Williams, from Bath, said: "This is so exciting for Bath and the community, there are so many people here.
"It is only going to encourage more people to get on their bikes and go out for walks and after the London Olympics ."
1516 - Spanish navigator Juan Diaz de Solis killed by indigenous people while exploring the Rio de la Plata, his death discouraging further European colonisation for more than 100 years.
1726 - Spanish found Montevideo and take over Uruguay from the Portuguese; many of the indigenous people are killed.
1776 - Uruguay becomes part of the Vice-royalty of La Plata, which has its capital at Buenos Aires.
1808 - Uruguay rebels against the Vice-royalty of La Plata following the overthrow of the Spanish monarchy by Napoleon Bonaparte.
1812-20 - Orientales, or Uruguayans from the eastern side of the River Plata, fight against Argentinian and Brazilian invaders.
Uruguay won the first ever football World Cup, beating neighbours Argentina 4-2 in the 1930 final
Uruguay's rich football history
1828 - Brazil, Argentina renounce claims to territories which become the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.
1830 - Constitution approved.
1838-65 - Civil war between Blancos, or Whites - the future conservative party - and Colorados, or Reds - the future liberals.
1865-70 - Uruguay joins Argentina and Brazil in war against Paraguay, which is defeated.
1903-15 - Reformist Jose Batlle y Ordonez (Colorado Party) gives women the franchise and establishes a welfare state, disestablishes the church and abolishes the death penalty during two successive terms as president.
1933 - Opposition groups excluded from politics following military coup.
The capital boasts colonial architecture, sandy beaches and a busy port
Date founded: 1725
Population: 1.3m (2011)
1939-1945 - World War II. Uruguay is neutral for most of the war but later joins the Allies.
1951 - President replaced with nine-member council in accordance with new constitution.
1962 - Campaign by Tupamaros guerrillas begins and lasts until 1973.
1971 - British ambassador to Uruguay Geoffrey Jackson kidnapped by Tupamaros guerrillas and held for eight months. He is freed shortly after a mass jail break-out by Tupamaros convicts which officials deny was arranged in exchange for Jackson's release.
1972 - Sixteen survivors of a Uruguayan plane which crashes in the Andes stay alive by eating the flesh of passengers who died. The survivors, mainly members of a Uruguayan rugby team, are trapped for 10 weeks.
1973 - Armed forces seize power and promise to encourage foreign investment, but usher in a period of extreme repression during which Uruguay becomes known as "the torture chamber of Latin America" and accumulates the largest number of political prisoners per capita in the world.
1984 - Violent protests against repression and deteriorating economic conditions.
Argentina's economic meltdown had knock-on effects for Uruguay
Q&A: Uruguay in financial turmoil
Uruguay gets IMF thumbs up
1985 - Army and political leaders agree on return to constitutional government and the release of political prisoners; law grants amnesty to members of the armed forces accused of human rights violations during years of dictatorship; Julio Maria Sanguinetti becomes president.
1989 - Referendum endorses amnesty for human rights abusers; Lacalle Herrera elected president
1994 - Julio Maria Sanguinetti elected president.
1999 - Jorge Batlle elected president.
2000 - Commission begins investigating the fate of 160 people who disappeared during the years of military dictatorship.
2002 April - Uruguay breaks diplomatic ties with Cuba, after Cuba accuses it of being a US lackey for sponsoring a UN resolution which calls on Havana to implement human rights reforms.
Juan Maria Bordaberry headed the 1970s military regime
Uruguay's ex-president arrested
Uruguay's former president jailed
2002 May - Emergency measures, including tax increases, are announced by President Batlle in an effort to prevent Argentina's financial crisis from spilling over the border.
2002 August - Government orders banks to close for almost a week to stop mass withdrawal of savings. General strike held in protest at economic crisis.
2003 April - World Bank approves loans worth more than $250m.
2003 December - Voters in referendum reject plans to open up state oil monopoly to foreign investment.
2004 May - Senate rejects a bill that would have legalised abortion.
2004 November - Left-winger Tabare Vazquez wins presidential elections, marking a dramatic political shift.
2005 March - President Vazquez is sworn in. Within hours he restores ties with Cuba, signs an energy deal with Venezuela and announces a welfare package to tackle poverty.
A dispute over pulp mills on the border strained ties with Argentina in 2006-10
River row divides former friends
Argentina-Uruguay mill row ends
2005 December - Forensic experts unearth remains of individuals who are thought to be victims of military rule. President Vazquez ordered the excavations soon after taking office.
2006 July - International Court of Justice rejects a bid by Argentina to suspend the construction of two Uruguayan pulp mills. Uruguay rejects charges that the plants will pollute the border region.
2006 November - Former president-turned-dictator Juan Maria Bordaberry and his former foreign minister are arrested in connection with the 1976 killings of four political opponents.
2006 December - Uruguay pays off its billion-dollar debt to the International Monetary Fund.
2007 May - A new parliament of South America's leading trading block Mercosur is inaugurated in the capital Montevideo.
2007 September - Hundreds of Argentineans cross into Uruguay to protest outside a paper pulp mill, which Argentina and environmentalists say pollutes rivers.
2008 June - President Vasquez announces discovery of what could be large natural gas field off Uruguay's Atlantic coast.
2009 October - The Supreme Court rules that a law shielding officials of the last military government from prosecution for human rights abuses is unconstitutional.
Former military ruler Gregorio Alvarez is sentenced to 25 years in prison for murder and human rights violations.
Ruling Broad Front coalition wins parliamentary election.
2009 November - Former leftist rebel-turned-moderate Jose Mujica of the governing Broad Front wins presidential election.
2010 February - Former president Juan Maria Bordaberry is sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder and violation of the constitution in the wake of the 1973 military coup. Because of his age he serves the sentence at home, and dies in 2011.
2010 March - Jose Mujica takes office as president.
2011 October - Congress votes to revoke an amnesty law that protected military officers from prosecution for crimes committed under military rule in 1975-1983.
2012 October - Uruguay becomes the first country in Latin America after Cuba to legalise abortion for all women. The Senate voted narrowly to allow abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
2013 April - Uruguay legalises same-sex marriage, becoming only the second country in Latin America to do so. Argentina, which legalised gay marriage in 2010, was the first.
2013 December - Uruguay becomes the first country to legalise the cultivation, sale and consumption of marijuana for recreational use, as a measure to counter drug cartels. The UN drugs watchdog says the move violates international law.
2014 March - The entire board of Uruguay's Football Association resigns amid a crisis over violence at matches.
2014 July - Government says the legalisation of cannabis sales, due to begin in state-owned pharmacies in November, will be delayed until next year due to practical difficulties.
2014 October - First round of presidential elections.
2014 November - Tabare Vazquez wins the presidency in the second round of voting.
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It is alleged that the Didcot keeper was headbutted as several Bulls fans came onto the pitch after they scored.
Hereford were leading 2-1 when the incident took place in the 87th minute.
A club statement said: "Hereford FC is deeply concerned by events that unfolded at Didcot."
"Club officials will be working very closely with the local police, Didcot Town, stewards who were in attendance, the Football Association and the Southern League to establish the relevant facts."
It is likely that the result will not stand and that the game will have to be replayed.
Hereford are concerned about possible sanctions and will make no further comment while the investigation is ongoing.
"I feel for the players," manager Peter Beadle told BBC Hereford & Worcester. "They put everything into it for the 87 minutes that we did play.
"Everything that went on at the end is most disheartening after the way the lads fought back as they did.
"Everyone was so ecstatic when the goal went in, the players were delighted and the supporters were delighted. What happened after is just a shame."
Hereford, who reformed in 2015 in English football's ninth tier after the demise of Hereford United, are on course for a second successive promotion.
Having lost just once all season, they stand 14 points clear at the top of the table with nine games to go, including the Didcot game - if and when it is replayed.
Zakaria Bulhan, 19 stabbed retired teacher Darlene Horton, 64, to death as he roamed through Russell Square.
He pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and charges of wounding at the Old Bailey on Monday .
His other victims all recovered well from their physical injuries.
Mrs Horton was among many tourists on their way back to their hotels that evening on 3 August, 2016.
Initially police feared it was the work of a terrorist, amid reports of indiscriminate violence close to the scene of the 7/7 bombings, but the court heard Bulhan had been suffering an "acute" episode of paranoid schizophrenia.
Sentencing Bulhan, Mr Justice Spencer described the killing as "a tragic waste of life" and said the psychological effects on the survivors of the attack would never leave them.
He told Bulhan: "It is quite clear that when you committed these dreadful crimes you were not in your right mind. You were in the grip of mental illness."
He added: "These were crimes which caused enormous public concern because, from their timing, it was feared initially that they might be the work of a terrorist fanatic.
"As it turned out they were not, although that is no consolation to your victims."
Previously one of the arresting officers told the court how he came "very close" to shooting Bulhan before he could injure any more people.
He said he was overcome by relief that he had not needed to use lethal force, but then had the "wind knocked out of his sails" on discovering that a member of the public had died in the attacks.
Bulhan was handed a hospital order without limit of time.
Angela Poole, 49, of Derby and George Taylor, 56, formerly of Derby, made false claims through the Access of Work scheme.
They also evaded income tax, Derby Crown Court was told.
Poole, who denied the charges, was found guilty and jailed for four years.
Taylor, who pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud and one of cheating the public revenue, will be sentenced later.
Department for Work and Pensions spokesman Matthew Bentley said: "If Angela Poole was matching the level of work she claimed, she would have been working 21 hours a day to generate the £200,000 she was claiming a year.
"The pair spent much of the money travelling the world, often claiming for work while they were out of the country. She even claimed for £5,000 even though she was on holiday in Dubai."
Poole ran Angel Interpreting and BSL Talking Hands, two British sign language firms, along with Taylor.
The investigation also uncovered tax avoidance of more than £690,000 - making the total fraud more than £1m, a revenue and customs (HMRC) spokesman said.
Justin Tomlinson, minister for disabled people, said: "Access to Work is a vital scheme that supports disabled people into employment and for someone to defraud it on this scale is appalling."
The couple falsely claimed they had provided the sign language work through two firms they operated between 2008 and 2013.
The department began investigating after it was tipped off by deaf people in Derby that the couple were making false claims.
"Tax fraud is a serious criminal offence and Poole must now pay the price for stealing money from taxpayers which could have been used to fund vital public services," Gary Forbes of the HMRC's criminal taxes unit said.
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Although Saints are looking to secure another top-eight finish, and reached the League Cup final, speculation remains about Puel's role.
Krueger told BBC Radio Solent: "The time for a football analysis is next week, after the season.
"If we, for the fourth season in a row, end up in the top half of the table, that's a good record to build on."
After the 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Wednesday, Puel refused to comment on his future plans.
"I try to stay focused about our last game now," he said.
"After the season we have time to discuss and speak about this, and make a debrief. It's important to focus on our last game."
Krueger stopped short of saying Puel, 55, was safe in his job, adding that he never commented on football-related decisions.
But he defended the club's progress under the Frenchman, pointing to the club's league position, currently eighth, and defeat by Manchester United in the League Cup final at Wembley.
"As a club, we've taken another step this year in many different ways," Krueger said.
"At the cup final, our fans were on display to the world on a level that I've not seen since I've been in England. We certainly won in the fan category but lost painfully on the pitch.
"But the experience itself gave us a new dimension. The hunger is tremendous to find a way back into Europe."
Krueger also said fans would need to remain patient while the club negotiated potential investment, with Chinese stadium builder Lander Sports Development linked to a stake in the club's holding company.
"We are still in a process and if that process goes through, it will be in the best interest of the club," he said.
"If nothing changes, and we remain in the present ownership structure, we're going to be fine and strongly positioned moving forwards.
"There will be no changes to our budget because of this shift and we feel comfortable in either direction.
"The fans just need to continue to trust, which they have been doing."
Krueger confirmed there would be no new chief executive to replace Gareth Rogers, with director of football Les Reed joining Krueger and Martin Semmens as part of the club's strategic board, which will oversee a management board led by managing director Toby Steele.
Staffordshire Police said the woman was taken to hospital after being hit on Longton Hall Road in the Blurton area of the city at about 11:20 GMT on Saturday.
She later died from her injuries.
A spokesman said the man driving the car had been arrested but police would not say what he was arrested on suspicion of.
Ch Insp Darren Oakey said officers are investigating the incident and appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
Sioned Hughes was appointed less than two-years-ago to lead Urdd Gobaith Cymru towards its centenary in 2022.
But BBC Cymru Wales' Newyddion 9 has learned trustees intervened after staff voiced a lack of faith in her ability.
The Urdd, which has 53,000 members, said she had left after a "mutual agreement". Ms Hughes declined to comment.
There is no suggestion that Ms Hughes had misbehaved or there was maladministration in any way.
In a statement the Urdd said: "Sioned Hughes and the movement had come to a mutual agreement that her employment as chief executive is to come to an end.
"The Urdd thanks her for her service and wishes her well in the future."
David Overton was told by TV judges his washable, wearable maps were "too niche" and "would look ridiculous".
But a chance meeting with fellow passenger and Lush founder Mark Constantine led to an order for 1,800 SplashMaps.
A third have already been sold in stores as scarves and gift-wrap.
Dragon Sarah Willingham told Mr Overton she would "look ridiculous wearing the A to Z around my neck" when the show aired on Sunday.
Fellow judge and financier Peter Jones also predicted a bleak future and said: "I don't see how you can make a lot of money".
But prior to filming in April, Mr Overton said he struck up a brief conversation with Mr Constantine on a train, not knowing he was the head of a major high street firm.
He said it started because he was wearing one of his creations as a scarf.
Cosmetics retailer Lush, based in Poole, Dorset, contacted Mr Overton about a week after his ordeal with the Dragons and placed an order.
Mr Constantine said he thought the maps were a "great idea" and "hoped the collaboration would continue".
Mr Overton said: "It means a heap more than the Dragons because here's a guy who believes in the product and knows that he can make a good profit."
The veteran actress won a record eighth Olivier for her best supporting actress role as Paulina in Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's production of The Winter's Tale.
No-one has won as many Oliviers for acting since the awards began 40 years ago.
As she collected her award she joked that she was "livid" because she had lost a bet with her grandson.
Speaking backstage about her record win, she said: "I'm rather overcome. I didn't expect it... it feels terrific."
Dame Judi praised the "really fantastic company and crew and stage management" of the Shakespeare production at the Garrick Theatre.
"Everybody says what a wonderful time they have doing something. I can truly say that in the Winter's Tale it was an absolutely memorable family."
She added the award was "lovely to have, but in actual fact it belongs to all those people just as much as it belongs to me."
The musical Gypsy won the most awards on the night for a single production. Its four prizes included best actress in a musical for runaway favourite Imelda Staunton, and best musical revival.
Staunton, who opened the ceremony with a performance of Gypsy's Everything's Coming Up Roses, said: "We felt we were doing something special every night and every night we went out and wanted to do a better show than the night before."
The show, which transferred to the West End from the Chichester Festival Theatre, also won for best lighting design while Lara Pulver was named best supporting actress in a musical.
Hosted by Michael Ball, the ceremony took place at London's Royal Opera House and included a performance by singer Cyndi Lauper, whose Kinky Boots was named best new musical.
Denise Gough won best actress for her acclaimed performance as a recovering addict in People, Places and Things, recently opened in the West End after a sell-out run at the National Theatre last year.
Gough had been hotly tipped to win in a shortlist that included Gemma Arterton and Nicole Kidman.
The Irish actress used her speech to raise the issue of diversity, saying: "In a year where we have seen progress made in racial diversity on our stages it's just a bit sad that in this category it hasn't been represented."
People, Places and Things was one of four wins for the National. Duncan Macmillan's drama also won for best sound, while Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was named best revival and Mark Gatiss won best supporting actor for Three Days in the Country.
The best actor prize went to Kenneth Cranham in Florian Zeller's The Father.
Cranham, who plays a man with dementia, beat competition from Kenneth Branagh, Benedict Cumberbatch, Adrian Lester and Mark Rylance.
Speaking backstage, he admitted he didn't think he stood a chance of winning. "They are like brand names," he said. "I felt like a little old cornershop."
Meanwhile in the best director category, Robert Icke triumphed for his work on the Greek tragedy Oresteia, which ran at The Almeida theatre. The play is a blood-soaked family saga spanning several decades and is often said to not only be the 5th Century BC playwright Aeschylus's final play, but also his greatest.
Musical Kinky Boots won two other prizes, with Matt Henry collecting best actor in a musical for his portrayal of Lola and Gregg Barnes awarded for his costume design.
Musical In the Heights also had three wins - for outstanding achievement in music, choreography and a best supporting actor in a musical trophy for David Bedella.
The Royal Court's production of Martin McDonagh's Hangmen was named best new play and also won for Anna Fleischle's set design.
Nell Gwynn, starring Gemma Arterton and written by Jessica Swale, was named best new comedy.
The prize for outstanding achievement in opera went to the English National Opera chorus and orchestra for The Force of Destiny, Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk and The Queen Of Spades, which were all performed at London Coliseum.
The ENO has faced months of turmoil which includes the resignation of its musical director Mark Wigglesworth and the threat of strike action by its chorus over new contracts.
The ENO's head of music, Martin Fitzpatrick, who collected the prize, said the chorus and orchestra were "a vital part of the lifeblood" of an opera company.
Long-running musical The Phantom of the Opera won the Oliviers audience award - the only category voted for by members of the public.
Highlights from the ceremony were screened on ITV for a third consecutive year and secured an average audience of 700,000 viewers - the same as last year.
However, in 2015 that figure marked a 12.5% drop from the year before - and an almost 50% fall since it was first aired in 2013.
The ceremony will be shown in full on ITV3 on 4 April at 23:00 BST.
Next year the Olivier Awards will be on 9 April 2017 in a new venue, London's Royal Albert Hall.
Jake Wright broke the deadlock for the visitors after a quiet opening period, making the most of a defensive mix up to give Southport the lead after 22 minutes.
That only spurred the hosts into action, with Charlton loanee Brandon Hanlan notching a debut goal to make it 1-1 two minutes later.
Louis Dennis then gave Bromley the lead in the 49th minute and Hanlan helped himself to his second of the afternoon five minutes later to seal the win.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bromley 3, Southport 1.
Second Half ends, Bromley 3, Southport 1.
Substitution, Bromley. George Porter replaces Blair Turgott.
Substitution, Bromley. Daniel Johnson replaces Alan Dunne.
Declan Weeks (Southport) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Bromley 3, Southport 1. Brandon Hanlan (Bromley).
Substitution, Southport. Ben McKenna replaces Jake Wright.
Goal! Bromley 2, Southport 1. Louis Dennis (Bromley).
Second Half begins Bromley 1, Southport 1.
First Half ends, Bromley 1, Southport 1.
Jake Wright (Southport) is shown the yellow card.
Alan Dunne (Bromley) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Bromley 1, Southport 1. Brandon Hanlan (Bromley).
Goal! Bromley 0, Southport 1. Jake Wright (Southport).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Matthew Skeet, 19, and his boss Kevin Ruffles, 57, died while working on a barn conversion in Worlingworth, Suffolk in October 2010.
An Ipswich inquest jury concluded both men's deaths were accidental.
Mr Skeet's parents said Mr Ruffles was responsible for their deaths because he dug a trench that led to the collapse.
The inquest heard a digger was being used to dig a foundation trench under the gable end of the barn at the Old Maltings on Church Road and the two sub-contractors were the only workers left on site.
Mr Skeet, of Melton, was employed by Mr Ruffles, of Hollesley, who ran Peninsula Plant.
The site was being run by Elliston, Steady & Hawes (ESH) builders of Great Blakenham.
In 2014 at Ipswich Crown Court, ESH was fined £45,000 for health and safety offences.
Mr Skeet's mother Linda said: "I feel I've got nothing from the inquest and court case - he went to work that day and he never returned.
"Kevin Ruffles took the risks and, with 40 years of experience, he should have known better.
"Matthew wasn't killed by accident - it was sheer neglect and it was risk-taking actions killed him."
Mr Skeet's father David said: "The barn has now been re-built as homes using totally different materials - it should have been knocked down in the first place.
"We're in the year 2015 and I work on sites and know myself some firms are hot on health and safety and others are not."
Mr Ruffles' family did not wish to speak after the inquest.
After the court case, ESH offered its "sincerest sympathy" to the dead men's families.
Michael Sandford, 20, of Surrey, admitted last year to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.
The incident happened in Las Vegas in the run-up to the US election.
His mother said he feared Mr Trump would make an example of him and extend his term or block his return to the UK.
At Sandford's sentencing in December, the court heard he could be eligible for release after four months, at which point he will be deported to the UK.
Lynne Sandford, from Dorking, said: "I have tried to keep him grounded, that Mr Trump has lots more important things on his hands. But as Michael said, 'I did try to kill him. How would you feel?'
"He's just terribly worried that Mr Trump will make an example of him for what he tried to do by blocking him coming back to the UK or having him spending years longer in prison for various reasons."
Sandford has autism, suffers from mental health problems and was diagnosed as having had a psychotic episode at the time of the incident last June.
His mother said he had been frequently put on suicide watch in prison and Trump-supporting guards and inmates were making his life a misery.
"He can't relax and he doesn't know whether he can trust anybody," she added.
Sandford initially denied the charges but faced a 20 year jail term if convicted and admitted the offences following a plea agreement.
Malachy Goodman, 57, of Rockmore Road, Belfast, was remanded in custody until 28 November.
Mr Gibson, 28, was shot in his stomach and thigh in an alley near Divis Tower on 24 October. He died in hospital.
Mr Goodman was also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life, and having cannabis with intent to supply.
Police told Belfast Magistrates' Court they are still searching for both the gun used in the killing and a second suspect.
A judge was told police were strongly opposed to Mr Goodman being released on bail. A detective sergeant claimed witnesses in the case could be put at risk.
"The suspect knows many of those who have made statements," he said.
"The firearm used remains outstanding and a second suspect remains at large."
It was also revealed that the home of another person said to have been involved in the incident has been attacked.
"Tensions remain extremely high in the community in relation to his murder," the detective added.
During cross-examination by a defence solicitor, he accepted that Mr Goodman was not picked out at an identification process.
The solicitor also claimed a description given of the alleged killer failed to match his client and said that three different versions of events were provided to police.
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The 42-year-old Ethiopian confirmed his decision after finishing 16th in the Great Manchester Run on Sunday.
It brings to an end a 25-year career in which he claimed two Olympic gold medals, eight World Championship victories and set 27 world records.
"I'm retiring from competitive running, not from running. You cannot stop running, this is my life," he told BBC Sport.
Gebrselassie remains the world record holder at 20,000m and the one-hour race.
He had announced his intention to retire five years ago after injury problems, before returning to racing months later.
Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics but won the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow a year later, as well as his third consecutive Vienna City half marathon.
After completing his final competitive outing in Manchester on Sunday - a race he had won five times previously - he went on to complete the route for a second time with the non-elite runners at an event he said he had always enjoyed.
"I'm very happy to stop here. I knew this was going to be the last one," he said.
Gebrselassie became a household name in 1993 when, at the age of 20, he won the first of four consecutive world championship titles in the 10,000 metres.
He is a double Olympic gold medallist - in Sydney and Atlanta - and won the Berlin marathon four times in succession.
He has broken 61 Ethiopian national records - ranging from 800 metres to the marathon - and set numerous world records including the 5,000m, the fastest 10-mile run, and the longest distance competed in one-hour (13 miles, 397 yards).
Gebrselassie has been just as successful off the track as on it.
Using the winnings from his athletics career, an early business venture involved building the first cinema in Addis Ababa to show locally-made Ethiopian films. Then he dabbled in real estate, before buying land for a coffee plantation.
Coffee is the mainstay of the Ethiopian economy, the country's largest export commodity, and a lucrative business.
"I believe in action, and running is action," said Gebrselassie. "In business you have to plan and wait. But I learn more patience."
"For me a day without training is like a day without eating," is one of Gebrselassie's most famous quotes.
And that discipline and commitment - getting up at 5.30am each day to begin training - is the reason behind his success and why he is respected and admired throughout the world.
Gebrselassie has run marathons in Tokyo and Dubai, New York and Vienna, competed at the top level for more than two decades, and been one of the sport's great ambassadors.
He is a mentor for the G4S 4teen, a programme supporting 14 young athletes from 13 countries.
A fine of up to 100% of the tax that was avoided - including via off-shore havens - has been suggested in the new rules, published for consultation.
Currently those who advise on tax face little risk, while their clients face penalties only if they lose in court.
The rules would "root out" tax avoidance at source, the Treasury said.
The rules in the consultation document also make it simpler to enforce penalties when avoidance schemes are defeated.
"These tough new sanctions will make would-be enablers think twice and in turn reduce the number of schemes on the market," said the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Jane Ellison.
Until now HM Revenue and Customs has concentrated on tackling the individuals who don't pay their tax, while advisers and promoters of tax avoiding schemes have remained shadowy figures in the background.
The intention is that will stop once there is a penalty for the professionals involved of up to 100% of the amount avoided in a scheme.
The government isn't targeting legitimate ways of cutting tax bills, such as tax breaks for putting money in pensions or Individual Savings Accounts.
The avoidance it's trying to root out involves bending the rules to gain a tax advantage that Parliament never intended, an abuse which costs nearly £3bn a year.
Accountants see the move as a significant change, which could result in them paying fines even if the advice they give isn't illegal.
The new rules come after the government set up a new task force to investigate allegations of tax-dodging and money laundering in light of the Panama Papers leak, which lifted the lid on how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.
Following the Panama Papers scandal the five largest economies in the European Union, the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, agreed to share information on secret owners of businesses and trusts.
The Treasury said the move would make it harder for businesses and wealthy individuals to operate without paying correct taxes.
And speaking in July, new Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to crack down on tax avoidance, saying "tax is the price we pay for living in a civilised society".
"It doesn't matter to me whether you're Amazon, Google or Starbucks, you have a duty to put something back, you have a debt to fellow citizens and you have a responsibility to pay your taxes," she said at the time.
However, earlier this month the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Responsible Tax accused the government of undermining efforts to end tax secrecy and said it should force multinational companies such as Google to publish information on their activities in every country where they operate.
Richard Murphy, a chartered accountant and academic at City University, told the BBC it was unlikely that cases would come to court, but that the threat of fines would act as an "amazing deterrent" to advisers which would prevent them offering advice on tax avoidance.
He said this was partly because it could put at risk their ability to get professional indemnity insurance, which they need to continue their work.
"Lawyers and accountants will not take the risk of selling these schemes," he said. "There's a risk of a 100% fine so they'll think they can't afford to do it. Every honest accountant will be jumping for joy this morning that those who have been selling these schemes will be put out of practice."
He said that the tax system loses around £10bn per year as a result of tax avoidance, well above the £3bn a year the Treasury says is lost.
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The Lionesses - who have already qualified - fell from top spot when Belgium beat Serbia earlier in the day.
Arsenal's Carter drilled in a low finish early on and Jill Scott's header four minutes later offered control.
Carter finished a good Nikita Parris cross and pounced to slam in her third before Karen Carney's late penalty.
Carney had been instrumental in much of England's good play and deserved her goal, placing her spot-kick down the middle after winning the penalty.
It ensured proceedings ended on a high in front of 7,052 fans at Notts County's Meadow Lane and England will hope to take their momentum in to Tuesday's final group match in Belgium, where a draw will ensure they top Group Seven.
A Belgium win in Leuven will see England drop to second but they now have four wins in a row and 20 unanswered goals since the sides drew 1-1 earlier in qualifying.
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Six of those 20 goals have come from Carter, who looked primed from an early stage to add more to the three she plundered in Estonia last September.
Estonia, managed by former Charlton Ladies boss Keith Boanas, barely held possession in the England half and defended raggedly throughout.
Carter's touch and low skidding finish was of high quality to open the scoring and after converting Parris's low cross before the break, she waited until after the interval to pounce on a goalkeeping blunder and add a third.
Mark Sampson seems to have a real gem on his hands as Carter's link-up play also looked slick, albeit against poor opposition. Her clever flick late on saw Jordan Nobbs volley straight at Estonia's busy goalkeeper.
England success in winning bronze at the 2015 World Cup has not resulted in Sampson resting on his laurels, with high-profile names such as Eniola Aluko and Toni Duggan left out of all of the qualifiers.
It remains to be seen if he will call on such experience for next summer's finals in the Netherlands, where Germany will bid to win the tournament for the seventh time in a row.
Scott offers such experience in midfield and contributed admirably with England's second goal and an energetic display.
In celebrating, she kissed her black armband in memory of the late England Under-19 player Zoe Tynan and Sylvia Gore - the scorer of England's first ever official goal in the women's game.
Carney's late flurry was another nod to experience, something England will need to call on in Belgium if they are to arrive at next summer's showpiece as group winners.
England striker Danielle Carter: "I couldn't have imagined it.
"The first time I did it, it was just a dream come true. This time, it actually feels surreal - it feels like I'm dreaming.
"I'm just happy to get more caps and more goals. I was hoping we could get more and more, like the first time we played them."
England manager Mark Sampson: "She [Carter] is the one who'll get the plaudits. [It was] a really good performance from Dan, but the team were good today.
"We were solid defensively again, aggressive at times to get the ball back and open up some good passing lines to the forwards and the wide players.
"But I still felt we left some goals out there tonight, which is frustrating in a way but also pleasing because it shows we're creating lots of chances."
The incident, which police said involved the use of an unspecified weapon, took place in Coatfield Lane, Leith, at about 20:30 on Saturday.
The victim is being treated for "multiple and significant injuries" in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Police are treating the incident as attempted murder.
Det Ch Insp Martin Maclean said police were following a "positive line of inquiry".
He added: "It was a violent and sustained assault and included the use of a weapon.
"It does appear that those involved were known to one another and, consequently, I would like to reassure the local community that this has not been a random attack.
"There will be an increased police presence in and around Coatfield Lane whilst my team carry out investigations and officers search the area."
Iheanacho joined City from the Taye Academy in Nigeria in January 2014 and broke into the club's senior side last season with some eye-catching displays.
His blistering form this season - which includes a goal and assist in City's 2-1 derby win at Manchester United - has earned universal plaudits again, but he refuses to get carried away.
I'm definitely learning, quietly listening and watching others closely every day - I know in doing that I will achieve bigger things in my career
"I'm not letting all the praise get to my head because I still have a lot to learn in this game," Iheanacho, who has scored three goals in seven appearances this season, told BBC Sport.
"It's been a very progressive period for me at the club, but playing alongside stars like Sergio [Aguero], Yaya [Toure] and other great players provides a big chance to keep working hard.
"I'm definitely learning, quietly listening and watching others closely every day - I know in doing that I will achieve bigger things in my career."
The 19-year-old scored 14 times and produced seven assists last season even though 25 of his 36 appearances were as a substitute.
That feat saw him finish as City's third-highest scorer in all competitions, behind Sergio Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne.
Guardiola has rewarded him with a long-term deal on much improved terms at the Etihad, but the player admits he has a lot of work to do before he can nail down a regular place in the starting line-up.
"We have experienced players in the team and as someone who is learning and improving, I am happy to take my chance when the manager calls," Iheanacho said.
"Our manager has confidence in me and has been encouraging me. All I want to do right now is to keep learning under him and work hard for the club."
The young striker's goal-scoring form as a substitute is such that he is now seen as the most dangerous member of the squad on the bench.
But he is refusing to get swept away by his new star status, saying his goals and assists are down to teamwork.
"I score goals not just because I am playing up front but because I get to play in a fantastic team," said Iheanacho.
"Our defenders and midfielders supply the passes and support for me to deliver, so it is a collective effort."
Iheanacho has scored three goals in five appearances for Nigeria since making his senior debut against Swaziland in November 2015.
He starred as Nigeria won the 2013 Fifa U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates for a record fourth-time.
He emerged as the tournament's outstanding player, being voted the Most Valuable Player.
Iheanacho scored six goals to secure him the Silver Boot as the competitions' second-highest goal-scorer.
Ministers said the reduction - from 5,516 to 3,730 bottles - was partly because of disruption to government over the general election period.
The wine cellar, established in 1908, is used for government functions and state events.
In 2015-16, the government sold wine worth £40,390 and purchased stock costing £40,177.
Despite the drop in consumption, the annual statement for the Government Hospitality wine cellar, published by Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan, shows the cellar still contains over 33,000 bottles of wines and spirits, with a total value of £809,990.
English and Welsh wine were the most commonly served, making up 44% of the total consumed.
In a written statement to MPs, Sir Alan said the wine cellar had been self-funding since 2011-12, through the sale of "high-value stock" and payments from other departments for hospitality services.
The wine sold from the cellar, which is is located beneath Lancaster House near Buckingham Palace, included bottles dating back to 1961 and 1970.
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland said: "Official ONS figures show the average household spending £4 a week on wine at home.
"Given this, people will be amazed that over £47,000 worth of bottles were drunk at government events in the last year alone."
Alan Charlton, 56, of Bridgwater, Somerset, and Idris Ali, 51, of Cardiff, were both jailed in 1991 over the death of 15-year-old Karen Price.
An appeal against their convictions has been heard at the Court of Appeal.
Judges said on Wednesday the court's ruling will be delivered at an unspecified later date.
Karen's body was found wrapped in a carpet on Fitzhamon Embankment in November 1989 - eight years after she went missing from her children's home.
Her body was so badly decomposed it was impossible to establish the cause of her death.
The key witness in the trial, known only as D, implicated the men in the killing.
Charlton was jailed for life in 1991 for murdering Karen Price while Ali was freed in 1994 after his conviction was quashed and he admitted manslaughter.
Ali claims he only confessed to manslaughter in order to get out of prison.
Lawyers for both men have argued that D's evidence can not be relied upon.
Charlton's representatives claimed police officers involved in the investigation pressurised key trial witnesses.
Some also worked on the 1988 murder of Cardiff prostitute, Lynette White, which later triggered an investigation into alleged police corruption.
Lawyers for both men claim if that was known at the time of their prosecution, the evidence from D - a girl from the same children's home as Karen - would have been excluded or viewed differently by the jury.
But Richard Whittam QC, for the Crown, urged the court to uphold Charlton's murder conviction and Ali's admission of manslaughter.
He said there was no evidence that any of the officers involved in the Karen Price investigation had breached police standards.
Mr Whittam added that, in all the intervening years, D has never withdrawn her account of what happened to Karen - unlike the witnesses in the Lynette White case.
Lady Justice Hallett, who is hearing the case with Mr Justice Coulson and Mr Justice Nicol, said the court will now "take some time" to consider all of the issues raised in the appeal.
The 24-year-old is in Australia's squad for the Four Nations, having been born there to a Welsh father.
"He's become one of the leading NRL players. Unfortunately for Wales I think we've seen the last of Tyson," Harris told BBC Wales.
Frizell is eligible for Wales because they are a tier-two nation while the Kangaroos are in the top tier.
Players for tier two nations - teams ranked fourth to 10th in the world - can also compete, where eligible, for one of the big three nations, Australia, England and New Zealand.
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Prop Evans set to miss Wales' autumn games
Frizell was left out of the Wales squad for the 2017 World Cup qualifiers with Serbia and Italy in October, after telling coaching staff he was unavailable for selection.
He was one of seven new names in Australia's squad.
They face Scotland in their opening game at Hull Kingston Rovers' Lightstream Stadium on 28 October.
Wales will also be without Super League players Rhys Evans and Ben Flower when they face Italy and Serbia.
Warrington Wolves' Evans and Flower of Wigan Warriors face each other in Saturday's Grand Final at Old Trafford.
The duo players had been named in an initial 29-man training squad, but made themselves unavailable due to club commitments.
Former dual-code international Harris said: "They are going to be missed.
"Ben Flower and Rhys Evans are both integral parts of what Wales rugby league are trying to attempting to do in the 2017 World Cup.
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"It's just unfortunate on this occasion they won't be able to perform for Wales."
He also says the Grand Final will rest on whether Wolves' attacking expertise will be able to overcome Warriors' renowned defence.
"I think it's going to be a closely contested challenge," said Harris.
"You've got Warrington Wolves who are by far the best attacking team in Super League this year and have set it alight at times this season - they can score tries from anywhere - against arguably the best defensive side this year in Wigan Warriors."
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The UK and New Zealand have backed change but Prime Minister Tony Abbott remains opposed.
Declaring himself the last holdout in his own family, the conservative Catholic Australian leader, whose sister is in a same-sex relationship, does not support gay marriage.
Officially, neither does his Liberal Party. On the other side of the political fence, the Labor Party has also dragged its feet on the issue.
Seizing the momentum from the recent Irish referendum supporting gay marriage, Australia's Labor opposition last week rushed a same-sex marriage bill into Parliament. But former Labor leaders have opposed gay marriage in recent years.
Opinion polls suggest most Australian adults support legalising same-sex marriage. So, why are their politicians so reluctant to change with the times?
A mix of long-held conservative views, and some MPs' fears they could lose their seats if conservative voters turn their backs on them, go some way to explain the conundrum, say political watchers.
Source: Australian Marriage Equality
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Last July, a poll by research company Crosby Textor found 72% support in Australia for legalising gay marriage - almost double that of a decade ago.
Crosby Textor managing director Mark Textor says the silent majority "have spoken in the clearest possible way and said 'get on with it'".
Mr Textor argues the subsequent solid UK and New Zealand conservative election wins prove support for gay marriage is not politically dangerous.
"I just think they are imagining electoral monsters that don't exist," Mr Textor says of MPs worried about losing their seats.
"The conservative Christian [groups] make a lot of noise about this but at the end of the day, they are so small in number that it doesn't matter," he says.
The government adjourned debate on the opposition's bill but Mr Abbott has declared his MPs will decide whether to have a free or "conscience" vote when the matter eventually comes before them.
However, New South Wales Liberal Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells says same-sex marriage "is not a conscience matter".
"Marriage between a man and a woman is a core policy of the Liberal Party," Senator Fierravanti-Wells says.
"This is not a change that the Parliamentary Liberal Party can make without extensive consultation with those thousands of party members for whom marriage is a fundamental bedrock belief."
In Australia, state and territory governments have tried to legislate for same-sex marriage but run foul of two Liberal prime ministers opposing change - John Howard and Mr Abbott.
In 2004, the Howard Government amended the Marriage Act to specify marriage was between "a man and a woman".
Conservative federal governments have twice used their powers to overturn laws passed by the Australian Capital Territory legislature sanctioning same-sex unions.
Labor Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard also opposed gay marriage. Mr Rudd subsequently changed his view - but not the law.
In 2009, his Labor government expanded same-sex couples' legal entitlements, amending 85 Commonwealth laws to confer on them many of the same rights as those legally married. But the definition remained.
In 2011, the Labor Party's policy-making national conference endorsed gay marriage but passed a separate ruling that MPs be allowed a conscience vote.
As pressure increases for change, pressure against is rising too.
Resistance from the churches is influential, with Australia's Catholic bishops issuing a pastoral letter entitled "Don't mess with marriage".
Labor has a long affiliation with the Catholic Church but Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek says it is a "gross oversimplification" to suggest her party is divided along religious lines.
"Not all Catholics have a problem with same-sex marriage," she says.
The head of Australia's Maronite Christian church, Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, has urged his members to contact their MPs to protest against any change. The church is influential in western Sydney where the Liberals hold a number of marginal seats.
"Please share with them what marriage means to you and your family and ask them to uphold the true meaning of marriage," the bishop said in a letter to his congregations.
Senator Fierravanti-Wells believes it is a common view in migrant communities.
"Marriage and family values resonate strongly amongst our culturally and religiously diverse communities," she says. "I believe there would be strong opposition to changing the definition of marriage."
There are now three bills before the Australian Parliament proposing to legalise gay marriage. The Greens hope for a vote on theirs by November.
Following one from Liberal Democratic Senator David Leyonhjelm and Labor's effort, there may yet be a fourth, with bipartisan sponsors. None are guaranteed to be voted on this year.
Mark Textor argues the overseas experience should inform Australia's response.
"Has the world ended in Ireland? No," Mr Textor declares. "Are children being taught gay sex in school? No. Are there plagues of locusts and devils on horses? No. They got on and just did it."
He believes Australia will eventually do the same.
Under the front page headline "Brussels twists knife on Brexit, the paper's political editor says the European Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator has openly mocked Theresa May.
Former Chancellor Mr Osborne backed Remain in the referendum.
He had pledged to be "fearless" and "independent" in his new role.
As he arrived for his first day, Mr Osborne - the Conservative MP for Tatton - said: "It's very exciting to be starting in the new job.
"It's a really important time in our country when people are going to want the straight facts, the informed analysis so they can make the really big decisions about this country's future."
He also tweeted at the end of the day, sharing a photograph of himself with an Evening Standard employee and thanking the team for "all the help today".
His appointment at the Standard in March provoked accusations he was juggling too many responsibilities, as he was still an MP and had recently taken on a £650,000-a-year position as an advisor to US investment company Blackrock.
He was sacked as chancellor last July after Mrs May became prime minister and later announced he would not be standing as an MP in the June general election.
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has imposed a two-year ban on Mr Osborne lobbying former ministerial colleagues on behalf of his new employers, and stopped him from discussing the issue of press regulation with the government.
The Standard's front page article by Joe Murphy refers to reports of disagreements over the Brexit negotiations at a private dinner between Mrs May and the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, last week.
It notes that No 10 attempted to keep out of the row, quoting the prime minister's spokesman as saying: "We approach these talks with all parties in a constructive manner and with a huge amount of goodwill."
Elsewhere, in a leading article, the Standard says it respects the democratic decision of the people who voted to leave the EU "even though it continues to believe it to be an historic mistake".
It said reports of Mrs May's dinner with Mr Juncker - said to have come via European Commission sources - show "how unrealistic were the claims made about the strength of Britain's hand".
The paper says it is committed to "optimism, freedom, diversity and enterprise" and "will argue for a Britain that doesn't retreat within itself but remains engaged in Europe and the world".
It says: "We will be the voice of London on issues from air quality to knife crime - as we are today - but we won't restrict ourselves to issues that primarily affect the capital."
The paper carries news of an exclusive poll which suggests nearly seven in 10 people do not believe the prime minister will meet her pledge to cut net immigration to below 100,000.
There is also a comment piece by Thomas Hetherwick, the designer of the Thames Garden Bridge, which last week lost the support of the mayor of London.
The bridge across the river had been championed by Mr Osborne as chancellor.
The Guardian's media writer Jane Martinson said Mr Osborne's first paper as editor demonstrated that he "intends to take on Theresa May".
Political blogger Guido Fawkes said the Standard's editorial "repeats the Juncker briefing uncritically as if it is gospel".
The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg tweeted: "Irony alert - George Osborne's first editorial in Standard warns govt against only repeating slogans, and asking for a 'blank cheque'".
Dmitri Kovtun believed he may be committing an offence under Russian law if he gave evidence, the hearing heard.
His earlier request to give evidence may have been to "obtain information", said a lawyer for the Met police.
Mr Kovtun denies any involvement in the death of Mr Litvinenko, who died of radioactive poisoning in November 2006.
The Russian, who has "core participant status" to the inquiry at London's Royal Courts of Justice, had been due to provide testimony by video link from Moscow starting on Monday.
However, on Friday, the court heard Mr Kovtun had emailed to say he felt bound by obligations of confidentiality to the Russian investigation, which still continued.
Robin Tam QC, counsel to the inquiry, said Mr Kovtun had been directed to his Russian lawyer, and given a deadline of noon on Monday to decide whether to take part.
"There's a very strong argument for saying they've had far too much time already," he said.
Richard Horwell QC, for the Metropolitan Police, said Mr Kovtun's actions did not come as "any surprise",
"It appears Kovtun's request to give evidence was nothing more than an attempt to become a core participant and obtain as much information about these proceedings as he could.
"There's a certain inevitability about what will happen on Monday, and bookmakers' books will be closed."
However, Mr Horwell added that if Mr Kovtun was not given the opportunity to give evidence, "the Russian authorities will blame your withdrawal of the video link".
A lawyer for Mr Litvinenko's widow claimed Mr Kovtun's actions implied he was guilty of her husband's murder, along with his co-accused Andrei Lugovoi. Mr Lugovoi also denies involvement.
Earlier on Friday, the inquiry heard that Mr Kovtun had asked a former friend if he knew a London chef who could administer "expensive poison" to "traitor" Mr Litvinenko.
The witness - known only as D3 - said he had worked with Mr Kovtun in a restaurant in Hamburg, Germany, and made the allegations during interviews with German police in 2006 following Mr Litvinenko's death.
D3 declined to give evidence to the inquiry, but his interview was read out.
The inquiry heard how he did not mention the alleged conversation when he was first questioned by police, but said he did so afterwards because he was frightened.
He told police Mr Kovtun had called him after Mr Litvinenko's death, saying reports linking him to the killing were "just rubbish".
Mr Litvinenko - who was a former officer with the Federal Security Service, the successor to the KGB - died after fleeing to Britain where he became a UK citizen and was a fierce critic of the Kremlin.
He died nearly three weeks after consuming tea laced with polonium-210 at a London hotel.
Mr Kovtun and Andrei Lugovoi remain in Russia, despite requests for them to be extradited to the UK.
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The Vatican spokesman said the pontiff's comments were not "revolutionary", but added it was the first time Pope Benedict had commented on the issue informally.
The Pope made clear in his view condoms were no answer to the Aids pandemic.
But he said their use could sometimes be justified in exceptional cases.
Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi said the Pope was speaking about "an exceptional situation" in one of the interviews in the book Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times, which is being published on Tuesday.
"The Pope considered an exceptional situation in which the exercise of sexuality is a real danger to the life of another," said Fr Lombardi.
Benedict used the specific example of a male prostitute using a condom to illustrate his apparent shift in position.
"The Pope maintains that condom use to lessen the danger of infection is a 'first assumption of responsibility,'" said Fr Lombardi, quoting from the book.
"In this, the reasoning of the Pope certainly cannot be defined as a revolutionary breakthrough."
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The Vatican has long opposed condoms as an artificial form of contraception.
This had drawn heavy criticism, particularly from Aids campaigners, who said condoms were one of the few methods proven to stop the spread of HIV.
The head of the United Nations Aids agency, Michael Sidibe, said the Pope's words were a significant step forward.
They were also welcomed by the Save the Children charity, although a spokesman said the Catholic Church needed to go further in supporting condom use for preventing the spread of Aids.
The new book is based on a series of interviews the Pope gave German Catholic journalist, Peter Seewald, earlier this year.
The Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, published excerpts of the interview in its Saturday edition.
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Two weeks after the calf's birth, zookeepers are pleased with his progress, saying he's putting on up to half a kilo per day.
An adult pygmy hippopotamus typically reaches around 70-80cm tall and weighs around 250kg, about a quarter of the size of a full-sized hippo.
They are classified as an endangered species, so the zoo are delighted with the new arrival.
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The group of 22 people - including the bride and groom - were posing for pictures and didn't expect the jetty to collapse from under them.
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Derbyshire based Courtaulds, which made Pretty Polly tights, went into administration with the loss of 350 jobs.
CUK Clothing, which merged with Courtaulds in 2006, also went into administration.
They traded under the Pretty Polly brand and also made private-label clothing for retailers.
The company employed 380 staff at its Belper and London sites making hosiery, lingerie, formal and casual wear, jackets and coats for UK and interational stores.
Administrators RSM Restructuring Advisory said BHS was a major customer.
Dilip Dattani said: "The administration of BHS has added to the challenge of operating within a fiercely competitive market for seasonal products.
"This has left the directors with little choice but to place the companies into administration.
"Regrettably, we have been forced to make 350 employees redundant to align with the current order book, and we are assisting them with their claims to the Redundancy Payments Service."
Lisa Cheetham, 55, from Belper, worked at the company for 39 years but was told she had lost her job on Wednesday afternoon.
"It's awful, absolutely devastating," she said. "We've all been crying. There are people who have worked here a long time, it's a family company. I've got two sisters who work here."
BHS filed for administration in April, putting 11,000 jobs under threat.
Once the music kicks in, everyone rises from their cubicles and begins moving to rap lyrics which say: "Exercise every day, morning and night. Health is something you cannot buy."
After 15 minutes, some head straight to rinse the sweat off their faces, jokingly suggesting the company should provide shower facilities.
This is not a communist work unit but democratic Taiwan, where in the past two years the government has spearheaded an ambitious, nationwide programme to help the population lose weight.
The programme has been well-received and is showing some initial success.
In the past two years, around 1.5m people have signed up and they have lost a combined 2.2m kg of weight - far exceeding the government target.
Unlike US First Lady Michelle Obama's campaign focusing only on children, Taiwan's programme targets all of society. What is driving it is the belief that being overweight is not just a personal matter, but a national issue.
"Half of adult men and a third of adult women are overweight or obese. Eight out of the 10 leading causes of death in Taiwan are associated with obesity," said Shu-Ti Chiu, director-general of the government's Bureau of Health Promotion, which leads the effort.
"The government in Taiwan recognised the importance of this issue, so we set a target of losing 600,000 kg in one year and then we mobilised the whole society to do it together."
Compared to other Asian countries, Taiwan has a higher percentage of people who are obese - 44% of adults. And its proportion of overweight children - a quarter - exceeds that of Australia, Germany, New Zealand and the UK, officials say.
An increasingly sugary and fatty diet and insufficient exercise are to blame. Fried chicken patties, greasy sausages and even fried vegetables are popular staples. Many people do not bother cooking - they buy from the food stalls found on almost every street.
Hectic and physically inactive lifestyles that involve working extra jobs or attending extra classes after school are also exacerbating the problem.
The obesity epidemic is straining the already cash-strapped national health insurance system. About 10% of total healthcare spending in Taiwan goes to treat problems related to obesity, according to experts.
So the government decided it was time to slim down - starting with President Ma Ying-jeou, who set an example by losing 11kg (24lb; one stone 10lb). Mayors and county magistrates also joined in; most of them were overweight.
Key to making the programme work is people's willingness to accept others' concern about their weight.
One of the participants, Chen Bai-mei, said she had gained a lot of weight after having children and tried dieting without success.
"I was going to give up, and just let myself be heavy, but then my colleagues all said I had gotten fat," said Ms Chen.
Now she has lost weight and her blood pressure has returned to normal.
Local government efforts have also boosted participation in the programme, through fliers posted on the streets and classes at community centres.
The campaign even has a catchy slogan which rhymes in Mandarin and roughly translates as: "Eat Wisely. Exercise Happily. Weigh Yourself Daily."
Participants are given simple nutritional advice - which can come as news to some who had been misled by the onslaught of advertisements and misinformation about weight loss methods.
"I used to exercise too, but couldn't lose weight because I still ate too much. Now I've gotten into the habit of calculating my calorie intake, and it's no longer hard to lose weight even if I only do simple exercises like speed walking," said 64-year-old Shih Hsi-hsien, who has lost 14kg in six months.
The theory is that it is easier to lose weight as a collective effort.
"Doing it in a group is helpful because everyone sees everyone else's results. If I do it alone, it's hard, especially when you see your family members eat like mad," said Ms Chen.
That is especially true in companies. After all, it is a lot more difficult to snack after eating a full lunch if all your colleagues know you shouldn't be doing it. And it is easier to lobby for the cafeteria to serve healthier food if everyone complains.
Companies' human resources departments have designed exercise outings and team competitions, awarding prizes including gym membership and travel vouchers, to people who achieve their ideal weight.
Food in some company cafeterias have been marked red for high-calorie, yellow for medium and green for healthy.
Chunghwa Telecom is one of several firms that have made exercising a part of the company culture. In its Taipei area offices alone, more than 1,500 workers have signed up.
The company has set up fitness rooms with exercise machines and ping pong tables. Managers have led the way by climbing stairs instead of taking lifts.
"We believe having healthy employees is the key to having a successful company. Without good health, how can employees do their jobs well?" said manager Lin Maw-cherng.
Despite the initial results, experts caution that while some have lost weight under the programme, they may gain it back. The benchmark of success is whether or not Taiwan's proportion of overweight people drops in the long run.
The programme is also meeting with some resistance. Some parents have refused to let overweight kids be taken out of class for more exercise, saying they should focus on studying.
"Many parents have the wrong thinking that chubby kids are healthy kids," said Yeh Chih-chien, principal of Gengliao Elementary School in New Taipei City.
And so far, the number of participants is still small compared to the percentage of the population that is overweight. But officials plan to continue this programme year after year and convince more people to sign up.
They have advocates in people like Mr Shih.
"My heart used to feel like it would stop when I climbed the stairs to my apartment. I was always worried I would have a heart attack," he said.
"Now I can jog 5km (three miles) non-stop with no problems. By losing weight, I feel healthier and that I have many years ahead of me."
Staffordshire coroner Andrew Haigh said it was possible the number of such cases were increasing.
He recently held an inquest where Kim Burns, of Codsall, near Wolverhampton, left a note criticising the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
However, the DWP said that death was not linked to loss of benefits and Ms Burns had been receiving her payments.
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A spokesman said Ms Burns, 51, was still receiving the higher rate of mobility allowance and personal independence payments were not a factor at the time of her death.
Ms Burns, a former worker with the British Council and at various universities, had worked full time until she developed an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis, her friend Christine Hammonds said.
She killed herself on 17 January. Her inquest in April recorded a verdict of suicide.
Ms Hammonds said Ms Burns had suffered with depression, but thought she would lose £1,000 a year in benefits from April and feared losing her car.
"She was an independent, very proud woman and I don't think that she wanted to get to the state like so many people, she felt, who somehow find themselves on the edge of society," she said.
Valerie Grant, 73, of Great Bridgeford, died in April. Her son had been told he was to lose his disability allowance on 3 May.
Her inquest has yet to be heard, but following her post-mortem test, Mr Haigh said: "Every now and again I do have to deal with sad cases of people who have killed themselves because of perceived problems with state benefits.
"These do not occur very frequently and I cannot really say if there is an increase in trend, but it certainly is a possibility."
He added he thought it was a "worthwhile issue to explore".
The DWP said it was inappropriate to comment on Mrs Grant's case as she was not in receipt of the benefit.
It follows an Office for National Statistics (ONS) review after a tightening of EU rules around publicly-funded building programmes.
The bypass is being funded though the "non-profit distribution" model, set up as an alternative to PFI.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the project would not be delayed as a result of the change.
Mr Swinney described the change as a "statistical accounting classification" and said the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route would be "completed on time and on budget" by winter 2017.
The ONS's ruling means the £745m road will now be on the Scottish government's balance sheet.
The ONS will now look at whether two other projects - Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and the Edinburgh Royal Hospital for Sick Children - also need to be reclassified.
All the projects under the review are currently being funded under the non-profit distribution (NPD) scheme, which uses private finance but caps the profit that firms can make.
The Scottish government said it also expected the hospitals to be built within the existing timetable and budget.
But Mr Swinney said he was considering if changes needed to be made to the "Hub" model, which delivers some NPD projects.
"There is likely to be some further impact on the delivery timetable for Hub projects that are in the current pipeline. The Scottish Futures Trust will engage closely with project partners to discuss the implications for them," he said.
The deputy first minister has pledged to report to MSPs on the issue after Holyrood gets back to business following its summer recess.
He added: "Infrastructure investment is at the heart of our economic strategy - delivering jobs, increased economic activity and productive assets of benefit to the people of Scotland."
The Aberdeen bypass was first given the green light by Scottish ministers in 2009 but was delayed by legal action.
The Perth hurdler helped the women's quartet to Great Britain's 66th medal in Rio, surpassing the 65 from their home Games in 2012.
Golds for rower Heather Stanning, in the women's pair, cyclists Callum Skinner - in the men's team sprint - and Katie Archibald - in the women's team pursuit - and tennis star Andy Murray had already helped Scots surpass their previous best for an overseas Games of eight medals from the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm.
Two relay silver medals for swimmer Duncan Scott and a fifth Olympic medal for 40-year-old rower Katherine Grainger were also among the highlights as Scots surpassed the target of 10 set by Mike Whittingham, performance director for national agency Sportscotland.
Callum Skinner also picked up a second medal when he took silver behind GB team-mate Jason Kenny in the men's sprint final.
There were 50 Scots - the largest ever contingent in a Great Britain team for an overseas Olympics, surpassing the previous record of 31 in Beijing in 2008 - competing in 15 of the 42 sports in Rio.
Heather Stanning (Rowing, women's pair).
Gordonstoun-educated Stanning, who lives in Lossiemouth, and partner Helen Glover were unbeaten in the women's pair since 2011, and led the final from start to finish to successfully defend their Olympic title.
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Callum Skinner (Cycling, team sprint)
Glasgow-born Skinner, 23, who started cycling at Meadowbank velodrome when his family moved to Edinburgh, was under pressure to justify his place in the men's sprint team but claimed a superb gold alongside Philip Hindes and Jason Kenny.
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Katie Archibald (Cycling, team pursuit)
Archibald, 22, from Milngavie, near Glasgow, joined Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell-Shand and Elinor Barker to set a new world record as they beat the United States in the final.
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Andy Murray (Tennis, men's singles)
The two-time Wimbledon champion, 29, completed another memorable double when he became the first tennis player to win two Olympic singles titles with a thrilling four-set victory over Argentine Juan Martin del Potro.
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Stephen Milne, Duncan Scott, Dan Wallace, Robbie Renwick (Swimming, 4 x 200m freestyle relay)
Milne, 22, from the Perth City Swim Club, Edinburgh-born Wallace, 23, a member of the Warrender Baths Club, 19-year-old Scott and University of Stirling team-mate Renwick, 28 - who swam in the heat before James Guy took over for the final - finished strongly to claim silver behind the United States.
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David Florence (Canoeing - C2 double)
Aberdonian Florence, 34, and partner Richard Hounslow had to settle for silver for the second successive Games in the canoe double, a third for Florence after a C1 silver in Beijing in 2008.
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Mark Bennett & Mark Robertson (Rugby sevens)
Glasgow centre Bennett, 23, and Scotland sevens specialist Robertson, 31, both played key roles in a GB squad that squeezed past Japan and New Zealand in tense pool games before even tighter knock-out matches against Argentina and South Africa, only to be beaten 43-7 by favourites Fiji in the final.
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Katherine Grainger (Rowing, double sculls)
Glasgow-born Grainger, 40, became Britain's most decorated female Olympian by winning a fourth Olympics silver medal with Victoria Thornley in the double sculls, four years after striking gold in London.
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Polly Swann & Karen Bennett (Rowing, women's eight)
Edinburgh-born Bennett, 27, and 28-year-old Swann, raised and educated in the Scottish capital, helped Britain win a first Olympic medal in the women's eight, alongside Katie Greves, Melanie Wilson, Frances Houghton, Jessica Eddie, Olivia Carnegie-Brown and Zoe Lee.
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Duncan Scott (Swimming, 4x100m medley relay)
The Glasgow-born 19-year-old won his second silver of the Games, joining Adam Peaty, James Guy and Chris Walker-Hebborn in helping Britain to a sixth medal in the pool.
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Callum Skinner (Cycling, men's sprint)
The 23-year-old, already dubbed 'the new Chris Hoy' in some quarters, cemented his burgeoning reputation by reaching the final of the individual sprint, having already won gold in the team event, but had to play second fiddle to more experienced GB team-mate Jason Kenny.
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Sally Conway (Judo, women's -70kg)
Conway, 29, who won bronze for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and trains at Judo Scotland's Edinburgh headquarters in Ratho, scored a single yuko to beat Austria's Bernadette Graf in the bronze medal match, after earlier beating world champion Gevrise Emane.
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Eilidh Doyle (Athletics, women's 4x400m relay)
The 29-year-old Scottish record holder from Perth came into the team for the final and ran the lead-off leg as she, Anyika Onuora, Emily Diamond and Christine Ohuruogu took bronze behind the United States and Jamaica. Doyle's 11th major championship medal brought her level with Yvonne Murray as Scotland's most decorated track and field athlete.
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Many of us attended Jules's funeral in Nice on Tuesday, so it is all so clear in our minds as we arrive in Hungary this weekend for the final race before the summer break.
This year was already hard knowing Jules, who was a racer like all of us, was in hospital. We knew how serious his condition was, but obviously you were always hoping that he would pull through.
So to have heard that he is no longer with us; well, it is hard to believe in this day and age.
In my lifetime, three drivers' deaths have had a big impact on me. The first was Ayrton Senna back in 1994, when I was nine. Then later that year I saw a boy I knew called Daniel Spence die in karting. And now Jules.
Jules's funeral reminded me very much of Daniel's, the all-pervading feeling of sadness and loss. It was heartbreaking to see his family and friends in tears, hurting so much, and just knowing that they are going through the worst possible time.
Jules will be in all of our thoughts this weekend in Hungary but we will go out and race hard for him because, like him, we are all racers. That's what we do, what Jules did, and what he would want us to do.
When someone is lost like that, of course it is a shock, but there is no question in my mind about carrying on in racing, no doubts about getting back in the car.
I have no fear. I'll just get in and drive like I always do - you can't let things like that affect you. And it will make no difference to my focus and commitment.
I am going to Hungary with the intention to win and to extend my championship lead, as always.
Hungary marks the halfway point of the season and I have to say that, from the perspective of my racing, it has been a pretty awesome year so far.
Both in terms of my performance level and consistency, I am really happy with how things have gone.
Of course, I've had some bad luck - such as losing the win in Monaco after we made a strategy error late in the race, and getting a bad start because of a problem with the engine's electronic systems in Austria - but things like that are always going to happen from time to time.
Coming into this year, it was hard to think I could top last season, but I really do feel that this year has been better for me.
I have been working and focusing hard to try to take another step on a personal level with my driving and I am definitely more at home in the Mercedes car this year than I was in 2014.
The buzz from winning at home at Silverstone earlier this month lasted for quite a while and now we are at another of my favourite races and I am really looking forward to getting back in the car.
For some reason, I seem to gel pretty well with the Hungaroring. People are always asking me why, but I really don't know the reason.
It's a low-to-medium-speed circuit, almost like a big go-kart track, and I really do love driving it.
It doesn't look much, but it is a real challenge both technically and physically.
The only time you have a few seconds to catch your breath is down the pit straight.
Otherwise, there is no real time to relax, you are just going from one corner to the other, so you are under constant stress through the lap. It is always very hot in Budapest at this time of year - it was 37C when I arrived on Thursday morning - and that just adds to it.
It's a terrific weekend overall, actually, and if anyone is thinking of travelling to a race that's not in their own country, this is a good one to come to.
Budapest is a wonderful city and the fans and people here are so lovely. It is a very romantic city, with good food and a great energy. I would strongly advise people to come here and see it.
If I win this weekend, it would be my fifth time in nine races in Hungary. It would also be my 39th F1 victory.
I'm not generally one for statistics like that but someone told me the other day that if I win three of the next four races, I would equal the number of wins Senna had in the same number of races in his career - 41 from 161.
I have to admit that I find it hard to come to terms with that. I have always wanted to emulate Ayrton, but the fact that my name and achievements are even close to those of someone like him is unbelievable.
It makes me really proud. But I set out to win every race I enter, so I will be doing my best to achieve it.
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Lewis Hamilton was talking to BBC Sport's Andrew Benson.
But sometimes minor details can be overlooked - like a player's shirt.
Northampton Town are currently fourth in their first season back in League One after promotion last year.
However, during Tuesday's 3-1 win over Swindon, striker JJ Hooper came off the bench without a name or number on his back.
"We forgot his jersey. It's as simple as that," Cobblers boss Rob Page told BBC Radio Northampton.
"I'd love to make something up, but we just got on with it and didn't make a fuss about it."
Despite his anonymity, Hooper set up the Cobblers' third goal as they earned their fourth win in five league matches.
"There were issues we had to address with scoring goals. We looked defensively solid at the start of the season.," continued Page.
"I thought all aspects of our game were excellent. It's great when you're winning games and you have to do it the ugly way.
"That's what we did, it wasn't the prettiest game of football, but when you pick up the paper in the morning it's three points on the board and we scored three goals."
The analysis of 20 separate studies, in the journal Neurology, showed changes in the brain's white matter and tiny lesions could be detected.
However, the reason for the differences and their impact are unclear.
Experts said more research needed to be conducted to explain the findings.
Dr Messoud Ashina, from the University of Copenhagen, said: "As a neurologist I see many patients with migraine who ask - does it damage my brain?"
He reviewed studies which had used MRI scans to examine the brains of patients with migraine.
It showed "white matter abnormalities" and mini-stroke like lesions were more common in migraine sufferers - particularly those who experience "aura" symptoms - than in people without migraines.
Dr Ashina said: "Migraine is associated with structural changes, but how and why we don't know".
Dr Mark Weatherall, a neurologist at Charing Cross hospital in London and the Migraine Trust, said: "It's a very interesting and useful exercise to have done this and it reinforces the question, what are we seeing?
"These changes, what do they mean, are they real, are they relevant and are they indicating progressive changes in the brain?"
Dr Fayyaz Ahmed, chair of the British Association for the Study of Headache, said: "It's been well known for some time that migraineurs, particularly those with aura, have silent high signal intensity lesions in the brain more than the general population. However, the significance of this remains uncertain.
"It would be too premature to say that a migraineur's brain is at high risk of future structural or functional problems unless there are long term longitudinal studies done."
The 29-year-old, who was linked with a move to West Ham in the summer, gave the hosts the lead before the break only for Andrea Belotti to equalise.
Bacca scored with a low strike and completed his treble with a penalty.
Daniele Baselli's late goal made it 3-2 before home keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved Belotti's injury-time penalty after Gabriel Paletta was sent off.
Match ends, Milan 3, Torino 2.
Second Half ends, Milan 3, Torino 2.
Penalty saved! Andrea Belotti (Torino) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Second yellow card to Gabriel Paletta (Milan) for a bad foul.
Penalty Torino. Andrea Belotti draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Gabriel Paletta (Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
Cristian Molinaro (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luiz Adriano (Milan).
Offside, Torino. Daniele Baselli tries a through ball, but Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Daniele Baselli (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Emiliano Moretti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luiz Adriano (Milan).
Goal! Milan 3, Torino 2. Daniele Baselli (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
Attempt blocked. Afriyie Acquah (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Luca Rossettini (Torino) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josef Martínez with a cross.
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Luca Antonelli.
Foul by Maxi López (Torino).
Juraj Kucka (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
Gabriel Paletta (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Milan. Luiz Adriano replaces Carlos Bacca.
Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andrea Poli (Milan).
Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cristian Molinaro (Torino).
Attempt missed. Maxi López (Torino) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josef Martínez with a cross.
Ignazio Abate (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lucas Boyé (Torino).
Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Afriyie Acquah (Torino).
Attempt saved. Daniele Baselli (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luca Rossettini with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Daniele Baselli (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Riccardo Montolivo.
Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Torino) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josef Martínez with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Milan. Andrea Poli replaces Andrea Bertolacci because of an injury.
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Ignazio Abate.
Attempt blocked. Daniele Baselli (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Andrea Bertolacci (Milan) because of an injury.
The 32-year-old utility player has signed a contract until the summer of 2018.
The Bluebirds have also completed a deal to sign striker Ibrahim Meite, 20, from non-league Harrow Borough.
However, forward Lex Immers will leave Cardiff after it was mutually agreed to terminate his contract seven months after he joined them permanently.
Immers joins Kieran Richardson and Marouane Chamakh in leaving Cardiff City Stadium.
The Dutchman has signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Belgian side Club Brugge with the option of an extra year.
Cardiff's Tom Adeyemi will remain at Rotherham for the remainder of the season as part of the Halford deal.
Boss Neil Warnock managed Halford during his spell in charge of Rotherham last season.
"Greg is a really good utility player - he played five or six positions for me last year," Warnock told BBC Wales Sport.
"I felt he gives us so many options really. Wherever he plays he is super and I know he can play here, there and everywhere.
"I felt against Brentford we were short with having to put a midfield player in defence and I thought 'that isn't going to happen again'."
Warnock described Meite, the non-league striker who had a loan spell with Leicester City earlier this season, as an "exciting prospect" and said he had signed him on a "hunch".
Immers' departure, meanwhile, is an agreement Warnock says "suited all parties".
"He has not really been in my plans since I have been here, and he has a lot on his plate as he is having a little baby," he added.
"He was one of our higher earners and I am trying to thin it down and make the squad more sustainable.
"I can take my time now, looking at the situation with the rest of the squad."
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The Highlands, Argyll and Bute and North Ayrshire have small isles that could potentially have a councillor.
The question forms part of wider government consultation on which additional powers should be given to Scotland's three island authorities.
These are Shetland, Orkney and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
Islands Minister Derek Mackay said: "This is the next stage of a conversation with our island communities, councils and wider stakeholders about what a future bill may look like - and who better to inform these decisions than the very people who live, work and study there.
"Life on our islands can be very different to living on the mainland and I am keen to ensure that people who live there have their views properly represented at a local and national level."
Using the latest technology, it promises to "transport viewers into the heart" of the regenerated area.
A 3D model of the scheme will also provide views of the project which have never been seen before.
Dumfries provost Ted Thompson said the technology could "really bring the designs to life".
Flood protection in the area has been a controversial issue for many years.
Thousands of people signed a petition against plans for an embankment in the area, prompting a review of the multi-million pound project.
The local authority now believes it has found a compromise that addresses long-standing flood problems while preserving views of the River Nith and maintaining car parking space numbers.
The latest plans claim to see the height of the defences reduced while still maintaining the same levels of protection.
"This is an exciting time for the project as we are able to show the public our plans for the Whitesands in ways that have not been seen previously," said Mr Thompson.
"We are pioneering the use of technology because it's important that people see for themselves what the Whitesands will look like."
He said it would be transformed into somewhere people would want to spend time, businesses would want to invest and locals could be proud of.
"The exhibition gives the public a chance to find details on the project for themselves and debunk any myths about the scheme," he said.
"I hope people will come along and speak to those working on the project design first hand and see for themselves what the regenerated Whitesands is going to look like."
An exhibition of the plans will be held at St George's Hall in the town from Thursday 3 November to Saturday 5 November.
Moussa Dembele's injury-time penalty sealed a 2-1 win on the night for the Scottish champions and a 3-2 aggregate victory over the Kazakh side.
That put them into Friday's play-off round draw - one tie away from the group stages - after a nervy evening.
"The fans were unbelievable for us, but I think they need to show a little bit of patience as well," Rodgers said.
"I'm a Celtic supporter. I know what they want, I know how desperate they want it. But instead of having that edginess, trust the players and how we work and eventually we can get there."
Neil Lennon, meanwhile, who experienced many tense nights in European competition as a Celtic player and manager, says it is natural that the fans were on edge.
"They're like an extra man. They raise your game to another level," said the Hibernian manager.
"Celtic's home record in Europe at home over the years has been very strong because of the backing they get.
"There are times they do get a bit anxious. It is understandable sometimes because they are very tense occasions."
Celtic will face one of Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria), Copenhagen (Denmark), Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Israel) or Dundalk (Republic of Ireland) with a place among Europe's elite at stake.
Should they lose that tie, they are guaranteed a place in the group stage of the Europa League.
Rodgers says he has no preference, but hopes to have the second leg at home again after overcoming Lincoln Red Imps and Astana after travelling for the first leg.
"That's a real benefit for us," he said. "We'll just take whoever comes in the next game.
"It's the final step [before the group stage]. There was always going to be three tough rounds."
Dembele's goal was his first for Celtic since signing from Fulham.
It came after the 20-year-old's driving run earned a spot-kick and led to the dismissal of both Igor Shitov, for making the foul, and Dmitri Shomko for protesting.
Earlier, Leigh Griffiths netted another penalty in first-half stoppage time, only for Agim Ibraimi to level the tie on aggregate midway through the second half.
"Both penalty takers showed wonderful composure in a pressure game," Rodgers said. "But Moussa especially for a boy who has just turned 20.
"He has been playing catch-up in his fitness, but he's got quality and that's why he was coveted by so many teams."
Nicole Sapstead said some athletes went to "extraordinary lengths" to avoid detection, including hiring scientists to tell them what to take when.
The MPs were also told the anti-doping authorities suffered from a lack of resources.
It comes after the Sunday Times obtained thousands of leaked blood test results.
Ms Sapstead, the chief executive of UK Anti-Doping (Ukad), told MPs scientists were telling doping athletes how long to delay when drug testers knock on their door.
"There are drugs out there which are constantly being modified to avoid detection and that's the problem that organisations such as ours have," she said.
"The science is behind the sophisticated cheater."
The Sunday Times published data from 5,000 athletes, which it had reviewed by scientists and said revealed an "extraordinary extent of cheating". But the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) called the allegations "sensationalist and confusing" denying it had failed in its duty to carry out effective blood testing.
Ms Sapstead said Ukad could ask for data on UK athletes going back to 2005 - the longest time span it is legally allowed to request.
"If there are UK nationals there is no reason why an international federation would not share that with us," she said, adding that other countries were believed to have approached the IAAF for data on their athletes.
Asked which sports were "cleanest", she listed squash, badminton and table tennis, and also said she had seen no evidence of under 16s doping in the UK.
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee was holding the first of two sessions looking at blood doping, which involves replacing an athlete's blood to enhance their performance.
Earlier Dr Michael Ashenden, one of the doping experts used by the Sunday Times to assess the leaked data, said the IAAF had "lost the trust of the public" and that cycling's world governing body had been quicker to react to the issue.
The IAAF was "simply overwhelmed" by the scale of the problem, he added.
Ms Sapstead said there was no reason to believe Mr Ashenden was "anything other than very credible".
The Sunday Times' coverage was described by Britain's Lord Coe, who has since been elected as IAAF president, as "a declaration of war" against athletics.
Asked about this, Ukad chairman David Kenworthy told the MPs: "When I read that my thought was 'is this a man who is about to stand for election'?"
The company sold 10.15 million cars overall in 2015, slightly beating expectations.
Germany's Volkswagen came second with 9.93 million vehicles sold, followed in third by General Motors from the US with 9.8 million.
Volkswagen had been top in the first half of 2015 before a diesel emissions scandal set back sales.
Business in a number of major markets such as the US and Japan, as well as in emerging markets, has slowed due to the global economic slowdown.
In 2014, Toyota claimed the top spot with 10.23 million cars sold.
The company is best known for its Prius hybrid, Camry and Corolla sedan models and the Lexus luxury brand.
Toyota also announced it was considering buying out the rest of fellow car maker Daihatsu, of which it already owns 51.2%.
Shares in Daihatsu jumped 16.4% on the Tokyo stock exchange on the news.
Toyota shares rose by 3.8%, also boosted by media reports suggesting there was to be a cooperation deal with Suzuki.
Both carmakers denied the rumours, but Suzuki also saw its shares jump by 11.4%.
The boys from Sudan emerged from their hiding place when the vehicle, hired by The Cowplain School, returned to Waterlooville, Hampshire on 28 May.
Headteacher Ian Gates said they were "dazed and dehydrated" and Year 9 and 10 pupils gave them food and drinks.
Hampshire Constabulary has referred the boys to social services.
Mr Gates said: "These were desperate people who needed help.
"The journey back was about 11 hours, so the two of them were very dazed and dehydrated, having spent a long time next to the coach's engine.
"The children wanted to make sure they were fine and gave them food and water before police arrived."
Police would not reveal the ages of the boys but said both were under the age of 18.
The process is expected to take at least a week as officials tally the paper ballots by hand.
The election was delayed for more than a year after the results of the October 2015 vote were thrown out following allegations of widespread fraud.
After President Michel Martelly's mandate expired in February, Jocelerme Privert was named interim leader.
The Caribbean nation was choosing a new president and lawmakers.
The presidential election will probably go to a second round on 29 January as none of the 27 candidates is expected to gain the 50% of the votes necessary to win outright in the first round.
Exit polls suggested Jovenel Moise, 47, had an early lead, although the supporters of Maryse Narcisse said their candidate was ahead.
Mr Moise enjoys the backing of former President Martelly and belongs to his Parti Haitien Tet Kale (Haitian Bald Head Party).
A banana exporter, Mr Moise won the first round of presidential election held in October 2015 but following allegations of fraud, those elections were annulled.
Ms Narcisse, a doctor, has the backing of Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and is one of two women running for the top office.
Whoever wins the election will face the challenge of reconstructing a country which has been ravaged by natural disasters.
The most recent, Hurricane Matthew, destroyed 90% of some of Haiti's southern areas.
One voter in that region told Reuters news agency that what people there needed was "aid after the hurricane, because everything was lost".
An appeal for donations by the UN has so far failed to raise even half the sum it set out to reach.
$2bn
Estimated loss caused by Hurricane Matthew
$120m Sum UN wants to raise
$45.6m Pledged so far
$23m Sum pledged by US
Voter turnout in the areas worst hit by Matthew last month was low, according to reports.
But the president of the electoral council, Leopold Berlanger, said he was satisfied overall with how voting had progressed.
In the capital, Port-au-Prince, voters queued from early in the morning to to cast their ballots.
"This is my responsibility as a citizen," Alain Joseph, a motorcycle taxi driver in the city, told the Associated Press news agency.
Some hours after voting ended, a fire broke out at a market in a suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
The cause of the blaze is still unknown.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said "tens of millions" was needed to ensure London was prepared in case of a similar incident to the Paris attacks.
The national counter-terror budget currently stands at £564m, with an additional £130m set to be distributed.
The Home Office said allocation of the £130m was yet to be finalised but all agencies would be provided for.
During the London Assembly's Police and Crime Committee meeting at City Hall, Sir Bernard said the increasing use of online networks was taking up more resources than ever in the fight against terrorism.
The Deputy Mayor for Policing, Stephen Greenhalgh, also raised concerns that the Metropolitan Police was only expected to benefit from £9.4m of the £130m extra funding.
He told City Hall: "They [Scotland Yard] do the surveillance work...and a lot of undercover policing takes place in our capital city.
"So we think it's important that counter-terrorist policing gets its fair share of that additional money and £20m is a good round number."
The Home Office said it would make sure the police and other agencies had the resources they needed to respond to changing threats.
But London Assembly Labour Group member Joanne McCartney said: "It's vitally important that the Met have the resources they need to fund counter-terrorism efforts including more firearms officers.
"Stephen Greenhalgh has said we need an extra £20m from Government. Tough talk alone from the Home Office won't cut it; we need them to put their money where their mouth is."
The e-borders scheme, launched in 2003, has been dogged by problems and in 2014 was "terminated" in its current form.
The Public Accounts Committee accused officials of complacency and said delays in implementing its successor risked undermining Britain's security.
The Home Office has so far not responded to the MPs' report.
The e-borders scheme is designed to enhance checks on people entering the country by air, rail and sea by gathering and processing data on passengers before they reach the border.
The cross-party committee said the new system was not expected to be in place until "at least" eight years later than planned and cost "significantly more than expected".
It found that repeated warnings about the original e-borders scheme and its successor had not been taken seriously, saying officials had been "worryingly dismissive".
"It is difficult to understand where this confidence comes from, given the lengthy delays and continual warnings of ongoing management issues, which gives us cause for concern about the future prospects for this programme which is vital to national security," its report said.
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Seven warnings about the programme had been issued by the Major Projects Authority since 2010 and in 2015 the National Audit Office said checks remained "highly manual and inefficient" and the IT systems were outdated.
The report found that only 86% of those coming to Britain have their data checked ahead of travel, despite a pledge to carry this out on 95% of travellers by December 2010.
Committee chairwoman Meg Hillier said: "If the Home Office is to complete this project before the decade is out, then it must get its house in order now - starting by setting out exactly what it expects to achieve this year, and who will be held to account for it."
Volkswagen could be forced to pay more than $4bn unless it gets regulatory clearance for the plan, which covers three-litre diesel engines.
The company, which has already agreed a deal covering 475,000 two-litre cars, will receive a final ruling in May.
The court also gave preliminary backing to a separate deal involving Bosch.
The German car parts supplier to Volkswagen had proposed a settlement of $327.5m to US diesel VW owners.
"This settlement marks an important milestone in Volkswagen's efforts to make things right in the United States," said Robert Giuffra, an attorney representing VW.
US District Judge Charles Breyer, in San Francisco, is due to hold a hearing on 11 May on whether to grant final approval for the VW and Bosch deals.
VW has now agreed to spend up to $25bn in the US to settle claims from car owners, environmental regulators, US states and dealers.
The US has also charged seven current and former VW executives with wrongdoing.
VW previously agreed to spend up to $10.03bn to buy back up to 475,000 polluting two-litre vehicles that are fitted with software that allowed them to evade emissions rules during testing.
The Federal Trade Commission said said earlier this month that US customers who bought the three-litre diesel cars would be fully compensated "through a combination of repairs, additional monetary compensation, and buybacks for certain models".
Owners of 2009 to 2012 models could get between $26,000 to $58,000 for a buyback, depending on the model, mileage, and trim of the car, the FTC said.
The trial allows people who have signed up for a special card to use Portslade and Woodingdean libraries.
A phone line to a security company will be available in case of emergency and library staff can be contacted via a dedicated helpline.
Brighton and Hove City Council said staffing will not be reduced.
The libraries are normally closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Alan Robins, deputy chairman of the council's culture committee, said if the pilot was successful it could be rolled out across the city.
"It's monitored by CCTV. If you go in using your card people are watching you.
"You couldn't just walk out with a load of computer equipment."
Our Little Sister tested positive for nandrolone after finishing last in a race at Wolverhampton on 14 January, which had prize money of £2,500.
Morrison, who could lose his licence, said he is "totally innocent" and has no idea how the drug was administered.
"For me to do it would be professional suicide," he told BBC Sport.
The 56-year-old, who has had 780 winners in a 20-year career, was charged by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) on Thursday with breaching rules and is appealing for help from the public.
He believes there has been a malicious attempt to sabotage British racing or his training operation in East Ilsley, Berkshire, and has informed Thames Valley Police.
The force said it had been contacted by Morrison's lawyer, but said it was a matter for the BHA.
A BHA spokesman said the case would be considered by a disciplinary panel and anyone with information could contact its confidential helpline on 0800 085 2580 or visit the RaceStraight website.
Morrison says whoever injected the filly must have had a thorough knowledge of racing and the implications of a positive test.
He said the horse had been left unattended for a significant time at Southwell races on 2 January after an injury to another of the stable's runners.
"The onus is on me to prove my innocence. I wouldn't be offering such a generous reward if I didn't think there was something out there," he added.
BHA rules of strict liability for prohibited substances mean he faces a ban from training of between one and 10 years if found guilty.
The BHA introduced a zero-tolerance policy on anabolic steroids after the case of Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni.
Zarooni was banned for eight years in 2013 after admitting giving an anabolic steroid, stanozolol, to 15 horses.
Morrison has been a vocal critic in the past of people using performance-enhancing substances.
"I'm so violently against steroids. Why would I give anything which would destroy me career overnight?" said the trainer who has won six races at Royal Ascot and three Group One contests.
"I have so much to lose and nothing to gain. This was a very moderate horse which gave my young staff experience in races.
"I just want to find the truth and tell the truth. We have a few questions which remain unanswered from the BHA."
Our Little Sister raced once more, when down the field at Southwell on 26 January and has since been retired.
Morrison said his yard was raided at dawn by the BHA on 3 February, when blood samples taken from all 77 horses, including Our Little Sister, returned negative results.
Morrison said he had hired a leading American toxicologist in an effort to uncover what has happened.
"People have been incredibly sympathetic but we have been through hell over the past three months. It's been a pretty traumatic time," he said.
"No-one likes to be accused of something one hasn't done. It's rather debilitating when you are totally innocent."
Morrison fears for the future of his yard, which employs 25 full-time staff.
He revealed news of the positive test in an interview with the Daily Telegraph.
"Our Little Sister was a horse of limited ability, in a race with hardly any prize money, and there was no unusual betting on it," said the trainer.
"Racing is my life. My reputation is everything. I might annoy a few people, but everyone knows my integrity is 100%. I would never, ever do anything to besmirch the good name of the sport," he told the newspaper.
BBC racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght:
I don't think Morrison would argue with the analysis that he's not everyone's cup of tea. The word "outspoken" could practically have been invented for him, as all kinds of racing participants - including racecourse officials - will testify.
However, no one disputes his abilities as a trainer. Success at the top end of the scale has come with horses such as Pastoral Pursuits and Sakhee's Secret, both of whom won the Group One July Cup.
But he's also gained a reputation for being an astute 'placer' of horses, - not sending one to, say, Ascot if a lowly handicap at a less fashionable outpost might provide a better winning opportunity.
As the Old Etonian brother of a Lord, Morrison fits racing's establishment stereotype neatly but, unlike some similar trainers, he cut his teeth in commerce, running a lighting business in Manchester.
The Irish government amended the law in January, cutting the duration of bankruptcy from three years to one.
Prior to 2013, the Republic of Ireland had an even more onerous regime, in which bankruptcy lasted for 12 years.
The system has been extensively reformed in the last few years, in order to reduce delays and costs.
The changes came in response to some of the problems thrown up by the Irish banking crisis and property crash.
Many people were saddled with huge debts and mortgages they could not pay.
Because of the tough 12-year regime, several Irish people, including some high-profile property developers, opted to declare themselves bankrupt in the UK, where they could be released from the restrictions in 12 months.
The process was referred to as "bankruptcy tourism" and led to calls for reform.
On Friday, 793 people who were made bankrupt on or prior to 29 July 2015 were released from the process, according to the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI).
The government-backed organisation was set up in 2013 to help tackle personal debt problems.
Its director, Lorcan O'Connor, said: "As of today, almost 800 former bankrupts can have a fresh start without the burden of unsustainable debt."
He also welcomed a new state-funded scheme that enables borrowers with mortgage arrears to access advice from a personal insolvency practitioner.
The ISI said the aim of the scheme is to "find a sustainable solution that keeps a person in their home, where possible".
Mr O'Connor said it "should ensure that anyone in difficulty can now get the help they need".
The new alert level rates the risk of an attack on the UK "highly likely", although Mrs May said there was no evidence to suggest one was "imminent".
It is the second highest of five possible UK threat levels.
David Cameron promised new legislation would make it easier to take passports from those travelling abroad to fight.
The home secretary already has the power, under the Royal Prerogative, to withhold a passport if it is in the public interest to stop somebody travelling.
That power has been used 23 times between since April 2013 to stop people travelling abroad for alleged terrorist-related or criminal activity.
In a Downing Street press conference on Friday, the prime minister said Islamic State (IS) extremists - who are attempting to establish a "caliphate", or Islamic state - represented a "greater and deeper threat to our security than we have known before".
He said that "learning lessons from the past doesn't mean there isn't a place for our military" in combating the threat, but did not commit to any military action.
He added the "threat is growing" from Britons travelling to fight with IS, saying at least 500 people had travelled from the UK "to fight in Syria and potentially Iraq".
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, the Association of Chief Police Officers' lead for counter-terrorism, said security and protection measures were being increased following the raised threat level.
And efforts are continuing to identify a suspected British jihadist who appeared in IS footage of the killing of US journalist James Foley.
Analysis by Dominic Casciani, BBC home affairs correspondent
The raised threat level may not lead to visible signs of change on the streets - but it is a sign of the increased concern and security activity behind the scenes involving all of the UK's intelligence and security bodies.
The last time the level was this high was between January 2010 and the summer of 2011. This may have been linked to attempts by an al-Qaeda affiliate to smuggle bombs on to planes heading out of the Middle East.
The highest level is "critical"- meaning an attack is expected imminently. Officials have twice put the country on such an alert - in 2006 after the discovery of liquid bombs aimed at airliners and then the following year when extremists attempted to bomb Glasgow Airport (pictured) and London's West End.
In other words - if security chiefs had knowledge of a clear threat they could not contain, the level would already be one notch higher.
Mr Cameron said the murder of Mr Foley was "clear evidence - not that any more was needed - that this is not some far-off [problem], thousands of miles away, that we can ignore".
He did not give extensive details on what the changed threat level would mean, stressing people "should continue to go about our lives in the normal way".
Mr Cameron said other measures to tackle the threat included:
More steps to deal with the threat would be announced on Monday, Mr Cameron said, which would include details on how to stop would-be terrorists travelling abroad.
He said there were "gaps in our armoury" which needed to be strengthened.
Earlier, in a statement, Mrs May said: "The increase in the threat level is related to developments in Syria and Iraq where terrorist groups are planning attacks against the West.
"Some of those plots are likely to involve foreign fighters who have travelled there from the UK and Europe to take part in those conflicts.
"The first and most important duty of government is the protection of the British people."
Mrs May said decisions about the threat level were made by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC).
She added: "JTAC's judgements about that threat level are made on the basis of the very latest intelligence and are independent of ministers."
AC Rowley said: "From this afternoon we will begin to increase our levels of visible patrols and implement other security and protection measures.
"We will also build on existing community relations to provide reassurance and seek their support and assistance in keeping the UK safe."
He urged communities and families to report anyone who is "vulnerable, a danger or escalating towards terrorism" by calling the anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321.
Baroness Neville-Jones, a former chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee, said the higher threat level was "justified", adding it was "not something you do for the sake of it".
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the government's decision to remove control orders - to restrict the movements of terror suspects - should be reconsidered, adding there should be "proper powers in place when there is an extreme threat".
She said the government needed to support communities, and families in particular, and that more could be done through its anti-terrorism Prevent scheme.
The terror threat level was made public in 2006.
The level last changed in July 2011 when it was reduced to "substantial".
The threat level in the US has not changed. US secretary for homeland security Jeh Johnson said he had spoken to Mrs May about changes to the UK threat level but that he was not aware of any "specific, credible" threat to the US.
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The line between Tonbridge and Hastings is being closed after 21:00 GMT on Monday and Tuesday to allow worn out components to be replaced.
It is understood the work will take several months to complete.
Greg Clark, MP for Tunbridge Wells, said the work had been poorly publicised, however, Network Rail said there was "no good time" to do it.
Mr Clark said: "To do this just before Christmas without consultation is completely wrong.
"It will be a terrible shock to many of my constituents travelling home after a long and busy day."
Network Rail's route managing director for the south east, Alasdair Coates, said: "There is no good time to do this work and it is almost impossible to do so without impacting on passengers.
"However, I'm confident that this will plan keep the railway open as long as possible, while also improving journeys for everybody."
A rail replacement bus service will run instead of trains while the line is closed.
The St John's hospital ward in Livingston has only opened between 08:00 and 20:00 during weekdays and closed at weekends since 9 July.
It assessed patients on weekdays but transferred children to Edinburgh if they needed to be admitted.
First Minister Alex Salmond and West Lothian Council criticised the temporary move at the time.
Additional staff have now been recruited to support the team at the hospital in the future.
Three new consultant neonatologists and two consultant paediatricians will take up post in the next few weeks.
Trainee doctors will also return to the children's ward, with two due to start in August.
Dr David Farquharson, NHS Lothian's medical director, said: "The medical and nursing staff at St John's made Herculean efforts in order to maintain children's and maternity services.
"Despite this, for the three weeks in July, we were unable to ensure that adequate back-up was in place if there was an unplanned absence.
"The alternative, of crossing fingers and hoping for the best, was not good enough.
"I am delighted to say now the department is stronger than ever and we are back to full strength to provide the high quality of care associated with St John's Hospital."
The Irishman deputised for suspended Mark Oxley in Saturday's Scottish Cup semi-final win over Dundee United.
Making his first appearance for 16 months, Logan kept a clean sheet and stopped two penalties in a shootout.
But manager Alan Stubbs confirmed that Oxley will return at Easter Road, saying: "Ox is my number one."
Logan, 30 on Monday, thwarted United in three one-on-one situations and made a smart save from a John Rankin shot in a game short on thrills.
He saved his best for the shootout, stopping efforts from Blair Spittal and Billy McKay as Hibs went through 4-2 on penalties.
"Conrad has come in and done magnificently and was rightly named man-of-the-match," Stubbs told BBC Scotland.
"He's done himself no harm whatsoever, pushing for a place. Every manager wants competition for places and he has raised the bar.
"We're delighted to have him. He's been great since he's come here and he needs to keep putting Mark under pressure."
Wednesday's match at Easter Road is a rehearsal for the Scottish Cup final on 21 May.
While Rangers have already wrapped up the Championship title, Hibs are in need of points as they bid to overhaul Falkirk - who are six points ahead, having played two games more - in second place.
"It's three huge points for us," said Stubbs. "It's a game that we must be looking to win.
"But I don't think there will be much relevance in terms of the cup final. Will the winners have an edge in the final? I don't see that one."
Rangers have had the best of the head-to-heads this season, with three victories, while Hibs won 2-1 at Easter Road in November.
Should Hibs finish behind Falkirk and then progress to the play-off final, it would mean a gruelling schedule of 11 games in 36 days for a side that looked exhausted during extra-time against Dundee United.
"When you have a goal that you've worked towards all season and a cup final, as a player, it doesn't get any better," said Stubbs.
"And then they can go away after being successful, if that's the case, and have a long rest. I'll give them extra time off in the summer.
"Yes, it's a lot of games but success is the thing everyone strives for in football and, when you've got something so close, tiredness isn't an issue."
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Benn, 53, and Collins, 52, were once among the biggest names in the super-middleweight division.
Dublin-born Collins has twice beaten Londoner Benn, who retired after their second fight in 1996.
Details of the third fight are yet to be agreed but Benn expects it to take place in October or November.
Benn, nicknamed 'The Dark Destroyer', held the WBO middleweight title and the WBC super-middleweight belt before retiring as a fighter following his second defeat by Collins at the Manchester Arena in November 1996.
First fight - 6 July 1996, Manchester
Collins ended Chris Eubank's unbeaten record to win the WBO super-middleweight title in 1995, and successfully defended the title seven times, include twice against Benn.
Benn came into the first fight in July 1996 having lost his WBC World super middleweight title to Thulani Malinga.
Collins stopped his opponent in the fourth round, with Benn suffering an ankle injury, but the pair then had a rematch just four months later.
Second fight - 9 November 1996, Manchester
Benn went into the rematch seeking revenge, but Collins was relentless in his attacking strategy.
The Englishman battled through to the end of round six before retiring in his corner. Collins had two more fights, retaining his WBO title, retiring in July 1997.
Benn, whose son Conor made his professional debut in April 2016, has talked up the possibility of a return to the ring before.
An attempt to organise a rematch with old rival Eubank came to nothing, but both Benn and Collins have indicated that they are ready to fight each other again.
If the British Boxing Board of Control refuses to sanction the bout, both fighters have said they would seek a boxing licence from abroad.
"It's about the final chapter," Benn said. "It's about closure.
"I was going backwards and forwards with Chris and I thought: 'I wouldn't have a problem with Steve.' So I asked him if he wants to fight. He said yes. No mucking about."
Collins has not fought in almost 20 years, with an attempt to come out of retirement in 1999 halted when he collapsed during a sparring session.
The Irishman has also talked of fighting again in recent years, saying in a 2013 interview that he wanted to take on Roy Jones Jr.
Collins, whose son Steve Jr has been a professional boxer since 2013, said his motivations for taking on the fight with Benn were financial.
"It's just about money, a payday which will allow me to buy some more land," he said.
"I have no problem with Nigel. I have a lot of respect. I like him."
Since his retirement, Benn has helped train young boxers, and has also made a career as a DJ - while in 2002, he appeared as a contestant in the first series of ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.
He said that he feels in the best shape of his life, comparing himself to Benjamin Button, the F Scott Fitzgerald character who becomes younger in appearance as he gets older.
Benn added that he felt fitter now than he did at his professional peak, a time during which he said he was smoking cannabis and struggling with troubles in his personal life.
"I'm not angry any more and I can have everything I ever want," he said. "I am Nigel 'Benjamin Button' Benn. I feel like I am in my thirties."
Collins, nicknamed 'The Celtic Warrior', has worked as an actor since his last professional fight, appearing in the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
He is confident that he will be cleared medically to fight Benn, despite the collapse that prevented his comeback in the late 1990s.
"I am not fighting a 20-year-old-guy," he said. "I'm fighting someone the same age as me. There's no disadvantage to anybody.
"I get medicals every year and the most impressive part is my MRI. 'Excellent' was how the neurosurgeon described it. I'm very healthy and very fit."
The NatCen British Social Attitudes Report found 77% of 4,328 people interviewed thought the class divide was either fairly wide or very wide.
Just 26% of people thought it was not very difficult to move between social classes, compared with 35% in 2005.
NatCen said the poll showed the UK class divide "was alive and well".
The social research specialists found that people who identify as working class were more likely to believe the divide between social classes was "fairly wide" or "very wide" (82%) compared with 70% of those who describe themselves as middle class.
The British Social Attitudes survey has been carried out every year since 1983, with questions repeated periodically to assess how opinions change over time.
This 2015 study aimed to find how people had responded to government austerity and how it affected perceptions of class, public spending and the workplace.
Kirby Swales, director of the NatCen survey centre, said: "The class divide is alive and well in Britain and the economic instability and austerity of recent years seem to have sharpened our belief that it is difficult to move from one class to another...
"Our findings certainly show that people who believe themselves to be working class are more likely to believe in a class divide than those who say they are middle class and more think it is difficult to move between classes than did in the past."
The report also found the majority of people considered themselves to be working class (60%) compared with 40% who identified as being middle class - the same proportion as in 1983.
This is despite the fact it is estimated that only a quarter of the population are in working class occupations, the report's authors said.
Some 47% of people in jobs classed as managerial and professional consider themselves working class.
NatCen said class identity was closely linked to attitudes in other areas, with people who say they are working class being far more likely to be opposed to immigration, one of the defining issues of the EU referendum.
The authors of the report's chapter on social class, Geoffrey Evans and Jonathan Mellon, said there appeared to be a "working class of the mind".
They said: "Those in middle class occupations still think of themselves to a surprising degree as working class, and especially so if their family background was working class or they have never been to university.
"And this sense of working class identity apparently means that they are less libertarian and less pro-immigrant, but not necessarily more left-wing - even though those with a working class identity are particularly likely to think that class differences and barriers remain important."
But 45% of those surveyed back a cut in benefits for unemployed people.
Elizabeth Clery, research director of NatCen social research, said: "We have witnessed a big rise in support for higher public spending; support is now back to a level not seen since before the financial crash.
"After seven years of austerity the public is clearly worried about the funding of the NHS and reckons that, for some groups at least, spending on benefits should be increased."
"I want to be clear, we will be punished severely," Jean-Laurent Bonnafe said in the internal memo.
The bank could be fined $8.9bn (£5.2bn) for allegedly violating sanctions rules as early as Monday, reports suggest.
The Financial Times and New York Times also report that the bank will, unusually, admit guilt.
The bank is accused of breaking sanctions against Iran, Sudan and Cuba between 2002 and 2009.
"This is good news for all staff and for our clients," Mr Bonnafe said.
"It will enable us to remove the current uncertainties that are weighing on our group. We will be able to put behind us these problems, which belong to the past.
"The difficulties that we are currently experiencing must not affect our future plans."
There have been months of speculation about the fine, which could force BNP to slash its dividends and issue billions of euros of bonds, reports say.
In April, BNP Paribas said it had set aside $1.1bn to cover the cost of US penalties, but warned that the "amount of the fines could be far in excess of the amount of the provision".
The bank's share price has fallen more than 15% since the beginning of April.
If the latest reports are correct, the fine could almost wipe out BNP's entire 2013 pre-tax income of about $11.2bn.
Earlier this month, one of the European Union's top officials intervened in the controversy.
Michel Barnier, the EU's internal markets commissioner, said any penalty on the giant French bank must be "fair and objective". Reports at the time suggested the fine would be in the region of $10bn.
France's President Francois Hollande has also raised the matter with US President Barack Obama.
As part of the deal with US authorities, BNP may be suspended from converting foreign currencies into dollars, reports suggest, which would hit its ability to operate in international wholesale banking markets.
Reports say US authorities are keen to make an announcement on the settlement on Monday afternoon.
Gateshead grabbed an early lead after Bowman's poacher's finish.
But the visitors were level on the stroke of half-time, when Richard Brodie scored from the penalty spot after Kaine Felix was fouled in the area by Jamal Fyfield.
Heed regained the lead just after the break through Danny Johnson, before Bowman netted his second after 56 minutes with a fine finish, latching onto James Bolton's flick on.
Substitute Toby Ajala slid home after 74 minutes before Fyfield and Sam Jones joined the rout to secure the points.
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Match ends, Gateshead 6, York City 1.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 6, York City 1.
Goal! Gateshead 6, York City 1. Sam Jones (Gateshead).
Substitution, Gateshead. Sam Jones replaces Wes York.
Goal! Gateshead 5, York City 1. Jamal Fyfield (Gateshead).
Goal! Gateshead 4, York City 1. Toby Ajala (Gateshead).
Substitution, York City. Jake Wright replaces Shaun Rooney.
Substitution, Gateshead. Toby Ajala replaces Danny Johnson.
Shaun Rooney (York City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Gateshead 3, York City 1. Ryan Bowman (Gateshead).
Goal! Gateshead 2, York City 1. Danny Johnson (Gateshead).
Substitution, York City. Matt Dixon replaces Clovis Kamdjo.
Second Half begins Gateshead 1, York City 1.
First Half ends, Gateshead 1, York City 1.
Richard Brodie (York City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Gateshead 1, York City 1. Richard Brodie (York City) converts the penalty with a.
Gus Mafuta (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Gateshead 1, York City 0. Ryan Bowman (Gateshead).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Samples from 10 victims had been analysed at four laboratories, OPCW head Ahmet Uzumcu said.
The attack on rebel-held Khan Sheikhoun killed at least 87 people.
The Syrian military denied using any chemical agents.
Its ally Russia meanwhile said an air strike hit a rebel depot full of chemical munitions - but this suggestion has been widely rejected.
The US responded to the attack by launching air strikes on a Syrian military airfield.
Footage following the incident showed civilians, many of them children, choking and foaming at the mouth.
Mr Uzumcu said samples had been taken from three people who died in the attack and were analysed at two OPCW designated laboratories.
Another set of samples from seven people being treated in hospitals were also analysed in two other laboratories.
"The results of these analyses from four OPCW-designated laboratories indicate exposure to sarin or a sarin-like substance. While further details of the laboratory analyses will follow, the analytical results already obtained are incontrovertible," Mr Uzumcu said.
An OPCW fact-finding mission was ready to deploy to the town if the security situation meant it was possible, he said.
The team was continuing to conduct interviews and collect samples, he added.
Syria had been obligated to give up its chemical weapons arsenal under the terms of a deal agreed between the US and Russia in 2013 following a deadly chemical weapons attack in Damascus earlier that year.
The UN said sarin had been used in the attack which killed hundreds of people in the Ghouta agricultural belt to the west and east of the capital.
The protesters chanted "Park Geun-Hye resign" as they waved candles and placards above their heads.
Ms Park is accused of allowing her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to manipulate power from behind the scenes.
The president has apologised twice on national television, but has so far resisted calls to resign.
This is despite South Korea witnessing the largest protests since pro-democracy demonstrations of the 1980s.
Organisers said as many as 500,000 people attended the candlelit rally in the capital this weekend, which brought streets to a standstill for the fourth consecutive Saturday. Police put the figure far lower.
Lee Won-cheol, a 48-year-old IT expert, told Agence France-Presse: "She is a criminal. How can we have a criminal as our president? She must step down."
Ms Park, whose approval rating as dropped to 5%, apologised earlier this month for putting "too much faith in a personal relationship", and has pledged to co-operate in an official investigation into the scandal.
Prosecutors are expected to bring charges against Ms Choi, along with two former presidential aides, on Sunday. She was arrested earlier this month.
Ms Choi is accused of trying to extort huge sums of money from South Korean companies, and suspected of using her friendship with Ms Park to solicit business donations for a non-profit fund she controlled.
"If deliberate, this attack may amount to a war crime," he said.
Russia has said neither it nor Syria carried out the attack in the village of Hass in rebel-held Idlib.
Syrian media and a monitoring group meanwhile say rebel fire killed several children at a school in government-held western Aleppo on Thursday.
State news agency Sana said three children died when shells hit the school in the Shahaba area. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said six children were killed in both that incident and rebel shelling of the government-held district of Hamdaniya.
It came as the UN warned that the coming winter could be the worst yet in Syria's five-year-long civil war.
The head of the UN's humanitarian task force for Syria, Jan Egeland, said the brutal conflict had become "more ruthless" and was affecting increasing numbers of civilians, including children.
Five Syrian schools, including the one in Idlib, have been targeted since 11 October, the UN's children's fund Unicef said.
Emergency workers in Syria and the SOHR said on Thursday the death toll from the Idlib attack had risen to 35, and that most of the victims were children.
It appears the bomb fell in the village, about 75km (45 miles) south-west of Aleppo, as children were getting ready to go home early because of air strikes.
The BBC has not been able to independently verify the details of the attack.
A spokesman for Russia's defence ministry, Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov, said the claim was a fabrication and that a Russian drone had found the school's roof still intact on Thursday.
But the SOHR, which gathers information from a network of people within the country, said "warplanes - either Russian or Syrian" had carried out six air strikes on the village.
Activists shared photographs of dead bodies - many of them children - on the floor of a makeshift treatment centre.
Mr Ban said: "If such horrific acts persist despite global outrage, it is largely because their authors, whether in corridors of power or in insurgent redoubts, do not fear justice.
"They must be proved wrong."
Unicef chief Anthony Lake said the incident might be the deadliest attack on a school since the war began.
"Children lost forever to their families, teachers lost forever to their students, one more scar on Syria's future - when will the world's revulsion at such barbarity be matched by insistence that this must stop?"
Idlib is one of the last strongholds of the Syrian opposition, and the province has been repeatedly bombed by the Syrian and Russian air forces.
The US-led coalition against so-called Islamic State (IS) has also targeted rival jihadist fighters linked to al-Qaeda who operate there.
As part of efforts by the UN, the people of eastern Aleppo are being offered safe passage to the province, the BBC's James Longman in Beirut says.
But as these latest attacks demonstrate, he adds, nowhere in rebel-held Syria is free from violence.
Ireland play Wales at Donnybrook on 6 February as they begin their attempt to win a third successive title.
"We have a squad full of talent and the vibe in the camp has been very positive over the last few weeks," said Tierney.
Ireland, who lost 15-5 in Wales in a warm-up game last weekend, will again be captained by full-back Niamh Briggs.
Queen's University and Ulster back Claire McLaughlin is one of seven uncapped players included in the squad.
Munster players Zoe Grattage and Ciara Griffin are joined by Tralee club-mate Ciara O'Connor, who plays provincial rugby for Connacht.
St Mary's and Connacht flanker Grainne Egan is the other uncapped player in the pack.
Munster wing Liz Burke and centre Elise O'Byrne-White are also yet to make their first appearance in an Ireland shirt.
"We've had the opportunity to see a lot of the girls play and we've looked at a number of combinations. The newer members of the squad are doing really well," enthused Tierney.
Ireland will play all their home games at Donnybrook, but face testing away trips to France and England.
The Irish side won four of their five fixtures last year, while Wales finished in a disappointing fifth place.
Ireland Women's Six Nations 2016 squad:
Forwards: Elaine Anthony (Munster), Ciara Cooney (Leinster), Ailis Egan (Leinster), Grainne Egan (Connacht), Paula Fitzpatrick (Leinster), Orla Fitzsimons (Leinster), Zoe Grattage (Munster), Ciara Griffin (Munster), Claire Molloy (Bristol), Cliodhna Moloney (Leinster), Heather O'Brien (Munster), Fiona O'Brien (Leinster), Ciara O'Connor (Connacht), Ruth O'Reilly (Connacht), Lindsay Peat (Leinster), Fiona Reidy (Munster), Marie-Louise Reilly (Leinster), Sophie Spence (Leinster).
Backs: Niamh Briggs (Munster), Liz Burke (Munster), Nikki Caughey (Ulster), Mairead Coyne (Connacht), Aine Donnelly (Leinster), Mary Healy (Connacht), Claire McLaughlin (Leinster), Larissa Muldoon (Skewen), Sene Naoupu (Connacht), Elise O'Byrne-White (Leinster), Jackie Shiels (Richmond), Nora Stapleton (Leinster).
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Police in Wyoming, Minnesota, tweeted on Sunday that drink drivers would be forced to watch Bieber's Super Bowl advert "the entire way to jail".
The pop star is seen performing celebratory end zone dances in a tuxedo during the mobile phone commercial.
Fortunately, no drink driving arrests were made on Sunday night.
Canada police to punish drink-drivers with Nickelback
Bieber's advert aired during the Super Bowl, in which he is heard saying: "This guy's got the shimmedy sham-sham shimmedy shake right there".
Twitter users lauded the police for the tongue-in-cheek tweet, which was retweeted nearly 10,000 times.
Wyoming Police Chief Paul Hoppe told the Pioneer Press that the tweet helped push the public service announcement about responsible drinking during the Super Bowl.
"It gets people to actually stop and read the message," Mr Hoppe said.
After the New England Patriots won the game in a historic 34-28 comeback, the Wyoming police changed their message, poking fun at the way many Americans love to hate the Patriots.
The alternative punishment is not the first time police have turned to Canadian artists to help deter drink driving.
Last November, a Canadian police force threatened to force festive drink-drivers to listen to Nickelback, a local band often derided as the world's worst band.
Powys council has received £11.8m from the Welsh Government for the new buildings in the Gwernyfed area.
The new schools will replace current ones in Hay-on-Wye, Talgarth, Clyro, Llyswen and Llangorse.
Arwel Jones, the council's Cabinet Member for Schools, said it would "provide state-of-the-art teaching accommodation".
The total project cost of the five schools is £23.8m.
The Welsh Government funding towards this cost has been awarded as part of the 21st Century schools programme.
The O's, who finished bottom of League Two last season, went behind when Jamie Collins scored from the penalty spot after Joe Widdowson brought down Craig Dundas.
Dean Beckwith doubled Sutton's lead before the break, bundling home Ross Lafayette's cross.
Orient rarely threatened in attack and Lafayette missed a good chance to make it 3-0, firing wide from inside the box.
Match ends, Sutton United 2, Leyton Orient 0.
Second Half ends, Sutton United 2, Leyton Orient 0.
Substitution, Sutton United. Tommy Wright replaces Nicky Bailey.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Romuald Boco replaces James Dayton.
Aswad Thomas (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Craig Clay replaces Charlie Lee.
Jamie Collins (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Josh Koroma replaces Jobi McAnuff.
Macauley Bonne (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Sutton United 2, Leyton Orient 0.
First Half ends, Sutton United 2, Leyton Orient 0.
Charlie Lee (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Sutton United 2, Leyton Orient 0. Dean Beckwith (Sutton United).
Goal! Sutton United 1, Leyton Orient 0. Jamie Collins (Sutton United) converts the penalty with a.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Darren McInally, 28, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Glasgow to possessing the gun and ammunition.
He also admitted assaulting his partner Hazel King, 22, at her cottage in Uplawmoor, Renfrewshire, last November.
McInally faces a minimum of five years in jail when he is sentenced next month.
The court heard that McInally had turned up at Ms King's home and started yelling abuse at her as well as accusing her of being unfaithful.
Prosecutor Angela Gray told the court the accused had refused to leave Ms King's home. He grabbed her, threw her onto a sofa, brandished a bottle at her and left her fearing she was going to be hit.
Police were called and traced McInally to his father's home in Neilston, Renfrewshire, where they found a loaded Scorpion sub-machine gun in the boot of his Audi car.
McInally's DNA was later found on the weapon and the ammunition.
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 8 April at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Hull, known for being the home of poet Philip Larkin, the Ferens gallery and the Hull Truck theatre, will follow the 2013 City of Culture, Londonderry.
The UK government chooses a new destination every four years, with the aim of helping tourism and the economy.
Hull council leader Stephen Brady said winning was "a real game-changer".
By Will GompertzArts editor
I have witnessed first hand the transformation of Liverpool when it was European City of Culture in 2008, and Derry-Londonderry during its tenure as UK City of Culture this year.
The arts are not a panacea, but time and again they have proven to be remarkably effective in terms of urban regeneration. They bring tourists, investment, attention and confidence - all things from which Hull will benefit.
My guess is that the city will put on a great show.
He added: "It will give Hull a platform to tell the world what this great city has to offer, transform perceptions and accelerate our journey to make Hull a prime visitor destination."
TV producer Phil Redmond, who chaired the City of Culture panel, said Hull was the unanimous choice because it put forward "the most compelling case based on its theme as 'a city coming out of the shadows'".
"This is at the heart of their project and reminds both its people and the wider world of both its cultural past and future potential," he said.
Swansea's city council said losing to Hull was a "bitter disappointment".
In an apparent swipe at the winners, council leader David Phillips said the residents of Hull "had to have something to look forward to".
He added his team wouldn't "give up", as "there were too many good ideas in the bid, we're not going to let them slip through our fingers."
Leicester's Mayor Peter Soulsby expressed similar sentiments, saying: "We don't need to wait until 2017 to show ourselves off. We are going to do it now."
In Dundee, bid director Stuart Murdoch simply said the city was "broken-hearted".
Being City of Culture has brought Derry events like the Turner Prize and BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.
But income from sponsorship and ticket sales has failed to live up to expectations and there have been tensions among organisers.
Ministers created the UK City of Culture title in an attempt to replicate the success of Liverpool's year as the European Capital of Culture in 2008.
However, the winner does not receive direct funding from the UK government.
Culture secretary Maria Miller said Derry's tenure was "encouraging economic growth, inspiring social change and bringing communities together".
But she admitted she had not visited Derry herself since its tenure began in January.
"It's not been possible to go," she told the BBC. "It's always difficult to fit every single thing into the diary."
How winners @2017Hull and the other bidders used social platforms to create conversations about their cities
Social cities of culture
Hull's most famous cultural figure is Larkin who, while not born there, lived in the city for 30 years and found fame while working as a university librarian.
He produced most of his published poetry while living in the city and Hull's bid is partly based on his work.
A statement from Hull City Council said: "Inspired by Larkin's poem Days, the ambition is for each day of Hull 2017 to make a difference to a life in the city, the UK and the world."
The council said it expected the events to bring a £60m boost to the local economy in 2017 alone, as well as a longer-term legacy for the city.
Hull is already home to the Ferens Art Gallery, which broke visitor records with a Da Vinci exhibition last year, and the Hull Truck theatre company, which became a national force in the 1970s and '80s and moved into a new £14.5m home in 2009.
The city's plans for 2017 include an opening ceremony involving theatrical elephants, dancing white phone boxes and four "rivers" of light, people and sound flowing into the city.
Hull's annual Freedom Festival will incorporate a special aerial show taking its theme from the last line of Larkin's poem An Arundel Tomb: "What will survive of us is love."
There will also be a stadium sound and light concert that will see lighting designer Durham Marenghi work with 500 dancers on the theme of illusion and fairs.
Phil Redmond added that the panel was "particularly impressed with Hull's evidence of community and creative engagement, their links to the private sector and their focus on legacy, including a commitment to enhance funding beyond 2017".
Lord Fowler raised the case in the House of Lords of Jeremy Pemberton, who had his licence to preach revoked after marrying his partner.
He called on the government to "see if there is anything that could be done to help reconcile the difficulties".
Gay marriage is legal in the UK but the Church of England has not accepted it.
Mr Pemberton was told he could not work as a priest in Nottinghamshire after he married his partner in April.
He was told by diocese officials that clergy must "model the Church's teaching".
He was also blocked from taking up a promotion within the NHS, where he works as a chaplain.
Lord Fowler said: "Given that there are other clergymen at similar risk, will the minister as a matter of good will look at the position here and see if there is anything that could be done to help reconcile the difficulties?"
The government's women and equalities spokesperson, Lady Northover, said it was a matter for the Church of England.
But she added: "Things can evolve. It is good to see, for example, that we should soon see women bishops."
The Bishop of Sheffield, the Right Reverend Steven Croft, said the Church would be holding "a two-year process of structured conversations to explore the changing attitudes to human sexuality and their implications for the life of the Church and its disciplines".
In June, The Right 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: "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."
The figures, released by NHS Protect, show an increase on the 1,900 patient assaults on health service staff in the region during 2011/12.
Nursing union the Royal College of Nursing said the figures were "concerning".
It said employers "must do more" to prevent the attacks.
NHS Protect, which was set up to identify and tackle crime across the health service, said that national figures of assaults on staff during the last year had topped 60,000 for the first time in eight years.
In many cases, the assaults were "medically related", which can include patients lashing out at staff after coming out of anaesthetic, or assaults from elderly dementia patients.
Their figures show that 2,486 members of medical staff were assaulted between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013, across Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley and Solihull's NHS Foundation Trusts, mental health hospitals, PCTs and ambulance services.
Peter Carter, chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said: "We are concerned that frontline staff might be at greater risk because of additional pressures on services, leading to growing frustrations from some patients.
"But there is no excuse for taking these frustrations out on hard-working, frontline staff.
"Employers must create environments where staff do not feel threatened by assault."
A spokeswoman for Birmingham Women's Hospital said that counselling was available to workers and that the hospital's priority is to take a "zero tolerance stance" against violence towards staff.
The ban includes all religious symbols but explicitly mentions the hijab.
The women marched for around an hour through the capital, Sarajevo.
Hijab-wearing was banned by the communist authorities while Bosnia was still part of the former Yugoslavia until 1992, when it declared independence.
The protest came in response to a decision by Bosnia's high judicial council, which supervises the functioning of the judiciary, to ban "religious signs" in judicial institutions.
Some of the women held signs saying "The hijab is my right".
Protest organiser Samira Zunic Velagic said the ban was a "serious attack against Muslim honour, personality and identity" and said it was aimed at depriving Muslim women of their right to work.
The ban has also been condemned by Muslim political and religious leaders.
Muslims make up about 40% of Bosnia's 3.8m population. The others are mostly Orthodox or Catholic Christians.
The girls were taken by the extremist group, Boko Haram, in April last year.
Some of the girls have since escaped, but more than 200 are still missing.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala, who campaigns for education for all children, says that the Nigerian authorities must keep looking for the girls.
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On 14 April 2014, a group of schoolgirls, aged 16 to 18, were kidnapped as they were preparing for their exams in a boarding school.
They were in the north of the country, an area called Chibok, Borno state. Parts of that area are dangerous because of fighting between the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram and the government of Nigeria.
Boko Haram believe that all children, but particularly girls, should not be allowed to have an education in the same way as most children around the world.
At the time people all over the world who were shocked by the story and they started a campaign called "bring back our girls".
US first lady Michelle Obama, the Prime Minister David Cameron and Malala herself all spoke out against what happened.
Malala was also targeted by extremists in Pakistan, because she spoke out in favour of girls' education.
On her way home from school one day, she was shot by the extremist Islamic group called the Taliban.
She's now fully recovered and travelled to Nigeria last year, to campaign for the schoolgirls release.
"Before meeting the president, I met with those girls who were abducted by Boko Haram," she told Newsround.
"It was really sad to know they were hopeless, and all they wanted was their daughters to come back.
"When I met [Nigeria's] president I asked him to make sure that the government try its best to find a possible solution for releasing the girls."
The extraordinary and upsetting story is still in the minds of many across the world. Campaigners say until these girls are found, they will never be forgotten.
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Carfentanyl, a toxic synthetic opioid, is commonly used to tranquilise large animals such as elephants.
Queensland Police said the drug was intercepted in a mail centre. It was first found in Australia last year.
The US Drug Enforcement Agency warned in September that carfentanyl had been linked to a "significant number" of overdose deaths in the US.
Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan said a 0.002mg dose was enough to cause death.
"Make no mistake, these are not party drugs," Queensland Police Supt Jon Wacker said on Friday.
"These are dangerous drugs and it's not a matter of if it will kill you. This drug will kill you."
Carfentanyl was not a controlled substance in China until this week. Beijing on Thursday regulated carfentanyl and three similar drugs after lobbying from the US.
In October, the Associated Press said it identified 12 Chinese companies willing to export carfentanyl for as little as $2,750 (£2,200) per kilogram.
Queensland authorities feared more of the drug may have entered Australia after the discovery in Brisbane.
Even touching carfentanyl posed a danger, Supt Wacker said.
"It is unclear how it would be marketed here, whether sold in its pure form or mixed with other drugs and sold as the latest 'hook'," he said.
"Either way, we know this drug is lethal and we need to get the warnings out now."
"It's not my thing," admits the 60-year-old British film-maker. "I don't know how to do it. I don't have any interest in it. I'm not of the generation that does it. I was one of the last people I knew to get a phone."
The film, simply titled Jason Bourne, reunites Greengrass with lead actor Matt Damon after their two previous franchise outings, 2004's Bourne Supremacy and 2007's Bourne Ultimatum.
Twelve years on from the events of Ultimatum, Damon's former CIA assassin is living "off the grid" when his old colleague Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) catches up with him, having hacked into the CIA computer.
Greengrass admits he didn't think he'd be back to make another Bourne film. "You don't want to come back and make one that's not very good - that's the terror of it. You've got to be sure you're doing it for the right reason."
When he started working on the script in 2014, the starting point was how much the world had changed since Bourne's last outing. Back then George Bush was US president and the Iraq war was in progress.
Since then, Greengrass notes, there has been a global financial crisis and the rise of smartphones, social media, electronic surveillance and cyber-intelligence. "We had to try and craft a story with Bourne in that landscape," he says.
A key theme in the film is the relationship between personal privacy and state security - there's a direct reference in the screenplay to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, and the plot involves a social network, Deep Dream, that pledges never to share its users' data. A bold claim, perhaps, in this digital age.
Greengrass and Damon had last worked together on Greengrass's Iraq war thriller Green Zone in 2010. So how does Greengrass describe his relationship with the actor after making their fourth film together?
"He's a close friend," Greengrass replies. "I have great trust in him as a person and as an actor. Making movies is both entirely ludicrous and incredibly hard. It's a preposterous way to spend your time.
"You give up a lot for the privilege of doing it and one of the things you get are relationships of immense trust that you see forged in situations of immense stress."
Warming to his theme, the director adds: "It's a circus life, the movies. It's a lot of travelling, a lot of antisocial hours, there's a lot of it that's about escaping from life.
"I have a vivid memory of Matt saying, 'I've given my life for this and I love it.' I was really struck by that simple statement of fact. It was like somebody saying I'm going to be a priest. It's a calling.
"You reflect on these things when you've finished a film because you feel a bit emotional."
Asked about Brexit, Greengrass - who voted Remain - says he has "a dim sense that it's not going to be good" for film-makers.
The industry, he says, was in "a very good place" within the EU.
"Will the damage be bad? I don't think anybody can say for sure. But any radical event like this can't be good for the development of a key strategic industry. But we are going to have to hope because the issues go beyond our industry.
"I'm a born optimist. We are going to have to pick ourselves up and find a way out of this mess."
Whatever happens, it's clear that Greengrass won't be taking to social media to give his opinion. Has anyone ever suggested he should sign up?
"They wouldn't because it would be so ludicrous," he laughs.
"It would be like telling me to wear a suit."
Jason Bourne is in cinemas from 27 July.
Lager Sylt was one of four camps in Alderney, which was occupied by German forces during World War Two.
Only sentry posts, foundations, a small tunnel and three gateposts remain of the site to the south west of the island's airport.
Alderney's government is considering protecting the site by making it a conservation area.
The Germans built hundreds of structures in Alderney, but currently only two of them are on the register of historic buildings: the two fire direction towers, known as the Odeon and the water tower.
If approved at the Alderney States meeting on 18 March the land will be added to the register of historic buildings due to it being "an area of special historic or archaeological interest".
Alderney, along with the other Channel Islands, was demilitarised in 1940 and was occupied by German forces as part of the Nazi expansion into Western Europe.
The Channel Islands, loyal to Britain but lying off the coast of France, were heavily fortified as part of Hitler's Atlantic Wall.
While on the other islands German troops lived alongside residents, Alderney's fate was different.
Nearly all of the island's population had been evacuated to England before the arrival of the first German troops in late June 1940.
Four labour camps were established - named after the German islands Borkum, Helgoland, Norderney and Sylt - to house the workers who would build the fortifications on the island under Organisation Todt and the last of these was later taken over by the SS.
It is not clear how many people were killed in Lager Sylt, but historian Colin Partridge said the records show at least 87 prisoners died.
He said 950 prisoners, along with 70 guards and six Alsatian dogs, were moved from mainland Europe to the camp in March 1943.
Mr Partridge said: "[They were] brutally treated by the SS. There were deaths from hanging for very minor misdemeanours; shot on the slightest pretext.
"For instance, a number of sick workers were herded out through a hole in the perimeter wire and shot on the other side for attempting to escape."
Occupation of the Channel Islands
Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls, from Staffordshire University, has studied the German occupation of Alderney for six years and said the broad story of the island being occupied was well-known, but the history of the slave workers was "lesser known".
She said: "We don't know much about how [the camps] actually operated."
The associate professor said evidence was buried in archives spread across the world and, combined with archaeological surveys, could offer a good picture of the camps' history.
She said: "It's really important the history of these sites is further explored... these were places where slave workers were forcefully interred, in a lot of cases, where the Nazis did perpetrate quite terrible crimes.
"Anyone who goes there at the moment doesn't really get a sense of that... the loss of life and mistreatment that occurred, even a basic history of what went on there."
Matt Birmingham, chairman of the Building and Development Control Committee, said: "The island does have a memorial to the slave workers on the island, the Hammond Memorial, which was put together by the people of the island many years ago.
"The feeling is now that perhaps we need to look more closely at some of the other aspects of what happened in the Second World War.
"I expect this will stir, start up some very interesting and varied discussion about how perhaps we should approach that."
He said: "Obviously Lager Sylt holds a position of uniqueness in the fact that it was the only SS concentration camp on British soil so [the committee] felt we needed to investigate getting better protection for that site."
Mr Birmingham said conservation status would give planners control over how the site was managed in the future.
He said the island's land use plan, due to be reviewed next year, could also be adapted to offer further protection to the area.
IT worker Jac Holmes, from Bournemouth, had been fighting with the main Kurdish force in the northern Syria.
He was detained with Joe Akerman, from Halifax, and Irish citizen Joshua Molloy in an area controlled by the the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Foreign Office officials are due to visit him in prison.
The UK government strongly warns against travelling to the region.
The three men had been returning to the UK at the time of their arrest, the BBC understands.
The group had been waiting some weeks waiting to cross the border, which was closed. They were detained five days ago after attempting to cross another part of the frontier.
It is not known on what grounds they were detained.
Kurdish rights activist Mark Campbell said Mr Holmes was "very tired and in need of rest and recuperation".
"He's done a brave thing in the view of a lot of people and then to have to face all this is just an extra burden.
"He's a very resourceful young man, I think he'll be bearing up under the stress. And probably hoping things will work themselves out."
Despite having no military experience, Mr Holmes first entered Syria with the People's Protection Unit, or YPG, aged 22, in January 2015.
He has previously told the BBC his interest in Syria began in 2011 with his attention gradually shifting to the struggle of the Kurds in the north as IS started to target them.
He started following Kurdish social media accounts, as well as those of Western volunteers fighting with Kurds.
During his first spell in Syria he was shot through the right shoulder while fighting. He returned to the UK in August but said he willing to return to Syria.
More than 250,000 people have been killed since the civil war in Syria began in 2011.
Melissa Lawley scored the winner against two-time runners-up Liverpool.
City will meet Birmingham City in the final on Saturday, 13 May.
The Women's Super League and Continental Cup holders are also in the Champions League semi-finals and start the Spring Series later in April.
Manchester City Women, who have never appeared at England's national stadium, could have been more convincing winners against the Reds.
Jill Scott and World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd were both guilty of missing good opportunities, while Lloyd almost scored a fine solo effort with the game's final attack.
City are now aiming to become the first team to hold all three major domestic club honours at the same time since Arsenal in 2011.
Nick Cushing's side also face French side Lyon over two legs in a Champions League semi-final on 22 and 29 April.
Match ends, Manchester City Women 1, Liverpool Ladies 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 1, Liverpool Ladies 0.
Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Shanice van de Sanden (Liverpool Ladies).
Jill Scott (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Caroline Weir (Liverpool Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Ali Johnson (Liverpool Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Keira Walsh (Manchester City Women).
Sophie Ingle (Liverpool Ladies) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Carli Lloyd (Manchester City Women).
Attempt missed. Alex Greenwood (Liverpool Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Alex Greenwood (Liverpool Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Melissa Lawley (Manchester City Women).
Attempt missed. Ali Johnson (Liverpool Ladies) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high.
Gemma Bonner (Liverpool Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Gemma Bonner (Liverpool Ladies).
Nikita Parris (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Toni Duggan replaces Jane Ross.
Carli Lloyd (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alex Greenwood (Liverpool Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nikita Parris (Manchester City Women).
Sophie Ingle (Liverpool Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jane Ross (Manchester City Women).
Caroline Weir (Liverpool Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Carli Lloyd (Manchester City Women).
Substitution, Liverpool Ladies. Ali Johnson replaces Niamh Charles.
Substitution, Liverpool Ladies. Caroline Weir replaces Katie Zelem.
Foul by Shanice van de Sanden (Liverpool Ladies).
Nikita Parris (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Manchester City Women. Nikita Parris replaces Isobel Christiansen.
Kate Longhurst (Liverpool Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Carli Lloyd (Manchester City Women).
Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Ashley Hodson (Liverpool Ladies) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Melissa Lawley (Manchester City Women).
Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Liverpool Ladies 0. Melissa Lawley (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
Attempt missed. Lucy Bronze (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Melissa Lawley (Manchester City Women) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
Isobel Christiansen (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The Treasury says there are now more of the new £1 coins, which first entered circulation in March, than the old round pound.
From 15 October, shops can refuse the old version of the coin.
However, most banks and Post Office counters will continue to accept them from customers.
They can be exchanged at any time in the future at the Bank of England in London.
"The clock is ticking. We are urging the public to spend, bank or donate their old pound coins and asking businesses who are yet to do so, to update their systems before the old coin ceases to be legal tender," said Andrew Jones, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.
The Royal Mint is striking 1.5 billion new 12-sided £1 coins, which were introduced to help crack down on counterfeiting.
The Mint has claimed the new £1 is the "most secure coin in the world", replacing the previous £1 coin, of which about one in 40 are thought to be fake.
The new coin has a string of anti-counterfeiting details, including material inside the coin itself which can be detected when electronically scanned by coin-counting or payment machines.
Other security measures include an image that works like a hologram, and micro-sized lettering inside both rims.
Thickness: 2.8mm - thinner than old coin
Weight: 8.75g - lighter than old coin
Diameter: 23.43mm - larger than old coin
Number to enter circulation: 1.5 billion - about 23 per person. Old £1 coins will be melted down to make new ones
Outer ring: gold-coloured, made from nickel-brass
Inner ring: silver-coloured, made from nickel-plated alloy
The 29-year-old, previously linked with a move to Norwich City, has agreed a four-year contract after Villa had a bid accepted on Wednesday.
McCormack, who has never played in the Premier League, joined Fulham in 2014 from Leeds United for a reported £11m.
He went on to score 38 league goals in 89 appearances for the Whites, and has also been capped 13 times by Scotland.
Villa say the deal equals the second-highest fee the club has paid in their history - matching the sum invested to bring Stewart Downing from Middlesbrough in 2009.
The £18m paid to Sunderland in January 2011 for former England striker Darren Bent remains the club record.
"He is a player whose goalscoring record has been excellent everywhere he has been and we feel he can be an important addition," said manager Roberto di Matteo.
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A red alert issued via the Aurora Watch mailing list was withdrawn after sensor readings were found to be "spurious".
An investigation revealed a lawnmower had got too close to one sensor, triggering a "massive spike" in data.
Aurora Watch said it was looking into ways to avoid the incident being repeated.
The bogus alert was issued during the afternoon of 23 August, after a magnetometer at Lancaster University recorded a surge in geomagnetic activity.
Aurora Watch is run by scientists at the university and takes readings from lots of magnetometers to work out when the aurora borealis will be visible across Britain.
The project draws on magnetometers in Lancaster, Aberdeen, the Faroe Islands and further field.
The alert was withdrawn four hours after being released as it emerged only one sensor had recorded the spike in activity.
A later update posted to the Aurora Watch webpage said an investigation had revealed that a groundskeeper using a "sit-on mower" to trim grass had been driving too close to the sensor, prompting the spike.
"We'll work with the facilities team to try and avoid an incident such as this occurring in the future," said the scientists.
They explained any metal placed on the instrument or machinery operating nearby could trick it into recording more activity than was actually present.
Readings from the Lancaster sensor were not typically used to trigger alerts, they said, but problems with the main sensor in Aberdeen on 23 August meant it had become the lead monitor.
And it is now undermining the living standards of most people in the UK.
Although the rate of inflation has generally dropped over the last year, prices are still rising above the government's target rate of 2%.
The inflation rate still stands higher than the level of wage rises, so millions of people are seeing their household bills rising - and their income failing to keep pace.
Inflation is the rate of change in the level of prices for goods and services, which affects the purchasing power of money.
It is measured by the Office for National Statistics, which charts the prices of hundreds of goods and services - from basic items such as bread to new products.
On the government's preferred measure of inflation, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), inflation stood at an annual rate of 2.5% in August, compared with 2.6% in July.
But as with many economic measures, the headline figures do not always tell us the whole story.
So, with prices rising, who is being hit the hardest?
The key is to consider inflation alongside wages and interest rates.
At present, interest rates are at a record low. With the Bank of England's main rate, Bank rate, at 0.5%, savings are not gaining in value very much.
This particularly hits those who have not moved their savings around to get a better rate of interest.
The Bank of England says that the average instant access account offers interest of just 0.21%, while cash Individual Savings Accounts (Isas) offer, on average, just 0.66%.
Following the August inflation figures, financial information service Moneyfacts said that a basic rate taxpayer needed to find a savings account paying 3.12% a year to beat CPI inflation.
A higher rate taxpayer, with an income tax rate of 40%, needed to find an account paying at least 4.2% to beat CPI inflation.
Taxpayers could choose from 198 accounts that negated the effects of tax and inflation out of a total of 1,017 on the market, Moneyfacts said.
"Once again, we have the ridiculous situation where we have more savings accounts that do not beat inflation than those that do," said Sylvia Waycot at Moneyfacts.
"Savers need to be vigilant and take advantage of tax breaks such as Isas and, if they can, lock their money away for a fixed period to ensure better rates."
Anyone on a fixed income or trying to live off the income from savings is suffering from the effects of inflation - because the things they are buying are rising in price, unlike the funds they have to pay for them.
People on low incomes have suffered higher inflation than those on higher incomes in the past decade, according to a study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
The IFS said the difference in fortunes had been particularly marked since 2008, with pensioners on state benefits especially hard hit.
People on lower incomes spend a higher proportion of their money on gas, electricity and food, while those on higher incomes have benefited more from lower mortgage rates.
Investment company Alliance Trust suggested that in August, all age groups witnessed a lower inflation rate than in July.
However, for the 10th consecutive month, the over-75 age group still had the highest rate of inflation, at 2.8%.
This was primarily the result of the higher proportion of their income that this group spends on domestic gas and electricity, as well as food which has seen a pick-up in prices.
Workers who have seen their wages held down, or even frozen, are seeing their spending power fall.
However, 30 to 64-year-olds witnessed the lowest inflation rate in June, the Alliance Trust said, at 2.3%. The 30 to 49-year-old age group has seen the lowest level of inflation since the start of the year. The latest dip in their inflation rate was a result, in part, of lower clothing and footwear prices.
Inflation is also used in the calculation of some services, such as rail fares.
A formula links some regulated rail fares - such as season tickets and off-peak intercity tickets - to the Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation in July.
From January, rail fares in England will rise by 6.2%, while in Scotland they will go up by 4.2%. Wales has yet to set a figure for its increase.
There are no fare increases currently planned in Northern Ireland, where fares are not linked to RPI, after a 3% rise in April.
The September measure of inflation will instruct the increase in a number of benefits next April.
While inflation and low interest rates may be eating away at savings, the same effect could be good news for those in debt.
Over time, the value of the debt will reduce, since the amount borrowed will not be worth as much, because of the effects of inflation.
In fact, 4% inflation every year will halve the value of money in 18 years. Inflation at 5% will do the same in just 14 years.
Dolton Powell, 21, died after a party at the All Nations Community Centre in Gloucester on 23 August last year.
But prosecutors said they would review the murder charges earlier this month, following a recent Supreme Court ruling on the joint enterprise law.
It was confirmed at Bristol Crown Court on Monday that the murder charges will remain.
Supreme Court judges had ruled joint enterprise - which has allowed people to be convicted of murder even if they did not inflict the fatal blow - had been wrongly interpreted for more than 30 years.
Russia was told to pay the money to former shareholders in the now defunct oil producer Yukos.
The Hague court said Russian officials had manipulated the legal system to bankrupt Yukos, and jail its boss.
The Russian finance ministry said the ruling was "flawed", "one-sided" and "politically biased".
The ministry added that the Permanent Court for Arbitration in The Hague "had no jurisdiction to consider the questions it was given".
The claim was filed by a subsidiary for the financial holding company GML, once the biggest shareholder in Yukos Oil Co.
GML Executive Director Tim Osborne said: "The majority shareholders of Yukos Oil were left without compensation for the loss of their investment when Russia illegally expropriated Yukos."
"It is a major step forward for the majority shareholders, who have been battling for over 10 years for this decision."
In an interview with the BBC's World Business Report, Mr Osborne added that his next step would be to use local courts worldwide to pursue Russian state property which could be seized as recompense.
Commenting on the tribunal's findings, he told the BBC: "In their view Rosneft, for instance, is an instrumentality of the state and was the vehicle that the Russian state chose to bankrupt and expropriate Yukos."
Pursuing Rosneft for the funds is a "distinct possibility", he said.
However, in a statement, the Russian ministry said: "Because of substantial shortcomings in the rulings of the arbitration court, the Russian Federation will challenge the rulings of the arbitration court in Dutch courts and expects to obtain a fair result there".
GML's lawyer Emmanuel Gaillard said: "This is an historic award. It is now judicially established that the Russian Federation's actions were not a legitimate exercise in tax collection but, rather, were aimed at destroying Yukos and illegally expropriating its assets for the benefit of State instrumentalities Rosneft and Gazprom."
Dr Florian Otto from risk advisory company Maplecroft said that Russia will be hoping to win time and reduce publicity.
He said: "For Russia, paying the money is out of the question, as this could be construed as an acknowledgement that the seizing of Yukos' assets was illegal - a viewpoint the Kremlin will never accept.
"The ruling does not come as a surprise to any of the parties involved, but the coincidental timing with the downing of flight MH17 certainly adds to the pressure Russia is currently exposed to.
"The case serves as a fresh reminder of state interference in business at a time when business confidence is already at a low point".
Lawyers said that if Russia does not voluntarily accept the ruling, it can be forcibly enforced by shareholders seizing assets abroad.
Konstantin Lukoyanov of global law firm Linklaters said: "If it is accepted, it can be carried out voluntarily, or it will be implemented forcibly.
"In that case the seizure of assets abroad is possible. There have been several similar cases."
Leonid Nevzlin, former deputy chairman of Yukos told a Moscow radio station: "I think shareholders are ready for the next stage, if Russia refuses to pay them, to search for and seize Russian assets all around the world."
Yukos was disbanded in 2007 after filing for bankruptcy in 2006.
The company was formerly controlled by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was at one point Russia's richest man. Responding to the news, Mr Khordorkovsky said it was "fantastic" that shareholders were "being given chance to recover assets".
Mr Khodorkovsky built Yukos into Russia's largest investor-owned oil company after the fall of the Soviet Union.
He was arrested in 2003 and spent ten years in jail after being convicted of fraud and tax evasion but was pardoned last December.
The state-owned Rosneft bought the bulk of Yukos assets though auctions after the company, once the country's largest oil producer, was declared bankrupt. Rosneft says all the deals were legal.
Analysis: Andrew Walker, BBC economics correspondent
The judgement is powerful ammunition for President Putin's critics.
For their case, the key words in the ruling are these: "Russian courts bent to the will of Russian executive authorities to bankrupt Yukos, assign its assets to a State-controlled company, and incarcerate a man who gave signs of becoming a political competitor".
That potential political rival - to President Putin - is Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Though he wasn't involved this case, he was at the centre of the events that led to the downfall of Yukos.
The ruling is littered with testimony from witnesses pointing to Mr Putin's anger about Mr Khodorkovsky, particularly when the former Yukos chief raised the issue of corruption.
The court concluded that what happened to him and the company were not the result of proper legal processes.
The five horses - the largest of which is about 0.8m (2ft 8in) in height - and three foals were taken on 13 July from a field near March, Cambridgeshire.
Two were found in Christchurch on Tuesday and five in a field near Beck Row travellers' site in Suffolk on Wednesday, police said.
However, a palomino mare, Barbie, is still missing.
No-one has been arrested in connection with the thefts and inquiries are continuing, Cambridgeshire Police said.
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Thieves cut through a 12,000-volt fence at the house in Stonea to take the animals, which owners Daniel and Jo Everett had bred for showing.
The couple were involved in rescuing some of the animals with police on Tuesday.
"We got a phone call from the police that they had eyes on our horses and to be on stand by," Mrs Everett said.
When they got to the field, she said the "mares were tied with seatbelts around their necks and two had no access to water".
The animals were rounded up and taken back to the stables.
Seven of the eight horses and foals are now home, but all are "thin, dehydrated and confused", she said.
One also has a leg wound which is being treated with antibiotics.
The couple have appealed for the return of mare Barbie, but praised officers involved in the investigation.
"There was a huge police presence. They were amazing and two had come in on their own holiday time," Mrs Everett said.
The A4810 between the Tesco Distribution Centre and Gwent Europark near Magor was closed after the incident at 01:45 GMT on Tuesday.
No other vehicle was involved, and an appeal has been made for witnesses.
Police said Mr Freeman's family is being supported by specialist officers.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has accepted the plan, state media report, but says "terrorism" must stop as well.
Earlier, Iraq's PM Nouri al-Maliki warned that arming either side in Syria would lead to a "proxy war".
He was speaking at the opening of an Arab League summit in Baghdad - the first such meeting there for decades.
President Assad's remarks were contained in a message to the world's emerging powers - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - who met in Delhi on Thursday.
He said he would work to enforce the peace plan but "terrorism" must stop as well, state news agency Sana reported.
The Syrian government blames the anti-government uprising on foreign-backed terrorists and armed criminal gangs.
The UN-Arab League plan, brokered by envoy Kofi Annan, would see a UN-monitored end to fighting, troops pulled out of opposition areas and access for humanitarian services.
Syria first agreed to the initiative on Tuesday but violence has continued.
A number of explosions were heard in central Baghdad as the summit was getting under way.
Two of the blasts occurred near the Iranian embassy, eyewitnesses said. There were unconfirmed reports that an explosion near the city's secure Green Zone was an IED (improvised explosive device).
Fewer than half the Arab League's 22 heads of state turned up for the summit, reflecting their suspicion of Iraq's government and its close ties to non-Arab Iran. Iran is also Syria's closest ally in the Middle East.
"Based on our experience in Iraq, the option to arm either side of the conflict will lead to a regional and international proxy war in Syria," Mr Maliki said.
The Emir of Kuwait attended the summit - the first visit by a Kuwaiti leader to Baghdad since Kuwait was invaded by Iraq under Saddam Hussein in August 1990.
Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the two Arab states most fiercely opposed to the Syrian government, only sent envoys.
The summit was held in such tight security at the city's former Republican Palace that the venue was not initially disclosed to journalists.
While expectations were not high for the talks, the fact that they were being held in the Iraqi capital at all can be seen as a sign of progress for Iraq, says the BBC's Wyre Davies, in Baghdad.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Syria "to put commitments into immediate effect".
"The world is waiting for commitments to be translated into action. The key here is implementation: there is no time to waste," Mr Ban told the summit.
The UKwill give £500,000 ($795,000)to Syrian opposition groups, Foreign Secretary William Hague is to announce later on Thursday.
The money will be used for "practical non-lethal support" and to document human rights abuses by the Syrian government, Mr Hague will say in a speech in London.
1.Syrian-led political process to address the aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people
2.UN-supervised cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties to protect civilians
3.All parties to ensure provision of humanitarian assistance to all areas affected by the fighting, and implement a daily two-hour humanitarian pause
4.Authorities to intensify the pace and scale of release of arbitrarily detained persons
5.Authorities to ensure freedom of movement throughout the country for journalists
6.Authorities to respect freedom of association and the right to demonstrate peacefully
Both Qatar and Saudi Arabia have voiced their support for arming opposition forces in Syria, and some analysts believe they are already funnelling weapons to the rebels.
Washington has urged countries to maintain pressure on the Syrian government.
The US state department said it had "not seen the promises that Assad made implemented".
The opposition in Syria is sceptical about the terms of Mr Annan's plan, with some saying Mr Assad is merely stalling for time in order to continue his crackdown.
"We are not sure if it's political manoeuvring or a sincere act," said Louay Safi, a member of the opposition Syrian National Council.
"We have no trust in the current regime... We have to see that they have stopped killing civilians."
The UN says more than 9,000 people have been killed during the year-long Syrian revolt.
One plane was approaching the stand and the other was "pushing back" when the incident happened at about 06:45 BST.
The wing-tip of one plane and the tail-cone of another "made contact", said Ryanair spokesman Robin Kiely.
No passengers or crew were injured, an airport spokesman confirmed. The Air Accident Investigation Board is investigating.
Essex Police said it had conducted "routine breath tests" on both pilots after the incident, but there was no evidence of alcohol consumption.
Mr Kiely said passengers were put on other planes after a three-hour delay.
He said Ryanair's engineering team were "investigating, and will repair both aircraft and return them to service as soon as possible".
The crash involved a plane heading to Warsaw and an aircraft from Frankfurt Hahn that had just landed. Both were Boeing 737-800 models, which can carry up to 189 passengers.
One passenger on the Warsaw-bound flight said on Twitter: "Huge loud crashing noise and totally felt the crush sitting at the back. Thank God it only hit the wing as if it was the body of the plane it'd been apocalypse."
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St Peter's Church in Swepstone, Leicestershire, was targeted some time between Sunday evening and Monday morning.
Canon Vivien Elphick said everyone felt "gutted" as they had recently raised £25,000 for general repairs to the church.
A spokeswoman for Leicestershire Police said they were investigating.
The theft was discovered by builders who turned up to work on repairs to stonework at the church.
Canon Elphick said: "We just feel gutted in a sense.
"We have just spent £25,000 on the building and we now have to get a load more to pay for this.
"Fortunately we already had builders on site who have put sheeting over the roof otherwise rain would be going into the building right now."
Cook - aged 31 years, four months and 24 days on Thursday - needs 36 runs to break Indian Sachin Tendulkar's record.
He will be the 12th player to reach the milestone, and the first Englishman.
"I have managed to score consistent runs for England over 10 years - and that gives me more pride than being compared to anyone else," said Cook.
Tendulkar was 31 years, 10 months and 20 days old when he scored his 10,000th run in 2005.
Brian Lara, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Mahela Jayawardene, Sunil Gavaskar, Jacques Kallis, Allan Border, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Steve Waugh are the other batsmen to reach the milestone.
"It will be a nice moment and you get to join an elite band of Test cricketers," Cook told BBC Test Match Special. "Those guys are far better batters than me.
"If the moment does come this week, it would be a great moment personally.
"You'd be lying if you said you were not thinking about. Can I put it to the back of my mind and focus at the top of the mark? I'm pretty sure I can."
Cook confirmed pace bowler Steven Finn will play in the first Test of the three-match series, ahead of the uncapped Jake Ball.
Finn took 11 wickets at an average of 26 in the 2-1 winter Test series win in South Africa, but his tour was ended early by a side strain.
"He has been outstanding for us when he's been fit," said Cook.
James Vince, the 25-year-old Hampshire captain who has played one one-day international and three Twenty20s, will make his debut at number five following James Taylor's retirement with a heart problem.
Cook said: "The way he has come into the one-day squads and fitted in really well and handled what's around him, he looks a really mature guy and ready to play Test cricket."
Alex Hales, who averaged only 17 in his debut series in South Africa, will open the batting alongside Cook.
Nick Compton made a crucial 85 in the first Test win in Durban but did not pass 50 in the next seven innings, although he is expected to bat at three.
"It's good that people come into the side and know they're not going to get chucked out after a couple of games," said Cook.
"It's very hard to judge a player in one series, away from home.
"We thought it was fair and right that we picked the guys who played in that series, which we won - sometimes people forget that."
Sri Lanka - seventh in the International Cricket Council Test rankings - won 1-0 on their last visit to England in 2014 thanks to a stunning victory at Headingley with one ball to spare.
"The fourth night of that game was the lowest I've felt as England captain," said Cook, who faced calls for his resignation after the match. "That was as dark a time as I can remember."
This is the first time since 1991 that Sri Lanka have toured England without Sangakkara or Jayawardene, who scored a combined 24,214 runs in 183 Tests.
"We don't have the two legends now - we've got to move on," said Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews.
"Now we've got a fearless set of players who are willing to take the English on."
They will be without seamer Dhammika Prasad, who took five wickets in Leeds two years ago, because of a shoulder injury.
"He is our premier fast bowler so it's going to be a big loss," added Mathews.
Cook said: "We know how dangerous Sri Lanka are. They have always punched above their weight."
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew
"The last time we saw England was at the World Twenty20, when they enjoyed a thrilling ride to the final.
"Although this is a different format, Alastair Cook's men need to continue that momentum.
"For the home side, it is about defeating Sri Lanka and winning the series against Pakistan that follows, all while having an eye on an incredibly difficult upcoming winter and the tour of Australia at the end of next year."
The company said the development on the site of an old quarry would create 55 full-time permanent jobs.
The plant will produce food for the firm's Scottish fish farms as well as those in Norway, Ireland and the Faroe Islands.
Marine Harvest hopes the new plant will be up and running by 2018.
The company made the announcement after consideration of a number of sites on the west coast.
The Kyleakin site is known as Altanavaig (Allt Anabhaig) quarry.
Ben Hadfield, managing director of Marine Harvest Scotland said: "We are delighted to have found a site which sits at the heart of our operations - one that is already an industrial site but which has not been fully utilised for some time.
"We would like to have the chance to bring it back to life and provide well-paid jobs, as well as taking the opportunity to produce our feed in the most sustainable way.
"This is a large investment in Scotland and the development of a feed plant here is part of our overall drive to become a more efficient and sustainable business."
He added: "We hope this will be a major boost for the local economy and we are keen to start discussions with the local community and hear their views about our proposals."
Marine Harvest hopes to replicate the success of a similar plant in Norway which has provided a welcome boost to the local economy by providing jobs directly, as well as generating employment for local contractors and suppliers.
Construction of the plant will take between a year and 18 months.
About four acres of the site will be used to accommodate the buildings which will include the processing plant itself, as well as raw material storage silos, product storage and packaging, a loading area and car parking. The existing pier will need to be extended.
Mr Hadfield said: "The site more than meets our criteria which included a central location for our farms, access to an existing jetty or pier, or the potential to build one, good road transport links and the availability of power and water supplies at a reasonable cost.
"This is a great opportunity for Kyleakin and the local economy and we hope to have the chance to discuss our plans with the local community as soon as possible."
Public exhibitions are to be held in Kyleakin Village Hall on Monday 18 April and Kyle Free Church of Scotland Hall on Tuesday 19 April. Both exhibitions will be open from 11:00 until 20:00.
The exhibitions will explain the work the company plans to undertake to prepare its planning application.
Staff from Marine Harvest will be available to answer questions and explain what studies need to be carried out as part of the planning process. They are also keen to gather information from local people about the site and hear about any issues they may have.
Officials said the police were called after nuns working at the religious community near Buenos Aires saw a man throw plastic bags over a wall.
Jose Lopez was the public works minister in the former government of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Judges have been investigating several former officials for money-laundering.
Mr Lopez was initially detained at the Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima religious community around 55km (35 miles) west of the capital Buenos Aires for illegal possession of a .22 calibre rifle.
Police then discovered wads of cash in several currencies as well as watches in packages inside the bags.
Local media say around $7m were found in dollars, yen, euros and other currencies.
More money was found by the police in the car in which Mr Lopez had been travelling.
The Buenos Aires provincial security chief, Cristian Ritondo, said Mr Lopez was now being investigated for money laundering.
"He was caught red-handed with six bags, a suitcase, a weapon and he was later identified as a Public Works Minister, Jose Lopez, from the previous government," said Mr Ritondo.
"This person was arrested, in principle, for carrying a weapon. Now he is being detained for possible money laundering or suspected money laundering."
After being questioned at a police station in Buenos Aires, Mr Lopez was pictured being taken away under armed guard, wearing a helmet and a bulletproof vest.
Correspondents say since Cristina Fernandez ended her term in December, the administration of President Mauricio Macri has promised to root out corruption.
"It's almost out of a movie,'' said Marcos Pena, President Macri's Cabinet chief.
"We're shocked because it's not a minor official. He led public works... where we saw so much daily corruption.''
Thomas Llyr Parry, 36, of Holyhead, has not contacted his family since 8 February.
The grey van he was travelling in was found on Tuesday along with some of his belongings in the Bolonia area of Andalucia.
North Wales Police said it was liaising with the Spanish authorities.
Mr Parry left the country at the end of January and is believed to have travelled to France, Portugal and Gibraltar before going to Spain.
He is described as being between 5ft 8in and 5ft 10in tall, of stocky build, with short straight brown hair.
Facilities in Duke Street, Flint, will shut on 1 April while Mold's New Street car park toilets will be offered to the town council or close.
Facilities in Holywell and Talacre will also be offered to community councils.
Councillors discussed the plans on Wednesday but a final decision has yet to be made.
A decision on the future of toilets at Mold bus station will be delayed.
But conservators at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo gave differing accounts of the exact circumstances.
It is not clear whether the mask was damaged during cleaning or if the beard was removed because it was loose.
The 3,000-year-old artefact, with other relics from the boy king's tomb, is among Cairo's biggest attractions.
An inquiry is under way into what happened to one of the country's greatest treasures.
Instead of being taken to a conservation lab, the repair was performed quickly to put the mask back on display, conservators say.
The BBC's Orla Guerin, who has seen the mask, says a glue-like substance is visible along the join between the beard and the rest of the mask. The two pieces were made separately and have always been fixed together.
One of the museum conservators told AP news agency that quick-drying glue was used to re-attach the beard.
A second one who was present at the time of the repair said the glue had dried on the mask and that a colleague used a spatula to remove it, leaving scratches.
Both conservators spoke on condition of anonymity, but they agreed that orders for a quick fix must have come from above.
The director of the Egyptian Museum, Mahmoud Al Hawagi, confirmed to the BBC that a translucent adhesive material had appeared on the burial mask.
The ministry of antiquities was now investigating how this happened, he added.
A photograph has been published which allegedly shows a botched repair taking place last August.
The picture, which has not been independently verified, shows two men in T-shirts and surgical gloves working on the artefact. One has his bare forearm inside the mask.
The Egyptian Museum is among Cairo's top tourist sites, but in some areas ancient artefacts lie unprotected from the public.
Egypt's tourist industry, once a key source of revenue, has yet to recover from the years of turmoil that followed the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Tutankhamun's burial mask was discovered in 1922 along with the pharaoh's nearly intact tomb and sparked worldwide interest in archaeology and ancient Egypt.
Larossi Abballa, who was killed in a shootout with police, was loyal to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, they said.
A police commander and his partner were stabbed to death at their home. Their three-year-old son survived.
IS has put out a video showing Abballa confessing to the killings.
The 11-minute video, on the IS news agency Amaq, apparently shows him in the home of the couple before police stormed in.
In it Abballa, 25, urged Muslims in France to target police officers, prison guards, journalists, politicians and mayors. He named several prominent French journalists.
He said he was heeding a call by IS spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, who issued a message before the start of Ramadan inciting Muslims to target civilians in Europe and the US.
The video is apparently the same as one that Abballa posted on Facebook Live, hours before police killed him, in which he swore allegiance to IS.
Abballa's crime was "a terrorist act", President Francois Hollande said, and France still faced "a significant threat".
The attack happened in Magnanville, about 55km (35 miles) north-west of the French capital.
During negotiations prior to the police assault on Monday, Abballa said he had pledged his loyalty to the IS leader three weeks earlier.
When police stormed in they killed Abballa and found the dead woman, whose throat had been slashed. The little boy was in a state of shock.
French media are naming them as Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, 42, and Jessica Schneider, 36.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls called the attack "a watershed in terms of horror - the home, the intimate life of a family, of a couple of civil servants, was targeted".
In 2013, Abballa was jailed for recruiting fighters for jihad in Pakistan.
He had been under recent police surveillance, including a wiretap. Three people linked to Abballa have been arrested and placed in custody.
In the video - later removed from Facebook - Abballa considers what to do with the couple's son, according to French jihad expert David Thomson, who watched it.
"I don't know yet what I'm going to do with him," the killer is heard saying.
He also made a threatening reference to the Euro 2016 football tournament.
France has been under a state of emergency since the Paris attacks of 13 November 2015 in which IS jihadists killed 130 people.
That state of emergency is still in place. France is on high alert as it hosts the Euro tournament, which started last Friday.
It has been confirmed that the cost of policing protests and dealing with disorder during the first two weeks, from 3 to 17 December, was £3.8m.
Policing has remained largely the same since, apart from a holiday lull.
The figure was revealed as police came under attack with petrol bombs and fireworks for a sixth night in east Belfast.
Bricks and bottles have also been thrown by loyalists in Templemore Avenue, off the Lower Newtownards Road.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it could not comment on the final cost because it did not have up to date figures.
A campaign of street demonstrations started just over a month ago, when Belfast councillors voted on 3 December to limit the days when the union flag flies over Belfast City Hall.
Earlier on Monday, Secretary of State Theresa Villiers said Northern Ireland was being "held to ransom by protesters".
She called for an end to all street demonstrations over flags - even peaceful protests - following a fifth night of rioting in east Belfast.
Rioters used hatchets, sledgehammers and petrol bombs to attack police and their vehicles on Newtownards Road.
The PSNI fired plastic bullets and used water cannon in response.
Speaking on BBC Radio, Ms Villiers said: "It's not acceptable that those who say they are defending a union flag are actually doing it by hurling bricks and petrol bombs at police. It's disgraceful, frankly."
The secretary of state described the continuing rioting as "profoundly depressing" and said she was "fully supportive of the great efforts the PSNI are making to crack down robustly on those who continue to break the law".
She called for the protests to "come off the streets" in order to allow local politicians to hold all-party talks over flags and emblems.
"We will not be able to get a solution if Belfast and Northern Ireland are being held to ransom by protesters," she said.
Three police officers were injured and eight people were arrested on Monday night, bringing the total number of arrests since the flag protests began to 104.
Four people were later charged in relation to the violence and appeared in court on Monday.
"All these protests have to stop altogether, even the peaceful protests are causing disruption and even they are making it far more difficult to have a proper dialogue to resolve these kinds of issues," Ms Villiers said.
She added: "Not only is it disgraceful in terms of injuries to police officers and people who live in the areas affected by the riots, it's also doing huge damage to Northern Ireland's image abroad".
The Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Vernon Coaker said the riots had become a matter of "national security" after the police said senior loyalist paramilitaries had been involved in the rioting.
Mr Coaker told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme: "That makes it, as far as I'm concerned an issue of national security and I think we need, and the secretary of state will need, to make an assessment of what the chief constable has said about that and what needs to be done."
The Labour MP also said the Westminster government had a continuing responsibility to support the Northern Ireland peace process and he condemned the latest violence.
"People may disagree with decisions that are taken but in a democracy you cannot have violence on the streets as a way of trying to bring about change to those decisions.
"The first rule of any democracy, the first rule of any political leader is actually to say that violence is totally unacceptable and cannot be justified and in that sense in London, and indeed in Stormont, we stand with the PSNI and those who are trying to prevent the violence from occurring," Mr Coaker said.
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) has again called for the protests and rioting to end.
"The disruption to traders not just in Belfast City Centre, but in East Belfast is becoming extremely serious," said NIIRTA chief executive Glyn Roberts.
"Many of the areas in east Belfast are crying out for new jobs and private sector investment which is not going to happen while rioting and violence continue.
"This is a political problem and can only be resolved by politics and we would urge all of our political leaders to go the extra mile to resolve the flag issue and other grievances and above all to take this problem off the street"
Monday night was the first time the council met since the vote was passed in December.
Up to 400 people attended what police described as a "largely peaceful" protest outside the building between 18:00 and 19:00 GMT.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has designated 18 days on which the union flag is flown in Northern Ireland in 2013. It may also be flown during the opening and closing of Parliament by the Queen.
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He is known as being a stylish captain as a player, an inspirational leader as a manager and a statesmanlike figure as an administrator.
The 70-year-old has been a household name in German football - and across the world - for more than 50 years.
But now Beckenbauer's reputation could be tarnished if allegations of corruption, which he denies, are found to be true.
Here, BBC Sport looks at how the defender from Munich became universally known as 'Der Kaiser' or 'The Emperor'.
"Beckenbauer was one of the best I ever saw play."
When Pele - the Brazil legend himself considered peerless in terms of footballing ability - speaks about someone in such glowing terms, then you know that player must have been something special.
Beckenbauer was as well known for being a stylish defender, playing with grace and guile from the back, as he was for winning many trophies.
He captained West Germany to their 1974 World Cup and 1972 European Championship triumphs, while also leading his hometown club Bayern Munich to three successive European Cups and four German league titles before leaving in 1977.
And then there was the host of individual honours - including being named a four-time German Footballer of the Year and two-time European Footballer of the Year - which were bestowed on him.
After leaving Bayern, Beckenbauer was lured to play for the New York Cosmos where, alongside Pele, he was the poster boy of the burgeoning North American Soccer League.
He returned to Germany for brief spell at Hamburg, helping them win the Bundesliga title at the age of 37. Another brief spell with the Cosmos followed, before Der Kaiser hung up his boots in 1983.
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A natural leader on the pitch, it was widely assumed he would move into management after his playing days.
But the swift nature of his appointment as the West Germany manager, less than a year after his retirement and with no managerial experience, came as a surprise.
Perhaps more shocking was being able to lead what was conceded a far from stellar West Germany side to the 1986 World Cup final in Mexico, where they were beaten by a Diego Maradona-inspired Argentina.
Four years later, with players including Lothar Matthaus, Jurgen Klinsmann and Rudi Voller, it was less surprising Beckenbauer's side went one better by gaining revenge on Argentina in the 1990 final in Italy.
In doing so, Beckenbauer became only the second man - after Brazil's Mario Zagallo - to win football's biggest international tournament as a player and a manager.
Having secured the greatest achievement in international football, Beckenbauer moved into club management - first at Marseille and then at Bayern Munich, leading the latter to the Bundesliga title in 1994 and Uefa Cup success two years later.
Soon after, Beckenbauer became Bayern's president before taking over as vice president of the German Football Association in 1998.
In March, football's world governing body Fifa began looking into six men - including Beckenbauer - for their part in Germany winning the rights to host the 2006 World Cup.
On Thursday, Swiss prosecutors said they had launched a criminal investigation into the German officials.
Beckenbauer, who was the president of Germany's 2006 World Cup local organising committee, has denied corruption.
Last October, he said he had made a "mistake" in the bidding process to host the competition but denied votes had been bought.
Germany beat South Africa 12-11 in the vote, which took place in July 2000.
Germany's Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday that the investigation centred on payments made from 2002 to 2005 that added up to more than 10m Swiss francs (£7.7m; $10.2m).
"I once saw Franz Beckenbauer enter a restaurant and he did it the same way he played football: with class and authority." - former Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough.
"He was a leader of men, a dominant presence who could bring the ball out with grace and skill." - former Marseille, Manchester United and France striker Eric Cantona.
"The mark of a great player is the ability to be just as effective playing through different eras. He inspired me as a kid." - former England manager Glenn Hoddle.
"Franz Beckenbauer symbolises football, highlights and a winning mentality. On top of that, he brought the World Cup to his own country. We're proud of him." - German tennis great Boris Becker.
"He's a great mate. As a player, he was marked out by intelligence rather than strength. He was more Brazilian than German as a footballer." - Pele, Brazil legend and Beckenbauer's team-mate at the New York Cosmos.
"Franz Beckenbauer was without doubt a reformer as regards football, if you like. I am certain, that without him, we could hardly have brought the 2006 Fifa World Cup to Germany. He was world champion in 1974 as a player, in 1990 he was world champion as team manager and in 2006 the chief organiser of the World Cup." - former German chancellor Gerhard Schroder.
"He's a gentleman, a perfect Englishman. Unfortunately, he's not English." - Kevin Keegan, former England international and team-mate in Hamburg.
The incident happened at the Your Local store in Lasswade Road at 10:30 on Thursday.
The man is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.
Greater Maryhill Foodbank had raised a four-figure sum to send 10-year-old Chelsea Sommerville and her family on holiday.
The cash was stolen along with items of clothing and supermarket vouchers.
Glasgow comedian Frankie Boyle and the Scottish government each gave the foodbank £5,000.
Further donations and pledges have also been made.
The foodbank, in Chapel Street, Maryhill, was broken into through the roof over the weekend.
Chelsea broke her leg after being hit by a car on Sandbank Street in Glasgow on 14 November last year. Her friend, 11-year-old Sophie Brannan, died.
Sophie's 36-year-old uncle, Joseph Lloyd, suffered a fractured shoulder.
Christopher Hannah, 32, has been charged with offences, including causing death by dangerous driving, over the incident.
Foodbank organiser Julie Webster told the BBC Scotland news website the donations were "amazing".
"I know I live in a wonderful country, and a great city, so my expectations have always been high and people have never let me down," she said.
"But I never expected this volume. It makes me proud to be a Glaswegian.
"Today is a day I will never forget after previously just wanting to walk away."
Ms Webster said Frankie Boyle, already a supporter of the foodbank, had contacted her saying he wanted to help and then sent his PA over with a cheque for £5,000.
She was then contacted by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon who also sent a £5,000 cheque from the government.
"I can't describe how it feels that the Maryhill Foodbank is so well recognised by the Scottish government," she said.
Ms Webster also revealed that a supporter in Shetland had sent £1,000 and a man had walked into the foodbank with another £1,000.
Tesco have also said they will replace all the Tesco vouchers and clothing stolen in the raid and numerous other donations have been made.
Speaking about the thieves Ms Webster said: "They've taken food from people's mouths and shoes from children's feet. I will never forgive them."
Speaking earlier on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, she said the theft was "absolutely devastating".
Describing the scene she said: "There was a lot of mess. Babies nappies and children's clothing that had been donated just scattered all over the floor with no respect for what we do.
"They did their best to get into the safe, which thankfully was secured, but unfortunately the tins with other money for this separate thing were smashed to a pulp in a kind of desperation to get what was in them."
In an emotional video post, Ms Webster described the theft as a "disgusting act of crime" and appealed for anyone with any information about the raid to come forward.
Struggling to fight back tears, she pledged: "We are having to start from scratch for Chelsea's appeal, but I would like to say to Chelsea's family: 'We'll get that money back Chelsea and we'll make sure you get your holiday'.
"I would ask the public to please support us as much as you can over the next couple of weeks to try and get this project back up and running again.
"I give you my 100% assurance that I will work day and night to make sure we get the food bank back up and running."
Two 17-year-old boys were arrested on Sunday in connection with the rape of a two-and-a-half year old girl in west Delhi, police said.
Separately, three men were arrested over the gang rape of a five-year-old in the east of the capital city.
The "gruesome" acts have once again brought the issue of women and children's safety in the spotlight.
"Abduction and sexual victimisation are the urban realities of the capital, which constantly haunt every parent. Frightened, cautious parents are pulling in all help they can garner to ensure that children stay safe in the city," says an article in the Hindu newspaper.
Some commentators are also asking if the anger that India had witnessed after the gang rape and murder of a student in 2012 have "fizzled out".
"Where is that outrage after the [2012] Nirbhaya rape? Maybe we are all jaded or just looking out for our own. Even if there are degrees of crime, what would be rarer than raping two tiny girls, except that on our streets it is no longer rare?" asks blogger Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava on the NDTV website.
The incidents have also left many social media users "frustrated" and angry.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has criticised the Delhi police, which is run by the federal government, for failing to provide security to women and children in the city.
But some users have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr Kejriwal to forget their political differences and work together to make Delhi safe.
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This Way Up 16 will draw on research by organisations including Creative Scotland and the Raising Films report.
The studies suggest that only 14% of women working in film have children.
They also say women are 75% more likely than men to cite parental responsibilities as a career barrier in the creative industries.
The annual conference, taking place this year at Glasgow Film Theatre on 29 and 30 November, will also examine opportunities for parents to enjoy films.
Organisers of TWU 2016 said few cinemas provide little more than monthly or weekly family friendly screenings and children's club events.
Dortmund are one of Europe's best supported clubs and play in the 81,300-capacity Westfalenstadion.
But how are the 2013 Champions League runners-up coping with life after Jurgen Klopp? Who is their main threat? What are they saying in Germany about Tottenham?
Here, we take a look at what awaits Tottenham in Westphalia.
Replacing long-serving and successful boss Klopp was always going to be a challenge but in Thomas Tuchel Dortmund have learned to have fun again.
Despite winning two Bundesliga titles, one German Cup and reaching the 2013 Champions League final, Klopp's final year was difficult - Dortmund finishing 33 points behind champions Bayern Munich in seventh place.
Tuchel, polite but far less of an extrovert than Klopp in his interviews, is regarded as one of Germany's top coaches.
The 42-year-old set a new club record at Mainz by winning the first seven league matches of the 2010-11 season before standing down from his post in 2014 after leading them to their highest Bundesliga finish.
After taking 12 months out, Tuchel started his Dortmund reign with five straight league wins and they enter the latter stage of the season in the running for silverware.
Despite failing to defeat Bayern Munich in 'Der Klassiker' on Saturday, they are second in the table, five points behind the leaders. In addition to the Europa League, Dortmund are also through to the semi-finals of the German Cup.
Tuchel's dealings in the transfer market have also been impressive - goalkeeper Roman Burki and young midfielder Julian Weigl were low-key arrivals but both have both been influential.
Tottenham will be hoping there are no somersault celebrations in the Westfalenstadion. If there are it will undoubtedly mean Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored.
African Football's 2015 player of the year has 22 Bundesliga goals this season. Having left AC Milan without making a senior league appearance, Aubameyang is now one of the most feared forwards in Europe's top five leagues.
The Gabon international has two hat-tricks this season, including one against Azerbaijan's Qabala in the Europa League.
His goals have seen him linked with moves to Arsenal and Barcelona, but speaking in January Aubameyang said: "I still want to achieve lots with Dortmund.
"I am here and nowhere else - not at Arsenal, not at Barcelona, not on the moon - you can see that."
As well as the game itself, Dortmund's Westfalenstadion will be quite a spectacle.
Expect plenty of noise and colour, particularly in the the south stand, which is the largest free-standing grandstand in Europe with a capacity of 25,000. It is also known as "The Yellow Wall", reflecting the home team's colours.
Dortmund's fans are among the most passionate in Europe. They regularly fill their vast 81,000 capacity ground. The stadium - also known as Signal Iduna Park under a sponsorship agreement - hosted matches at the 1974 and 2006 World Cup.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino: "There are some similarities between ourselves and Borussia Dortmund. It's exciting for us to play against them. Now it's all about making the right decision and picking the 11 players to compete in the best way."
Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel: "It's a super draw. It's super tough, but also super attractive. We've got two exciting games to look forward to. I'm personally really looking forward to meeting a special coach and also the special atmosphere in the second leg at White Hart Lane."
Dortmund captain Mats Hummels: "We are very happy with the draw. I think we've got a good chance of progressing, but to do so we have to produce the goods. It's a golden opportunity, everything that we had imagined in the Europa League and the next crunch encounter after Porto."
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There is the perception in Britain that tickets don't cost that much in Germany, yet Dortmund fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch during a German Cup victory over Stuttgart in February in protest against ticket prices.
They were unhappy at the rising cost of attending Bundesliga games, with a quarter of away tickets for last month's match costing 70 euros (£54). "When it comes to standing tickets, it's OK," Dortmund fan Marc Quambusch told BBC Radio 5 live. "But you don't have so many standing tickets. It's not cheap, in a way."
Tottenham will have around 3,400 fans in the ground, with adult tickets costing £36. Dortmund fans sing "You'll Never Walk Alone" before each home match.
Tottenham signed midfielder Steffen Freund from Borussia Dortmund in 1998. Freund, 46, won the 1995 and 1996 Bundesliga titles with them, as well as the 1997 Champions League.
Former South Korea defender Young-Pyo Lee left White Hart Lane for Dortmund in 2008.
The ministry, in charge of Taiwan's population policy, says events should take place at least once a year in every agency under its control.
Officials suggested departments that have single women team up with the police, who have many unattached men.
In 2009, Taiwan's birth rate stood at 1.0 births per woman.
This is well below the replacement rate of 2.1.
"As the agency in charge of the country's population policy, the interior ministry should serve as an example in boosting the birth rate," Interior Minister Jiang Yi-huah said.
At a recent meeting of senior ministry officials where the proposal was discussed, some people expressed concern that high-profile matchmaking activities could impose undue pressure on unmarried workers, Taiwan media reported.
One senior official, who at the meeting offered one of his staff time off to take part in the matchmaking activities, said to the employee, who often works overtime: "You are my responsibility now", according to reports.
In March, the Taiwanese authorities announced they were seeking a new slogan to boost the island's falling birth-rate and offered a cash prize for the best submission.
And in February, the authorities announced plans to help finance fertility treatment for young couples struggling to get pregnant, in another effort to arrest the decline in births.
It is the third vehicle produced by the firm, and was unveiled nearly two years later than originally planned.
The firm - which has yet to make a full year profit - said about 25,000 people had pre-ordered the car.
Analysts say the Model X should be a success because it will be seen as a status symbol.
"I think we got a little carried away with the X," acknowledged Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk at the launch in Fremont, California.
"There is far more there than is really necessary to sell a car.
"And some of the things are so difficult, they make the car better but the difficulty of engineering those parts is so high."
One expert suggested the model filled a gap in the market.
"If Tesla's going to be a more significant player, they need more products and SUVs are what the market is demanding," said Michelle Krebs, a senior analyst at the car buying site AutoTrader.com.
The sports utility vehicle (SUV) can fit seven people at a time.
Its "falcon-wing" doors open upwards and use sensors to help them clear obstacles, such as garage ceilings. The company suggests this will make it easier to put young children in car seats without hitting their heads on the roof.
The biohazard button activates the air filtration system, which fills the cabin with "medical-grade air".
The Model X also features a panoramic windshield that extends overhead, which Mr Musk said was the largest single piece of glass ever used in a car.
Tesla says the vehicle, which has two electric motors, can travel about 250 miles (400 km) on a single charge and features automatic functions that bring it "ever closer to autonomous operation".
It will be continuously improved, Tesla says, via software transmitted "over the air".
An update expected within the next month should enable an auto-pilot function, allowing the cars to be driven hands-free on motorways.
The Model X is priced as high as $144,000 (£95,000, €128,000), and Tesla expects the pre-orders will take between eight months and a year to fulfil.
The company has not disclosed pricing for the base model, but Mr Musk said that in the future there would be a "lower-cost" version.
For Tesla, it's vital the Model X is a success. But the company may already have left an indelible mark on the motor industry.
The vehicle looks a bit Back to the Future, but there's little that's retro about it.
It comes equipped with a range of hi-tech gizmos, not least radar and sonar systems to enable what the company calls "advanced autopilot features".
It's a crossover SUV, which is what upmarket consumers seem to be looking for these days, particularly in the US.
Clearly, Tesla wants to boost its sales. And it needs to - it's still racking up losses. But the company has already proved its point.
It has shown that electric cars can be fast, have a decent range and look, well, quite sexy.
At the recent Frankfurt Motor Show, both Audi and Porsche unveiled striking electric sports car concepts. They're not in production yet, but they do show what the carmakers think the future holds.
It seems Tesla has worried them.
The Model X is the third vehicle to unveiled by the company. Its first was the Roadster sports car - which is no longer in production, and its second the Model S saloon.
The firm has pledged to make its next vehicle - the Model 3 - lower cost. It is due to be revealed in 2017.
The company hopes to disrupt the car market by demonstrating that vehicles with electric motors do not need to compromise on speed or handling.
But it has yet to make a profit and its costs are mounting.
Its spending on fixed assets totalled $831.2m (£548.7m) over the first half of the year due to its investment in the Model X and Model 3 as well as a new battery factory in Nevada.
The Model X, Mr Musk said, "gives us a cashflow stream we can use to develop and facilitate" production and development.
In August, Musk said Tesla would make between 50,000 and 55,000 Model S and Model X vehicles this year, and would have the capacity to roll 1,600 to 1,800 vehicles off its production lines per week next year.
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Ian Botham is widely regarded as England's greatest all-rounder, but his main strength was his bowling. Stokes is getting to the stage where he really is a genuine batsman.
You are then entering the territory of Jacques Kallis, although there is some way to go before Stokes, 25, gets near what the great South African achieved.
You have to pay tribute to England assistant coach Paul Farbrace, who moved Stokes up to number six against New Zealand in May last year when he was in temporary charge of the side before Trevor Bayliss took over.
Farbrace saw his potential and gave him the opportunity to take that place. The development of Stokes as a batsman since then has been outstanding.
His natural tendency is to be aggressive but he's got a very sound technique. He is an absolute diamond as far as England are concerned and a serious opponent for bowlers.
Towards the end of his 128 on the second day of the first Test against India, he was affected by cramp, which made him rather tentative and slowed him down.
Up to that point, he had a bit of luck and should have been out a couple of times when he was dropped by wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, but that happens sometimes.
Stokes' four Test centuries have been scored on four different continents and any international cricketer wants to show his value by being able to play away from home.
Most people are adept at playing in their own familiar conditions but it is only through travelling abroad and adjusting your approach and technique that you really prove your worth as an international cricketer. Achieving that speaks volumes for the talent he has.
Stokes is a talismanic character. He can take the game by the scruff of the neck and is someone who commands respect. When you see him wandering around, he will look you straight in the eye and always say hello with a friendly smile.
He draws people to him in the same way Botham did. There is no doubt that Stokes is one of those very commanding figures who leads people, who takes people with him.
He is a hard man - I wouldn't like to cross Ben Stokes - and his opponents know that too. He is never shy of a few words on the field when he is bowling.
When he does get to bowl on day three in this game, one hopes he will be awkward to face with some reverse swing.
He has not bowled yet because of his hamstring and there are not enough overs on the ball. I think we will see the ball chucked to him around lunchtime on Friday - hopefully it will reverse swing and he will be dangerous.
The way that India batted to reach 63-0 in reply to England's 537 demonstrates that it is a very good pitch to bat on.
England did not get a wicket but there were a couple of positive moments. Moeen Ali got a ball to ruffle the top of the pitch and spin sharply between bat and pad. Adil Rashid bowled a beauty of a googly to Gautam Gambhir and not many people pick his googlies. It is good - it is quite well hidden and it spins.
There are signs there that if England do get enough balls in the right place and they have a little bit of luck, they could bowl India out.
It is going to be hard work as there is very little there for the seamers at the moment. The spinners have got to build some pressure without giving too many runs away. They went for five an over in Bangladesh and they simply cannot afford to do that here.
If they can get one or two early wickets, that will hopefully make India more wary and it will do the confidence of the spinners a lot of good.
It is only a week on Sunday since England were bowled out in a session in Bangladesh and everyone was thinking 'what on earth are they going to do against India?' Well, they had some luck with the toss and those three catches that went down early in England's innings, but they have managed to capitalise on that.
It has gone well so far but it is only two days out of 25 in this series and there is an awful long way to go.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Alan Jewell.
Apple fell more than 3% after investor Carl Icahn said that he had sold his remaining stake in the technology firm. Mr Icahn also said he was "extremely cautious" about US shares.
The Dow Jones closed 1.1% lower at 17,830, the broader S&P 500 fell 0.9% and the Nasdaq finished 1.2% lower.
"Icahn was really the turning point," said fund manager Mace Blicksilver.
Shares in medical device maker St Jude Medical jumped 25% after it agreed to be bought for $25bn by Abbott Laboratories. Shares in Abbott fell 7.7%.
Carisbrooke College in Newport had been due to merge with Medina College but the recommendation was rejected by councillors in July.
Funding for the scheme has not been finalised but the new facilities are expected to open in 2017.
Headteacher Peter Shaw said it was "great news for the island as a whole".
The Education Funding Agency and Department for Education approved the business case which included new science facilities, drama and music studios and a new school entrance.
Mr Shaw said: "This is absolutely tremendous news for all those associated with our fantastic learning community, especially following the uncertainty we faced earlier this year."
Briscoe, 57, was jailed in May for trying to pervert the course of justice as part of the investigation into ex-minister Chris Huhne's speeding points.
She lied to police in a statement, falsified a statement and provided a false document to an expert witness.
Her dismissal was confirmed by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.
It said in a statement: "Miss Constance Briscoe, a recorder and fee-paid tribunal judge of the first-tier health, education and social care chamber, has been removed from judicial office without further investigation by the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice following her conviction and sentence for perverting the course of justice."
The JCIO said Briscoe had not undertaken any judicial duties since her arrest in October 2012.
Briscoe, who was one of Britain's first black female judges, was convicted of three counts of intending to pervert the course of justice at the Old Bailey in May.
The conviction related to her role in liaising with the press over Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce's speeding points case.
Both Huhne and Pryce were jailed for eight months after it emerged he passed his speeding points to her. Both served two months.
Former energy secretary Huhne left Pryce in 2010 as his affair with with PR adviser Carina Trimingham was about to be exposed, ending his 26-year marriage.
The court heard Pryce had revealed the speeding points scandal to newspapers in 2011 to seek revenge.
Jurors were told that Briscoe was intent on bringing about Huhne's downfall and knew how to manipulate the criminal justice system to her advantage, misleading police in her witness statements and deliberately giving them an altered copy of one of her statements.
Jailing her, Mr Justice Baker told the mother of two that her conduct had struck "at the heart of our much-cherished system of criminal justice".
Labour leader Mr Corbyn has not resigned despite losing a no-confidence vote of MPs.
Mr Jones said that in the current situation Labour had "no chance" of winning a general election.
He also revealed that Welsh officials had started discussions in Brussels, following the vote to leave the EU.
Labour MPs passed a no-confidence motion in Jeremy Corbyn by 172-40 on Tuesday and a leadership challenge is expected.
Mr Jones was asked on BBC Wales TV's The Wales Report programme if he would carry on if he had a situation in the Welsh Assembly, as Jeremy Corbyn had experienced, where the overwhelming majority of Labour AMs were calling for him to stand down.
Mr Jones said it was "very difficult to see how that would be possible if that happened here in Cardiff".
"The only way to resolve this is through another leadership contest," he said.
Mr Jones said Labour could not win an election if it was seen as divided.
"We have no chance of winning an election as things stand, given the current state of the party in Westminster, and this needs to be resolved," he said.
Mr Jones told the programme: "I never call on other leaders in my own party to consider their position, that's not my role.
"What I do say though and what is obvious to everybody, is that we can't carry on with things as they are."
Mr Jones said the Welsh Government was now setting up its own team in Brussels.
He said: "The job of that team will be to start the discussions with European institutions."
"The people of Wales voted to Leave the European Union. They didn't vote to be done over as part of that process," he said.
Mr Jones added: "We're on a different trajectory to Scotland, but from my perspective I want to make sure we get the best deal for Wales."
Earlier Mr Jones said his party members were "kidding themselves" if they thought they could win a general election with a "disunited party".
On Saturday, Newport West Labour MP Paul Flynn called for critics of the Labour leader to "shut-up" - but on his blog on Wednesday said the overwhelming impression at a meeting of Labour MPs on Monday was that Mr Corbyn "should not continue".
He told BBC Wales: "We have got to take it back to the party and the party will decide, but his time is coming to an end."
Mr Flynn said "so many people have quit the front bench" it would be difficult for Mr Corbyn to form a "credible" shadow cabinet.
"It's a choice between either internal hell in the party, face up to division in the party, or go into an election with a greatly damaged leader," Mr Flynn said.
He added that he expected a leadership challenge to be made on Wednesday, and that he would back Angela Eagle.
Meanwhile Wales' former first minister Rhodri Morgan said Mr Corbyn could not carry on as Labour leader while most of his MPs had "no faith" in his ability to lead them into a general election.
Referring to divisions in the party, he said: "What we've got at the moment is the 'guacamole' sort of people not blending with the 'mushy peas' people at all.
"We've got to get that magic recipe back, otherwise we're in dead trouble if there's an election this autumn.
"You have to assume that you must try and get a Labour leader who looks a credible occupant of number 10 Downing Street."
Mr Morgan said of Mr Corbyn: "Everything in his entire political life has been orientated towards being in a protest rally outside number 10, not holding the seals of office inside number 10," he said.
"He's not made of that kind of raw material."
Darren Williams, secretary of the left-leaning Welsh Labour Grassroots movement, previously said: "Jeremy Corbyn was elected with a huge mandate from the party membership and we should be uniting behind him."
Watch the Carwyn Jones interview in full on The Wales Report, BBC One Wales, Wednesday 29 June at 22:40 BST
He promised help for small businesses hit by the change in business rates, including a discount for pubs with a rateable value of less than £100,000.
Mr Hammond also pledged extra money for adult social care in England, and announced a rise in national insurance contributions for the self-employed.
So, how are people from around the UK reacting to his speech?
Mike Wells runs Uptomen Menswear and Accessories, at Leigh-on-Sea, in Essex.
He feels that some retailers are still going to lose out from the change in business rates in England, despite the promise of a cap on rises for those set to lose existing relief.
"I'm sure he's got reasons for particularly helping out the good old British pub but it's not really helped to tackle the retailers out there, it's not really done anything for us," said Mr Wells.
The government has already committed itself to a transitional relief scheme as the changes to rates come in, and in his speech the chancellor also announced a £300m discretionary fund to be administered by local authorities. But Mr Wells said he would like more clarity.
"The really small guys with a really small rateable value are doing OK out of this rates re-jig, but there are people [with] not quite as small rateable values who are really being kicked by it, and we need some sort of help.
"Hopefully this transitional relief that they haven't detailed will help, but again we still just don't know yet, which is not really helpful," he said.
In his speech, Mr Hammond said £90m would go to the Northern Powerhouse for transport improvements.
It will come as welcome news to many in the region. However, Thomas Martin, joint managing director of Hull-based safety products distribution company, Arco, said he had wanted the chancellor to go further.
"It's a start but it's only one mention. A number of companies in Hull are working really hard, we're making our own luck. In Arco shareholders have invested £55m over the next three years [but] we can't do it on our own.
"I really hoped to hear more about transport infrastructure, getting rid of some bottlenecks and evidence that the chancellor was taking the Northern Powerhouse as seriously as he should do."
Mr Martin, whose family have run the company for four generations, said that he wanted the chancellor to have been more specific about the government's industrial strategy.
"There's about seven times as much money being spent in the South as there is in the North. I understand that for historical reasons, but for a chancellor trying to balance the books and get value for money, I think a pound spent in the North can go a whole lot further.
"I think he's trying, I think he could have been a little bit more direct with a more overt industrial strategy. I heard some tactics, I didn't hear an overall vision for UK Plc."
Seventeen-year-old Dan Manvell is at college studying for his A-levels. He recently led a successful campaign to reverse cuts to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme, proposed by East Sussex County Council.
Pauline Jackson is a trustee of Age UK in East Sussex and also sits on the Sussex Elders' Commission which represents the views of older people on policing and crime.
The BBC got them together to watch the Budget.
Dan was enthusiastic about the chancellor's proposal to introduce a new set of exams focusing on technical education.
"I really like the changes that are proposed for T-levels... I think that's a really good step. If they're successful with the £500m they've been allocated, I think they'll bring much greater parity between vocational subjects and academic subjects.
He was, however, disappointed that the age range for the National Living Wage hadn't been extended to include younger people.
"I wasn't expecting it, but I would have liked it if the chancellor had introduced the same minimum wage for 18-24 year-olds as 25-plus year-olds, because there's no reason for this discrimination of age."
Pauline approved of the promised increase to funding for adult social care in England: "He did cover the important parts that I hoped he would on social care", she said, "although when he announced £2bn in three years, I was hoping that was going to be in one year."
And Pauline shared Dan's view of the introduction of T-Levels.
"It's important for young people, this new T-Level, to ensure that technical qualifications are given the same level as university qualifications and that they're both felt to be as good, because we need technical people as well as academic people, because our future, the older people's future, is in the younger people's hands."
Lawrence Jones, chief executive of Manchester-based business-to-business hosting company UKFast, says that the chancellor was wrong to say that online businesses were able to escape paying business rates.
"I'd take exception to Hammond pointing to digital businesses as somehow being exempt from business rates.
"Online companies still need offices, warehouses and data centres. In reality this is another move from Westminster that stifles growth for innovative businesses across the whole economy."
Mr Jones said that the move to reduce taxes for the self-employed would reduce the incentive for risk-takers.
"It's these small entrepreneurs that drive the economy and often become the ones who build the SMEs and fast-growing start-ups we all want to see thriving."
He added: "It's grossly unfair to claim they're levelling out the tax to balance with employees, when employees get so many extra rights like sick pay, holiday, pensions and maternity pay. How much is that worth? I'd be thinking 'why take the risk?'"
The £1.5m Macmillan Cancer Information Support Centre has received planning consent and NHS managers are working out when construction can start.
Hospital chief Michael Wilson said it would "revolutionise" patients' lives.
He said the hospital in Redhill would offer a new range of services including advice, counselling and alternative therapies for the first time.
Mr Wilson said services at the centre, which is a partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, would also include psychological therapies, information on welfare and benefits, and exercise classes.
The radiotherapy unit which opened in July had allowed patients to be treated closer to home, and the information centre would offer them a holistic approach to their condition, he said.
Mr Wilson, chief executive of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, said chemotherapy could be debilitating and having to travel for radiotherapy could be horrific.
"To have all of those things in east Surrey and north east West Sussex for our whole population is absolutely fantastic," he added.
Papers submitted to Reigate Council, where councillors approved plans on Wednesday, said the centre would help cancer patients and their families and provide a vital community facility.
The single-storey building will have a large reception and information area, smaller therapy rooms, quiet rooms, an activity room, and a garden.
According to Macmillan Cancer Support, nearly 5,000 people in Surrey are told they have cancer each year.
The charity will shortly launch a fundraising campaign for the £1.5m to build the centre.
Jamie Walker, Andy Knapper and Rob Paxton sealed a 15-14 victory in a match that went to an extra end.
In the women's fours final in Christchurch, Australia beat England's Ellen Falkner, Wendy King, Rebecca Wigfield and Jamie-Lea Winch 23-8.
Scotland's Lesley Doig faces Australian Karen Murphy in Sunday's women's final.
In the men's pairs, England's Sam Tolchard and Louis Ridout were beaten 17-10 by Ian McClure and Gary Kelly of Ireland in the opening round.
The Irish pair then overcame hosts New Zealand by the same score to reach the final. They will face Australia, who saw off Scotland duo Alex Marshall and Paul Foster 18-11 in the last four.
His rival Ted Cruz swept the board in that state, where delegates are selected by senior party activists.
Mr Trump is still well ahead in the Republican race but if he does not get 1,237 delegates in the state-by-state contests, he could lose out anyway.
A winner could well emerge from a contested convention in July.
In that scenario, many of the delegates can back who they want to after the first ballot, opening the door for Texas Senator Mr Cruz or even the third candidate in the race, John Kasich.
Senior Republicans have voiced concern about Mr Trump's chances of winning in November's general election, and oppose his hardline views on immigration.
Next week New Yorkers get the chance to pick their nominees in the Republican and Democratic contests, in a pivotal moment in the process.
But on Monday, Mr Trump, a New York businessman, told Fox News he was angry about the way Mr Cruz had won all the delegates in Colorado.
"They weren't given a vote. It's a crooked deal. The system is rigged, crooked. That's not the way democracy is supposed to work."
Delegates are party members with the power to vote for each candidate at the party conventions held in July, where the nominee is formally confirmed.
In the modern political era, most states have opted to hold state-wide primaries or caucuses to determine the number of delegates pledged to a particular candidate.
But Colorado decided to select its delegates in a different way, at its own state convention.
His new campaign manager Paul Manafort accused the Cruz campaign of "Gestapo tactics" in how they had persuaded delegates to support him.
Mr Trump told a rally on Sunday that the person who wins the most votes in the primary process should automatically be the nominee.
"What they're trying to do is subvert the movement with crooked shenanigans," he said.
He also revealed that only one of his three children residing in the state of New York will be able to vote.
"They didn't register in time," he said. "So they feel very, very guilty."
One of Mr Trump's most controversial policy pledges is to build a wall on the southern border with Mexico, and to deport 11 million undocumented migrants.
His mantra to "build a wall" appears to have spread to some school playing fields.
In Wisconsin, a schoolgirls' football match had to be stopped when the slogan became a chant directed at Hispanic players, local media reported.
The school district confirmed to the BBC that it was investigating the allegations.
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The last of the 4x4 models will roll off the production line at its plant in Solihull in the West Midlands in December 2015, it confirmed.
The model had evolved over 67 years of production but it could not be adapted to meet new emissions rules, JLR said.
It said no jobs would be lost and it was working on a replacement model.
The first model in the style of the Defender was introduced in 1948 and was modelled on a World War II Jeep.
It was not given the Defender name until the early 1990s, shortly after the launch of the Land Rover Discovery.
More than two million have been sold since the car first appeared, JLR said.
The firm said the decision to cease production was "mainly legislation based."
Plans by the European Council and Parliament to bring in stricter measures for new car emissions by 2020 meant there were "certain conditions the Defender just won't meet," the company said.
It said a replacement model for the Defender was being developed to be launched in 2016.
By Peter PlisnerBBC Midlands transport correspondent
The Defender is very much a part of Land Rover's heritage but it does need to change.
Making the vehicle is pretty labour intensive and it is also not as mainstream as other Land Rover models.
The new Range Rover Sport, for instance, while still being an off-road vehicle is designed for a completely different and much more lucrative market.
The Defender has for a long time been the workhorse of the farmer, but these days Land Rover and Range Rover models are anything but.
Yes farmers still buy them, but desirability has propelled the brands into the premium market, somewhere the current Defender model just does not seem to fit anymore.
JLR's head of products, John Edwards, said the new model would be "instantly recognised" by people who drive the current vehicle but it "won't necessarily be cheap".
Editor of Auto Express magazine, Steve Fowler, said the Defender had taken on "iconic status" after being driven by members of the Royal Family and being featured in the latest James Bond film, Skyfall.
He said: "It's a very important market for Land Rover, one of its three pillars with the Range Rover and the Discovery.
"As we experienced with another iconic car, the Mini, it had a bit of a sabbatical before coming back and that's what I fully expect to happen with the Defender."
Frank King, from the Land Rover owners' club in Cannock, Staffordshire, said it was "disappointing news."
He said: "The silhouette still looks the same as it did 67 years ago, although its been upgraded and had new engines and whatever. It's a real shame to see it go."
LCC owns the Go chain of filling stations and is one of Ireland's largest coal importers.
It also has a growing business supplying electricity to business and commercial customers in Northern Ireland.
It has a 15% market share among large energy users and 10% share among medium energy users.
LCC also entered the commercial gas supply market in 2014.
Turnover at the firm fell in 2014 from £578m to £528m, but costs also declined, making for an increased profit.
A note in the accounts states that the firm invested in a coal exporting company in Columbia during the year.
The company employed 179 people in 2014, up from 156 in 2013.
The firm is owned by Cookstown man Michael Loughran and his family.
During the year, the shareholders shared a dividend of £400,000.
A convoy of dozens of lorries left a base outside the capital, Bamako, on its way south to Ivory Coast.
France began withdrawing some of its 4,000 troops from the country in April.
They plan to gradually hand over to the Malian army and a UN peacekeeping force, which will deploy in July ahead of planned nationwide elections.
Saturday's withdrawal comes just two days after Islamist rebels targeted an army barracks and French-run uranium mine in neighbouring Niger, killing 21 people. French special forces helped Nigerien soldiers end a hostage siege at the barracks on Friday.
It is not known if the attacks will affect French troop deployments.
The French intervention in Mali in January was prompted by Islamist rebels' increasing control of the north and their advance further south towards Bamako.
The militants had taken advantage of weak central government after a coup in March 2012 and the inability of Malian forces to secure territory. Major towns such as Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu fell, and a strict form of Islamic law was imposed.
Within weeks of launching their offensive, French and Malian soldiers, backed by fighter jets and helicopters, forced the rebels out of urban areas. However, some fighters retreated to hideouts in the mountains and desert, from where they have launched isolated attacks.
The BBC's Alex Duval Smith in Bamako says the French intervention has been immensely popular, and most Malians have dreaded the beginning of the withdrawal.
The convoy leaving Bamako for Abidjan is impressive in its size, but the French insist it is simply carrying equipment and vehicles that are surplus to requirements, our correspondent adds.
Tanks and most heavy patrol vehicles will remain in northern Mali for now.
France still has 3,800 troops in its former colony. It says their number will be down to 2,000 by September and 1,000 by the end of the year.
The United Nations' Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (Minusma) is to be composed of 11,200 soldiers and 1,440 police officers. The force says it will be deployed to help establish stability and to rebuild the Malian armed forces.
Last week, more than $4bn (£2.6bn) was pledged at an international donor conference in Brussels to fund the Malian government's plan for a "total relaunch of the country".
It includes rebuilding government institutions, repairing damaged infrastructure, organising presidential elections, holding dialogue with rebel groups in the north and stimulating the economy.
The reforms would have given Hong Kong voters the right to choose their leader for the first time in 2017.
But candidates would be vetted by a pro-Beijing committee and pro-democracy activists said the reforms only offered "fake democracy".
Beijing said it would not change its position on democratic reforms.
Some in Hong Kong had hoped that if the proposals were rejected, China would be forced to offer more far-reaching reforms.
The Chinese government issued a ruling on 31 August last year, saying that Hong Kong's leader could be chosen by direct elections by 2017.
However, the ruling also said that only those nominated by a pro-Beijing committee could stand for election.
Beijing's decision sparked protests that drew crowds of more than 100,000 people to the streets.
The Beijing-backed electoral reforms had to be approved by Hong Kong's legislature before they could be enacted - but pro-democracy lawmakers, who have enough seats to veto the move, voted down the reform package.
Without approval from Hong Kong lawmakers, the territory's next chief executive will be selected, as before, by a 1,200-member committee currently stacked with Beijing loyalists.
Moments before the vote took place, pro-Beijing lawmakers, who were expected to support the package, walked out of the council chamber.
This led to confusion ahead of the vote, with some lawmakers unsure as to why others had walked out.
The 37 remaining lawmakers voted and the motion was rejected with 28 opposing it and eight supporting it. It needed at least 47 votes to pass.
Pro-Beijing lawmakers later blamed miscommunication for the walk-out, after their request for a 15-minute suspension was rejected by the Speaker.
The outcome was expected, but the circumstances surprisingly dramatic.
When government officials gave their final speeches, it was hours ahead of schedule. Journalists scrambled to retake their seats in the main chamber at the Legislative Council.
Then a bell rang, reminding lawmakers to gather to vote. The cavernous room echoed with tension. A voiced called out, asking to halt the proceedings with just minutes to spare. The head of the council declined. Pro-government legislators walked out in protest.
One of them, Regina Ip of the New People's Party, looked stunned after failing to vote. She said the collective action was unplanned. They had suddenly decided to wait for Lau Wong-fat, an elderly lawmaker who was said to be ill.
As a result, the controversial government reform plan failed by a wide margin.
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A statement from China's legislature released to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, said: "Although the universal suffrage motion was not passed, the direction towards universal suffrage and the legal principles laid down must continue to be upheld in future efforts."
It said the 31 August decision will "continue to serve as the constitutional ground for Hong Kong in the future" and "its legal force is unquestionable".
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung said legislators had voted against the wishes of the majority of Hong Kong's people and he was "naturally disappointed".
The bill's defeat comes after what has been a tense year of political debate in the former British colony that was handed over to Beijing in 1997.
In September last year, activists occupied major parts of the city and demanding universal suffrage. Protests paralysed the city centre after clashes between police and activists saw tear gas deployed.
After more than two months and with no concessions from CY Leung, the protest camps were ultimately dismantled by police.
Final results showed 50.3% voted in favour. The vote invalidates the Swiss-EU agreement on freedom of movement.
Fiercely independent Switzerland is not a member of the EU, but has adopted large sections of EU policy.
Brussels said it regretted the outcome of the vote and would examine its implications.
By Imogen FoulkesBBC News, Berne
This is the result the Swiss government and business leaders most feared: support for immigration quotas, by the tiniest of margins. In Switzerland the voters' word is final, and the government will now have to inform the European Union that it wants to "renegotiate" its bilateral agreement on free movement of people. But renegotiation is almost certainly not an option.
The Swiss have already had years to phase in the deal, and Brussels views free movement as integral to participation in Europe's single market. Exclusion from that market could spell disaster for Switzerland's booming economy: over half of all Swiss exports are sold in the EU. What is more, Swiss employers increasingly rely on highly qualified staff from across Europe - they believe they will lose their competitive edge if they are no longer free to employ who they like.
But the right-wing Swiss People's Party is jubilant that its claims of overcrowding, and pressure on Swiss jobs, salaries and housing, found favour with voters. The big question now is, how will Brussels, already under pressure from full EU members like Britain over the impact of free movement, react?
A Yes vote of more than 50% was needed for the referendum to pass.
The BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva says the vote has shown up traditional divisions, with French-speaking areas against the quotas, German-speaking regions divided, and the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino firmly in favour.
A Yes vote means Swiss ministers will have some tricky explaining to do in Brussels, our correspondent says.
In a statement, the European Commission said it regretted that an "initiative for the introduction of quantitative limits to immigration has been passed by this vote.
"This goes against the principle of free movement of persons between the EU and Switzerland. The EU will examine the implications of this initiative on EU-Swiss relations as a whole. In this context, the Federal Council's position on the result will also be taken into account."
"Faced with the negative effects of the pressures caused by immigration, voters wanted to send out a strong signal"
Tribune de Geneve
"This is far more than a political slap in the face"
Neue Zuercher Zeitung
"Swiss decision puts [UK Prime Minister David] Cameron under pressure"
Headline in Tages Anzeiger
"It can't go on like this, the influx of foreigners is to be restricted: defying the government, parliament, the business community, trade unions and the overwhelming majority of the political parties, the Swiss people today gave the country's economic policy a severe jolt."
Corriere del Ticino
Compiled by BBC Monitoring
The vote comes amid increasing debate across Europe about migration and the impact of free movement of people.
Switzerland's economy is booming at the moment, and unemployment is low, but many Swiss worry about immigration.
A quarter of the eight million-strong population is foreign, and last year 80,000 new immigrants arrived.
Since 2007, most of the EU's 500 million residents have been on an equal footing with locals in the Swiss job market - the result of a policy voted into law in a 2000 referendum.
But a coalition led by the right-wing Swiss People's Party now wants to reverse this deal, saying it was a huge mistake.
Supporters of quotas believe free movement has put pressure on housing, health, education, and transport. They also argue that foreign workers drive salaries down.
But the Swiss government and business leaders say free movement is key to Switzerland's economic success, allowing employers to choose skilled staff from across Europe.
Switzerland's bilateral agreements with the EU took years of negotiation to achieve.
Our correspondent says that abandoning free movement could limit Switzerland's access to Europe's single market, where over half its exports are sold.
The statements have been read out at the inquest into the County Tyrone schoolgirl's disappearance.
Arlene disappeared in August 1994 after a night out in Donegal.
Robert Howard was tried and acquitted of her murder in 2005, but had been convicted of murdering another teenager. He died in prison last year.
For some weeks in 1993 he had worked as a labourer in the Castlederg area for local man Mervyn Finlay, who has since died.
Mr Finlay's statement to police in 2002 explained how Robert Howard had once boasted at work that "if he killed someone he would not be caught because he knew how to get rid of the body".
Mr Finlay's statement said he and all his employees had laughed at the time, concluding that Howard was simply boasting.
But he thought of the matter again when Robert Howard was charged with Arlene's murder, and contacted police.
Later, a statement from another man was read to the court, a man who had also known and worked with Howard, as well as statements from his girlfriend.
They described how Howard had shown them chemicals from a disused chemist shop store, and had explained how they could dissolve bones, something he spoke of several times.
The court also heard statements from two former prisoners who shared a hospital wing with Robert Howard in Crumlin Road jail in 1993.
They said that Howard boasted that he had pretended to be claustrophobic to fool the prison authorities, and proffered advice on how to trick psychiatrists.
As the inquest continues, counsel for the Arkinson family has criticised some medical reports issued about one of the future witnesses, former police Ch Supt Eric Anderson, who had led the inquiry into Arlene's murder.
The Arkinsons' legal team is unhappy with the decision to hear Mr Anderson's evidence via video link, due to conditions explained in the medical reports.
The family's barrister also intends to play the court extracts from a UTV "Insight" programme where Mr Anderson was filmed appearing to offer documents from the case for sale for £700.
There was also considerable legal discussion in court around a Public Interest Immunity certificate already granted to the PSNI.
This involves a call to the police in 1996 naming Kathleen Arkinson and her partner Stephen Walsh as Arlene's killers.
This information was later considered by the police to be untrue.
Although the person making the anonymous call was later met by detectives, a barrister for the PSNI told the court that the police do not know the identity of the person, and do not know their address.
He added that this information was not gathered, at the person's own request.
The barrister for the Arkinson family rejected this argument and said of the unnamed witness: "This person could have flown in from the moon."
The coroner Brian Sherrard said that the redaction on the documents covered by the Public Interest Immunity certificate was "modest", covering "individual phrases, individual names, individual words".
The inquest continues.
The hosts smashed their way to an 11-point interval lead with tries by Mamuka Gorgodze, Leigh Halfpenny and Romain Taofifenua.
Toulon survived two TMO decisions early in the second half before Guilhem Guirado secured the bonus point.
Ken Owens and John Barclay scored for Scarlets with Wales international Halfpenny claiming 16 points.
Scarlets struggled to handle Toulon's power, with France international centre Mathieu Bastareaud crashing through would-be tacklers as he set up the opening two tries.
The win lifts three-times champions Toulon to nine points in the pool, five behind defending champions Saracens.
Scarlets started well, but kicked attacking possession away and from their first attack Toulon set the tone for the game with giant centre Bastareaud crashing through to set up Gorgodze.
The Bastareaud battering ram again laid waste to the defence before Halfpenny strolled over on the left and within two minutes Taofifenua appeared to end the match as a contest as he stretched out a long left arm to claim Toulon's third try.
Scarlets hit back when hooker Owens charged over from close range after a fluid move.
The Welsh region came out fired-up for the second half with scrum-half Gareth Davies denied a try after television replays, even though Toulon's Jocelino Suta appeared to tackle him illegally.
Moments later, wing Steff Evans crossed wide out only to have the try disallowed when Scott Williams was adjudged to have knocked the ball on in the build-up - again after the television match official had a look.
Toulon weathered the storm, and when Guirado touched down after a powerful drive the contest was over, with Barclay's late try briefly raising hopes of a losing bonus point for the Scarlets.
Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac: "There was a massive swing in the game at 24-13 and I thought the [Steff Evans'] try was a fair try. I asked the referee afterwards 'how far backwards does the ball have to travel for you to award a knock-on'.
"I thought it was a good try and if it's awarded at 24-20 we're in the game. As it turned out there was a couple of errors that left them to get in with a try. Clearly a player is tackled on the ground and he's allowed to get up and carry on - there's a few things I wasn't happy with."
The teams do it all again at Parc y Scarlets on Sunday, 18 December (13:00 GMT).
Toulon: Leigh Halfpenny; James O'Connor, Mathieu Bastareaud, Ma'a Nonu, Bryan Habana; Pierre Bernard, Jonathan Pelissie; Xavier Chiocci, Guilhem Guirado, Marcel van der Merwe, Jocelino Suta, Romain Taofifenua, Charles Ollivon, Mamuka Gorgodze, Samu Manoa.
Replacements: Jean-Charles Orioli, Laurent Delboulbès, Levan Chilachava, Juandre Kruger, Maxime Mermoz, Jimmy Yobo, Eric Escande, Duane Vermeulen.
Scarlets: Liam Williams; DTH van der Merwe, Hadleigh Parkes, Scott Williams, Steff Evans; Rhys Patchell, Gareth Davies; Wyn Jones, Ken Owens (capt), Werner Kruger, Jake Ball, Tom Price, Tadhg Beirne, James Davies, John Barclay.
Replacements: Ryan Elias, Rob Evans, Samson Lee, Lewis Rawlins, Will Boyde, Jonathan Evans, Aled Thomas, Gareth Owen
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce and Nigel Carrick (Both England)
Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
The current window, in line with many other European leagues, closes on 31 August - almost three weeks after the start of the Premier League campaign.
Both the Premier League and EFL will discuss potential changes next month.
"There are problems down the line," lawyer Chris Farnell told BBC Sport.
"I don't think the way they are looking at it would be smooth. It would be fraught with problems and potentially legal challenges."
Farnell, the lead lawyer on the sale of Swansea City last year, said he was unsure whether football's governing body Fifa would even allow the changes to be made.
"I think it is something that has been raised off the cuff by one or two managers.
"It needs to be better thought out, better planned and prepared and I think it is a long way off happening yet."
A vote is set to take place at the next Premier League shareholders meeting on 7 September, while the EFL will also table the matter for discussion next month.
The EFL said clubs had already expressed the opinion that closing the summer window at the start of the season "would be an improvement on the current position".
A spokesman added: "It will be important that all the consequences of such a decision are fully considered, as the requirements of our clubs are different to those in Europe's top flight leagues."
Players may only be registered during one of two annual registration periods. In Europe these are the summer and January transfer windows and are fixed by each individual national association.
The first window begins once the season has finished and must not exceed 12 weeks. The second, which usually occurs mid-season, must not exceed four weeks.
For the Premier League and EFL, Fifa regulations state the transfer window should close no later than 1 September, or as near as practical if it clashes with a weekend.
However, players whose contracts have expired prior to the end of the transfer window may sign for another club outside the registration period.
As leagues in confederations around the world start and finish at different times, so do their transfer windows - for example, the USA's first window began on 14 February this year and ended on 8 May, while China's opening registration period ran from 1 January to 28 February.
BBC Sport's Simon Stone
As with all issues affecting the Premier League, it will need 14 clubs to vote in favour before any change can be made.
It is a complicated scenario, not least because it has the potential to put England's top-flight teams at a disadvantage because rivals across Europe will be active in the market for up to three weeks after the Premier League window has closed.
The plan would have no power to prevent a club such as Barcelona targeting Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho - as they have done this summer - for instance.
As Europe's major leagues all start at different points - France was a week before England, with Spain, Italy and Germany a week after - a Europe-wide change is not going to happen.
There is also the potential for clubs who do not agree - Watford are said to be against it - or agents to mount a legal challenge.
However, the disruption caused by the continuation of the transfer window beyond the start of the season has become so great, and started to affect so many teams, the feeling that something has to be done has begun to take hold.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Swansea boss Paul Clement are among those to have called for a change.
Klopp was without playmaker Coutinho for Liverpool's Premier League opener against Watford, and midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson was absent for Swansea's game at Southampton.
"An earlier transfer deadline day would have helped us this year. In general, it makes sense that when the season starts that the planning is over," Klopp said.
Clement added: "A better situation would be if the transfer window closed before the start of the season.
"I don't really understand why it goes to the end of August. I know there's talks about that changing in future. That's my opinion that it should do."
According to research from betting company Bwin, seven of the 10 biggest transfers in the past five seasons which have been completed after the league campaign started involved Premier League clubs.
They were Gareth Bale to Real Madrid, Angel di Maria and Anthony Martial to Manchester United, Kevin de Bruyne and Nicolas Otamendi to Manchester City, and Mesut Ozil and Shkodran Mustafi to Arsenal.
The Premier League makes 24% of its signings after 15 August, while 12% of its signings are on transfer deadline day.
Last season's runners-up Tottenham typically make their signings late in the transfer window, and Bwin says 47% take place after the season starts.
Twenty-five others were injured when a van filled with explosives blew up in front of a school on the outskirts of the city, the Sana news agency said.
State television aired footage of charred cars with blown-out windows.
Latakia has largely escaped the conflict that has devastated most of Syria and left 250,000 people dead.
But a rebel alliance that includes al-Qaeda's local affiliate, al-Nusra Front, has been advancing on the city and within its surrounding province after driving government forces out of much of neighbouring Idlib province earlier this year.
Sana reported that the bomb was detonated at 12:00 (09:00) on Wednesday, outside Imad Ali school in Hamam square, on the northern edges of Latakia.
It also said that on Tuesday evening security forces had intercepted two cars loaded with explosives which "terrorists were trying to sneak into Latakia".
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the UK-based monitoring group, said Wednesday's blast was "the biggest car bomb attack in Latakia since the war began" in 2011.
"This is rare for Latakia city, which is usually hit by rockets," its director, Rami Abdul Rahman, told the AFP news agency.
Last month, six people were killed in the city by shellfire and rebels forces reached the edge of the coastal mountains to the east where Mr Assad's ancestral village of Qardaha is located.
The rebel advance in the north-eastern heartland of his Alawite sect is the latest in a series of setbacks for the president.
In July, he acknowledged the army faced a manpower shortage and had withdrawn from some areas in order to defend those he considered most significant.
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At least 10 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the Syrian city of Latakia, a key stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, state media report.
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One of the three, Aymeric Chauprade, is an independent right-wing member of the European parliament.
The pilots were arrested in 2013 preparing to take off in a plane carrying 26 suitcases of cocaine.
They were sentenced to 20 years but during the appeal process fled to the French Antilles and then on to France.
Announcing the warrants for Mr Chauprade and fellow French nationals Christophe Naudin and Pierre Malinowski, Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito alleged the trio had helped organise the escape from the Dominican Republic of pilots Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos.
The pilots were convicted in Santo Domingo in August in the so-called "Air Cocaine" drug-trafficking case.
They had been arrested in March 2013 at the resort of Punta Cana on a privately hired jet carrying 680kg (1,500lb) of cocaine.
After their conviction they were freed under the judicial review process and barred from leaving the country.
But they reportedly escaped by boat to the French Antilles and from there by plane to France.
French media earlier said the pilots had worked previously for the French navy and had been helped by former intelligence agents.
The French government said it had nothing to do with their escape.
The pilots say they are innocent and have vowed to clear their name.
They were arrested earlier this month in Lyon but legal experts say an extradition is unlikely.
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The story centres around a night of drunken debauchery by an elite Oxford dining society at a country gastropub.
"We really wanted to get our hands in again and bring it into absolutely now," said Wade, after the play's West End opening night on Wednesday.
The Royal Court production is at Duke of York's Theatre until 4 August.
Directed by Lyndsey Turner, the cast includes Leo Bill, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Max Bennett and Harry Lister Smith.
Posh first opened at the Royal Court in 2010 in the run-up to the general election. It became one of the highest-grossing shows ever to play in the theatre.
Two years on, the script has undergone what Wade calls a "quite large rewrite" to reflect the new coalition government and the Greek economic crisis.
"Two years ago those characters were living under a Labour Government and now they're not, so they have different reasons to feel disenfranchised," she told the BBC.
"We wanted to add things that felt relevant to now but not those that were flash-in-the-pan - for example doing a 'pasty-gate' joke would have felt a bit cheap."
Critics have drawn parallels between Posh's Riot Club and the real-life Bullingdon Club (past members include David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson). But Wade is keen to point out that her characters are purely fictional.
She is currently working on adapting Posh into a feature film, with several drafts already completed.
A graduate of the Royal Court Young Writers Programme, Wade's first play for the Royal Court in 2005, Breathing Corpses, won her the Critics' Circle theatre award for most promising playwright.
So how posh does the Bristol university graduate consider herself?
"I'm not posh at all. I grew up in Sheffield but never managed to pick up the accent - which was careless because there'd be some cache now in being a northern playwright, but I missed out on that one.
"I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative, it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word."
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Playwright Laura Wade has updated her 2010 sell-out play Posh to reflect the changing political climate for its West End transfer.
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The "Green Deal" ended last year after providing just £50m in 14,000 loans to households to boost energy efficiency.
That was far less than the £1.1bn predicted by the government, with each loan costing taxpayers £17,00.
In a highly critical report, the Public Accounts Committee said projections for the scheme were "wildly optimistic".
The MPs said the Department of Energy and Climate Change's figures gave a completely misleading picture of the scheme's prospects to Parliament.
The committee urged the government to learn from the mistakes made with the scheme, which provided loans to meet costs of installing efficiency measures that householders repaid from savings on their energy bills.
When the scheme was introduced in 2013, it had not been adequately tested with consumers, the report said.
"Householders were not persuaded that energy efficiency measures were worth paying for through the Green Deal and take-up of loans was abysmal," MPs said.
It was too complex, with excessive paperwork, while people were also put off by interest rates of up to 10% on the loans - far more expensive than other lending, the report said.
Marketing also focused on the financial benefits of installing energy-efficiency measures, rather than emphasising the comfort of having a well-insulated, energy-efficient home, which may have interested more people, according to the report.
Committee chairwoman Meg Hillier said: "Not enough work went into establishing the scheme's appeal to households, nor to its implementation, nor to examining the experience of governments setting up similar schemes overseas.
"This blinkered approach resulted in a truly dismal take-up for green deal loans and a cost to taxpayers of £17,000 for every loan arranged."
The Department for Energy spent £240m on the scheme, including £25m in loans to the Green Deal.
The committee also criticised another scheme, the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), which required big energy firms to make homes more efficient.
MPs found the government was unable to determine whether the scheme helped to reduce fuel poverty.
The UK's 27 million homes account for more than a quarter of the total energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. The housing stock is among the least energy efficient in Europe, which meant higher energy bills, harm to the environment and poorer health for those living in colder homes.
A spokesperson for the new Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: "This government took action last year by stopping public funding to the Green Deal Finance Company and setting up an independent review of the energy efficiency sector.
"The lessons that we have learnt will help us to develop simpler, better value for money policies, targeting people who need support most."
Scott Wilson gave the hosts a reward for their early dominance by firing in from close range after nine minutes as Bromley failed to clear their lines.
The hosts continued to force the issue, with Craig McAllister looking dangerous, and Bromley had to wait until the 36th minute to register their first shot as they deservedly went in 1-0 down at the break.
Sam Matthews made it 2-0 to the hosts with eight minutes remaining and that was enough to clinch the win, although 60 seconds later Jordan Higgs set up a nervy finish with a Bromley consolation.
Match report supplied by Press Association.
Match ends, Eastleigh 2, Bromley 1.
Second Half ends, Eastleigh 2, Bromley 1.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Ayo Obileye replaces Sam Matthews.
Blair Turgott (Bromley) is shown the yellow card.
Michael Green (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Eastleigh 2, Bromley 1. Jordan Higgs (Bromley).
Goal! Eastleigh 2, Bromley 0. Sam Matthews (Eastleigh).
Substitution, Bromley. Alan Dunne replaces Shane McLoughlin.
Substitution, Bromley. Shabazz Omofe replaces Connor Dymond.
Substitution, Eastleigh. James Constable replaces Scott Wilson.
Lee Minshull (Bromley) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Bromley. Bradley Goldberg replaces George Porter.
Paul Reid (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.
Gavin Hoyte (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.
Adam Dugdale (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Eastleigh 1, Bromley 0.
First Half ends, Eastleigh 1, Bromley 0.
Goal! Eastleigh 1, Bromley 0. Scott Wilson (Eastleigh).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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The sharks were transported more than 200 miles from Weymouth to their new home in Manchester.
It involved a year of planning and an overnight drive using special vehicles with tanks.
Aquarium staff are hoping to get the sharks to breed, to help boost declining numbers of the species.
Black tipped reef sharks are naturally found in shallow waters in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Their fins are black at the ends, which gives them their name!
During First Minister Questions, Mr Jones called David Cameron's response to the situation "laggardly".
The comments followed opposition party calls for a full refugee crisis debate.
Earlier, Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies said migrants needed a "substantial package of integration" rather than "tokenism".
Deputy Plaid leader Elin Jones said the party was "disappointed and surprised" at the lack of a Welsh government response to an urgent question on the crisis.
Assembly members gathered in the Senedd chamber on Tuesday for the first time after the summer recess.
Although no statement was scheduled on the refugee crisis, several AMs raised the issue during First Minister's Questions.
Answering a question from Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood, Mr Jones said: "In principle I support the idea of a quota system for each nation."
On the UK government's handing of the refugee crisis, he added: "I regret that fact that the prime minister was laggardly in in his response.
"You cannot bury your head in the sand when people are risking their lives on unseaworthy craft in order to cross to a place that they see as a place of safety."
Mr Jones has called a summit on the crisis for Thursday.
Charities and local councils have been invited to send representatives to the meeting, aimed at co-ordinating the Welsh response.
Responding to opposition criticism of the fact that the first minister was not making a statement in the assembly on the issue, a Welsh government spokeswoman said Mr Jones had "been clear that Wales stands ready to play our part and that the Welsh government has an important role in responding to the refugee crisis".
The spokeswoman said Thursday's summit was "bringing together key agencies and service providers to develop a co-ordinated Wales-wide response to the crisis" as "the start of a government-led action, which will continue throughout the autumn".
David Cameron has said the UK would accept up to 20,000 refugees from camps surrounding Syria, with priority given to vulnerable children.
The Welsh Refugee Council has said Wales could give sanctuary to around 1,600 Syrians, but local councils have said they will need help to meet the cost.
Prices rise when customers are moved onto a variable tariff at the end of a one-year deal, unless they switch.
This increase ranged from £275 to nearly £350 a year for the average household using one of the UK's major suppliers - known as the big six.
Extra charges from some smaller suppliers were £30 a year or less.
Prof Catherine Waddams, of Norwich Business School and an expert on energy pricing, expressed surprise at the size of the differences.
"Some companies depend on it much more than others, particularly the big six," she said.
However, it is not just the major suppliers, she added. "Some new entrants to the energy market are playing the same game in the sense that they also have a very high tariff onto which you default if you don't do anything at the end of your first year."
The analysis was conducted by Octopus Energy, a London-based newcomer to the energy market launched in April this year.
Greg Jackson, Octopus Energy's founder, told the BBC his company had a very different policy from the big six suppliers.
He described the business model that the large energy firms followed as "tease and squeeze".
"Energy companies, particularly the big six, but other companies as well, offer extremely attractive teaser prices - one-year fixed deals - and the consumer switches to that great deal thinking they are going to be saving a lot of money," Mr Jackson told the BBC's Money Box programme.
"But what the company will know and the customer doesn't necessarily know is that many customers are not going to switch away at the end of the year and they're going to ramp the price up and squeeze those customers."
The additional charges which squeeze non-switching customers arise because when customers do nothing after a one-year deal runs out, they are moved onto a company's Standard Variable Tariff (SVT).
SVTs vary from company to company and are rarely, if ever, marketed because they are almost always higher than one-year tariffs.
To examine how much price increases from one-year deals to SVTs vary between companies, Octopus Energy conducted an analysis of tariffs in the Eastern energy region - the largest in the UK.
They identified the best one-year fixed price deal each company offered during the past six months, and the latest SVT each company charged.
After 12 months, the analysis showed four of the top five deals were from the big six major suppliers.
But for those who do not switch after a year, the picture rapidly changes after their deals expire because customers then start paying at companies' SVT rates.
After 15 months - that is 12 months on the fixed deal and three months on an SVT - none of the big six suppliers provided the best overall deal. Instead the top five spots were occupied by five smaller suppliers: Octopus energy, GB energy, So Energy, Flow Energy and Places for People.
After 24 months - that is 12 months after failing to switch - Greg Jackson of Octopus said that the big six suppliers fell even further down the list.
Companies and regulators know what proportion of customers will end up on SVTs but when approached by the BBC neither would say - on grounds of commercial confidentiality.
Lawrence Slade from industry body Energy UK said: "I don't think it's in any companies interest…to have customers sitting on standard variable tariffs particularly disengaged customers….. for the very simple reason in a short while other companies will be able to market directly to your SVT customers."
But energy pricing expert Ms Waddams estimates around half of customers on one-year deals with the big six end up not switching and paying high SVTs, providing the companies with sizeable additional revenue.
"It might be 20% to 30% more," she told the BBC. "The company is certainly making a substantial amount of additional revenue."
Ms Waddams says the additional revenue stream enables the big six to offer cheaper one-year deals.
"They go further up the ladder in terms of the attractiveness of their current rate because they can subsidise it by those who aren't going to switch later. Companies that don't have a buffer of people prepared to pay a higher price and not really notice aren't able to offer such a good introductory offer because they're not playing that game."
Mr Jackson thinks energy regulators should require more transparency on price comparison websites about companies' SVTs. This is not part of regulator Ofgem's consultation on how energy deals are marketed.
Oates, 32, beat Slovenian Adrian Gomboc in the semi-finals but came up short against Margvelashvili in the final.
Fellow Briton Nekoda Davis, 22, lost to Nora Gjakova of Kosova in the -57kg bronze-medal match.
Ashley McKenzie, 26, lost to eventual champion Walide Khyar of France in round two of the men's -60kg.
Towell, 25, died in hospital after being injured in a fight with Evans in Glasgow on 1 October.
Evans, 24, attended Towell's funeral and said the Scot's family convinced him not to retire.
"Nothing would make me happier than winning the British title and taking it up to Dundee and showing Mike's family and his friends," Evans said.
"Winning it would make me so proud, and I think it would make the family proud and Mike too."
Evans is the mandatory challenger for the welterweight title, which is held by Bradley Skeete.
"I considered knocking boxing on the head because I couldn't deal with this happening again," Evans told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"But the British title... I would love to win it for myself, but now there is more incentive now than I've ever had before.
"Everything now - training hard, hitting that bag harder, work to a higher intensity - it is not just for me.
"It is for Mike, his family, his little boy, his supporters. It would be fantastic to do it for them.
"At the funeral, they were unbelievably understanding. Quite a lot have messaged me since or spoke to me at the funeral and said they wanted tickets to come and watch my next fight.
"That was touching, really nice. They are getting behind me - it is like still supporting Mike by supporting me and that has really lifted me."
Towell was knocked down for a second time in the fifth round of the fight at Glasgow's Radisson Blu Hotel, and referee Victor Loughlin stopped the contest.
Towell received treatment in the ring and was given oxygen before being taken to an ambulance on a stretcher. He died in hospital the following day.
"We were told by members of Mike's team that he wasn't going to pull through and we just had to wait, which wasn't nice," Evans said.
"I always clung to that hope he would pull through, that he would be in a coma and his brain would recover, but we were past that stage."
St Clears boxer Evans and trainer Gary Lockett do not think boxers fully understand the risks involved in the sport.
Lockett, a former world title contender, also trained Nick Blackwell, who spent two weeks in a coma this year and was forced to retire after a fight with Chris Eubank Jr.
"You never think it will happen. You know the risks, but with the medical people there, an ambulance outside and having your corner people to pull you out, a boxer will fight until they can't fight no more," said Evans.
"You think you are safe, but you are not."
Lockett added: "I mean this with the greatest of respect, but they don't know the risks and they don't understand until something happens to someone close to them.
"I was exactly the same. You think, 'it won't happen to me'.
"But as we discussed five months ago, when I walked into that hospital and saw Nick Blackwell propped up with his head back, tubes everywhere, it is something that will never leave me.
"I am sure it was the same for Mike's family seeing him in hospital. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy and my heart goes out to them.
"It is a brutal sport. It is the hurt game and once in a blue moon things like this happen and it is so cruel for everyone involved. It has happened to us twice in five months."
Lockett and Evans have supported Loughlin, who refereed the fight with Towell and also oversaw Blackwell's fight with Eubank.
The Eubank-Blackwell bout polarised opinion, with former world champion Chris Eubank criticising Loughlin.
"He's taken it pretty hard, but what was he supposed to do?" Lockett said.
"It is one of those situations where he has to make a split-second judgement. He does it week in, week out.
"I don't believe he did anything wrong and, let's remember, he is closer to the action than anyone else is. And Vic is probably the best referee in the country.
"These two things have happened to him now in five months. But I spoke to him and he said he wouldn't do anything different in those two fights.
"He also said those two fights wouldn't come in his top 10 or 15 in terms of the brutality, so him not stopping the fight earlier, it makes sense."
Morgan Seaton, a fourth year Liberton High School pupil, was 15 at the time of the accident on 8 December 2011.
She dropped more than 5m (15ft) to the bottom of the shaft, suffering three fractured vertebrae, bruising to her back and a sprained wrist.
Edinburgh City Council plead guilty to a breach of health and safety at work.
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court the council was charged with failing to make a suitable assessment of the risks to the health and safety of persons not in their employment who used the lift at Liberton High School and failing to provide sufficient information, instruction, training and supervision to employees in what to do if someone was trapped in a lift.
When four pupils became trapped in a lift between floors, members of staff went to their rescue, but their "well-intentioned efforts" resulted in one of the children, Miss Seaton, falling through the gap between the bottom of the lift and the floor level, into the lift shaft.
She spent two days in the Royal Infirmary and did not return to school for another two weeks.
The girl suffered pain in her back when sitting for long periods and this caused her difficulty when studying for her Standard Grade exams.
A teacher and janitor got the lift key and took the decision to help the trapped children.
Fiscal Depute, Emma Stewart, said: "They had not been trained in relation to what they should, or should not do in such a situation."
The floor of the lift was level with the shoulders of the staff standing on the first floor corridor.
The boy pupil told them he could get out with a "little assistance" and did so.
The fiscal said: "Morgan Seaton volunteered to be next and manoeuvred herself out of the lift on her stomach until she was suspended feet first and facing into the lift.
"One of the teachers stood behind Miss Seaton as she attempted to drop to the floor.
"However, as she did so, she fell through the gap at the bottom of the door opening into the shaft.
"In the absence of clear instructions not to attempt to effect a rescue themselves, it is conceivable that the teachers concerned thought they were acting in the best interests of the trapped pupils.
"Unfortunately, because they had not been trained to leave the pupils in the lift and await assistance from a lift engineer, they undertook to rescue them without taking vital safety measures such as isolating the lift's power supply or manually lowering the lift car to floor level."
Staff have now been told there must be no attempts made by untrained staff to free anyone trapped in a lift.
Peter Gray QC, appearing for the council, said it was a matter of profound regret that Miss Seaton had suffered serious injuries and it had no hesitation in accepting its responsibility for the failings which had culminated in the incident.
The Audit Office said potential savings of £19m could have been made last year if all GPs prescribed as efficiently as in an average performing practice.
The report acknowledged action had been taken to reduce costs.
The British Medical Association (BMA) said GPs were "at the limit of generic medicine prescribing".
Dr Tom Black, chairman of the BMA's GP committee in Northern Ireland, said family doctors had saved £132m in the last four years through changes in prescribing.
"This is despite the fact that the number of prescriptions issued has leapt almost 15%, from 34 million to 39 million scripts since 2010," he said.
"This success in saving money is unequalled in the health service."
The Audit Office said it recognised the progress made, but said there was scope for further improvements without affecting patient care.
Comparing prescribing costs with the rest of the UK, it calculated that if Northern Ireland GPs had been in line with their counterparts in Wales last year, there was the potential to save £73m.
Auditor General Kieran Donnelly said "The findings in this report demonstrate the extent to which GPs choosing to prescribe cheaper, but just as clinically effective, generic medicines can lead to real savings.
"This is all the more important with demand for prescriptions rising year on year as the population ages and more and better treatments become available.
"It is important, therefore, that the Department of Health and the Health and Social Care Board continue to support cost-effective prescribing to get the most from the significant investment involved."
Dyfed Powys Police now doubt if anyone did fall into the water at Cardigan Bridge after a major operation was launched at about 13:15 GMT on Sunday.
RNLI lifeboats, Coastguard teams, specialist firefighters and a search and rescue helicopter helped in the "thorough and methodical search".
Police said they have not received any reports of missing people in the area.
A spokesperson said "nothing suspicious" had been found in the search of the waters between Cardigan Bridge and the mouth of the estuary.
"No further information or evidence has come to light, and we are content that we have exhausted all possibilities in respect of searching the river," said Chief Insp Peter Roderick.
"As such we have therefore stood specialist resources down, these including the marine unit, victim recovery dogs and police divers."
Officers have appealed for information "relating to the sighting of a female or person" on Cardigan Bridge at around 13:00 on Sunday.
The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by 8 to 1 to keep rates unchanged.
One committee member, Ian McCafferty, disagreed with the majority outlook and voted for a quarter-point rate rise for a third month in a row.
UK interest rates have now remained unchanged for more than six years.
The central bank said cost pressures in the UK's labour market were rising too slowly for inflation to return to the Bank's 2% target, and that inflation would stay below 1% until spring 2016.
Inflation has been hovering around 0% for the past few months, but the Bank had indicated that robust domestic growth and the fading effect of last year's big oil price falls would cause it to bounce back towards 2% next year.
Although UK consumer spending had remained resilient, bolstered by wage growth, attempts to reduce the UK budget deficit had restrained activity and global growth had been below average.
Policymakers appeared fairly relaxed about problems in emerging markets, saying there was little evidence so far that the slowdown in these markets was having much impact on advanced economies.
Nonetheless, a risk remained that "emerging market prospects might deteriorate further", the policymakers said.
Many economists still think a UK rate rise will happen early next year, though some are starting to forecast a slightly later move as doubts mount about whether the US Federal Reserve will tighten policy before the end of 2015.
Alan Wilson, an analyst at Aberdeen Asset Management, said the MPC decision "marks a return to a more cautious tone" and that "the prospect of a rate rise is some way off".
But Howard Archer of IHS Global Insight said "an interest rate hike from 0.5% to 0.75% sometime in the first half of 2016 still looks much more likely than not".
"This is based on our belief that the UK will see some improvement in growth from its third-quarter soft patch and that consumer price inflation will start rising gradually from late 2015," he added.
Jim McIntyre's men went joint top of Group D with Raith Rovers, who won on Friday night away to Cove Rangers.
In Group C, County's Highland rivals, Inverness CT, defeated Cowdenbeath 2-1 to top the group ahead of Dundee United, who only picked up two points on Friday night.
Queen of the South were winners away to Queen's Park in Group E.
County lifted the trophy in March with victory over Hibernian at Hampden, but their cup defence looked like it was heading to penalties before Brian Graham's penalty four minutes from time ensured all three points against the League Two side.
The Premiership side also took the points at Central Park after Ross Draper gave Caley Thistle the lead away to Cowdenbeath.
Dean Brett levelled for the League Two outfit 10 minutes later and that game also looked destined for penalties before Gary Warren headed in the winner to give Richie Foran a victory over Liam Fox in the battle of bosses making their debuts in charge.
Dundee United defeated Arbroath on penalties on Friday night, but due to the new points system they were awarded one point for the draw and a bonus point for the penalty win, meaning they trial Richie Foran's men by one point.
There were no similar problems for Queen of the South at Excelsior Stadium, the match against Queen's Park being moved to Airdrie because of damage to Hampden Park's pitch by a pop concert.
The Championship side were 2-0 ahead by half-time against the League One newcomers through Jake Pickard and Andrew Dowie.
They share the lead in Group E with Partick Thistle, who beat Airdrieonians 1-0 on Friday.
Ross County manager Jim McIntyre: "It was a tough game and we didn't expect anything different with the players still tired and trying to find their feet.
"We were very rusty and I thought Montrose played well.
"They battled hard and made a couple of chances for themselves and we've got Scott Fox to thank for making a couple of really good saves. We got there in the end and that's the main thing."
Montrose assistant manager John Holt: "It was a bit disappointing at the end when you're thinking to yourself you're going to be taking penalties.
"But I felt as though the boys played really well today. They put in a shift and worked really hard."
Cowdenbeath head coach Liam Fox: "Inverness are a very good side with some very good players. We're not going to be judged this season on how we do against the likes of Inverness.
"The wind spoiled the game, it wasn't one for the purists, but there's positives to take there for us."
Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager Richie Foran: "I'm pleased with the result, I thought we deserved it.
"We hit the crossbar three times - their keeper pulled off a few good saves.
"Overall, it's a deserved three points, but we told the lads we expect a better performance, better passing. We were a bit slack to second balls.
"I enjoyed it in my first competitive game in charge because I've got huge belief in all these players. They've all got talent."
Gareth Jones told a meeting of the full council on Monday that party politics "should not distract us".
However, two other Plaid members named as members of the cabinet have quit.
Plaid Cymru said it was a proudly grassroots party "governed by the will of its membership".
The former Plaid Cymru AM announced earlier in June he wanted to appoint a cabinet representing all groups after no party won a majority in May's local election.
However, on Friday Plaid Cymru's national executive committee rejected the proposal to include Conservatives in his administration.
The cabinet is currently made up of two Plaid Cymru councillors - including Mr Jones - five Conservative and one independent. Labour had declined the invitation.
Mr Jones said he wanted to reassure people there was "no impasse with delivering services" and the council was "proceeding with full speed".
Presenting his team to the full council, Mr Jones said: "I respect the people of Conwy and how they voted. That's what's important, not a diktat that isn't democratic.
"Party politics should have no place here and should not distract us."
A party spokeswoman said: "Plaid Cymru is a proudly grassroots party that is governed by the will of its membership.
"Gareth Jones' proposals were put to the party's National Executive Committee where they were rejected in a democratic vote.
"Plaid Cymru will not enter into this proposed coalition on Conwy council."
Party leader Leanne Wood met Conwy's Plaid Cymru councillors following the full council meeting.
When asked if Mr Jones would remain a member of Plaid Cymru, she replied: "You'll have to ask him".
Mr Jones said he was likely to stay on as leader, but not in the name of Plaid Cymru.
"I believe that the way forward would be for me to relinquish that [membership], to maintain the leadership and try again to persevere towards this consensus," he said.
"It might be a more positive step forward that I do that as an independent than in the name of Plaid Cymru."
Mr Jones is expected to make a final decision after a meeting of the local Plaid Cymru branch on Tuesday.
The men, aged in their 30s and 40s, collapsed in Rochdale between 15:50 and 17:50 BST on Tuesday, police said.
It is thought the man in the most serious condition took a substance known as Clockwork Orange.
It follows eight incidents in the town on Friday and Saturday in which men fell ill after taking the highs.
Police said the latest casualties had taken a variety of substances including Clockwork Orange, Pandora's Box, and Kronic.
Det Insp Lee Hopwood, of Greater Manchester Police, said the force had issued warnings about the dangers of legal highs over the past few days.
"I cannot stress enough how dangerous they are and even though they might not be illegal, please do not take the risk," he said.
Dons chairman Pete Winkelman has dismissed an approach from the Blues for the 34-year-old.
"I'm flattered - but just as flattered by the chairman's response. It shows he wants me at this football club," Robinson told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"That gives me the satisfaction of knowing you're wanted somewhere."
Robinson has been in charge at Stadium MK since May 2010 and is the fourth longest-serving manager across the Premier League and Football League.
He has finished in the play-offs in two of his four full seasons in charge, but has yet to win promotion from League One.
Championship side Birmingham sacked manager Lee Clark on Monday and are 21st in the table.
"[The approach] has come as a shock and I think everyone has conducted themselves wonderfully well," said Robinson after his side's 2-1 win over Fleetwood on Tuesday, which moved them up to fourth.
"It's something I didn't want to get out there. It's happened and the chairman said 'no' and we move on.
"To be linked to a club like Birmingham City - it's a massive football club in one of the biggest cities in the UK.
"People talk about my name being in for this or that - it's nothing to do with me. The fact that people go to the chairman means I have to answer these questions.
"My wife and daughter are extremely happy here and we stroll on at MK Dons."
The vendor had turned his back momentarily to add some extra toppings to his order.
The robber leapt into the van and stole the till before being chased, with the till, by the ice cream man along Kelburne Road in Oxford on Sunday.
At one point the thief entered a property and changed clothes mid-chase before re-emerging.
The vendor eventually lost sight of him in St Martins Road.
The suspect is described as white, about 5ft to 6ft tall, of medium build, with short fair hair and a spotty complexion.
He was initially wearing a white top, dark trousers and light-coloured trainers, but changed into a grey hooded fleece, dark coloured shorts and trainers.
You'll remember the first coming, that terrific run of eight straight league victories last season that saw them lead the way by four points in early January, albeit having played two more games than Ronny Deila's Celtic.
Their challenge stumbled in the spring, but it had been quite a ride while it lasted. Celtic battered them 4-0 in March and when Aberdeen dropped points to Dundee and Partick Thistle in quick succession the game was up.
Celtic motored clear and by season's end had won the league by 17 points, Derek McInnes' team barely visible in their rear-view mirror.
It got interesting again at the start of this season. Aberdeen were five points clear of Celtic after eight games.
That was the second coming. By 31 October, Aberdeen had fallen away to third, seven points adrift of top spot.
The run that caused the damage was short-lived but painful. One point from a possible 15 was a collapse nobody saw coming.
And many of us thought it fatal. We shook our heads and said that any team that had the self-destruction in their system of five-match winless streak couldn't legitimately be seen as a genuine - rather than a wished-for - rival to Celtic
They recovered some ground, though. Partly through a run of five wins and a draw, partly through Celtic's own slip-ups.
In mid-December, they were just one point behind Celtic, though they had played one game more. That was the third coming. That, too, looked like it had been seen off. By mid-January Celtic had played their games in hand and had established a six-point lead.
Celtic were annihilating teams while the Dons were merely getting by. Winning, but by a goal. Nothing flash, no pummellings but points all the same. Three here, three there until Wednesday, when Celtic had it in their gift to stretch their lead to nine points - effectively ending Aberdeen's resistance - but couldn't do it.
The fourth coming.
Now only three points divide them. Celtic are wounded, dumped out of the League Cup by Ross County and well-beaten by a hungrier Aberdeen in the league.
It was 2-1 at Pittodrie but the scoreline was a lie. You wouldn't say that the Dons produced their best stuff of the season - they can, and have, played a good deal better - but they were too sharp and too clinical for an underwhelming Celtic.
They created more, scored more and, you have to say, looked like they wanted it more.
Pick out the individual battles and Aberdeen won most of them.
For the second time this week, Celtic faced adversity and found little in the struggle. This time, unlike Sunday, there was no convenient straw to clutch, no red card to muddy the waters, no goal that shouldn't have been allowed, no gripes and no complaints.
They were beaten by a group of players who seem to have grown out of their complex of playing Celtic. That's twice that Aberdeen have beaten the champions this season compared to last season's zero from four attempts.
These are still relatively early days in the Premiership, but things are interesting again. Pittodrie is now a place of positivity, Celtic Park the opposite.
McInnes is hailed and Deila is beginning to be hounded. The respective dynamics could scarcely be more different.
There were some big performers for Aberdeen, but the most nimble of them all was arguably McInnes himself when asked if the victory meant that the likely destination of the title was up in the air again.
McInnes knew that the question was coming. He said that nobody thinks that Aberdeen will win the league, that if you asked everybody in Scottish football who will be champions the answer would be Celtic, almost without exception.
And he's right, of course. Celtic remain three points to the good and have a squad that is vastly deeper - and more expensive - than Aberdeen's. There's a long way to go, a long time for McInnes' men to do what they have done in the recent past - zoom on to Celtic's shoulder and then fall.
On the evidence of Sunday at Hampden, Wednesday at Pittodrie and too many other days and nights on Deila's watch, Celtic are vulnerable, however.
There is, at times, a strange lack of resilience and aggression and quality. Too many players not doing enough. Lessons not learned, progress not made.
What there is no lack of right now is negativity. Deila is going to have a job to quell it because he's the subject of much of it. That cloud would have passed above his head had his team won on Wednesday, but it's just got bigger and more threatening.
It's Aberdeen's job to make sure it stays there for a while yet. They have won a big match but they need to keep winning, they need that uncertainty over Celtic's head.
The Dons' next three league games are away from home - St Johnstone, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Partick Thistle. These are the kind of teams that have unseated them previously.
They have a trip to Perth next. Aberdeen have already lost 5-1 to Tommy Wright's team this season. They lost the one before that as well. They've won one of their last five matches against Saints.
McInnes' team have played Inverness twice already this season and have failed to beat them.
There is an assumption that something similar will happen again, that Aberdeen will fall over themselves on days when they're expected to be dominant.
That's what McInnes was feeding off after Wednesday's game. He was talking to a reporter but, in a sense, he was talking to his dressing room. He was sending them a message. 'Nobody thinks you can do this. Nobody.'
In the coming weeks it'll be interesting to hear their answer, at home and away, in Perth and Inverness, at Firhill and Tynecastle, where they play Hearts in the last game before the split.
That's on 8 April. We can debate whether the title race will still be alive at that point, but the fact is that it's still alive now and that's a good thing. Wednesday could have killed it, but Aberdeen, focused and fearless, had different ideas.
The UKIP leader said the in/out referendum pledged before 2018 was "the moment to put country before party".
It could be won with a "big strong, positive message", he predicted.
Meanwhile, UKIP MP Douglas Carswell was involved in a heated exchange with a millionaire donor to the party, the BBC's Robin Brant reported.
Mr Carswell confronted Arron Banks over claims he threatened to have him deselected.
In his speech, Mr Farage told supporters UKIP could "hold its head high" and was "alive and kicking" after the general election when it won just one seat.
UKIP had done "far more" damage to the Labour vote than the Conservatives in May, he added.
Mr Farage hailed a "show of unity" of anti-EU groups, who have formed a group called Leave.eu to push for a UK exit.
UKIP would stand "hand in hand" with this new "umbrella group", he said, suggesting it should become the official Out campaign.
"We are together, we are united, and we believe that the tide has turned," he said.
"I believe that we are on course to win the most historic and the most important political victory in any of our lifetimes."
Analysis, by the BBC's Robin Brant in Doncaster
Two things are very clear now: first, there is a broad campaign that's been established by groups on the "leave" side and UKIP is at the heart of that. It's called "leave.eu".
They're the ones who will be sending leaflets to your house, setting up public meetings and trying to friend you on Facebook.
The man who is putting big money up for that, UKIP donor Arron Banks, doesn't want a single face to lead. Nigel Farage sees it differently and it's clear to me after having heard that speech that Nigel Farage is the de facto leader of that campaign.
Second, that is going to be a problem for some on his own side, including some in his own party. He's been criticised for sounding too angry in the past.
Some worry he's too divisive to ensure the "leave" campaign wins. After the speech one senior UKIP figure told me the campaign must be "positive".
To be fair to Nigel Farage he talked of a "big, positive message". The test for him will be can he maintain that in the months ahead.
Mr Farage said a so-called Brexit was "dearer to my heart" even than UKIP, urging activists to put all their energy into the referendum campaign.
"This is the moment to put country before party," he said.
"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get back the independence and self-government of this nation."
He addressed UKIP's election performance early in his speech, saying: "There are times in life when... you can't change the cards that you've been dealt."
The Conservatives' election victory was the result of "fear from that woman north of the border", he said in a reference to SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, adding that former Labour leader Ed Miliband was "not really up to being prime minister".
He said UKIP had "owned" the issue of immigration and said he would have bitten the arm off anyone who suggested his party would get the four million votes it achieved.
He added: "UKIP is not only alive and well, not only alive and kicking but is up in the opinion polls from where it was in the general election back in May."
The suspect was reportedly seen interfering with the farm animal near Denham Way, in Maple Cross, Hertfordshire, on Saturday morning.
Despite the aerial search, officers were unable to locate him after they were called at 07:18 BST, the St Albans and Harpenden Review reported.
Hertfordshire Police said the cow was unhurt.
The debilitating disorder - a rare condition affecting the nervous system - came to prominence in 2014 with the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Now researchers, led by Prof William Griffiths, have found that anti-cholesterol drugs could be used to help patients.
There is currently no cure for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Drugs only modestly slow the progress of the disease in a fraction of patients.
Prof Griffiths, of the university's medical school, has published a survey that shows people with ALS have higher levels of cholesterol in the fluid surrounding the brain than people without the disease.
"We think that people with ALS are unable to dispose of cholesterol from [their] brain efficiently, leading to the presentation of the disease," Prof Griffiths said.
He added he was optimistic the research would provide a way to diagnose ALS, and "a route to development of a new drug" to treat it.
There are about 240 people known to be living with motor neurone disease, or MND - of which ALS is the most common form - in Wales, and about 5,000 across the UK.
Dr Brian Dickie, director of research development at the MND Association, said: "We are delighted to see the results of this fruitful collaboration between the universities of Swansea and Oxford has identified a promising new disease marker in ALS patients.
"The development of effective treatments for neurological diseases, including ALS, will continue to struggle without greater understanding of the changes occurring within the central nervous system.
"These new findings may assist with earlier diagnosis of the disease and potentially open up new avenues to future treatment."
The actress is one of the BBC soap's longest-running characters and has become a firm favourite with viewers.
But like her on-screen persona, Brown's private life has seen its fair share of tragedy.
She was born in Suffolk in 1927 to a wealthy father who went bust after investing money in German banks before World War Two.
Her younger brother, John, died of pneumonia in 1932 aged just 15 days, and two years later she lost her elder sister, Marise, who was eight.
Brown served in the Women's Royal Naval Service at the end of the war before leaving to train at London's Old Vic Theatre School.
There she met and married her first husband, actor John Garley, in 1950, but he had depression and gassed himself to death at home in 1957.
A year later, she married actor Robert Arnold who starred in the BBC series Dixon Of Dock Green. The couple shared 45 years of marriage, before Arnold died of pneumonia in 2003.
They had six children together, although her second daughter Chloe, born prematurely at 28 weeks, died after just 16 days.
When Dot Cotton arrived in Albert Square in 1985, Brown was in her late 50s.
Actor Leslie Grantham, who played Dirty Den, suggested her for the role. Until then, Brown's career had incorporated stage, film and television, with appearances in Coronation Street and Doctor Who.
But the character of Dot was to make the actress a star.
Dot's lot was largely an unhappy one - always guided by the scriptures, she tried in vain to put her good-for-nothing son, Nick, on the right track.
After a four-year break from the soap between 1993 and 1997, Dot returned to the Square and suffered more torment, helping her best friend Ethel to end her life in a controversial storyline in 2000.
Sparring with her on-screen husband Jim, whom Dot married in 2002, provided some lighter moments and when Dot was stuck for words, her response was the inevitable: "Ooh I say!".
In 2008, the actress became the first actor in a British soap to carry an entire episode alone, with an emotional monologue dictated to a cassette for her screen husband to listen to in hospital following a stroke.
That same year she was made an MBE for services to drama and charity. Brown told The Times in 1997 she was "never going to be made a Dame doing Dot", but she was on her way.
Over the past decade Dot has had an eventful life in Albert Square, including seeing her son Nick return after faking his own death - and then watch him die from a heroin overdose.
She subsequently served four months in prison for his manslaughter and retired from the launderette in recent months.
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The council brings together representatives of the UK and Irish governments as well as the devolved administrations.
On Thursday night, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness spoke at an event organised by Co-operation Ireland.
Mr Robinson said parties must ensure the spirit and vision of last week's Fresh Start agreement is fulfilled.
"It is fitting one of our first public events after the Stormont Agreement is this Co-operation Ireland gathering," he said.
"At every crucial moment in the political process in recent years Co-operation Ireland have had a vital part to play."
Mr McGuinness said politicians want to build on last week's progress and move into a period of positive co-operation.
"Confidence and mutual respect has to be built and maintained if we are to fully overcome the legacy of our fractured past," he said.
"We must all rise above narrow interests and agendas to create a truly reconciled society."
The Fresh Start agreement agreed a way forward on the issues paramilitarism and welfare reform after 10 weeks of talks.
However, the parties failed to break the deadlock over legacy issues arising from Northern Ireland's Troubles.
The 59-year-old was due to play the title role in Linda but pulled out shortly before it opened.
"I didn't want to let down the audience, the theatre, playwright or the actors," she told the Radio Times.
She said being unable to sleep felt like "a gorilla sitting on [her] chest" and had left her "in a void".
The actress said "the hardest part" of giving up her part in Penelope Skinner's play was "letting go".
"I realised the work that I really needed to do was more important than the play," she went on. "It was work on my sanity."
Cattrall told the Radio Times she ignored the criticism she received after her withdrawal from Linda, saying she didn't "listen to that noise".
"I have my own voice on social media, where I can say: if you're interested in what really happened, the whole story is more complex than being a disease of the week, than someone saying, 'I have this battle'," she continued.
The actress's role in Linda was taken by actress Noma Dumezweni, who worked from a script on the play's opening night last December.
The Olivier award winner was subsequently cast as the adult Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which begins previewing later.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said the crash, between a single and a double decker, happened on Addison Road, Kings Heath just after 11:00 BST.
Both drivers had to be cut free from their cabs, while four passengers were taken to hospital.
National Express, who operate the buses, has apologised to passengers and vowed to find the cause of the crash.
The two buses - a number 11 and a number 27 - are believed to have been following their usual route when the crash happened.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said the drivers had escaped "serious injury".
The service said: "Crews arrived on scene to discover two buses had been in collision, with the front driver's side of both vehicles having suffered significant damage.
"It quickly became evident both drivers were trapped."
They said both men, believed to be in their 40s, were treated for leg injuries before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the city.
"Both men appear to have escaped serious injuries which, given the significance of the collision, is extremely fortunate," the service said.
"One of the passengers on the single decker bus, an elderly female, had to be helped from the vehicle on a stretcher. She was treated for back injuries and taken to the same hospital.
"A man from the single decker bus was treated for elbow, shoulder and knee injuries, whilst two females were treated for minor injuries."
A further seven passengers were assessed and discharged at the scene.
National Express said: "We can confirm two of our vehicles were in involved in an incident this afternoon.
"We are sorry to those involved and will monitor the situation to ensure they have what they need. We are working with the authorities to assess the cause of the incident.
"We also apologise to local residents who are suffering from diversions and congestion."
Both buses are likely to have been fitted with CCTV.
The company said it was in the process of retrieving the buses.
Police found the man after responding to a call for help from St Georges Avenue, near to St Georges Park, in Hulme at about 22:50 GMT on Monday.
He died in hospital on Tuesday. A post-mortem examination is due to take place to establish the cause of his death.
Det Insp Geoff Machent said the death is being treated as suspicious and asked anyone with information about what had happened to get in touch.
County are 11 points from safety and have won 1 of their last 20 matches.
"It was a massive opportunity to get ourselves off the bottom but we've left ourselves lying firmly at the bottom with a really abject display," he said.
"We have to take a long, hard look at ourselves and ask 'did I do everything I could do to win that match today?'"
He continued: "It's a devastating defeat for us. Not just the result but the manner of the performance because if you measure a performance in terms of fight and desire and hunger and appetite we were very low in all those commodities."
Westley admits relegation is now looking a more likely prospect, but says he won't give up without a fight,
"There was always going to be a lot of work to do, nothing changes in that regard - win, lose or draw today there was always going to be a lot of work to do," he told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"I can justify myself, I inherited a team that was losing and right at the bottom of the league and to date, I've not been able to turn that around.
"I am the person who has to take the responsibility and flak."
Orient, who came into the game off the back of three consecutive League Two defeats, moved to within five points of safety themselves after beating the Exiles.
"I can't start thinking in a negative way. These moments are moments when strong people stand up and are counted," Westley added.
"Leadership is about being strong when others doubt you. We need to muster a reaction to today and next week is a great chance to do that.
"We need an incredible run of results and will need a hell of a performance to get out of this.
"We are down on the floor, people are kicking us and think we are dead and maybe we are, but next weekend, no one will go onto that pith who does not think there is life in us."
Starting the day five off the lead in Florida, the 20-year-old carded a bogey-free six-under-par 66.
American Brittany Lincicome (66) and South Korea's So Yeon Ryu (69) are tied second on 12-under par in Naples.
Overnight leader Lydia Ko shot a disappointing 73 to be one of five golfers tied on 11 under.
World number one Ko struggled with her rhythm on day three after carding a course record 10-under par 62 on Friday.
England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff (69) is tied 18th on seven under, while Scotland's Catriona Matthew struggled to a 74 to be tied 48th.
SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson, leading an opposition day motion on the future of Trident, said investing billions on it was not justified.
A call to scrap the proposed replacement for the Trident nuclear weapons system was rejected by MPs.
The Commons voted against it by a margin of 364 to 35.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said for security reasons it was right that the UK had a nuclear deterrent.
Next year MPs will have to decide whether to authorise construction of new submarines to carry Trident.
The current generation of four subs would begin to end their working lives some time in the late 2020s.
The SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens want to see Trident scrapped. The Conservative Party is committed to a like-for-like replacement; Labour says it supports a continuous at-sea deterrent and the Liberal Democrats are keen to look at alternatives.
Mr Robertson told the Commons: "The time has come to put down a marker about scrapping Trident and not replacing these weapons of mass destruction.
"I've yet to hear a supporter of Trident convincingly explain in what circumstances they are prepared to justify the killing of hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children and cause massive environmental damage to the world for generations to come.
"That is a consequence of the use of nuclear weapons and surely if one has them, one has to be prepared to use them. I've yet to hear anybody give an example of circumstances where they are prepared to kill millions and millions of people."
He added: "The point is that the MoD has the wrong priorities, investing billions on nuclear weapons which it can never use, but not properly managing the conventional armed forces which are so necessary."
However, Tory coalition minister Mr Fallon insisted that the government "could not gamble with our country's national security".
He said: "We have to plan for a major direct nuclear threat to this country or to our Nato allies that might emerge over the 50 years that the next generation of our submarines will be in service.
"In a world that is getting more dangerous there are no alternatives that offer the level of protection and security that this country needs."
Mr Fallon raised the examples of Russia, North Korea and Iran and stressed the world could not simply "dis-invent" the some 17,000 nuclear weapons in circulation globally.
During the debate Labour's Vernon Coaker told MPs that is was "right for the UK to maintain a credible, minimum independent nuclear deterrent based on a continuous at-sea posture".
He added: "But what we have said of course as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review that we will look to see whether a continuous at-sea deterrent can be delivered in a more cost effective way."
Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards - whose party co-signed the SNP motion against Trident renewal - said renewal would cost an estimated £100bn over its lifetime.
He went on to question how this could be justifiable when schools and hospitals were "crying out for investment".
Liberal Democrat MP, Sir Nick Harvey, suggested the way forward was for the component parts of a nuclear weapons system to be kept and assembled if needed.
Mr Fallon rejected that approach saying a part-time deterrent would not work.
Ms Monroe was to stand for the National Health Action (NHA) Party but tweeted a letter announcing her withdrawal.
She said she took the decision after receiving two letters "along the lines of 'die you bitch'" and after being bedridden by arthritis twice.
She also cited "my own sanity" and the "safety of my seven-year-old son".
She said: "Throwing all of my energy into a personal campaign is the fastest way to burnout I can possibly imagine."
As well as publishing several budget cook books, Leigh-on-Sea-based Ms Monroe is a campaigner on health and poverty issues.
In March, she successfully sued columnist Katie Hopkins over two tweets published in 2015.
The Wales international 26, helped Real overcome Manchester City on Wednesday to set up a Champions League final against Atletico Madrid on 28 May.
He has scored 19 goals in La Liga this season and provided 10 assists.
Zinedine Zidane's Real are one point behind La Liga leaders Barcelona with two games to go.
A Real statement said Bale has "a joint strain in his right knee".
Keeper Keylor Navas, 29, also misses Sunday's match at the Bernabeu after being "diagnosed with tendinitis in the Achilles tendon of his left foot".
Valencia are ninth in La Liga, 40 points behind third-placed Real.
Zidane says he will not look to rest Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 31 La Liga goals this season, before the Champions League final.
"I think he is going to play. I think he is in perfect shape," said Zidane on Saturday.
Rescue teams have been sent to the affected area, but darkness is hampering rescue operations.
The quake struck 90km (60 miles) south of the country's only nuclear power station in Bushehr, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says.
However, the nuclear plant has not been affected and is working normally, officials have said.
The quake was felt across the Gulf in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.
Bushehr's governor Fereydun Hasanvand told Iranian television that of those wounded, 750 had "minor injuries" and the rest had been sent to provincial hospitals.
Some 10,000 people are thought to live in the affected area in more than 50 villages, two of which have reportedly been completely levelled.
Mr Hasanvand said 700 houses have been damaged and 200 families affected.
The governor's office has sent generators to the area so rescue operation can continue overnight, the BBC's Mohsen Asgari in Tehran reports.
Iran's Red Crescent organisation hopes to end the rescue operation by daybreak, our correspondent adds.
Seismologists said the quake struck at 16:22 (11:52 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles) near the town of Kaki, south of Bushehr - a Gulf port city that is home to Iran's first and only nuclear power plant.
Iran's seismological centre in Bushehr province, linked to Tehran University, registered the quake at a magnitude of 6.1.
In pictures: Bushehr earthquake
Tens of aftershocks - the strongest measuring a magnitude of 5.4 - struck within an hour, sending many people into the streets for safety.
State media reported that phone lines had been brought down by the quake and its aftershocks.
The earthquake shook buildings across the Gulf.
"Our entire building started to wobble from side to side for around 30 seconds or so," Phil Stevens, working on the 10th floor of a building in Abu Dhabi, told the BBC.
"It was a very strange sensation, rather like being on a rocking boat. We evacuated our office and quickly learned of the earthquake in Iran."
The governor of Bushehr, Fereydoun Hassanvand, told Iranian state TV that the nuclear plant was not damaged.
An official with the Russian firm Atomstroyexport told Russian media that the quake "in no way affected the normal situation at the reactor".
"Personnel continue to work in the normal regime and radiation levels are fully within the norm," the official was quoted by Russian state news agency Ria as saying.
Iran's nuclear programme has roused concern among major powers that Tehran wants to build nuclear weapons - a charge Iran strongly denies.
Iran straddles a major geological fault line, making it prone to seismic activity. In 2003, an earthquake in the city of Bam left more than 25,000 people dead.
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"The last thing I intended to do was to upset anybody connected to the Hillsborough case," the Professional Footballers' Association chief said.
He added: "Ched Evans is a totally different case but he has the same belief of his innocence."
His apology has been accepted by some Hillsborough families but others feel it has compounded the issue.
Barry Devonside, who lost his son in the disaster, called Taylor "foolhardy".
"He really needs to connect brain with mouth," added Devonside.
Phil Scraton, a Hillsborough Independent Panel member and adviser to the bereaved families, had led earlier calls for an apology after labelling Taylor's comments "crass, insensitive and inappropriate".
And the author of the Hillsborough Families Support Group submission to the Home Secretary in 2009 - which called for a full review of the case - said Taylor's apology failed to address the issue as it still compared Evans' case to Hillsborough.
Scraton told the BBC: "He says they share the 'same belief'. Ched Evans has been found guilty in a court of law. He is a convicted rapist. No one was convicted of any crime at Hillsborough.
"Even after having this pointed out to him, Gordon Taylor still doesn't seem to understand the distinction."
Brenda Fox, who also lost a son during the Hillsborough tragedy in 1989, was more forgiving of Taylor.
"No hard feelings to the man at all," she told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"I think it was a mistake. It was just one of those off-the-cuff things that people say and they shouldn't say and they regret.
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"Hopefully he'll be more careful and it will make him more cautious when he does speak."
She added: "I don't expect him to apologise to me personally. If he makes a statement that apologises to all the families, I will accept that and move on."
Ninety-six Liverpool supporters lost their lives at Hillsborough following a crush at the start of the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium.
After years of campaigning for justice by the families of those who died, new inquests into the deaths began last year and continue in Warrington.
Scraton had earlier told BBC Radio 4 it was a "difficult time" for the families and survivors: "They are having to go to court every single day and sit through the longest inquests in British legal history."
Listen to Gordon Taylor's apology to Hillsborough families.
Evans was jailed in April 2012 for raping a woman but continues to maintain his innocence following his release last year.
He was poised for a return to football with Oldham Athletic, only for the League One club to abandon the move on Thursday.
Reacting to that news, Taylor had drawn comparisons between the Hillsborough tragedy and the Evans case when he told BBC Radio 5 live that the footballer "would not be the first person or persons to have been found guilty and maintained their innocence and then been proved right".
Taylor added: "If we are talking about things in football, we know what happened, what was alleged to have happened at Hillsborough.
"It's now unravelling and we are finding it was very different to how it was portrayed at the time, indeed by the police at the time."
During Friday's apology on BBC Radio Merseyside, Taylor said he had "long been a supporter" of the Hillsborough families.
He also insisted he had no plans to step down from the position he has held at the PFA for more than 30 years.
Evans, 26, looked poised for a move to League One club Oldham Athletic only for the deal to collapse on Thursday.
Sheffield United had also offered the Wales international use of their training facilities back in November, only to withdraw that offer following heavy criticism from patrons and sponsors.
Evans released a statement after talks with Oldham fell through, apologising for "the effects of his actions" but maintaining his innocence.
He blamed "mob rule" for the deal's collapse, claiming "the more radical elements of our society" had the "desired influence on some sponsors".
Read BBC Newsbeat's article on the definition of rape and consent.
Mekki, 25, played 59 times for Rovers across two seasons, scoring four goals.
Former Crystal Palace youngster Gregory, 22, joined Cambridge last summer but made just two appearances as he deputised for Will Norris.
Meanwhile, winger Louis Dennis, 24, has penned a new Bromley deal after scoring seven in 25 games this term.
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O'Driscoll's omission for Saturday's series decider against Australia in Sydney has drawn strong criticism.
"When I go back to the UK and say 'Did I make the decision because I believed it was right, or did I make it because it was the right political decision?', I can put my hand on my heart and say I think it is the right rugby decision," Gatland said.
Tours: 4 (2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)
Matches: 18 (8 Tests)
Tries: 9 (1 in Tests)
Captain: 7 times (1 Test)
Test record: 2 wins, 6 defeats
O'Driscoll, 34, was expected to take over the captaincy in the absence of the injured Sam Warburton, but failed to even make the match-day 23.
Fit-again Welsh centre Jamie Roberts joins compatriot Jonathan Davies in midfield, with Manu Tuilagi providing back-up on the bench.
"It is only hard because you are making the decision by using your head and not your heart," added Gatland.
"Then you realise what comes of making a decision like that is all the periphery stuff, not the rugby decision, because it becomes a major story for 48 hours and a big debate.
"That is the process I have gone through.
"But I would hate to think we made calls based on trying to avoid any criticism or [gain] public popularity."
While O'Driscoll has almost certainly played his last game in a Lions shirt at the end of his fourth and final tour, Gatland was reluctant to indulge in tributes to a player who has opted to continue his career with Leinster and Ireland for another year.
"He is not finished yet," the New Zealander said. "He has been a big part of this tour.
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"He played in the first two Tests, and he is obviously very disappointed as any player would be.
"Like everything, it is a learning process. It is quite hard when you have been number one in your position for 15 years and have been first choice in every team you have been part of.
"There are a lot of people who have experienced the disappointment of Brian always being selected ahead of them. It is just part of sport, isn't it?
"We have made a really tough decision, and that is part of it too.
"Brian has been around a long time. He understands how things work. He is a professional and he appreciated we had the conversation. We don't always speak to everyone [before announcing the team] but he was one that definitely needed the respect of being spoken to."
Australia coach Robbie Deans said Gatland's decision was potentially good news for the Wallabies.
"He's a legend of the game," Deans said of O'Driscoll. "From our perspective it's a little bit of experience gone. We were anticipating he would play.
"It's not a surprise [Gatland has] gone to the Welsh players. He knows them well."
The furore over O'Driscoll's omission overshadowed a team selection that with the introduction of Roberts, Mike Phillips, Richard Hibbard, Alex Corbisiero, Sean O'Brien and Toby Faletau, sends out a clear signal that the Lions intend to subject Australia to a ferocious physical assault.
"You just wonder if they got a lucky bag and picked some names out. The Lions won the first Test and made eight changes to their squad. The Wallabies won the second and probably won't make any changes.
"The Lions lose by one point and there are six changes in the team and three guys on the bench who were nowhere near the team for the second Test.
"I was convinced Brian O'Driscoll should have been named as captain. It's catastrophic leaving him out. He's still one of the top centres in world rugby. He's a fantastic guy and has been on four tours and knows it all inside out.
"It's a massive mistake."
While the Wallabies neutered the Lions' expected set-piece strength in Melbourne and restricted their attacking game, Gatland does not believe they will be able to summon the same emotional intensity to the task in Sydney.
By way of example, the Lions coach recalled the time his Wasps side played Leicester in the last game of the regular Premiership season in 2005 at Welford Road, when Tigers legends Martin Johnson and Neil Back were playing their last game for the club.
Leicester won comfortably that day, but a fortnight later "they couldn't bring the same emotion and we put 40 points on them in the Premiership final," Gatland noted.
"It is hard to get yourself completely on edge every week.
"Australia had to be like that last week. You saw that with the reaction of [captain] James Horwill at the end.
"We think emotionally we can improve quite a bit. I would question whether they could do the same.
"Emotionally we will be there on Saturday, which is why we have picked a side that physically we think will dominate them."
The benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day 41.71 points higher at 6,849.38.
Sainsbury's shares fell 3.9% to 241p after it reported a second quarter of falling sales.
Like-for-like sales excluding fuel fell 1,1% in the 16 weeks to 24 September as the price war between the supermarkets continued to take its toll.
However, the wider market was higher as a recovery in the price of metals and oil lifted mining and energy-related shares.
The biggest riser in the FTSE 100 was satellite broadcaster Sky, which rose more than 4% following a broker upgrade.
Shares in travel firm Tui - whose UK brands include Thomson and First Choice - rose 1.3% after it raised its forecast for earnings growth.
The company said the UK market had performed well over summer, with revenues up 5%.
It also said bookings for the winter were up 5% across the group, driven by a 22% rise in UK bookings after the company expanded its long-haul routes to destinations such as Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
Tui now expects full-year earnings to be 12-13% higher, compared with a previous forecast of at least 10% growth.
Shares in Phoenix Group rose 3.5% after the firm bought UK insurance business Abbey Life from Deutsche Bank for £935m. Abbey Life has 735,000 policyholder and manages £10bn worth of assets.
UK Mail's shares jumped 43% to 440.75p after it agreed to be bought by Deutsche Post for £242m.
On the currency markets, the pound dipped 0.25% against the dollar to $1.2990 and was flat against the euro at €1.1606.
Konta, seeded 11th, beat the seventh seed 7-5 7-6 (8-6) to reach the quarter-finals for the second time.
She also closed the gap on Suarez Navarro in the Race to Singapore, with the Spaniard in the eighth and final qualifying place, two ahead of Konta.
The Briton will play Czech 14th seed Petra Kvitova in the last eight.
Kvitova knocked out world number one Angelique Kerber 6-7 (10-12) 7-5 6-4 in an epic contest that lasted three hours and 19 minutes.
American Madison Keys, currently ninth in the WTA Finals standings, is through to the last eight along with fourth seed Simona Halep, and ninth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova, who beat Venus Williams 6-2 6-2.
Konta held her nerve in a tight contest to overcome Suarez Navarro, edging the first set with the only break of serve and seeing off six set points as she fought back to take the second.
"I was fully prepared to obviously play a third if need be," said Konta.
"I really just tried to be brave and just play the way I wanted to play throughout the whole match, and those points as well."
The Eastbourne-based 25-year-old made the running in the early stages but could not make the breakthrough until the 12th game when Suarez Navarro netted a backhand to give up the set.
The Spaniard grew stronger in the second, twice going a break up and moving 5-3 ahead, but she was unable to capitalise.
Konta played superbly under pressure, saving three set points as she clung on in a game of eight deuces, and then recovering from 6-3 down in the tie-break.
"I thought we brought out a lot of good tennis in each other," she said.
"Whenever one of us dropped off a bit, the other one was always there. Yeah, it was a really tough battle and I really enjoyed being a part of it. It definitely was a lot of fun.
"I think I would be in the wrong profession if I didn't desire to be a part of such battles. I enjoy it. It makes me better as a player, as a person, as a competitor."
The victory sees Konta match last year's run to the last eight as a qualifier, before she eventually lost to Venus Williams.
At the Tashkent Open, British number three Naomi Broady lost 6-2 6-4 to Russia's world number 104 Irina Khromacheva in the second round.
Austria has begun expanding checks on lorries near its eastern borders, after Europe was shocked by the discovery of 71 dead migrants in a lorry near the border with Hungary.
Hundreds more people also drowned in the Mediterranean last week, as they tried to reach Europe from Libya.
A record number of 107,500 migrants reached the EU's borders last month.
Long traffic jams built up on Hungary's major roads leading to the Austrian border, because of the extra Austrian police checks.
Queues of 30km (18 miles) were reported on the main M1 road from Budapest, as security officials searched vehicles over the border in Nickelsdorf. There were also jams further along the border at Klingenbach and Deutschkreutz.
Five people have been detained in connection with the deaths of 71 people, most of them thought to be Syrians, in a lorry found on the A4 at Parndorf.
"We will do controls for an undetermined length of time at all important border crossings in the eastern region, looking at all vehicles that have possible hiding places for trafficked people," said Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner.
The Austrian checks appear to undermine the EU's Schengen system, which normally allows unrestricted travel. But in exceptional circumstances countries can reintroduce border controls under Schengen.
The UN says the continuing conflict in Syria is a major factor behind the rise in migrant numbers.
Greece, Italy and Hungary have particularly struggled with the surge of migrants from not only Syria but the rest of the Middle East and Africa.
Next month's extraordinary meeting of EU interior ministers was announced late on Sunday by Luxembourg.
"The situation of migration phenomena outside and inside the European Union has recently taken unprecedented proportions," it said in a statement.
In July, the number of migrants that reached the EU's borders topped 100,000 for the first time - triple the number of people in July last year, according to European agency Frontex.
But there are tensions in the EU over how best to tackle the influx.
France has condemned Hungary, for example, for building a razor-wire fence along its border with Serbia to deter migrants.
On Sunday French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius accused Hungary of flouting "the common values of Europe". His Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto said such the criticism was "shocking and groundless".
Hungary plans to strengthen the 174km (109-mile) fence, as thousands of migrants have still managed to get through it.
UN refugee spokesman Babar Baloch was also critical of the Hungarian government's approach, complaining that they "gone out to the public trying to vilify the refugees so they portray being refugee as something the way they describe it that these people do not deserve international protection".
Discussion points will include internal co-operation, fighting the trafficking of migrants, and return policy.
Germany, France and the UK have said the EU should establish a list of "safe countries of origin" that would allow immediate repatriation of some migrants.
On Saturday Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said much more was required to prevent the deaths of people fleeing to Europe and called for a "collective political response".
He said he was "horrified and heartbroken" by the discovery of 71 dead people - believed to have fled the Syrian conflict - in a lorry in Austria on Thursday.
At least 2,500 migrants have died since January, most of them drowning in the Mediterranean.
Why is EU struggling with migrants and asylum?
Germany expects the number of asylum seekers it receives to quadruple to about 800,000 in 2015.
Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters in Berlin on Sunday: "If Europe has solidarity and we have also shown solidarity towards others, then we need to show solidarity now."
Some governments have refused to take in refugees and resisted EU proposals to agree on a common plan.
Others are tightening their policies on asylum and border security, sometimes because of rising anti-immigration sentiment.
On Sunday, UK Home Secretary Theresa May blamed the Schengen system - which the UK did not join - for "exacerbating tragedies". She has demanded tighter EU rules on free movement.
Some European governments are considering amending Schengen, but the European Commission, the EU executive, argues against that.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, whose country has come under great pressure as an entry point to Europe, said the EU would forge "a single European policy on asylum, not as many policies as there are countries".
The word alphabet - well that's been around a little longer. As have Google's ambitions for growth - Wikipedia lists 182 acquisitions alone, in addition to the company's core business.
Alphabet Inc - Google's new parent company - will make the tech giant's activities "cleaner and more accountable", said its chief executive (and one of Google's original founders) Larry Page in a blog post announcing the news.
Mr Page admitted that from the outset, some of Google's interests "might seem very speculative or even strange" for the firm.
"We are still trying to do things other people think are crazy but we are super-excited about," he said.
More detail of the surprise restructure is expected in the coming weeks, but here's a brief guide to Alphabet's core areas of activity so far - though not in alphabetical order, just to keep you on your toes.
Google itself will continue to exist as a subsidiary of Alphabet under the leadership of a new CEO, but long-term Google exec, Sundar Pichai.
It will include Google's most obvious - and profitable - internet outlets such as search, Maps, YouTube, Chrome and the Android mobile phone platform.
This is Google's research and development lab, where projects like the driverless car, drone delivery service Project Wing and Project Loon, an ambitious idea to connect rural communities to the net via a global network of high-altitude balloons, are born and nurtured.
Last year pharmaceutical giant Novartis agreed a deal to work with Google X on a smart contact lens for people with diabetes, designed to measure the level of glucose in the wearer's tears and communicate the information to a mobile phone or computer.
The division is is notoriously tight-lipped about much of its work but its web page lists 20 different research areas including artificial intelligence, data mining, software engineering and cryptography.
It refers to some of its more outlandish projects as "moonshots" - a Google X code word for big-thinking propositions.
Google launched a separate health-focused research and development company in 2013, with Larry Page announcing in a blog post that its work would be based around the research areas of "health and well-being, in particular the challenge of ageing and associated diseases".
"We are scientists from the fields of medicine, drug development, molecular biology, and genetics," says the firm on its website.
"Through our research we're aiming to devise interventions that slow ageing and counteract age‑related diseases."
Google bought thermostat maker Nest Labs for $3.2bn (£2bn) in early 2014.
Nest's first major product, the thermostat, was able to learn about users' behaviour and decipher whether a building was occupied, but it has since branched out into other areas of smart homeware.
This has included, most recently, a camera that senses movement in a user's home and alerts them via a smartphone app.
Google Fiber is a superfast broadband and TV-on-demand service, promising speeds of up to 1,000 megabits per second. It's currently only available in certain parts of the US, including Atlanta, Nashville and Salt Lake City.
It is unclear whether Google's robotics work will also become a more separate entity under Alphabet Inc.
Google snapped up six robotics companies in 2013 - including military robot-maker Boston Dynamics which developed Cheetah, the world's fastest running robot.
However the tech giant has been clear that none of its robots will be used for military means.
"With fears mounting about Google's wealth, power and knowledge of every aspect of our lives, you can understand why it wanted to give that assurance," said BBC Tech Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones.
In addition to its acquisitions, Google has two investment arms - Google Ventures and Google Capital.
Google Ventures claims to have made more than 300 investments alone, with recipients including Uber, Periscope, and Fitstar (which has since been bought by fitness tracker form FitBit).
Yet Brian is not taking pictures of the parade, instead he is making portraits of the veterans themselves, compelling photographs of those who have fought for their country.
"The vast majority of veterans are happy to be photographed once I've explained the project," Brian told me. "After the march past they tend to be more relaxed.
"The passing of time is an important part of the project, it is only a 10-day shoot, but spread over 10 years it becomes something different. Obviously there's a lot more pressure to get it right in these later years of the project.
"As the years pass the number of veterans from the World War I has dwindled to nothing and the number from World War II is steadily reduced, but their places are taken by other veterans from newer conflicts, who are also included."
Though each of those pictured must have a compelling story to tell, Brian has embraced the concept of the Unknown Soldier. "The viewer is given no information just a portrait," Brian said.
He added: "These faces then are as of unknown soldiers, no cap badges, no ribbons of spooling medals, no insignia for military rank. They are faces only. Each deep-etched with who they are and what they did, that we might look, and think - and thank them."
The pictures bring to mind the work of Steve Pyke, whose portraits World War I veterans first came to my attention back in the mid-1990s when they were on show at the old headquarters of the Royal Photographic Society in Bath.
Yet whilst those pictures are accompanied with some details of the subject, Brian's decision to use a black cloth to remove any trace of where the pictures are taken, and the lack of any captions is one that works surprisingly well. My initial desire here is to learn more of those who fought, yet somehow that would detract from the overall effect of the work and perhaps influence our reading of the photographs.
"All the pictures are lit with daylight and my assistant holds a piece of black velvet behind the subject," said Brian. "It is a very simple set up and I am currently using a short telephoto lens. It pretty much allows the viewer to concentrate on the face, without any distractions. I want the pictures to be uniform so it holds together as a cohesive set."
It certainly does that, providing the viewer space in which to project their own thoughts and offering of thanks to those pictured, and those who did not return.
You can see more of Brian's from work below and on his excellent blog, Drifting Camera.
Roy, 26, has made only 51 runs in his past eight one-day internationals.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew said Roy did not bat with the rest of the team in Tuesday's net session, with Jonny Bairstow - his likely replacement - in first.
Roy received the backing of captain Eoin Morgan before Saturday's win over Australia, when he fell second ball.
He has made 1,462 runs at an average of 34 in 46 ODIs.
England cannot name their team until the day of the match for anti-corruption reasons, but Morgan said Yorkshire's Bairstow would be a capable replacement for Roy.
Barstow, 27, has played 26 ODIs, scoring 647 runs at an average of 38.05. This year he has made three half-centuries in four one-day innings for England.
Morgan told BBC Sport: "Jonny Bairstow is our next man in line. He is a very fine batsman. One thing he does exceptionally well is deal with no baggage.
"He comes in and wants to prove everyone wrong the whole time. It's been a huge attribute in him scoring runs when he has had a chance.
"Everyone goes through a bad run and that's expected. If someone happens to miss out then they're not going to be too far away from our plans in the future.
"We have reasonably strong plans for 15 or 17 guys who we believe can take part in the 2019 World Cup and we are sticking to that plan."
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BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew: "Roy was making bad choices and not giving himself the chance to score runs.
"Against Bangladesh he played a pre-meditated sweep and was caught at short fine leg. Against New Zealand he moved too far across his stumps and was bowled.
"So, even though England are entering the semi-final of a major tournament, it seems right that a change is made."
Pre-tournament favourites England, who have never won a global 50-over tournament, are the only side with a 100% record from their three group games.
They beat Bangladesh and New Zealand by convincing margins to book their place in the last four, and overcame an early batting collapse to overcome Australia in a rain-affected match.
"You've got to play as if everything is on the line - that's the nature of this tournament," Morgan said.
"The important thing to reflect on is that we have actually won nothing and achieved nothing so far. Tomorrow is a very big game for us."
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Pakistan began the tournament with a one-sided loss to rivals India, before dominating South Africa, the world's number one-ranked team, and beating Sri Lanka in Monday's virtual quarter-final at Cardiff.
They restricted Sri Lanka to 236 with an impressive bowling performance, but collapsed to 162-7 in reply before Sarfraz's unbeaten 61 took them to a three-wicket win.
Morgan said: "They are a strong side and an unpredictable side, which makes it difficult."
England have won 12 of the past 14 ODIs against Pakistan, dating back to 2010, including a 4-1 series win on home soil last summer.
However, Pakistan chased 303 to win by four wickets at Cardiff in the last match of that series.
"England are playing unbelievably well," said Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur. "They are a very good one-day unit with no apparent weaknesses.
"We need to play our best game and, if we do, then we can put them under pressure at different points in the game."
Katrin Omarsdottir struck the only goal following a free-kick midway through the second half to give the Belles their only points of the season.
Emma Follis fired wide early on for Reading, while Belles' Emily Simpkins' 25-yard shot was saved by Mary Earps.
Christie Murray almost grabbed a second but Earps kept out her header.
Doncaster captain Leandra Little:
"Seeing the goal go in was just an absolute massive, massive relief. Also, it is just nice to be celebrating something.
"To get together with the girls and celebrate and finish the season on a high is good.
"It has been a tough season and we've put in a lot of part performances and had to weather storms for part of games.
"We also knew today was our last chance to get something. We didn't want to go down with no points on the board and we said that we'd put our bodies on the line and go for it."
Match ends, Reading Ladies 0, Doncaster Rovers Belles 1.
Second Half ends, Reading Ladies 0, Doncaster Rovers Belles 1.
Offside, Doncaster Rovers Belles. Samantha Tierney tries a through ball, but Courtney Sweetman-Kirk is caught offside.
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers Belles. Courtney Sweetman-Kirk replaces Christie Murray.
Lauren Bruton (Reading Ladies) is shown the yellow card.
Lauren Bruton (Reading Ladies) has gone down, but that's a dive.
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers Belles. Martha Bakowska-Mathews replaces Emily Simpkins.
Offside, Reading Ladies. Lauren Bruton tries a through ball, but Rebecca Jane is caught offside.
Foul by Samantha Tierney (Doncaster Rovers Belles).
Melissa Fletcher (Reading Ladies) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Rebecca Jane (Reading Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Melissa Fletcher.
Anna Moorhouse (Doncaster Rovers Belles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kirsty McGee (Reading Ladies).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Kasia Lipka (Doncaster Rovers Belles) because of an injury.
Foul by Kasia Lipka (Doncaster Rovers Belles).
Lauren Bruton (Reading Ladies) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Reading Ladies. Charlie Estcourt replaces Amber Stobbs.
Samantha Tierney (Doncaster Rovers Belles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rachel Rowe (Reading Ladies).
Corner, Doncaster Rovers Belles. Conceded by Mary Earps.
Attempt saved. Emily Simpkins (Doncaster Rovers Belles) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carla Humphrey with a cross.
Goal! Reading Ladies 0, Doncaster Rovers Belles 1. Katrin Omarsdottir (Doncaster Rovers Belles) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandra Little with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Substitution, Reading Ladies. Helen Ward replaces Emma Follis.
Remi Allen (Reading Ladies) is shown the yellow card.
Carla Humphrey (Doncaster Rovers Belles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Remi Allen (Reading Ladies).
Attempt missed. Katrin Omarsdottir (Doncaster Rovers Belles) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carla Humphrey with a cross.
Corner, Doncaster Rovers Belles. Conceded by Harriet Scott.
Corner, Doncaster Rovers Belles. Conceded by Mary Earps.
Attempt saved. Kasia Lipka (Doncaster Rovers Belles) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Samantha Tierney.
Corner, Doncaster Rovers Belles. Conceded by Amber Stobbs.
Offside, Doncaster Rovers Belles. Mayumi Pacheco tries a through ball, but Christie Murray is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Kasia Lipka (Doncaster Rovers Belles) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Carla Humphrey (Doncaster Rovers Belles) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rachel Rowe (Reading Ladies).
Attempt missed. Christie Murray (Doncaster Rovers Belles) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mayumi Pacheco.
Hand ball by Mayumi Pacheco (Doncaster Rovers Belles).
Hand ball by Remi Allen (Reading Ladies).
Corner, Reading Ladies. Conceded by Mayumi Pacheco.
In the three months to 31 December profit before tax fell to £526m, although revenues climbed to £6.1bn.
On Tuesday, BT was forced to write down the value of its Italian unit after years of overstating profits.
It has now confirmed that Corrado Sciolla, head of continental Europe, will step down over the affair.
"The good progress we're making across most of the business has unfortunately been overshadowed by the results of our investigation into our Italian operations and our outlook," said Gavin Patterson, BT's chief executive.
In the final three months of 2016, BT said it had seen record growth at EE, its market leading mobile unit, signing up 276,000 new customers for monthly contracts.
It also added 83,000 broadband customers while 260,000 switched to faster fibre connections.
But it faces a slowdown in work for the public sector and reiterated its warning of flat group sales and lower profits for 2016-17.
Allegations of "inappropriate behaviour" at BT's Italian operation first emerged last summer before the company began conducting an investigation in October.
It found improper accounting practices and "a complex set of improper sales, purchase, factoring and leasing transactions".
Total adjustments relating to the investigation of its Italian business amount to £513m, BT said.
Mr Sciolla's departure follows that of a number of BT Italy's senior management team. The firm said it had also appointed a new chief executive of BT Italy who will take charge on 1 February.
BT shares have fallen 22% since news of the scandal broke on Tuesday.
Southern and Thameslink trains will not call at London Bridge station from 20 December to 4 January.
From 22-24 December, some Southeastern Charing Cross services will not call at London Bridge in the morning peak.
The disruption will result from work to open two new platforms.
Construction work has involved the clearing of Victorian arches beneath the station that will become the new passenger concourse.
Plans for the 178-year-old station - London's oldest surviving rail terminus - include the concourse that will be bigger than the pitch at Wembley.
Works will also take place to modernise nearby track and signalling equipment as part of the £6.5 billion Thameslink works programme.
Thameslink programme director Simon Blanchflower said: "In the long run our work here will improve the journeys of millions of passengers across the South, but we understand that until we've finished some people may have to change their journey to or from London."
London Bridge Underground station will not be affected by the work.
The native title claim over a huge tract of land in South Australia has been mostly upheld by a federal court.
Native titles are pre-colonial rights held by Australia's indigenous people, derived from their laws and customs.
The Barngarla people traditionally lived along the north-western shore of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia.
They lodged their claim for the land in 1996. Stakeholders involved in the claim included the Commonwealth government, commercial fishers, mining companies and pastoralists.
The title does not grant freehold to the Barngarla but it means groups such as mining companies must now negotiate with the Barngarla over proposed developments.
The claim covered 44,481 square km (1m acres), including about two-thirds of the Eyre Peninsula.
The Federal Court's Justice John Mansfield upheld most of the claim but excluded the town of Port Augusta, the coastal waters below Port Lincoln and the islands of the Spencer Gulf.
Barngarla elder Eric Paige, present at the court when the judgement was handed down, said the ruling was a step in the right direction.
"I'm really happy," he said, according to local media. "We're going to be getting our country back you know, so that's good."
The judgement was particularly significant because the area is densely populated, said South Australian Native Title Service Chief Executive Officer Keith Thomas.
"It is important to create some certainty for the Barngarla people about their economic aspirations," Mr Thomas told the BBC.
"They don't own any of the land but they have a bundle of rights that allow them to partake in traditional activities such as hunting, gathering, using bush medicine and protecting sacred sites," said Mr Thomas.
The issue of whether the native title rights have been subsequently extinguished by other land titles such as freehold title will be determined in a subsequent hearing.
Australia's biggest native title claim - covering 14.6m hectares of land and waters - was lodged in a Brisbane court in December.
The claim - filed on behalf of nine traditional owners - refers to much of the Cape York Peninsula in the far north of Queensland. Under that claim, any land development will require consent from the owners.
The Cairo Criminal Court found the time Alaa and Gamal Mubarak had spent in temporary detention exceeded the legal limit, state-owned Nile News TV said.
The two men, who were arrested after the 2011 uprising, were sentenced alongside their father to three years in prison in May for embezzlement.
They are appealing, but also face trial on the charge of insider trading.
Some of the anger that led to Hosni Mubarak's overthrow was fuelled by the widespread belief that he and his sons had illegally amassed vast amounts of wealth.
Gamal, 51, was a leading member of the former ruling National Democratic Party and was widely seen as his father's heir apparent. Alaa, 54, was a leader among the business elite.
The brothers were acquitted of the corruption charge, but last year they were sentenced to four years in prison - and their father to three years - after being found guilty of embezzling millions of dollars of state funds.
Prosecutors accused them of using money meant to pay for renovating and maintaining presidential palaces to upgrade their private residences.
But the convictions were overturned in January by the Court of Cassation, which found that legal procedures had not been followed properly and ordered a retrial.
In May, the three men were convicted at retrial and each sentenced to three years. They were also ordered to pay a fine of 125m Egyptian pounds ($15.9m; £10.4m) and repay the 21m Egyptian pounds ($2.7m; £1.7m) they allegedly embezzled.
Hosni Mubarak is currently residing at a military hospital in the southern Cairo suburb of Maadi. It is not clear when the ailing 87 year old will be released.
Charges of conspiring in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the uprising that ended his rule in 2011 were dropped in November 2014.
Leicestershire police are handing out the garments to cover up gold necklaces and prevent them being snatched.
They have been made by people completing unpaid work on the Community Payback scheme with fabric donated by businesses in Belgrave, Leicester.
Officers said they had seen spikes in thefts over previous summers but it had not been a problem this year.
PC Laura Nutt said: "In 2014, we had 72 chain snatches in the Belgrave area. We have a lot of Asian females who wear the gold.
"It's very pure gold so it's very sought after and we wanted to put something in place to try and combat that this year."
Officers have been visiting community centres and temples in the city to warn women about thefts and hand out the scarves.
About 150 delegates attended the event, including Theresa Blegvad, culture convener of Aarhus in Denmark, the 2017 title holder.
Dundee, Leeds, and Milton Keynes have declared interest in the title, which two European cities share every year.
The UK was already lined up to host in 2023 before the country voted to leave the European Union last June.
It is not yet known whether the EU will let the UK host now that Article 50 has been triggered.
Aarhus is hosting four large-scale events, each attracting at least 40,000 people, during its European Capital of Culture tenure.
Ms Blegvad, who leads the Nordic office of Dundee-based learning and development company Insights, has been asked to support the team working on Dundee's bid.
She said: "Aarhus was going through a transformation when we applied for the title, much like Dundee is now.
"The change was already happening, but we seized on the unconscious to create momentum and purpose and drive more change.
"We consciously focused our bid on highlighting everything the city had to offer and the developments to become more modern and international.
"Things have continued to blossom since then."
In 2009-10 planning permission was granted for 2,258 homes, while in 2014-15 the figure rose to 11,977.
In the last year alone the number of approvals doubled.
The government insists greenbelt development is a matter for local planning authorities.
Green belts were created to prevent urban sprawl and stop neighbouring towns merging into one another.
England has 14 green belts, covering 13% of total land.
Government policy states that the greenbelt should only be built on in "exceptional circumstances". But local authorities, hard pressed to supply land for development, are turning to green belt sites to try to satisfy housing demand.
Some estimates suggest that 250,000 homes need to be built each year to solve the housing crisis in the UK.
Areas feeling the most pressure include Hertfordshire, where the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) says sites for 34,000 homes have already been proposed, with another 10,000 waiting in the wings.
"We are getting continual statements by government ministers, correspondence from government departments to various bodies like to us saying it is their determination to protect the greenbelt and the wider countryside," said Kevin Fitzgerald from Hertfordshire CPRE.
"But, nevertheless, throughout our county, our planning authorities are coming out with these proposals for quite major development."
Research carried out on behalf of BBC Radio 4's File on 4 programme by Glenigan, a leading provider of construction data, found a sharp increase in the number of houses securing full planning approval in the greenbelt.
In 2009/10, 2,258 homes were approved. In 2013/2014, the number had risen to 5,607. By the following year, 2014/2015, it had more than doubled to 11,977.
Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis told the programme it was up to local authorities to decide the future of their greenbelt:
"Greenbelt is something that has been there to give a strategic protection to those green lungs. We have outlined what local areas need to do if they want to go through a review of their greenbelt.
"It is very much a matter of those local authorities. They are the best placed people locally, democratically accountable locally, to decide where is the right location for any development."
Professor Paul Cheshire from the London School of Economics said the idea of the greenbelt was misunderstood and had nothing to do with the quality of the land:
"You only need a tiny amount of the least environmentally-attractive greenbelt to solve the housing land shortage for generations to come, whereas Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks do provide huge benefit."
But File on 4 has found evidence of proposed development even within these highly-protected landscapes.
The programme has seen a survey of Local Planning Authorities by Natural England which found that 37% had housing allocations in or around Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
That adds up to 30,000 houses within the boundaries, and another 20,000 just outside.
The North Wessex Downs AONB is currently facing proposals for 1,400 homes around a growing science and innovation campus at Harwell.
Henry Oliver, director of the North Wessex AONB, said these projects could have a huge impact on the rural landscape.
"This has been here for thousands of years. The idea that it's worth trading all this wonderful landscape off against a relatively short-term economic boost is not one that I find acceptable."
In response, Vale of White Horse District Council leader Matthew Barber said economic growth is driving up housing need and the council has to plan accordingly.
"We have a high housing target that we need to meet, and we have judged in this case that includes this site, in the AONB next to a major employment site.
"The alternatives to that, we fear, would be unsustainable additions to other communities elsewhere in the district."
Elsewhere, Dover District Council has approved planning permission for around 600 dwellings within the Kent Downs AONB.
Hugh Ellis, head of policy at the Town and Country Planning Association, said the growing pressure on protected landscapes is happening because central government is not providing enough leadership, causing the system to fail.
"I think overall planning can be best described as being very broken," he explained. "I don't think there has ever been a point in the post-war era where planning has been as demoralised, as underfunded and lacking in strategic direction as it is now."
However, Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis insists that protection for the countryside is being maintained.
"I think we've got a system now that trusts local people to make those decisions, and the National Planning Policy Framework is actually very clear.
"Great weight should be given to conserving landscapes and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
"Planning permission should be refused for major developments in these except in exceptional circumstances and where it can be demonstrated that it is in the public interest."
File on 4 is on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 9 June at 20:00 BST. Listen online or download the programme podcast.
The 28-year-old tweeted: "I've heard if you earn minimum wage in England you're in the top 10% earners in the world. #stay #humble."
Broad, who is in Australia on England duty, deleted the message after angry replies from some Twitter users.
Broad then posted: "No offence meant and sorry if any taken. The hashtag was aimed at myself."
In an interview with the BBC, the Nottinghamshire seamer tried to explain further the reasons for his tweet.
"I didn't mean anything by it," he told Test Match Special reporter Charles Dagnall. "It was purely… I was amazed by the size of the world."
Broad is due to face India in the tri-series in Sydney on Friday.
In another post, he wrote: "Clarifying my earlier tweet, I merely wanted to emphasise my amazement at just how big the world is."
Since October 2014, the UK minimum wage has been £6.50 an hour for adults aged 21 and over, and £5.13 for those aged 18 to 20.
England and Wales have accused each other of illegal scrummaging before the Six Nations showdown at Twickenham.
The hosts' head coach Eddie Jones believes Wales push too early at the scrum but Adam Jones says Wales' set-piece could help them dominate.
"Any prop worth his salt pushes the boundaries as much as they can at this level," Adam Jones told BBC Wales.
"The more they can get Samson to pre-engage, I think the better for them.
"For me he's one of the best tight heads in the world.
"If Samson can get to grips with Joe [Marler] then Wales will be fine."
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Eddie Jones says his side have a stronger scrum than Wales, adding if the laws are enforced England "will get an advantage".
Wales felt harshly done-by at the scrum in their 28-25 win over England in the pool stage of last year's World Cup.
Forwards coach Robin McBryde highlighted England prop Joe Marler as a frequent infringer at the scrum.
Marler's Harlequins front row colleague Adam Jones believes accusations the 25-year-old is guilty of illegal tactics at the scrum have been harsh.
"For me he's a square scrummager and he gets quite a bad reputation, especially after the World Cup," Jones added.
"When the scrummaging went to the new laws without the hits, he was one of the props you thought it would favour more because he get a long bind and he's outside the tight-head.
"In the World Cup he scrummaged well against Wales and he got the penalties, and against Australia it was the reverse."
By training two space telescopes on a supermassive black hole with the mass of a billion Suns, they measured the strength of its ferocious winds.
The team also confirmed that these winds blow outwards in every direction, an idea that had been tricky to prove.
The work shows how such black holes can affect the evolution of their galaxies.
It was conducted by an international team of astronomers using the telescopes XMM-Newton and Nustar, run by the European Space Agency (Esa) and Nasa respectively.
"We know that black holes in the centre of galaxies can feed on matter, and this process can produce winds. This is thought to regulate the growth of galaxies," said Prof Fiona Harrison of the California Institute of Technology, Nustar's principal investigator.
The two telescopes simultaneously recorded different wavelengths of light coming from their distant target: a black hole two billion light-years away known as PDS 456. It shines brightly with many types of light, making it a quasar.
Nustar specialises in high-energy X-rays while XMM-Newton views low-energy X-rays.
XMM-Newton had already detected a wind blowing from PDS 456 towards the earth, because iron atoms carried by the huge gusts block X-rays in a characteristic way. It had also allowed astronomers to calculate that the wind was travelling at one third of the speed of light.
But by adding high-energy observations from Nustar, the team was able to pick up a different signature of iron that was scattered to the sides, demonstrating that the wind rushes out in an almost spherical blast.
"Knowing the speed, shape and size of the winds, we can now figure out how powerful they are," Prof Harrison said.
That power is something to behold: about ten times the mass of the Sun is blown out every year, along with a trillion times more energy than our star emits.
Those quantities, and the shape of the wind, suggest that PDS 456 has quite some impact on the surrounding galaxy - and this is likely to be the case for other supermassive black holes, including "Sagittarius A*" at the heart of our very own Milky Way.
"Now we know that quasar winds significantly contribute to mass loss in a galaxy, driving out its supply of gas, which is fuel for star formation," said Dr Emanuele Nardini from Keel University in the UK, the study's lead author.
"This study provides a unique view of the possible mechanism that links the evolution of the central black holes to that of their host galaxies, over cosmic time."
The research is published in Science magazine.
And now the residents of Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway have some pretty lofty ambitions for its future.
The local community trust recently held talks about a buyout involving purchasing land which is part of the Duke of Buccleuch's Queensberry Estate.
They hope to improve economic development and enhance tourism and leisure in the area.
But what potential do they see in the south of Scotland village?
A village in the Lowther Hills, at the head of Wanlock Water, it sits about 11 miles (17km) north of Thornhill.
The area around the village and its neighbour, Leadhills, was long a centre for lead-mining.
The mines round Wanlockhead opened in 1680 and finally closed in 1959; Wanlockhead is now home to the Museum of Scottish Lead Mining.
Gold has been found in the streams round about, and small quantities are still found by eager panners.
Last year a nugget estimated to be worth £10,000 was discovered.
Gold from the area was used in the crown of James V, in a ring for Queen Mary and in a brooch for Queen Elizabeth.
Born in nearby Leadhills in Lanarkshire, William Symington became a mechanic at the Wanlockhead mines.
In 1787 he patented an engine for road locomotion and, in 1788, he constructed a similar engine on a boat fitted with twin hulls and paddle-wheels, which was launched on Dalswinton Loch.
In 1802 he completed at Grangemouth the Charlotte Dundas, one of the first practical steamboats ever built.
A narrow gauge railway runs between Leadhills in south Lanarkshire and the village.
It became famous earlier this year when it offered an unusual "commuter" service while the road link was closed for resurfacing.
It offered a "replacement train" service to allow people from Wanlockhead to get to the doctor's surgery as well as ferrying some staff at the Museum of Lead Mining.
A gruelling cycling challenge has its starting point in the village.
The Snowball Sportive allows riders to tackle some of the highest roads in the country.
But with six major climbs along its route, it is not for the faint hearted.
Winter sports fans can join the south of Scotland's only ski centre.
The Lowther Hills Ski Club is situated near the village.
Volunteers who run the club believe that, with improved facilities, they could draw hundreds of people to the region.
First talks between the Wanlockhead Community Trust (WCT) and Buccleuch were described as "very productive".
Lincoln Richford, who chairs the WCT, said: "We look forward to working further with Buccleuch Estates. I believe that we can find a mutually satisfying solution for both parties that will ensure a bright future for our village."
John Glen, of Buccleuch, said: "We were pleased to have had this initial meeting with the trust as the estate is committed to playing its part in local economic development. We have held discussions with various interest groups over the years and there is a range of options that we should all consider that could help improve the sustainability of the area. As there are many complex issues to discuss, it is too early to form any conclusions or reach decisions. However, we look forward to continuing a constructive dialogue with the trust's representatives and villagers."
Further meetings are planned and the WCT is expected to register a formal interest in the land with the Scottish government later this year.
Asta's Glam Factory, on Castlereagh Street, is owned by a Lithuanian woman.
Police received a report that a gang of men forced up the shutters shortly before midnight, poured accelerant on the premises and set it alight.
It follows a series of recent attacks on foreign nationals in Belfast.
Three fire crews were called to deal with the fire at the nail salon and the blaze was extinguished by 01:00 BST.
Police said no-one was in the salon at the time but the building has been extensively damaged by fire and smoke.
Det Insp Jenna Fitzpatrick said police believed that the gang may have fled the scene in a black 4 x 4 vehicle.
She appealed for anyone who had information about the attack to contact officers on the non-emergency number 101.
On Sunday, Northern Ireland's Honorary Polish Consul Jerome Mullen called on Stormont's first and deputy first ministers to take action after a series of racially-motivated attacks on Polish homes in north Belfast.
A gang of men forced up the shutters of the salon and set the building alight shortly before midnight
Bobby Colleran was struck on Leyfield Road, West Derby, at about 15:25 BST on Friday.
Paramedics attended and he received treatment at the scene but he died from his injuries shortly after.
In a statement, Bobby's family, from Huyton, said: "Our Bob lit up a room, he was the most loving little boy."
They added: "As well as being a cherished son and brother, he was a grandson, nephew, cousin and friend to everyone he met.
"He loved life and school, always coming home with achievement awards to put up on the fridge, playing football when it wasn't too cold, but most of all watching his favourite programme, the Lone Ranger.
"Now re-united with his Grandad and best mate who he missed so so much."
The family also thanked staff at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Merseyside Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision to contact them.
Belfast Giants' Scottish centre, 37, scored a hat-trick on home ice to move onto 41 international goals, one ahead of previous record-holder Tony Hand.
The result moves Britain level with Japan on 12 points at the top of World Championship Division 1 Group B.
The nations play on Saturday (19:30 BST), with the winner taking gold and promotion to Division 1 Group A.
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra will have full commentary of the match.
A witness reported a male in a blue hoodie throwing a cat on Holderness Road at about 03:00 BST on Saturday.
The animal charity appealed for any further witnesses and warned pet owners in the area to be vigilant.
A spokesperson said: "This must have been very distressing for both the owner and for anyone that witnessed the incident."
This is the first time in the dressage event's 66-year history that a day has been cancelled due to the weather.
About 10,000 people, including the Queen were expected to attend Wednesday's event.
Organisers have said that they will make a decision on whether the event can go ahead on Thursday.
Waterlogged fields which would have been used as car parks for the event have been deemed unusable.
Marketing manager for the event Jo Peck said that Wednesday's cancellation was "disappointing" but it is hoped that the remaining four days will go ahead as planned.
She said: "We're doing the right thing because if we can keep [Wednesday] clear we will have a show for the next four days.
"We're doing refunds for anyone who has bought tickets today, so those should go through automatically."
Although attempts were made to contact visitors, people with horse boxes were being turned away at about 09:00 BST.
In celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday, there will be a parade of 900 horses in the private grounds of Windsor Castle on Thursday.
The event will celebrate the Queen's love of horses and the parade is expected to go ahead.
Assistant coach John Winder will take up his responsibilities in France, but Wane says he will communicate from the UK throughout the game.
"I'm gutted, it's the first game I've missed during my time as head coach," said Wane.
Wigan recorded a first Super League win since April when they beat Widnes 28-12 in their most recent fixture on Sunday.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co refused to hire Samantha Elauf because her dress violated the clothing retailer's "Look Policy" for sales staff.
Ms Elauf wore a hijab at interview but did not say she was Muslim.
But Justice Antonin Scalia said the retailer "at least suspected" that she wore a headscarf for religious reasons and she did not need to make a request.
US law requires that employers must "reasonably accommodate" an employee's religious beliefs, as long as it does not provide an undue hardship to the business.
"I was a teenager who loved fashion and was eager to work for Abercrombie & Fitch," said Ms Elauf in a statement after the court released its decision.
Ms Elauf was 17 years old when the discrimination occurred during a job interview at a shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2008.
"Observance of my faith should not have prevented me from getting a job. I am glad that I stood up for my rights", she said after the ruling.
In an 8-1 verdict, the court ruled that Abercrombie had violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bans discrimination based on religious beliefs and practices.
Groups representing Jews, Sikhs, Christian, gay, and lesbian rights organisations filed papers in court in solidarity with Ms Elauf, who told reporters she sought to protect the rights of people of all faiths at work.
In 2013 Abercrombie & Fitch Co settled with two American Muslim women who were targeted by management for their use of the hijab. Each woman was awarded $71,000 (£47,000).
Abercrombie & Fitch Co has since reversed its policy on headscarves.
Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring on 38 minutes and Douglas Costa doubled the lead two minutes later.
The Poland striker scored his second of the game after half-time to reach 100 goals for Bayern in his 136th game.
Elsewhere title chasing RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund both lost ground on Bayern with costly defeats.
Frankfurt captain Marco Russ came on as a second-half substitute to play in his first Bundesliga game of the season, after recovering from testicular cancer.
Mario Gomez scored the winner as second-placed Leipzig lost 1-0 at home to Wolfsburg.
Third-placed Dortmund, who beat Benfica 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, conceded after 11 minutes away to Hertha Berlin as ex-Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou scored.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his 32nd of the season to equalise for Dortmund on 55 minutes, before Marvin Plattenhardt scored Hertha's winner with a free-kick on 71 minutes.
Bayern, who beat Arsenal 5-1 on Tuesday in their Champions League round-of-16 tie, lead the table on 59 points, with Leipzig on 49 and Dortmund on 43.
Match ends, FC Bayern München 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Taleb Tawatha (Eintracht Frankfurt).
Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aymen Barkok.
Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).
Marco Fabián (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Marco Fabián (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aymen Barkok.
Attempt missed. Renato Sanches (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara with a cross following a set piece situation.
Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Taleb Tawatha (Eintracht Frankfurt).
Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Douglas Costa (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Aymen Barkok.
Attempt missed. Douglas Costa (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arjen Robben following a corner.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Taleb Tawatha.
Attempt saved. Mijat Gacinovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Marco Fabián replaces Branimir Hrgota.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Renato Sanches replaces Arturo Vidal.
Attempt missed. Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Philipp Lahm.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Robert Lewandowski.
Offside, FC Bayern München. Thiago Alcántara tries a through ball, but Arjen Robben is caught offside.
Foul by Jérôme Boateng (FC Bayern München).
Branimir Hrgota (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Aymen Barkok replaces Danny Blum.
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arjen Robben following a fast break.
Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
Attempt saved. Danny Blum (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jérôme Boateng replaces Javi Martínez.
Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Marco Russ replaces Makoto Hasebe because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
Attempt saved. Douglas Costa (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
David Alaba (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by David Alaba (FC Bayern München).
Danny Blum (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! FC Bayern München 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Danny Blum (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
Polling was held in 91 seats in 14 states and union territories, including in the capital Delhi and the key state of Uttar Pradesh.
Officials say the voter turnout in all states has been higher than in 2009.
The nine-phase vote began on Monday and will conclude on 12 May. Votes will be counted on 16 May.
More than 814 million Indians are eligible to vote in the polls.
The anti-corruption Aam Aadmi (Common Man's) Party, which secured a spectacular result in local polls in Delhi last year, offers a challenge to the main parties.
Several smaller regional parties are also in the fray and if no single party wins a clear majority, they could play a crucial role in the formation of a government.
By Andrew NorthBBC News, Delhi
There's been a quiet, dignified atmosphere to election day in Delhi so far, with a steady trickle of voters rather than a flow.
The streets are quiet because a public holiday has been declared. Parents have been coming to their nearest polling stations with children in tow.
We watched relatives guiding several blind people into one polling station.
Many proud first-time voters were showing off their freshly inked fingers or snapping selfies to send out on social media.
Rich or poor, young or old, it's a moment when the whole city is united behind one goal.
More than 110 million voters were eligible to cast their votes on Thursday and almost a fifth of the parliament's 543 seats were up for grabs.
Brisk voting was reported through the day in Delhi, Bihar, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, reports said. Voting was also held in the states of Maharashtra, Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Haryana.
Voting officially ended at 18:00 local time (12:30 GMT) but in some booths it was extended to allow voters who were in the queue to finishing voting.
Election Commission officials said the voter turnout was 64% in Delhi, 65% in Uttar Pradesh, 73% in Kerala, 66% in Jammu and 73% in Haryana.
Among the early voters in Delhi were members of the Gandhi family - Congress party president Sonia, her son and party vice-president Rahul and daughter Priyanka - and the AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.
In the politically crucial northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which sends the most number of MPs, 80, to parliament, some 16 million voters were eligible to cast their ballots in 10 constituencies.
In the restive Muzaffarnagar constituency, where at least 65 people were killed and 51,000 people - mostly Muslims - were displaced after Hindu-Muslim clashes in September, a number of people living in camps in the area turned up to vote early on Thursday, the BBC Hindi's Nitin Srivastava reports.
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Two soldiers were killed and three others injured in a landmine explosion blamed on Maoist rebels in Jamui, a rebel stronghold in the eastern state of Bihar, but voting remained unaffected in the area.
Thousands of police and paramilitary security personnel have been deployed across the country to ensure smooth polling.
The marathon vote is being staggered over five weeks for security and logistical reasons.
The main contest in the elections is between the Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi, and the BJP, led by the charismatic and controversial Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi.
Mr Modi, who is ahead in all the pre-election opinion polls, is the leader of Gujarat state, which witnessed one of India's worst anti-Muslim riots in 2002.
The BJP has promised to improve the economy and infrastructure and curb corruption if it wins in the general elections.
The Congress party has promised "inclusive growth" if it returns to power, with a raft of welfare schemes, including a right to healthcare for all and pensions for the elderly and disabled.
Any party or a coalition needs a minimum of 272 MPs to form a government.
It now affects about 7% of adults in Wales, with health officials expecting that to rise to 11.5% by 2030.
The plan will focus on patient education, a new management system for monitoring the disease, and more support for children.
The charity Diabetes UK Cymru said it welcomed the initiative as an important step in tackling the issue.
Dai Williams, the national director for the charity, said the Welsh government had "finally woken up" to the problem in Wales.
"It is costing the NHS in Wales half-a-billion pounds a year. That's 10% of every health board budget going on diabetes," he said.
"This new plan shows a real commitment by Welsh government to improve standards of care for people living with diabetes.
"It is now up to local health boards across the country to take this blueprint for diabetes care and put it into practice."
The new plan follows an assembly-led inquiry into how the disease was previously being tackled.
It found that about 160,000 people in Wales had the condition, with another 350,000 showing pre-diabetes symptoms of higher than normal blood sugar levels.
The latest plan set out by the government emphasises the need to help those with the disease to "do more to help themselves".
In a bid to drive long-term improvements, the NHS in Wales will also introduce a new diabetes patient management system to ensure good clinical data on the disease can be gathered and help deliver more tailored care.
Diabetes UK
The plan states that it wants the health service in Wales to detect and diagnose diabetes quickly so patients can start "effective self-management" of the condition.
The delivery programme also wants to help children with the most severe form of the disease, type 1 diabetes, understand how to manage their condition effectively, including while in school.
Finally, the plan outlines ways it is hoped the incidence of diabetes can be reduced, through education and promoting lifestyle changes.
"A combined approach of promoting healthy eating and increased physical activity is essential as these are key factors in the prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes," states the plan.
Welsh health minister Mark Drakeford said: "There is a growing prevalence of diabetes in Wales and we have to find new ways of delivering world class care in these times of financial austerity.
"Effective self-management of diabetes is essential for helping individual wellbeing but also avoiding unnecessary admissions to hospitals.
"It is not only a matter of working harder, but working smarter. This framework prepared with clinicians, patients, third sector groups and others will now help the NHS in Wales do just that."
Stephen Archer, 50, of Openshaw in Manchester, is a suspect in the attack at his 49-year-old sister's home that left the victim with 70% burns.
Detectives say initial investigations suggest petrol was thrown over her before she was set alight.
Petrol station staff have been urged to contact police if they see Mr Archer.
Supt Arif Nawaz, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "We are appealing to those who work in petrol stations to be extra vigilant and call police if you think you see him.
"Stephen usually wears a baseball cap and carries a large rucksack. He is known to travel on a bicycle.
"We have reason to believe Stephen could be carrying several bottles of petrol in his backpack and a man was seen fitting his description cycling away from the scene.
"We have followed several leads and have received some very helpful information but unfortunately we have still not found him."
The victim remains in a serious condition and is fighting for her life in hospital.
A police spokesman said: "She is still critically ill and our specialist support officers are supporting the family through this extremely difficult time.
"We can assure the victim, the family and the wider public that we are doing everything we can to find the person responsible and bring them to justice."
A 19-year-old woman escaped uninjured from an upstairs window of the house, with help from neighbours.
William Walls, 47, from Cowdenbeath, raped and indecently assaulted the first victim on numerous occasions when she was aged between four and 12.
He raped the second girl when she was about nine and sexually abused her on numerous occasions between the ages of seven and 11.
The offences happened between 1981 and 1987.
Walls was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow.
Det Insp June Peebles, of Police Scotland, said: "William Walls' predatory behaviour had a dramatic and damaging effect on the lives of his young victims.
"He sexually abused these children for his own gratification over a period of nine years.
"It is very difficult for victims of sexual abuse to find the courage to come forward to police to report these matters."
She added: "Non-recent abuse is particularly difficult since many people have the view that because it happened years ago, then it should be left in the past and nothing done about it.
"Today's sentencing is positive for all victims of non-recent abuse and demonstrates that regardless of how long ago abuse took place, the seriousness of such crimes does not diminish."
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Tony McMahon's shot deflected into the path of Lee Evans, who superbly volleyed in left-footed from 25 yards.
Chesterfield were reduced to 10 men when Sam Hird brought down Jamie Proctor as the Bradford striker bore down on goal.
Proctor then found Billy Clarke in the six-yard area, and the Irish striker calmly slotted in to double the lead.
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Odlanier Mena, who was 87 years old, was serving a six-year jail term.
The crimes were allegedly part of the "Caravan of Death" - a military operation thought to have killed more than 100 opponents of the 1973 coup.
On Thursday, President Sebastian Pinera announced plans to close the jail where Mena was being held.
A lawyer representing Mena said his client had been worried about having to be moved from Cordillera to another military facility at Punta Peuco.
Mena is said to have shot himself in the head at home on Saturday. He had been due to return to prison the following day.
At Cordillera, prisoners have access to the internet, cable TV, a tennis court, gardens and a barbecue area.
"He had been terribly upset by the move. It affected him a lot that in Punta Peuco he would not have the medical attention he needed," Jorge Balmaceda told 24 Horas TV.
The comfortable conditions at the prison have been sharply criticised by many in Chile, including former Presidents Ricardo Lagos and Michelle Bachelet.
Critics say military prisoners should not be given different treatment to others serving prison terms.
President Pinera's decision to move the prisoners of Cordillera to Punta Peuco also follows a controversial interview by one of its 10 inmates, the notorious former head of Pinochet's intelligence agency, Manuel Contreras, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the 1973 coup.
Contreras told reporters there was no torture at the Villa Grimaldi, one of the secret police's main complexes, and that all of the dead during the Pinochet dictatorship were killed in armed confrontations with security forces.
More than 3,000 people died or disappeared in Chile between 1973 and 1990 and nearly 30,000 are believed to have been tortured.
The 20-year-old came through the academy system at the Premier League club and is a regular member of their Under-21 squad.
He is available to make his Football League debut for the Glovers in Saturday's game against MK Dons.
"We've got strikers but no-one has really hit that bit of form yet," boss Gary Johnson told BBC Somerset.
"I know they've got high hopes for him. He's got electric pace and a good goal-scoring record.
"This is his first loan, so we're taking a bit of a chance but I think he's ready."
To adapt a quote from the cult film Withnail and I, I had gone on a cycling holiday by mistake.
An overweight, middle-aged man on a road bike in the mountainous wilds of mid Wales, looming above me was a stretch of tarmac called the Devil's Staircase.
The demonic name is apt, as it is a vertiginous wall of a road. It was squeaky Lycra time.
Putting my bike into its lowest gear, I nervously started the climb. Within seconds my legs were in agony and my lungs rasped for air.
Half a mile later, I finally reached the top, exhausted, but utterly elated. Hugging my four cycling companions, the holiday - cycling the length of Wales over three days back in June - was immediately wonderful again.
After doing next to no exercise for two decades, I bought a road bike in 2012 to get fit, and I have been an obsessive cyclist ever since. I love the challenge of long rides and steep hills, and the sociable nature of cycling with friends.
But why have so many other adults - both men and women - also caught the bug?
More than two million people across the country now cycle at least once a week, an all-time high according to British Cycling, the sport's governing body in the UK.
For businesses in the cycling industry this means booming sales. At Halfords, which is responsible for one in three bikes sold in the UK, sales of its bicycles were up 11% in the year to 27 March 2015.
This growth was led by the retailer's most expensive "premium bikes", which saw sales expand by 24.9%, following growth of 30% in the previous 12 months.
Meanwhile, sales of UK manufactured bikes rose by 69% in 2014, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Cycling clothing firm Rapha, which supplies the Team Sky pro road bike team, is another business to have benefited from the big increase in the number of people cycling.
The London-based business says its sales have grown by more than 30% per annum for 11 years in a row.
Rapha's founder and chief executive Simon Mottram says there are a numerous reasons, or a "perfect storm" behind the big rise in the number of regular cyclists in the UK.
"You can probably trace it back to the bombing attacks in London in 2005," he says. "The day after, the tube lines were all still closed, and suddenly there were lots of people on bikes to get to work.
"You got the impression that many hadn't ridden in quite some time, but then enjoyed it so much that they stuck to it.
"Then you have the effect of the 2007 Tour de France starting in London, the eight gold medals won by the GB cycling team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2012 Olympics in London, and of course Bradley Wiggins and then Chris Froome winning the Tour de France.
"Not to forget the government's Cycle To Work scheme [introduced back in 1999 and which allows people to buy a bike tax-free]. And the underlying increased focus on health and fitness, and concerns about congestion."
Most media reports on the growing number of cyclists on the road focus on the so-called "mamils", which stands for "middle aged men in Lycra", and Mr Mottram says that while this group is a large one, his typical customer is a bit younger.
"Our average customer is a man in his mid-30s," he says. "Yet at the same time, our fastest-growing customer section is female road bikers.
"That goes under the radar, and it is still less than 10% of the business at present, but it is seeing the biggest growth."
Londoner Claire Kearney is one such woman who an avid cyclist.
The 35-year-old HR manager says: "I didn't own an adult bike until was 28.
"People I was working with at the time persuaded me to join them on a charity ride from London to Paris. So with only six weeks before the ride I said 'yes', bought a bike, and started cycling everywhere.
"I found the charity ride really, really hard to start with, but then I really loved it.
"Cycling is such an enjoyable and sociable form of exercise, and such a friendly sport. You can join a club, or go on a sportive [an organised ride], and meet lots of people, and everyone smiles and chats away."
But while a growing number of women and young adults are indeed taking up cycling, you cannot ignore the mamils.
With more disposable income that younger riders, they are the group that spends the most on their bikes, buying the ultra-lightweight carbon models, with the best gears and other high-end components.
And such is the continuing popularity of cycling among men over 40, that it has often been said in recent years that cycling is "the new golf", with cycle rides replacing rounds of golf as the preferred out-of-office activity during which business deals are agreed.
Architect Peter Murray, chairman of think tank New London Architecture, has been organising charity cycle rides for the past decade, including an annual ride from London to Cannes on France's Mediterranean coast.
The 71-year-old, who took up cycling when he was 51, says: "You can definitely do business deals on cycle rides. On one of the first rides I organised to the south of France, a group of young architects came along.
"One of them recently sent me a chart detailing all the work he had got from 10 years of joining the rides to Cannes.
"He had three people in his team originally, and now he has a growing office of 25 people. And almost every project he has won traces back to links he made on the rides."
Yet for other businessmen who are cycling obsessed, you should never talk shop while on your bike.
This is the opinion of public relations entrepreneur Chris Ward, 52, who bought his first road bike when he was 40, and now competes in the amateur world championships.
Mr Ward, who cycles an average 175 miles a week, says: "I'm happy to take business calls when I'm in a cafe, but not when I'm cycling. Cycling is for getting away from work."
So the BBC asked residents of the commercial capital, Lagos, what they thought was best about living in Africa's most populous nation and what they wanted the rest of the world to know about Nigeria.
Here are their 10 favourite things.
Readers can join the debate on Twitter using the hashtag #NaijaIsGr8.
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Highland Council said the road linking the A82 on the east bank of the River Ness with Dores Road would ease travel across the city.
A campaign had opposed the road's construction because the route will cross areas of green space.
The start of building work could mean delays at the A82's Bught Drive junction for six weeks.
Highland Council expects to spend £55m building the road and creating new rugby pitches and also a new course and clubhouse for Torvean Golf Club.
The project forms part of the £315m Inverness City Region Deal announced in March.
The first stage of the West Link's construction is expected to last until late next year.
By 2020 people should be able to travel from the Southern Distributor Road to the A82, using a new bridge over the River Ness, and avoid having to go through the city centre.
Margaret Davidson, leader of Highland Council, said: "It is good to see this section of the work under way.
"The West Link will deliver significant economic benefits to the city and surrounding area, reducing congestion and enabling jobs and housing development."
The former Ryder Cup captain, who led Europe to glory in Medinah in 2012, has been out of action since April 2015 due to rheumatoid arthritis.
"Although I'm feeling better, I'm still not 100%," the Spaniard, 50, told the European Tour website.
"It gets a bit painful from time to time but that's just getting old."
The 1994 and 1999 Masters Champion has suffered with the condition throughout his 31-year career, but is hoping his body will withstand a competitive round.
The tournament is being held at The Grove, Hertfordshire, from Thursday.
"I want to see how the body can cope with the regular competition, rhythm of practice and 18 holes," Olazabal added.
"The two weeks at the British Masters and Portugal Masters will be a good test to see if I can stand up all day."
Matu'u has scored three tries in 42 appearances for Hurricanes since joining from Wellington in 2012.
The 28-year-old has won seven international caps for Samoa.
"His powerful, abrasive style of play is well suited to the Premiership," director of rugby David Humphreys told the club website.
"He will add further strength in depth to the Gloucester front five."
Gloucester are currently seventh in the Premiership table, eight points outside the top four.
James Ward-Prowse scored a brilliant 25-yard curled free-kick and a penalty for his first goals of the season as Saints cruised into a half-time lead.
West Brom boss Tony Pulis made two attacking changes at the break but the home side remained in charge.
Serbian forward Dusan Tadic sealed the three points from a tight angle after a clever pass from Matt Targett.
Ronald Koeman's Southampton move up to 10th in the Premier League table, while the Baggies stay 13th.
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Reaction to all of Saturday's games
Shane Long and Sadio Mane sparkled up front for Southampton, Tadic made a brilliant contribution with his goal, while last season's top scorer Graziano Pelle was on the bench.
Before you even get to midfielder Ward-Prowse's two goals, the signing of Charlie Austin from QPR certainly leaves the Saints with plenty of scoring options.
Austin was watching on from the stands, and will have been delighted with what he saw from his new team-mates, who played with real fluency and verve going forward.
The only minor concern for Austin could be over how regularly he will fit into a team that appears to have rediscovered the qualities that drove them into a seventh-place finish last season.
"We like to make the squad stronger, and that means Charlie in, nobody out," Koeman said.
"We're looking forward to having more competition. That will be good. Will someone be sold? No. Nobody is for sale in January."
The Baggies' showing at St Mary's was a world away from the dogged away performance that earned a 2-2 draw against Chelsea on Wednesday.
There was little of the determined harrying that unsettled the home side at Stamford Bridge, with Southampton at times afforded far too much time on the ball.
The highlight of the away side's opening 45 minutes was a back-heeled clearance off the goalline by James McClean to block Targett's low shot - denying the 20-year-old a deserved goal for his excellent overall performance.
In West Brom's defence there was an improvement after Pulis' attack-minded substitutions at the break, but Southampton were intelligent in the way they protected the lead, and ruthless in the way they extended it.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman: "Ward-Prowse's early free-kick opened the game. It gave us confidence, meant we could control the game.
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"It's important to score early against a side like West Brom, as it gives you the patience to try and score the second. At 1-0, we could be more patient.
"Now we are back playing our own way, how we like to play. Everyone looked very comfortable today - that's the most important thing. The players looked more confident than they have done recently. We totally deserved the win."
West Brom manager Tony Pulis: "You've got to give Southampton credit, they were the better team and deserved to win the game.
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"It would be interesting to see how many teams played away midweek and then picked up points away from home this weekend, because our players did look leggy.
"It just wasn't our day. All season we've done well away from home. Today we didn't and got punished."
West Brom play away at Bristol City in an FA Cup third-round replay on Tuesday before hosting Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.
Southampton's next match is at Manchester United in the league, also on Saturday.
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Shaw resigned after being shown eating the pie during February's fifth-round defeat, after a bookmaker had offered 8/1 odds on him doing so.
The 45-year-old has been charged with intentionally influencing a football betting market, and improper conduct.
He has until 18:00 BST on Friday, 21 July to respond to the charges.
Following the match, Shaw admitted to being aware of the betting promotion, but said the incident was "just a bit of fun".
He was also made the subject of an investigation by the Gambling Commission, after Sun Bets claimed to have paid out a "five-figure" sum for a bet placed on their promotion.
"We are told we are not allowed to gamble as it is full-time professional football," Shaw told BBC Radio 4's World at One programme at the time.
"In no way did I put anyone in jeopardy of that - this is not the case here, this is just a bit of fun and me being hungry."
But singer-songwriter Laura Marling's latest project marks a change of direction.
She has composed the music for a new production of Shakespeare's As You Like It, which opens at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon on Wednesday evening.
"I got the real fear about doing this," she told the BBC.
She said she was "daunted" when the Royal Shakespeare Company first approached her.
"I have no knowledge of theatre and I'd say not a huge knowledge of Shakespeare either."
But she was also intrigued. As well as writing the music, she adapted the words of the songs that are already in the play. "I wanted to shake it up a bit," she said.
A self-confessed neurotic, Marling has described her music as "melancholic" and "reflective". "It's very insular, I live it to some extent."
But although she is not known for her light-heartedness, she enjoyed the challenge of writing the music for one of Shakespeare's most famous comedies. And she said would like to write more music for the stage.
But she is not remotely tempted to try her hand at acting. "Absolutely not. That does not lie within me in any way."
Marling is only 23. She has been playing the guitar since she was five and was soon writing and performing her own songs. By the age of 16, she had dropped out of school and been offered a record contract.
Her parents were "justifiably terrified" when she told them she planned to move to London. But they had run a recording studio together, so the music world was not completely alien to them.
"They patted me on my back and off I went with my guitar - and that was that," she said.
She has not looked back and is set to release her fourth album, Once I was an Eagle, next month. And she is performing at the BBC Proms later this summer.
But despite her success, she prefers to stay out of the limelight.
And she is scathing about television talent shows such as The X Factor and The Voice. She said she cannot bear the way "they make a human zoo of people and their dreams".
And she added that the programmes were "an awful part of our society".
She believed they teach "the wrong thing ... that you want fame. It's not that you want fame, you want satisfaction, which is a very different thing".
After several years spent touring, Marling has recently moved to Los Angeles. "I needed a little break from the UK," she explained.
And while she said she missed her family and friends "painfully", she said she found California "incredibly magical and beautiful."
"I've got space out there," she added. "And I feel sort of limitless and I enjoy that feeling."
There may be even more change on the horizon in the future. Much as she loves music, Marling said she can envisage a time when she will walk away from her career.
"I don't see myself doing it forever, because I don't think it's any way to live, full-time."
And she said there was a lot more that she wanted to do.
"I'd like to do some more thinking, and some more reading. I'd like to be better informed in general."
"But there has always been a lot I'd like to do."
There is a caveat however.
"The only thing I'm good at is playing guitar."
"So, that's worked out nicely," she added with a wry laugh.
As You Like it is running at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, from 12 April to 28 September 2013 and at the Newcastle Theatre Royal from 29 October to 2 November.
The film portrays an alliance between gay rights' campaigners and pit workers during the 1984 and is largely set in the Dulais Valley in south Wales.
Writer Stephen Beresford and producer David Livingstone received the award at the ceremony in London on Sunday night.
Beresford said it had taken him 20 years to persuade anyone the story would make a "sure fire comedy smash".
The committee will hear from seven head teachers on Friday.
Figures in October showed 2.8% of grammar pupils are eligible for free school meals compared with 13.4% in non-selective schools.
Councillors are also examining grammar schools' admission criteria and their outreach work to support poorer pupils.
Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Vye said the statistics were "appallingly low" and the gap was still too wide.
He said he believed more could be done in primary schools to bring children from poor households to a level where they could face the Kent Test - the county's selective 11-plus - "with confidence".
Conservative councillor Jenny Whittle said figures were improving with grammar pupils eligible for free school meals now over 3%.
Adding that she would like the figure to double, she said: "Clearly we need to do more."
Both councillors are on the Kent County Council committee set up to tackle social mobility in the county's grammars. The committee is chaired by Ms Whittle.
The firm has seen "false news, disinformation, or networks of fake accounts aimed at manipulating public opinion", it revealed in a new report.
"Several" such cases during the US presidential election last year required action, it added.
Some of the activity has been of a "wide-scale coordinated" nature.
Fake accounts were created to spread information stolen from email accounts during the 2016 US presidential election, the firm noted, though it said the volume of such activity was "statistically very small".
Facebook did not attribute it to any specific state or actor, but it did say that its data did not contradict the US Director of National Intelligence's claim that Russia was involved.
The company added that efforts to tackle "information operations" had led to the removal of more than 30,000 fake accounts in France - where a presidential election is currently under way.
In general, Facebook said it faced a new challenge in tackling "subtle and insidious forms of misuse, including attempts to manipulate civic discourse and deceive people".
Facebook described much of the activity as "false amplification" - which included the mass creation of fake accounts; the coordinated sharing of content and engagement with that content (such as likes); and the distribution of "inflammatory and sometimes racist memes".
It added, however, that there was not much evidence that automated bots had been set up to do this, but humans appeared to be directly involved.
"We have observed many actions by fake account operators that could only be performed by people with language skills and a basic knowledge of the political situation in the target countries, suggesting a higher level of coordination and forethought," the report explained.
The apparent objectives of those behind the propaganda efforts included one or more of the following:
Facebook said that it was working on a variety of methods to curb the spread of propaganda on its platform.
These included building new products to help stamp out fake news and creating new systems - some with artificial intelligence capabilities - to help quicken the response to reports of fake accounts or spam.
The rise in people who get their news from social media meant that propaganda on sites like Facebook was an important issue, suggested Ewan Lawson, an information operations expert at the Royal United Services Institute.
"If you can influence what people are reading and what version of the truth they're being shown, it has the potential to have an effect," he told the BBC.
However, he added, it was difficult to quantify this.
"I think the most interesting thing is the fact that Facebook has come out so publicly - there's been a sense of a little bit of reluctance on the part of the large communications companies to acknowledge the extent to which they have been abused," he said.
Mr Lawson also said he thought Facebook's efforts to tackle the problem were "very positive".
That is one of the key findings of the most in-depth research of its kind ever carried out in Northern Ireland.
The study - Mobile Devices in Early Learning - was carried out over two years and involved about 650 pupils in five Belfast primary schools and five nursery schools.
Schools which took part were in some of the most deprived areas of the city.
They were each supplied with sets of iPads for nursery, primary one, primary two and primary three classes.
Researchers from Stranmillis University College then assessed how pupils, parents, principals and teachers used them over the course of two years.
Among their key findings were that:
IPads helped young children to be more motivated and engaged in class, said Dr Colette Gray from Stranmillis, who was one of the study's authors.
"It's not a panacea or the holy grail, but is another method to reach children who might otherwise underachieve," she said.
"For many children it does seem like a playful learning activity. Children, even if working alone, would talk to each others or talk to the teacher.
"There was actually an increase in communication in the classroom, which we didn't initially anticipate."
The five primary schools which received ipads and took part in the study were Black Mountain PS, Donegal Road PS, Gaelscoil na Móna, Holy Trinity PS and Elmgrove PS.
The primary three teacher at Elmgrove PS, Hannah Maxwell, said that using iPads had helped to engage many of her pupils.
"We don't replace pen and paper with the iPad," she said.
"It's all about having a balance between using the iPad and using old school methods.
"They're using different methods and trying different things to learn.
"It does take planning but the benefits are shown at the end of it."
The principal of Elmgrove, Jayne Jeffers, said using iPads had improved many pupils' academic performance.
"We have found that attainment has increased in a lot of areas because the children are more engaged," she said.
"All of the children we have in school now have been born knowing about smartphone technology and mobile technology.
"We have a duty as a school to prepare children for their future and that includes digital learning.
"We have two nursery units and the children are using iPads there right the way up to P7.
"We are situated in inner east Belfast and there would be a lot of deprivation in the local area, but we're trying to give them every advantage we can."
The study also found that although some teachers were initially nervous, many had developed their own confidence by using iPads extensively in class.
There were concerns, however, that parents needed to know more about the safe use of technology if young children were using one outside school.
The total cost of the project, which was funded by Belfast Regeneration Office, was £299,400.
His declaration this week that he is "proud to be gay" was hailed as an important moment for the gay community.
Campaigners say they know of bosses of other big firms who are gay, but are reluctant to be open about it.
They hope Mr Cook's public acknowledgement will spur them to come out.
So what is holding them back?
"When I was at university, people who did gay things, homosexual acts, usually went to prison and stayed there a long time," Lord Browne said in an interview with the BBC earlier this year.
He resigned as chief executive of BP in 2007 after it emerged that statements he had made in legal documents about a four-year relationship he'd had with a man had been "untruthful".
Like Lord Browne, many chief executives would have grown up in times that were much less tolerant of gay people.
Campaigners says that formative experience has probably made senior executives reluctant to come forward.
"Societal views have changed considerably, but that has only really been in the past 10 years," says Suki Sandhu, founder of professional network Outstanding.
Gay people now in their 50s and 60s could have been keeping their sexuality a secret from colleagues for years, perhaps decades. That lengthy secrecy is another reason to maintain their silence.
"Some of our best leaders are known for their honesty and authenticity, to kind of then turn around and go, 'Actually, there's a big thing that I haven't quite mentioned', is quite difficult," says Ruth Hunt, chief executive of Stonewall, the lesbian, gay and bisexual equality organisation.
Most business people are "squeamish" about speaking about their personal lives, says Jan Gooding, group brand director of insurance giant Aviva and chair of Stonewall.
They would rather be known for their work as professionals than for their sexual orientation, she says.
But chief executives are now under pressure to reveal more about their personal lives.
"When I came out, it became clear that my life was public property and I think that when you are a leader of a large organisation, that is the case nowadays - you have to leave your privacy to one side," said Lord Browne.
Executives who do come out can expect to be a role model for younger gay staff, which can be an added pressure.
"Once you come out, you are expected to suddenly be an expert on all things gay, but of course you are an expert on your job - not all things gay," says Ms Hunt.
Chief executives could have another concern. Could coming out damage their business prospects?
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association lists 78 countries with criminal laws against sexual activity by the groups it represents.
Many of those countries are in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Those regions are growing fast and are where ambitious companies would be eager to expand.
Sukhi Sandhu of Outstanding thinks having a gay chief executive "could impact sales" in those countries. But that remains to be seen, as there is no data to support the theory.
After Tim Cook's announcement, we might find out over the next few years whether customers might consider the sexuality of a chief executive when choosing a mobile phone.
So what about gay people trying to work their way through the ranks in the current era?
Over three-quarters of America's 500 biggest companies have non-discrimination policies that bar firing someone because they are gay or lesbian, says Justin Nelson, co-founder and president of the US National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
But he says those policies can only go so far.
"There are still times that, even when you have a policy, the guy in the cubicle next to you might have a personal belief that is not fully inclusive," he says.
Some industries are working harder than others to overcome such issues.
The UK fashion industry can boast the only openly gay chief executive among FTSE 100 companies, after Christopher Bailey became chief executive of Burberry earlier this year.
Mr Sandhu says diversity is "in the DNA" of Burberry.
But the fashion industry is not necessarily leading the way in encouraging gay staff.
Stonewall chief executive Ruth Hunt says that law firms and banks are among those that have recently made the most progress recently.
The building trade is also making a big effort, she says, with construction giant Balfour Beatty working closely with Stonewall to help gay staff.
Despite the efforts of campaigning groups, many young gay people still feel under pressure to hide their sexuality.
"It's quite shocking to learn that even now graduates who are openly gay at university are going back into the closet because the business world is a little behind," says Mr Sandhu.
The handover took place outside the north-eastern border town of Arsal, where the men had been seized.
Earlier, al-Nusra Front handed over to officials the body of one of four security personnel killed in captivity.
The release is part of a deal brokered by Qatar that saw the Lebanese authorities free 13 Islamist prisoners.
One of them was Saja al-Dulaimi, an ex-wife of so-called Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and daughter of an al-Nusra Front member.
Jihadist militants from al-Nusra and IS, which are violently opposed to each other, seized more than two dozen soldiers and policemen during a major attack on Arsal in August 2014.
Al-Nusra demanded that the Lebanese government free radical Sunni Islamist prisoners in exchange for the captives, and killed four of them in an attempt to force Beirut to act.
Relatives of the security personnel also set up protest camps outside the government's headquarters in Beirut and organised regular demonstrations to press officials to negotiate their release.
On Tuesday, the Lebanese General Security Directorate (GSD) confirmed that 16 soldiers and police held by al-Nusra had been handed to the Red Cross in wintry conditions in Wadi Hamid, in the hills near the Syrian border.
In a deeply-divided country which has not been able to elect a president for 18 months, the release of the Lebanese army and police prisoners in a deal with al-Nusra Front provided a rare moment of national joy and unity.
The army and police personnel seized by Nusra and Islamic State in August last year came from across the sectarian spectrum, so the affair transcended the sectarian rifts that bedevil Lebanese politics.
They included Christians as well as Muslims of different denominations. The Druze chief, Walid Jumblatt, played a key role in discreet mediation led by Qatar, which has channels to the Syrian militants.
The tortuous complexity of the negotiations, which broke down several times, led to some optimism that other intractable problems might also be solvable, not least the thorny issue of the vacant presidency
Suleiman Franjieh, a Syria-leaning northern leader whose late grandfather of the same name was president in the 1970s, is currently in the spotlight as a figure who might win broad support.
Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV interviewed one of the captives as they were being driven to the exchange point, accompanied by masked men armed with rifles.
"We would like to thank al-Nusra Front for releasing us. We would like to thank everyone who took part in the negotiations that led to our release," the captive said.
Three women, one of them wearing a full-face veil and carrying a baby, were also shown getting out of a separate convoy of vehicles that included Red Cross cars.
The woman wearing the veil confirmed in an interview with Al Jazeera that she was Saja al-Dulaimi. She said that she had been divorced by Baghdadi "six or seven years ago", adding that she would probably head to Turkey following her release.
Lebanese officials said Ms Dulaimi, who is now married to a Palestinian, was pregnant when she was detained along with her two sons and a daughter - believed to be Baghdadi's - at a border crossing with Syria last November. She was reported to have given birth to a son in prison.
Earlier, the body of a soldier killed in captivity in September 2014 by al-Nusra, Mohammed Hamiya, was handed over to the Red Cross and GSD agents.
Another nine Lebanese security personnel are still being held by IS. Their fate is unknown, and there are no known channels for negotiation.
The GSD said on Tuesday it would exert all possible efforts to secure their release.
The conflict in Syria has heightened sectarian tensions in Lebanon, with violence regularly spilling over its border and more than a million refugees arriving.
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has removed 340 dogs from the farm in Myshall in County Carlow over the past nine days.
The ISPCA said the majority of the dogs had heavily matted coats, and were also suffering from chronic skin, eye and teeth problems.
Eleven horses were also rescued.
The rescued dogs were mostly adult females ranging in breeds from cocker spaniels, Siberian huskies, Yorkshire terriers, Bichon Frise crosses, Cavalier King Charles and Shih Tzus.
Their paws were badly infected from being soaked in urine, according to the charity.
Most of the animals have been transported to the ISPCA's national animal centre in Longford, with others taken to welfare groups.
A closure notice has been served on the breeding premises.
ISPCA chief inspector Conor Dowling said: "The conditions in this dog breeding establishment were absolutely shocking and it was imperative that it be shut down."
Dr Andrew Kelly, the charity's chief executive, said it was an "appalling and horrific case".
"Many of these animals were living in squalid conditions and there were dead animals scattered around the site," he added.
Campaigners say faster, more frequent trains would bring 70,000 new jobs to the region in the next 20 years.
Ashley Rogers, chairman of north Wales' business council, said improvements would play a "key role" in boosting the economy.
The campaign calls for electrification, better rolling-stock and the doubling of services on some lines.
Businesses representing 300,000 people from Cheshire, Mersey Dee and north Wales have backed the Growth Track 360 campaign.
Many hope rail improvements will reduce traffic on the A55 and create better connections to the rest of the UK.
Employers such as Siemens, based in Llanberis and Moneypenny in Wrexham, are among the backers.
Mr Rogers said: "Improved infrastructure has a key role to play in ensuring this vision becomes reality - opening up opportunities, attracting talented, skilled people from across the UK and helping the region to capitalise on its intrinsic strengths and grow and develop."
About 75% of large businesses, who responded to the campaign, hope the improvements will deliver time savings, while 64% of small businesses want to see better access to customers.
Martin Gray, finance director at Siemens, said high quality transport links were essential to ensure access to key talent across the region.
Rachel Clacher, director of Moneypenny, who want to grow their workforce from 500 to 1,000 over the next three years, said better connectivity was crucial.
The Growth Track 360 campaign was launched by the north Wales and Mersey Dee rail taskforce, which represents enterprise zones, local authorities and businesses across Cheshire, north Wales and Merseyside.
Earlier this year the Welsh Government, backed by north Wales' businesses, submitted a business case to the Department for Transport (Dft) for cash to electrify the line between Crewe and Holyhead.
They hope to secure £800m from the DfT to upgrade the 105 miles of track within the 2019-2024 funding period.
Bartlett, 31, made 29 first-team appearances during an 18-month spell at Victoria Park.
The ex-Kidderminster, Hereford and Gateshead player has previously coached in a part-time capacity at Newcastle.
Pools still have keepers Ben Dudzinski, Ryan Catterick, injured Trevor Carson and on-loan Joe Fryer in their squad.
"Everybody at the club would like to wish him all the very best in his new career," the Hartlepool statement read.
Meanwhile, former Bristol City and Wolves goalkeeper Adriano Basso has been appointed as the new goalkeeper coach at Victoria Park.
The 41-year-old left his position at FC United of Manchester to join up with Pools, and was part of Saturday's coaching team for the 2-0 defeat by Wycombe.
It is understood more than 400,000 daily passengers are affected by the strike.
Dublin Bus has said it expects its services to operate as normal on Saturday morning.
Two more 48-hour strike actions are planned for this month.
These are set for 15 and 16 September and 23 and 24 September.
Police have said bus lanes are only for use by taxis, emergency vehicles and vulnerable road users such as cyclists while the strike is on.
Unions say they will review progress next week and an all-out strike has not been ruled out.
The dispute arose after Dublin Bus unions rejected a Labour Court recommendation of a general 8.25% pay award for employees over a period of three years (or 2.75% per year) without productivity changes.
Dublin Bus has said it accepts the recommendation, which it said will add 30m euros (£25.29m) to payroll costs over that period.
However, the company estimates that the 15% sought by the unions would cost at least 50m euros (£42.17m), which it says it cannot afford.
The Football Association charged both Rangers and the Whites following a clash between the two clubs' coaching staff and a melee involving players.
Both clubs admitted two breaches of FA rules at an independent hearing.
R's coach Marc Bircham and Fulham medical manager Marco Cesarini have each been fined £2,000 for misconduct.
Rangers and Fulham were charged with failing to "ensure their players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion" during the 1-1 draw at Loftus Road.
The respective benches, along with several players, were involved in a clash in the 91st minute, while Fulham players Tom Cairney and Chris Martin and QPR defender Joel Lynch were all booked by referee Keith Stroud following an off-the-ball incident in the 94th minute.
Several former players suggested that Croke Park would cater for the wider interest in seeing the match and well above the 36,000 capacity of Clones.
However, the Leinster minor and senior finals are scheduled for Croke Park on the same date.
The Ulster Council confirmed on Monday that Clones will host the final.
Card payment data and security codes for reservations were accessed at 14 properties when the central reservation system at Sabre Corp, a third party, was breached.
The attack has affected other travel companies working with Sabre.
In some cases, guests' names, emails, phone numbers and addresses were also obtained.
The first unauthorised access during the latest breach was recorded on 10 August last year, and the last occurred on 9 March 2017, according to a notice about the breach on the Trump Hotels website
Trump Hotels has not said how many customers were affected.
Two separate breaches have been made public since 2014.
In one, seven Trump hotels were affected by malware targeting payments between May 2014 and June 2015. The other case was reported in 2016.
It was a common criminal tactic to go after smaller third parties when targeting customer data at bigger brands, said security expert Rik Ferguson, at Trend Micro.
"Ultimately, it's the customers of Trump hotels that have been affected.
"Can you say that Trump's chain is without reproach?
"Not really, it's part of your due diligence to ensure that your suppliers are of the same security standard."
Mr Ferguson added that the stolen data, including personal information on customers, was sensitive and that similar caches were frequently traded in underground communities.
"It really illustrates the importance of learning a lesson from past breaches, which doesn't seem to be the case here," he told the BBC.
The former Wales fly-half believes Howley has key selection issues if Wales continue the expansive style employed against New Zealand in June.
Wales face Australia, Argentina, Japan and South Africa in November.
"I do think it's a bit of a grenade for him because expectations will be high," Davies said on BBC Wales' Scrum V.
"Australia are not going well, Wales will expect to beat Argentina and Japan so maybe three out of four, or four from four - that's the expectation aspect of it."
On demand: Watch Scrum V Sunday
Wales lost all three Tests against New Zealand in the summer, but impressed ex-All Blacks scrum-half Justin Marshall who said their tactics were a revelation.
Davies believes Wales will only continue the style change if they believe it can win Test matches.
And he thinks established players like Dan Biggar and Jamie Roberts will be at the heart of selection issues facing Howley if that is the case.
"Will they change their style?" he asked.
"If they think they can win playing the style they have, then I'm sure they'll go with the same combinations and same style of football with a little bit of tweaking.
"If they are going to change it drastically they are going to have to change personnel.
"The way that Sam Davies plays - he plays on the front foot - Dan hasn't played enough yet so we'll have to see how Dan's form comes.
"The Blues are going well with [fly-half Gareth] Anscombe. Do you put Scott Williams in or do you ask Jamie Roberts to play a little bit differently?
"The two crucial areas of selection will be 10 and 12, those are the ones who will orchestrate how Wales want to play.
"Liam Williams will have to be nailed on full-back and Leigh Halfpenny on the wing so those are the changes that are going to be crucial to this autumn."
Howley is deputising for Gatland for the second time, having been in charge during the New Zealander's first stint as Lions coach in 2013.
Gatland coached Wales for autumn 2012 defeats by the All Blacks and Wallabies with Howley in charge for wins over Argentina and Samoa and the successful 2013 Six Nations campaign.
Davies contends Howley is now solely in charge of Wales for this season.
"And now his stamp is going to be on it. In 2013 Gatland was overseeing it. Now it's up to Rob and I wish him well.
"And I hope that he does make a few changes and we do evolve a little bit and we play a little bit differently."
"I just want to ask the security personnel who fired pellets at me what my fault was," Miss Mushtaq says, as she stands by the same window she was sitting at when pellets blinded her.
She has been in and out of hospitals for the past three months in an attempt to regain her vision. Nothing has worked so far, but she remains hopeful.
Ms Mushtaq says she wanted to become a doctor before losing her vision. She brings out her text books to show me, and flips the pages though she cannot read them anymore. "I can only feel them now," she says tearfully.
Concern in Kashmir over police pellet guns
Photoshopped celebrities used for Kashmir pellet gun campaign
She also shows me a school photo identity card.
The continuing unrest in Indian-administered Kashmir has seen the deaths of 89 civilians with thousands injured.
India blames Pakistan for stirring up violence in the region, a charge that it denies. Both countries claim Kashmir in its entirety but only control parts of it.
The region has been a flashpoint for more than 60 years, sparking two wars between the countries.
Within the Muslim-majority territory, some militant groups have taken up arms to fight for independence from Indian rule or a merger with Pakistan.
And the widespread use of pellet guns to quell protests in recent months has led to more than a thousand people sustaining eye injuries.
Pellet guns - a form of shotgun - were first used by the police as a non-lethal weapon to quell protests in Indian-administered Kashmir in 2010. They are normally used for hunting animals.
The gun fires a cluster of small, round-shaped pellets, which resemble iron balls, at high velocity.
A pellet gun cartridge can contain up to 500 such pellets. When the cartridge explodes, the pellets disperse in all directions.
They are less lethal than bullets but can cause serious injuries, especially if they hit the eye.
Doctors treating pellet gun wounds in Kashmir told the Indian Express newspaper they were seeing "sharp and more irregular-shaped pellets" which were causing "more damage" this time.
Miss Mushtaq's family is struggling to come to terms with her injuries.
Her mother bursts into tears as a family member helps Ms Mushtaq don a scarf and sunglasses to hide her eyes and scarred face.
"If she was killed, I would have been able to overcome the grief but the sight of her blinded eyes kills me every day," her father says as he shows me pictures of her daughter in the hospital ICU.
As for Miss Mushtaq herself, she is trying to stay positive.
She greets every guest coming to enquire about her health with a smile, drinks her tea and tries to console her family members and relatives.
Later, she goes out for a walk with some of her relatives, smile still intact.
But, for her and many others like her, it is going to be a long and difficult road ahead.
Profits at the technology giant were up 17% from the same period last year.
"Our devices and services transformation is progressing," said boss Steve Ballmer in a statement. He added that Microsoft is launching a "wide range" of new products in the coming quarter.
The report shed no light on who is to replace Mr Ballmer, who announced plans to retire within the next year.
The company has released several new products this quarter, including an update to Windows 8, and recently bought the mobile phone unit of struggling Finnish giant Nokia.
Shares rose 6% in after hours trading on the strong results.
For the first time, Microsoft also announced sales of its tablet computer, Surface.
It said revenues from Surface "grew to $400 million with sequential growth in revenue and units sold over the prior quarter".
Last quarter, the company was forced to take an embarrassing write down of $900m after sluggish sales.
The computer, well-liked by reviewers, marked Microsoft's first foray into hardware manufacturing.
However consumers, many of whom expressed displeasure at Microsoft's update to its popular operating system Windows, did not bite.
The company still did not provide sales figures of the device.
Investors hoping for any information about who will replace Mr Ballmer in the new year were disappointed.
Earlier today, on a conference call to discuss earnings, Ford boss Alan Mullaly declined to comment on rumours that he was being considered for the top job.
Other contenders include Stephen Elop, the former head of Nokia, who resigned as boss after Microsoft announced it would purchase the Nokia's mobile phone unit for 5.4bn euros ($7.2bn; £4.6bn) in September.
Mr Elop is now head of Devices and Services at Nokia, although he is expected to transfer to Microsoft - where he was once a top manager - once the deal is completed.
Mr Ballmer has been at the helm of Microsoft since 2000, and has been at the company since 1980.
An update for the HTC Vive headset released this week lets owners view via a "spectator hub".
This let players watch via a giant virtual screen or by moving around the in-game arena as players battle.
The hub has been released just before the start of The International e-sports tournament in which Dota players try to win a share of an $18m (£14m) prize.
Created by game developer Valve, Dota 2 is an arena-based battle game in which two teams of five players fight for control of a small map. Valve is also a key partner in the creation of the Vive headset.
Valve's hub system revolves around a virtual "lobby" through which players can watch an archived match or follow a tournament game as it is played. The hub also lets HTC Vive owners set up a private lobby for themselves and up to 16 others.
Players can move around the lobby and talk to other people who are virtually present via voice chat. The system represents people as disembodied masks and also shows their hands as gloves.
Once in a game, the system lets people watch from overhead or dive down to ground level to see player-controlled characters battle each other and the game's computer-controlled minions.
Writing on the Ars Technica news site, reporter Sam Machkovech said anyone watching Dota games via the in-game system would face a steep "learning curve" in getting used to the way the camera can jump around.
However, he said, his early experiences with the spectating system were "absolutely comfortable".
"People have dreamed about this kind of crazy, in-game viewing scrutiny in professional sports leagues for years," he said. "But instead of having total control of how we watch Lebron James or Lionel Messi, viewers can do just that for the likes of Dendi and Admiral Bulldog."
In 2015, US Dota 2 team Evil Geniuses won the tournament and took home more than $6.6m (£5m) in prize money.
They want to stop managers employing pilots at lower rates of pay at Iberia Express, which will launch in April.
The airline said it had scrapped 118 domestic and international flights.
But it said it had found seats on other Iberia flights or with other carriers for all of the 10,000 passengers affected by the strike.
It is the second walk-out this month, following a strike on 18 December.
International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns Iberia, hopes to allocate 40 planes from its current fleet to Iberia Express.
However, pilots argue that salaries at the new carrier will be too low, and fear job losses with Iberia hiring new staff at lower salaries.
The airline will handle short and medium-range flights from Madrid, where Iberia has been facing increasing competition from other low-cost carriers and high-speed trains.
The IAG group also owns British Airways.
But Northern Ireland's first minister has said it looks like her Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will campaign for the UK to leave the European Union.
Arlene Foster said she was disappointed by the deal between the prime minister and EU officials on UK's membership.
She said she will wait until talks end before making a final decision.
However, Mrs Foster has joined the first ministers in Scotland and Wales in asking Mr Cameron not to hold the EU referendum in June.
She has signed a joint letter with Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones.
Their letter to Mr Cameron warns that with elections in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in May, an EU referendum campaign running at the same time "risks confusing issues at a moment when clarity is required".
Mrs Foster told the BBC it would subsume the issues surrounding May's Stormont Assembly vote.
Regarding her own party's position on EU membership, she said: "Given where we are today, it looks very much as if we will be on the coming out of Europe side.
"We are a Eurosceptic party and it certainly looks as if we're not going to get a deal which will bring any fundamental reforms in respect of our relationship with the European Union."
In the House of Commons on Wednesday, the prime minister dealt with questions from unionist MPs concerned about the cost of the UK's EU membership and concerns from Irish nationalists about the impact any withdrawal from the EU may have on cross-border relations on the island of Ireland.
South Down MP Margaret Ritchie, from the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) asked for a guarantee that the free movement of people across Ireland would continue in the event of a UK withdrawal from the EU.
Mr Cameron said he believed this would be addressed.
DUP MP Sammy Wilson challenged the prime minister to visit what he called Northern Ireland's "devastated fishing villages" and talk to others angered by the EU's policies.
A report by the Conservative peer recommended devolving power to the English regions and setting up a single local growth fund to deal with skills, housing and transport.
Chancellor George Osborne praised Lord Heseltine for having "bold ideas".
Ministers have accepted 81 of the 89 recommendations put forward.
Lord Heseltine was asked by David Cameron to look into ways of improving the economies of English cities other than London.
His report - No Stone Unturned - was published last November and it advocated using Local Enterprise Partnerships to decide the allocation of central funding to projects.
Lord Heseltine, who also served as trade and industry secretary during the early 1980s, said cities were "pulsing with energy" which was not being used enough to help the UK towards sustained growth.
Birmingham is the first city to be given the single funding, with the Greater Birmingham and Solihull areas to benefit.
In its formal response, published two days ahead of the Budget, the Treasury said it had accepted 81 of his proposals, rejected five - and will look further at the remaining three during the forthcoming Spending Review.
Chancellor George Osborne said: "We asked Lord Heseltine to do what he does best: challenge received wisdom and give us bold ideas on how to bring government and industry together. He did just that, and that is why we are backing his ideas today."
Business Secretary Vince Cable added: "We have grasped the challenge that Lord Heseltine's report posed to government and accepted the vast majority of his recommendations.
"The plans will boost the UK's competitiveness nationally and drive local growth through... deals that we will be negotiating with every Local Enterprise Partnership.
"In line with Lord Heseltine's report, today we have also announced a package of wider support that is a big vote of confidence for our industrial strategy, particularly the aerospace, automotive and agri- technology sectors.
"This support not only gives businesses certainty, but shows the government is determined to back those sectors where Britain can deliver and compete on a global scale in partnership with industry."
The UK economy shrank by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2012, leading to fears of a third recession since the beginning of 2008.
For Labour, shadow chancellor Ed Balls said the report "underlines the short-sighted decision to abolish the regional development agencies in 2010".
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said: "Lord Heseltine's approach of devolving economic power and giving local areas the resources and tools to drive growth is welcome.
"However ministers must not use his proposals as a smokescreen for cutting the various budgets which are being pooled and devolving blame for this. We will be keeping a watchful eye over implementation to ensure that this is not the case."
Four men on motorbikes shot at members of the Sao Geraldo samba school practising for next month's carnival in the city of Sao Joao Del Rei.
Police officials said they believed the attack was gang-related.
However, they said it was not clear if those killed were the intended targets.
The victims were between 14 and 19 years old.
Police officials said three suspects had been arrested in connection with the case.
Gun violence is high in Brazil but attempts at banning the sale of guns have in the past failed.
A 2005 referendum on the issue was defeated by a clear majority.
China has claimed sovereignty over Taiwan since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, when the defeated Nationalist government fled to the island as the Communists, under Mao Zedong, swept to power.
China insists that nations cannot have official relations with both China and Taiwan, with the result that Taiwan has formal diplomatic ties with only a few countries. The US is Taiwan's most important friend and protector.
Despite its diplomatic isolation, Taiwan has become one of Asia's big traders. It is considered to have achieved an economic miracle, becoming one of the world's top producers of computer technology.
Population 23,3 million
Area 36,188 sq km (13,972 sq miles)
Major languages Mandarin Chinese (official), Min Nan Chinese (Taiwanese), Hakka
Major religions Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity
Life expectancy 76,2 years (men), 82,7 years (women)
Currency New Taiwan dollar
President: Tsai Ing-wen
Tsai Ing-wen became Taiwan's first female president when she won the election in January 2016.
With 56% of the vote, she led her traditionally independence-leaning Democratic People's Party (DPP) to their biggest ever victory in parliamentary elections.
Ms Tsai's political message has always revolved around the importance of Taiwanese identity and she has pledged that democracy will be at the heart of the island's future relations with China.
By pursuing Taiwanese sovereignty, Ms Tsai runs the risk of antagonising China, reversing eight years of warmer ties under former President Ma Ying-jeou of the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang party.
In the 1990s, Ms Tsai negotiated Taiwan's accession to the World Trade Organization. She joined the DPP in 2004 after working as a non-partisan chairwoman of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council. Four years later she became the youngest person and first woman to lead the party. She lost the presidential election to Ma Ying-jeou in 2012.
A former law professor, she hails from the coastal village of Pingtung in southern Taiwan. Her mixed ethnicity - a Hakka father and Taiwanese mother - has been cited as one of the traits that helped her connect with voters.
The media environment in Taiwan is among the freest in Asia, and extremely competitive.
There are hundreds of newspapers, all privately-owned and reflecting a wide range of views. Laws which prohibit the promotion of independence from China or communism are not generally enforced.
Internet penetration is estimated at 80% of the population.
Some key dates in Taiwan's history:
1683 - Island comes under administration of China's Qing dynasty.
1895 - China - defeated in the first Sino-Japanese war - cedes Taiwan to Japan.
1945 - Taiwan reverts to Chinese control after Japanese defeat in Second World War.
1947 - Nationalist troops crush island-wide rioting by Taiwanese disgruntled with official corruption, killing unknown thousands. The event is now known as the 228 Incident.
1949 - Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek loses civil war to Mao Zedong's Communist forces and flees to Taiwan. He rules the island with an iron fist until his death in 1975.
1950s-1960s - Rapid industrial development.
1971 - UN recognises Communist China as sole government of whole country. People's Republic takes over China's UN Security Council seat.
1979 - Washington switches diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taipei. US Congress passes the Taiwan Relations Act promising to help the island defend itself.
1987 - Taiwan lifts almost four decades of martial law and eases ban on travel to China.
2000 - Voters put Democratic Progressive Party in power for first time, ending more than five decades of Nationalist rule.
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They include satellites belonging to the United States, Canada, Germany and Indonesia.
The launch took place from the Sriharikota space centre off India's east coast.
Observers say it is a sign that India is emerging as a major player in the multi-billion dollar space market.
The record for the most number of satellites launched in a single mission belongs to Russia, which sent up 37 satellites in 2014. The US space agency Nasa launched 29.
As Indian scientists and government ministers kept a close watch, the rocket carrying 20 satellites blasted off from the launch facility in Andhra Pradesh state.
The payload included devices ranging in weight from more than 700kg to as little as 1.5kg.
They include an Indian cartographic satellite as well as those belonging to the country's universities and international customers - 13 satellites are from the US, including one made by a Google-owned company.
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says it is a significant moment for India's space programme which has recorded a number of achievements including sending probes to the Moon and Mars.
Launching several satellites in a single mission reduces cost and India has been positioning itself as a key player in the lucrative international commercial space market as an effective but low cost operator, our correspondent says.
The chairman of the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), Kiran Kumar, told the NDTV news channel that launching 20 satellites in a single mission was like "allowing birds to fly in space".
"Each of these small objects that you are putting into space will carry out their own activity, which is independent of the other, and each of them will live a wonderful life for the finite period for which they have been designed," he said, ahead of the launch.
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India has successfully launched 20 satellites in a single mission, the most in the history of the country's ambitious space programme.
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Horizon Nuclear Power said the deal with Exelon Generation would help it become a "world class nuclear operator".
Exelon operates carbon-free nuclear plants in the US with 13 facilities in Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and New Jersey.
Horizon estimates Wylfa Newydd near Cemaes will take nine years to build.
It is expected to have an operational life of 60 years.
A team of four Exelon specialists will work alongside Horizon's team providing expertise in engineering, maintenance, operations and training.
Duncan Hawthorne, chief executive officer at Horizon, said: "We aim to make Horizon a world-leading nuclear operator and to be the best, you have to learn from the best."
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The company behind a proposed nuclear power plant on Anglesey has joined forces with a US firm to help progress.
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A baton representing the regiment's history is being taken around the world. It was handed over on the summit by 32 Regiment Royal Artillery.
Newport's 104 Regiment Royal Artillery are responsible for the Welsh leg of the journey.
The two-tonne gun was fired three times at 05:20 BST on Friday.
Cadets from Clwyd and Gwynedd Army Cadet Force took the baton from Snowdon to Blaenau Ffestiniog via the zipwire at Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda.
The next stage of the journey will see the baton travel via bicycle to St Davids, Pembrokeshire.
The Welsh tour will also take in Brecon, Powys, Pen y Fan and Rhondda Heritage Park before ending with a gun salute in Cardiff on Sunday.
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Soldiers fired a gun from the top of Snowdon at sunrise as part of the 300th anniversary celebrations of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
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The Challenge Cup final traditionally takes place at Wembley and last year Wigan played against Catalans at Millwall Football Club's The Den.
"We've realised that we've got some great showpieces to take to London," Solly told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"We know there's a market in London and the south east for big rugby league events but we've got to serve them up."
As well as the Four Nations tournament taking place in England and Scotland this year, Solly says more games will be played in London and the south east from 2016 onwards.
"We've targeted taking three good rugby league events to London and the south east every year for the next three years," he added.
"Next year we will have the Challenge Cup final and we'll have a Four Nations game with England in it down there."
Wigan's match at The Den was hailed as a success, but it is not the first time that rugby league matches have taken place away from home.
The Magic Weekend, where an entire round of Super League is played at one stadium, takes place over a single weekend - and Solly is supportive of clubs who want to branch out further.
"Wigan taking their domestic game against Catalans was a big move so we want to support them if they go down there again next year," he said.
"Super League and the Championship are in great shape and everyone is already looking forward to the Four Nations.
"In 2017 there's a World Cup in Australia. We're going to have the Challenge Cup at Wembley and hopefully two Super League games and convince another two Super League teams it's worth going to London, both financially and from a growth point of view."
London and the south east is not the only target for some rugby league clubs, with Warrington Wolves chief executive Roger Draper suggesting the club are looking at targeting a market closer to home.
"We've got a hardcore following in the town, but what we want to do is reach out to other people who haven't been introduced in the wider areas of Chester and Cheshire," he said.
"Most people who come to the games are hooked, we know we have a great product but it's getting them there in the first place."
Draper believes that, in order to get new fans into the Halliwell Jones Stadium, the club need to be more creative when it comes to marketing.
"We've got to be smarter in the way we attract and market the game to newcomers. We've definitely got one of the greatest sports, it's just getting the people into the stadium.
"We believe there's still a place for local media. You've got to cover all your bases and if you went down the social media route, I don't think you would hit all your target areas. It's getting widespread coverage across as many media channels as possible."
With the 2015 Challenge Cup final attracting the biggest rugby league attendance at Wembley for five years, Solly believes that the past year can help the sport in 2016.
"We had a wonderful year where every week there was a game that mattered and was extremely exciting," he added.
"Leeds winning the treble was a great story. The fact they won the League Leader's Shield in the last second of regular time was amazing.
"We had a good year - most rugby league fans are back supporting their sport and supporting their clubs. It sets us up for a great platform in 2016 to get more and more people interested in rugby league."
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Tydi Tracy Kearns o Fae Cinmel ger y Rhyl heb gael ei gweld ers dydd Sul, 7 Mai.
Mae'r Heddlu wedi cadarnhau bod dyn 48 oed o Fae Cinmel sydd yn ei hadnabod wedi'i arestio ar amheuaeth o lofruddiaeth ac mae'n parhau i gael ei holi yng ngorsaf yr Heddlu yn Llanelwy.
Dywedodd yr Uwch Arolygydd Mark Pierce: "Fe allai gadarnhau bod corff wedi ei ddarganfod yn gynharach ddydd Sadwrn ac mae ymchwiliadau'n parhau.
"Mae post mortem yn cael ei gynnal a tydi'r corff heb gael ei adnabod yn ffurfiol eto", meddai.
Johnsen, who has dual US and Norwegian citizenship, has signed a three-year contract, subject to international clearance.
He told Hearts' website: "I felt really wanted by them.
"This league is looking like it's going to be tough this year and I want to be pushing at the top of the table."
Johnsen becomes the fifth forward to be signed by the Scottish Premiership club this summer.
Conor Sammon, previously of Derby County, started in Thursday's Europa League defeat by Birkirkara at Tynecastle, while former Dundee United striker Robbie Muirhead was on the bench.
Hearts have also recruited Nikolay Todorov, previously of Nottingham Forest, while Tony Watt this week arrived on loan from Charlton Athletic.
Johnsen, who has over 50 career goals, began his senior career with Tonsberg in Norway before moving to Spain with Antequera and Atletico Baleares.
Spells in Portugal with Louletano and Atletico Club de Portugal followed before Johnsen joined Litex in 2015.
Asked what type of player Hearts fans would see, the striker said: "I'm a fast player and I'm good with my feet and in the air.
"I want to help out, providing assists and not just goals is key."
The Dutch world number one needed a tie-break in the deciding set before winning 3-2 at Alexandra Palace.
Van Gerwen won the first two sets without dropping a leg.
But his opponent roared back and levelled the match at two sets apiece before Van Gerwen upped his game again.
Eidams, 26, had beaten Thailand's Thanawat Gaweenuntawong 2-0 in the preliminary round earlier on Friday.
In the fifth set, Eidams had levelled it at two legs apiece but with two clear legs needed to secure the set, it was van Gerwen who held his nerve, winning the next two legs to set up a meeting with England's Darren Webster on Sunday, 27 December.
The email, which featured an image from the film Iron Man 3, breached rules which say gambling ads must not be likely to appeal to children, the Advertising Standards Agency said.
Ladbrokes said all its promotional emails were sent to registered customers or those known to be over 18.
Most Iron Man fans are adults, it said.
The bookmaker argued this was supported by data on attendance at Comic Con fan events and Facebook demographics for the Marvel brand.
It also argued its advert was "adult-themed" and reflected popular culture.
However, the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) upheld the complaint against the 4 May email, saying that gambling ads must not be likely to be of particular appeal to children, especially by reflecting or being associated with youth culture.
The ASA said it understood that the email was only sent to people aged 18 and over, but nevertheless, the restrictions still applied.
It said that as all Facebook users must declare themselves to be at least 13 years old, younger children were therefore excluded from the sample used by Ladbrokes to support its stance.
The ASA said: "We considered those younger children were likely to be the primary audience for Iron Man action figures and related merchandise, which we understood were widely available at toy retailers.
"We understood that Iron Man was a popular character that would appeal to many adults but considered its comic book nature, and the availability of various related toys, meant it was likely to have particular appeal to children and young people.
"We therefore concluded that the ad breached the code."
A Ladbrokes spokesman said: "We are aware of the ASA ruling and are now considering our options, including the possibility of requesting an independent review which is part of the ASA appeals process."
Transport minister Keith Brown said Abellio, Arriva, FirstGroup, MTR and National Express had passed the pre-qualification stage of the process.
ScotRail provides passenger train services throughout Scotland.
FirstGroup currently holds the franchise, which is due to expire on 31 March 2015.
ScotRail operates more than 2,000 train services a day, delivering more than 76 million passenger journeys and 1.6 billion passenger miles a year.
The franchise employs a total of 4,300 staff.
Mr Brown said the five shortlisted companies had demonstrated, in their responses to the pre-qualification questionnaire, "an understanding of, and a commitment to realise, our ambitions for a transformed rail service".
He added: "I am convinced that this strong competition will deliver a great public rail service for the people of Scotland."
A draft invitation to tender will be published on 19 November.
The Scottish Youth Hostels Association (SYHA) shut Carbisdale Castle in Sutherland four years ago because of rising repair costs.
A former stately home, it was known as Castle of Spite because of the part it played in a family feud. The property is also said to be haunted.
Auctioneers Sotheby's have put a combined value of £500,000 on the art.
The 17 sculptures and 36 Italian and Scottish 19th Century paintings will be offered for sale at an auction in London on 20 May.
White marble sculptures from the 1800s to be sold include Andromeda by Florentine sculptor Pasquale Romanelli and Nymph at the Stream by Scottish artist David Watson Stevenson.
It will be the first time in more than a century that the Victorian sculptures have been put on the market.
SYHA is also understood to be close to completing the sale of Carbisdale Castle.
In October last year, the association said the selling agents had received notes of interest and these were being considered.
Keith Legge, of SYHA, said: "It has been a privilege for SYHA to have been the custodian of Carbisdale Castle and its contents for the past 70 years enabling our members and guests to experience living in a castle.
"SYHA as a self-funding registered charity has a responsibility to manage appropriately its assets for the good of the organisation.
"The proceeds of the sale will be used to sustain SYHA's diverse youth hostel network of affordable fit-for-purpose accommodation, allowing everyone, but especially young people, to learn and experience what Scotland has to offer."
The castle, which overlooks the Kyle of Sutherland, was shut as a hostel after suffering frost damage.
Historic Scotland lists the castle and its entrance gates as category B, which means they are structures of regional importance.
The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland had Carbisdale Castle built between 1907 and 1917 following the death of her husband, George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, the Third Duke of Sutherland.
Lady Mary was the duke's second wife and after he died she became embroiled in a legal dispute over his will with her stepson, the fourth Duke of Sutherland.
When the row was settled the duchess used her inheritance to have Carbisdale constructed.
According to geographical encyclopaedia, The Gazetteer of Scotland, the property became known as the Castle of Spite.
Its clock tower only has three faces with none that could be seen by the new duke as he passed by in his private train on his way to Dunrobin Castle, near Golspie, his family's property in Sutherland.
It is also said that he would have the blinds of his carriage shut so he did not have to look at Carbisdale.
The castle was bought by a Scots-Norwegian family in 1933 and was used as a refuge for the Norwegian royal family during World War II.
The gazetteer adds that the castle is haunted by a female ghost called Betty.
Wildlife enthusiast Lucy Dunn was ski touring with her partner when they spotted the bird of prey on 17 February.
Their sighting has been reported on the nature website iSpot.
RSPB Scotland and the Scottish Wildlife Trust said snowy owls made rare appearances in Scotland. The birds are native to Arctic regions.
Ms Dunn and her partner were on their way back from Carn Etchachan and were heading towards Feith Buidhe, in the Northern Cairngorms, when they had their encounter.
She said: "The owl spotted us first, heard us coming and took off.
"I caught a glimpse of large white wings and was unsure what it was. I remember thinking - that's too big for a ptarmigan.
"Fortunately the owl did not go far and settled down again to watch us, which is how I managed to get the photos. Eventually after a short while it did fly off."
Ms Dunn added: "We felt very privileged to spot such a wonderful bird."
In 2011, a male snowy owl appeared on the Western Isles for the eighth year running in a search for a mate.
The large white owl first visited the islands in 2003 and had previously flown around North Uist, Lewis, Harris and St Kilda.
In 2008, birdwatchers' hopes of snowy owls breeding in the UK for first time in more than 30 years were raised when the bird was joined by a female.
However, the pair were later spotted 50 miles apart.
The last pair of snowy owls to breed in the UK was on Shetland in 1975.
West Bay's east and west beaches in Dorset were affected by flooding last year and in 2014.
West Dorset District Council has approved £3m over five years towards the £7m protection scheme, which also affects Park Dean caravan park.
The Environment Agency previously said East Beach was at risk of being "significantly lost" due to flooding.
Waves have previously overtopped the sea wall and flooded the road and properties behind West Beach.
District councillor John Russell said the works were "essential" as residents have previously had to "build-up protection" for their homes themselves.
A public consultation on the Environment Agency and West Dorset District Council plans was held last year and earlier this year.
Proposals at West Beach - where the beach is narrowing towards the eastern end - include strengthening the flood wall to "avoid failure and flooding of properties behind the wall, without increasing the height", a 23m (75ft) extension to the existing groyne and the construction of a new 45m (148ft) groyne.
At Park Dean the embankment will be "reprofiled" under the plans and a vertical wall will also be built along the caravan park boundary.
A rock structure could also be constructed and buried under the sand at East Beach, as well as a new sea wall, set back from the seafront.
If approved construction is expected to take place between next autumn and spring 2020.
Activist group Stop the Cull said it had set up the Dorset Camp Badger as a temporary base.
Dorset Police said it was aware of the camp and had "established a positive dialogue" with the organisers.
Badger culls in Dorset, Somerset and Gloucestershire have got under way, the government has confirmed.
Licences have been granted to allow culling in an attempt to tackle tuberculosis in cattle.
The licences run until 31 January. The Dorset cull, which will take place over six weeks, is expected to start at any moment.
Supt Jared Parkin, of Dorset Police, said the force was "aware that there is opposition to the cull and will respect the right to safe, lawful and peaceful protest".
Queen guitarist Brian May, who runs the Save Me organisation, said he also planned to fight the culls.
He said he and had sent a letter to Natural England, which is overseeing the cull, asking it to revoke the licences in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset.
Badgers in parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset have been culled as part of the government's approach to eradicating bovine TB.
The 30-year-old was replaced in the 80th minute after he fell awkwardly.
The club have confirmed that the Spanish captain sustained a grade two tear of his medial collateral ligament.
Ramos is reported to be out for a month, which could see him miss four La Liga matches, including a clash against local rivals Atletico Madrid.
He would also miss both Champions League group stage matches against Legia Warsaw and be a doubt for Spain's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia on Saturday 12 November.
The Scot finished behind Tetyana Dorovskikh of Russia and Paula Ivan of Romania in the 3,000m in Seoul in 1988.
Dorovskikh was banned for a positive drug test in 1993.
"You just feel the time's right to make a move on it now," Murray's husband Tom Mooney said.
"If we don't do it now, we'll never do it."
Mooney says they plan to write to International Association of Athletics Federations president Lord Coe and International Olympic Committee counterpart Thomas Bach in light of the World Anti-Doping Agency commission report examining allegations of doping, cover-ups, and extortion in Russian athletics.
"They should consider Yvonne's case," he told BBC Radio Scotland's John Beattie programme. "We're flagging it up. We want this investigated.
"I know all the hard work she (Murray) put in over the years."
However, Murray's former Scotland and Great Britain team-mate and middle-distance rival Liz McColgan does not think medals should be redistributed.
"Although I was one of a number of athletes back in the '80s who went to championships and won a silver or a bronze because a Russian or an Eastern European has been ahead of us, the way I look at it is, on the day, I finished second, I didn't win the gold," she said.
McColgan pointed out that most do not know the background or circumstances to individual cases of drug-taking in the sport.
"You don't know if they were forced to do it back then," she said. "Did they know they were doing it back then? They were in a regime where there wasn't a lot of choice for what they did to be successful in sport.
"Although they're taking drugs, they still have to train hard to do it.
"The cheating phase comes into the recovery phase where they are able to recover quicker so they can train with double the work-load.
"And, to me personally, I wouldn't feel the need to chase after the gold medal because I just feel, on the day, I didn't win it."
McColgan thinks that, if there is to be any retrospective action, they should simply erase the achievements of drug cheats without upgrading anyone else.
She added that she believes there were British athletes also using drugs at the time.
Liam Trotter stroked home to put the troubled Trotters ahead, with the club still to face a winding-up petition despite the Sports Shield consortium's £7.5m takeover on Thursday.
Jordan Hugill met Adam Reach's pass to nod in Preston's leveller.
Marnick Vermijl won it four minutes from the end with a close-range finish.
Bolton, who have taken just one point from a possible 15 from their past five games, have taken only 26 points from 37 matches - a tally with which no side in 34 years has managed to survive relegation from the second to third tier at this stage of the season.
Wanderers now have to take at least 12 points from the last nine games to have any chance of avoiding the drop, but the immediate focus at the Macron Stadium will remain on the High Court as their case for an outstanding tax bill of £2.2m owed to HM Revenue & Customs is set to be concluded on 21 March.
Preston's first win over Bolton in seven meetings, dating back to 1992, sees them stay 10th.
Before Hugill equalised just before the hour mark, Preston had failed to score against the Trotters in more than 23 years.
The match also marked a solemn occasion for Bolton as the club remembered the 33 people who perished at an FA Cup sixth round tie against Stoke at the club's former Burnden Park stadium 70 years ago.
There was a minute's applause from both sets of supporters on 33 minutes, while Bolton's flag flew at half-mast all week.
Bolton Wanderers boss Neil Lennon:
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"I thought we played well first half; I thought Preston were strong second half but we had a good spell and Zach Clough had great chance to put us 2-1 up. We missed good chances again to win the game and we got caught by a sucker punch.
"The sooner [the transfer embargo] gets lifted the better. If we can get players in quickly it would be of great benefit because the squad is very thin.
"[Referring to Jay Spearing's omission] If he plays 50 per cent of the games, we need to pay £100,000 to Liverpool. We tried to get it deferred but we couldn't get it done."
Preston North End manager Simon Grayson:
"We started the game well but petered out towards the back end of the first half when I don't think we were really at it.
"There were a few choice words at half-time because we have set standards and don't want the season to peter out. We want to keep winning games and see where it takes us. They responded in a positive manner and looked a far better team in the second half.
"We have been to a few grounds in recent weeks that you know if you get back in the game you are going to cause opposition problems because of the quality we have but also the nervous tension that can be around. Bolton played some good stuff at times but we were a lot better and looked a real threat with pace and energy about us."
The British pair lost the first five games against Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and France's Edouard Roger-Vasselin but recovered to win 2-6 6-3 10-5.
British number two Aljaz Bedene was knocked out in the second round of the singles by Spaniard Rafael Nadal.
Bedene, 26, held serve only four times as he lost 6-3 6-3 to eight-time winner and world number five Nadal.
Second seed Murray, 28, continues his singles campaign on Thursday with a third-round match against France's Benoit Paire.
Murray's brother Jamie, 30, also reached the last eight of the doubles alongside Brazilian partner Bruno Soares.
The fourth seeds, who won the Australian Open in January, beat Canada's Daniel Nester and Czech Radek Stepanek 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (11-9) 14-12.
He replaces John Hughes, 52, who left Rovers following their relegation to Scottish League One.
The Kirkcaldy side finished second bottom of the Championship and lost their play-off semi-final against Brechin City.
Former Celtic player Smith, 43, previously managed Dundee, Alloa Athletic and Aldershot Town.
He managed in the second tier and the top flight with Dundee and has taken charge of more than 200 matches at first-team level.
"Everyone at Stark's Park extends a warm welcome to our new 'gaffer'," said Raith Rovers on their website.
Underhill, 19, has impressed for Ospreys since his debut in September, making 16 appearances this season.
Despite pledging his allegiance to England, Underhill wants to stay with Ospreys and Rugby Football Union rules state Jones cannot select players based outside England.
"Hopefully by November he's going to be eligible for selection," said Jones.
"I had a good chat with him last week and we decided the best thing for him is to have a good pre-season.
"He's a young guy, he's had a fair few injuries this season."
Underhill's unavailability also means he will miss England Saxons' tour of South Africa in June.
The former England Under-18 player was at Gloucester before moving to Wales to study economics at Cardiff University.
Born in the United States, Underhill could qualify for Wales in the future under the three-year residency rule.
The move will allow people to share their pictures via PCs rather than just iOS and Android-powered smartphones and tablets.
Facebook said the facility would make it easier for users to discover each others' photos.
But privacy campaigners have raised concerns about the implications.
As might be expected, Instagram's new web-based profiles resemble the design of Facebook's pages.
They feature a profile image and short biography of each user above a grid showing their recent photo uploads.
For the time being members will only be able to view and download images from the service.
"Instagram is focused on the production of photos from mobile devices so users are not currently able to upload from the web," Facebook said in a statement.
Despite this limitation the move should help boost the service's popularity by making it accessible to more people than before.
That, in turn, might make Facebook's environment more appealing to marketers. The firm highlights Nike's Instagram web profile as an example of the new feature at work.
Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has gained more than 100 million registered users, becoming one of the most popular social media services.
Facebook bought the app using its own shares. They were worth about $1bn (£625m) at the time, although they have since fallen in value.
The company has been keen to stress that users can restrict who has access to their uploads.
But Nick Pickles, from Big Brother Watch, expressed concern that the facility would make it easier for users to copy and spread potentially embarrassing photos allowing them to go viral.
"A web-based service makes it easier to collect lots of information about people using the service and also makes it easier for people to share photos their friends post," he said.
"Clearly both of these issues raise privacy questions, and time will tell if the company really has any desire to address them."
Despite efforts to revive the man, who was in his 60s, after he was pulled from beneath the mower he was declared dead at the scene in Wattisham.
Suffolk Police say there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death in Bildeston Road on Monday afternoon.
The East of England Air Ambulance said the man's heart had stopped by the time they arrived.
A police spokeswoman said a file had been prepared for the coroner.
Alex is a homeless teenager, who Kaz has been meeting with regularly - and who ends up joining the gang at Ashdene Ridge.
Watch the show to find out what is in store for Alex.
But what does it mean to be homeless?
To be homeless means to have nowhere permanent and safe that you are able to call home.
There are lots of reasons that a person could become homeless.
For example, they might have fallen out with their family which means they have had to move out, or it may be because of problems with mental health issues.
It is especially hard for young people who find themselves without anywhere permanent and safe to live, as often they need extra help and support with things like making sure they stay in education, money and health.
Being homeless doesn't always mean that someone is living on the streets.
A homeless person could be staying temporarily on a friend's sofa or living in temporary accommodation provided by a local charity or the council.
Whole families can be made homeless together if they are unable to stay in the home they were living in.
According to a survey by Centrepoint - a charity that helps young people who are homeless - just under one in five 16 to 25-year-olds have, at some point, felt that they had nowhere safe to call home.
Rough sleeping is a type of being homeless.
If someone is rough sleeping, this means they have absolutely nowhere to stay, so have to find themselves somewhere to sleep at night - often on the streets or in empty buildings.
They may have to rely on local groups, like churches, to provide them with hot meals, and could sleep in a different place each night.
The Dumping Ground's new character Alex is a rough sleeper, as he has been living in a derelict building.
The difference between rough sleeping and homelessness is that it is possible to be homeless, but not be rough sleeping.
For example, someone can be homeless if they are staying in temporary accommodation, but they are not rough sleeping as they do have a proper roof over their head at night.
People might be rough sleeping because they have been unable to get the help they need.
Rough sleepers represent a smaller number of people who are considered to be homeless - but it is still a serious problem.
Centrepoint helps around 3,000 homeless children a year who are under the age of 18.
Just over 1 in 4 of the young people they help have had to sleep rough at some point.
There are many charities that work to try to help people who are homeless.
They work to find them somewhere safe to live and provide support to help get them back into education.
Laws and housing schemes have also been introduced to help young people to get the help they need if they find themselves homeless.
Sumatran Tiger cubs were just one of the hundreds of species counted. These two pictured, Achilles and Karis, arrived at the zoo in 2016.
In previous years, the count has taken about a week to complete.
Genghis, a Bactrian camel, was also counted.
Although it is undertaken once a year, keepers have an inventory which is updated continuously. The count is required as part of the zoo's licence.
Last year, nearly 18,500 animals were counted, including 21 red-kneed spiders and six Philippine crocodiles. There were a total of 712 species.
The results are logged into the International Species Information System (ISIS) where the data is then shared with other zoos.
Zookeeper Martin Franklin said the length of time it took to count the animals varied from department to department.
"I'm lucky in reptiles as we tend to have pretty large animals and it's a walk in the park to count them. We count them every day so we know what we've got but the point is we need to have a snapshot once a year for licensing purposes."
"It's harder for other departments so for example our insects team have a real job on their hands. They might cheat a little bit sometimes and count an entire colony as just one animal but generally speaking, everything is counted.
"Our aquarium guys have a great trick - they take photographs so they can make sure they don't double count anything."
Founded in 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles, it is the oldest zoological scientific zoo in the world.
Last year saw four Humboldt penguin chicks hatched at Penguin Beach, and the zoo's first-ever aye-aye baby - a type of Lemur - arrived.
The aye-aye, called Malcolm, was born was born on 1 July, but emerged from his secluded nesting box for the first time just before Halloween.
Bony has scored more Premier League goals in 2014 than any other player, finding the net 18 times for the Swans.
The 25-year-old has scored six times so far this season, but Monk says the Welsh side do not have to sell the Ivorian.
"It would take an astronomical fee for Bony to go anywhere," said Monk.
"We are not a selling club, we don't need to sell.
"We are very much committed with our players and they are committed to us and that's how we move on."
Bony scored 25 goals in his first season after signing for a club-record £12m from Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem.
He scored twice for the Ivory Coast at the 2014 World Cup finals and was the subject of transfer speculation during the close season.
Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham were all reported to be interested in Bony, but Monk insisted the striker was not for sale.
In November, Bony signed a one-year extension to his contract with Swansea, a deal which could keep him at the Liberty Stadium until 2018.
Monk, whose side lie eighth in the Premier League, says Bony's goalscoring record in 2014 is well deserved.
"It shows that the work that we are doing with him is paying off," said Monk.
"He works very hard on his finishing and his fitness, so all credit to him and long may it continue."
Bony will be away at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals in January and February.
Monk says Swansea, who host Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday in the Premier League, are looking to add to their options up front.
"With Wilfried being away for, I think it's a six or seven-game period, we'll obviously be looking to bring in cover in that position," said Monk.
In October Bony said his likely involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations would put clubs off bidding for him.
The singer sparked a flurry of interest earlier this week when he tweeted that he had given his "whole wardrobe [to] a bunch of charity shops" in Suffolk.
Now the St Elizabeth Hospice and Sue Ryder shops in his home town of Framlingham have been given eight bags of items.
EACH children's hospices also have taken delivery of eight bags.
Sheeran's mother dropped off the bags in Framlingham on Wednesday.
The St Elizabeth charity, which runs a hospice in Ipswich, said a special "one-off" sale of the clothes would take place "in the next few days".
Sue Goodchild, the charity's head of retail, said: "We are extremely grateful to Ed Sheeran and his family for this donation.
"The Sheeran family have long been supporters of St Elizabeth Hospice and understand how we rely on local support of our 26 shops to help fund local hospice care."
Jacqui Bell, manager of the Sue Ryder charity shop in Framlingham, said they would be holding an auction at the store on 18 April.
She said: "I feel that being in Framlingham, with this being his home town, we will get a good response.
"Ed has given us printed stickers to put on the items, which include sweatshirts, T-shirts and jeans, and some of them have his logo printed on them anyway."
Sheeran, 23, is an ambassador for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) and his father dropped off more clothes at its fundraising office in Ipswich.
EACH said it was planning on holding an online auction, but it would be saving some of the items for a sale at its new charity shop, which is due to open in Framlingham in May.
A scene in the children's programme shows a fireman slipping on a pile of papers - and as they fly into the air a page from the Koran is "briefly depicted", production firm Mattel said.
The episode was first broadcast in October 2014 on Channel 5 but the error has only recently been spotted.
Mattel apologised and said it did not believe it was done "maliciously".
Channel 5, which broadcasts Fireman Sam, has removed the episode from its website.
Miqdaad Versi, assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, tweeted: "I have no idea what went through the producers's minds when they thought this was a good idea #baffled".
He also said he had identified the page from the Koran as "Surah Mulk (67), verses 13-26".
A Mattel spokeswoman told the BBC: "It's just an unfortunate incident where someone from the production company thought they were just putting in random text.
"We have no reason to believe it was done maliciously."
In a statement, Mattel said: "The page was intended to show illegible text and we deeply regret this error.
"We sincerely apologise for any distress or offence it may have caused."
It said it would "no longer be working with the animation studio responsible", and would take "immediate action to remove this episode from circulation".
"We are reviewing our content production procedures to ensure this never happens again," it added.
But then again, not many debutant playwrights used to be the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Set in 1581, Dr Rowan Williams' first play, Shakeshafte, opens this week at Swansea's Dylan Thomas Theatre.
The work, which deals with the so-called lost years of William Shakespeare's life, imagines he was a Catholic fleeing Elizabeth I's Protestant spies.
It depicts a meeting between Shakespeare - posing as a schoolmaster under the pseudonym Will Shakeshafte - and martyred Jesuit priest St Edmund Campion.
Swansea-born Dr Williams was Archbishop of Canterbury between 2002 and 2012, and since stepping down has spent four years as master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, studying the life of the Bard.
Although it was written in 2014, this week will be the first time the play has been performed in public, to coincide with the 400th anniversary celebrations of Shakespeare's death.
Speaking on its completion, Dr Williams said: "Shakespeare knows exactly where he does, and doesn't, want to go, in matters of church and state.
"He deliberately puts some of his plays right outside the Christian, Tudor/Jacobean framework.
"King Lear takes place in a pre-Christian Britain. Some people argue that Cymbeline is about a rupture with Rome, leading to a reconciliation.
"I think Shakespeare did have a recusant Catholic background. My own hunch though is that he didn't go to church much."
Although a fictional account, Shakeshafte draws on known historical events.
While there is relatively abundant information on Shakespeare's early life and family background, during his 20s in the 1580s, virtually no documentary evidence can be found of his existence.
In 1985 literary academic E. A. J. Honigmann unearthed a will, which he claimed showed that in 1581 a 'Will Shakeshafte' was acting as a schoolmaster for a Catholic family in Houghton Tower, Lancashire.
Mr Shakeshafte had been recommended for the post by John Cottam, who is reputed to have been Shakespeare's last schoolmaster in Stratford.
Edmund Campion is also known to have visited Houghton Tower around the same time as part of the Jesuits' campaign to re-catholicise England, although the meeting between the two is purely Dr Williams' conjecture.
He added: "We know they both stayed at the same house in Lancashire. I found this a wonderful idea to play with: what might a Jesuit martyr and Shakespeare have said to each other at a time when Queen Elizabeth I was spearheading a brutal repression of the Catholic faith?"
Shakeshafte is being performed by the Swansea Little Theatre - Swansea's oldest company - for which Dr Williams himself was an actor in the late 1960s.
Swansea Little Theatre chairman, Dreena Morgan Harvey explained: "I read an article a couple of years ago about Rowan's research into Shakespeare, and we thought at the time, what better way to mark the 400th anniversary than to bring the play to life back home in Swansea.
"We wrote to Rowan, and he was delighted that we'd like to put it on.
"I hope we've done it justice. I think it will look spectacular, with specially-commissioned Elizabethan music and dancing, and wonderful costumes and scenery."
Marie Rimmer, 69, MP for St Helens South and Whiston, denies assaulting Patricia McLeish outside a Glasgow polling station on 18 September 2014.
Giving evidence, Ms McLeish, 52, said the Merseyside MP spoke aggressively before kicking her on the shin outside Shettleston Community Centre.
The trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court, has been adjourned until July.
The MP is also accused of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner on the same day, by repeatedly approaching volunteers and pointing in the face of Dennis Ashcroft.
Ms McLeish told the court that Ms Rimmer and another "No" campaigner were outside the centre on the day of the referendum while she and another "Yes" campaigner handed out leaflets.
She told the court: "The accused came in to my face twice, very very close up to my face, invaded my personal space I would say."
Procurator fiscal depute Adele McDonald asked: "Did you see where she had come from?"
Ms McLeish said the first time Rimmer came from behind her adding: "She just approached me face on after I gave somebody a leaflet but didn't say anything, which I found strange."
She claimed that around 10 minutes later the same thing happened again.
The prosecutor asked how she felt the first time it happened and the witness replied: "I thought it was odd, I thought it was quite intimidating behaviour for somebody to do, you don't expect that at a polling station, you don't expect that anywhere, in fact, you don't expect that from an adult.
"Second time she done it again I was getting concerned I thought what's she trying to do here."
The court heard Ms Rimmer then, in an aggressive tone asked Ms McLeish: "Are you a shop steward?"
Ms McLeish said it was as if she was "demanding an answer".
She claimed that in an "equally aggressive" tone, Ms Rimmer asked where she worked and that she replied it was local government.
Ms McLeish said: "I said 'where do you work?' which I would never ask anybody on a polling station and that's when she answered 'I'm the leader of St. Helen's council'.
"And at that point I just disbelieved her because the manner she reacted before I just thought this person is obviously delusional because the leader of a council wouldn't act in that manner and I just tried to ignore her at that point."
The court heard Ms Rimmer and Ms McLeish had a disagreement about Liverpool councils in the 1980s.
Ms McLeish said that a short time later she gave somebody a leaflet and Rimmer "came in to her face again" and assaulted her.
Ms McDonald asked if she did anything when she came over to her and she said: "Never said anything again, just in to my face but this time she kicked me."
The witness told the court: "It was definitely deliberate."
Ms McLeish claimed: "I said 'I'm astounded, I have been doing this for 30 years at polling stations, I have never encountered anything like that let alone from another female, an older female at that', I said 'it's a disgrace'."
The court heard she reported the incident to the person in charge of the polling station and the police were called.
She also said she spoke to local Labour party members and told them what happened, including Councillor Frank McAveety.
Ms McLeish claimed she told the police she did not want to press charges, believing Ms Rimmer had mental health problems.
She said she was told that there was a "zero tolerance policy" that day and all incidents had to be reported.
The trial, before Sheriff Kenneth Hogg, will resume in July.
But Lego did not say when its "long-term" contact with Shell expires.
Greenpeace has been campaigning against Arctic drilling by oil companies such as Shell and has accused Lego of associating with "bad company".
Lego toys are handed out to people filling up at Shell gas stations in more than 30 countries.
As part of a branding deal first signed in 2011, Lego has also sold toy brick sets in the shape of petrol stations and drilling rigs with Shell's logos on them.
Greenpeace said Shell has been using Lego to build brand loyalty with millions of children who are the "next generation of consumers".
As part of its campaign, the lobby group uploaded a Youtube video showing Lego toys drowning in oil in the Arctic, which received nearly six million hits.
"It should choose its partners more carefully when it comes to the threats facing our children from climate change," Greenpeace said in response to Lego's decision.
Lego Group president and chief executive Jorgen Vig Knudstorp said the company should never have become part of Greenpeace's dispute with Shell.
"The Greenpeace campaign uses the Lego brand to target Shell," he said in a statement. "We firmly believe Greenpeace ought to have a direct conversation with Shell."
"We do not agree with the tactics used by Greenpeace that may have created misunderstandings among our stakeholders about the way we operate," he added.
Shell said its contract with Lego "has been a great success and will continue to be as we roll it out in more countries across the world".
Shell has been exploring for oil in the Arctic since 1918 and is forecast to spend billions of dollars drilling for oil and other fossil fuels in the Arctic over the next decade.
In recent years, the practice has come under intense scrutiny because of concerns it will damage the environment and contribute to global warming.
"The extreme Arctic conditions, including giant floating icebergs and stormy seas, make offshore drilling extremely risky," Greenpeace said.
"Scientists say that in the Arctic, an oil spill would be impossible to clean up meaning devastation for the Arctic's unique wildlife."
The Metro Mass Transit coach reportedly collided head-on with a cargo truck carrying tomatoes near the town of Kintampo on Wednesday evening.
Regional police chief Maxwell Atingane told Reuters news agency that many passengers died at the scene.
He said police were investigating the cause of the crash, believed to be one of the worst in many years.
Joy News, a Ghanaian website, reported that a passenger told police that the bus had been experiencing brake problems.
Investigators said the bus was overloaded, carrying more than 70 passengers rather than a maximum of 63.
The coach was travelling north from Kumasi, the second largest city after Accra, the capital.
Fifty-eight of the 71 were already dead when they were brought to the hospital in Kintampo, said Bismark Owusu Fosu, the hospital director.
A further 10 died after admission, and another three people died at a nearby hospital, he added.
Anger has spread against some people on social media who shared horrific pictures of the aftermath, the BBC's Sammy Darko reports from Accra.
Emergency services are said to have worked for hours to try to free passengers trapped in the wreckage.
President John Mahama offered his condolences to "those who've lost loved ones" via Twitter.
Christiaan Woestenburg, 62, from the Netherlands, was fatally injured when he landed on the quayside in St Mary's harbour on the Isles of Scilly.
The inquest in Plymouth was told a UK Border Force team had earlier boarded the 36ft (11m) yacht the Windrose.
Investigators after found a large quantity of class A drugs was on board.
Isles of Scilly boatman Ryan Sloane, who saw Mr Woestenburg climb up the mast during the raid on 17 June 2013, told the inquest he "jumped intentionally".
One of four Border Force officers on board shouted "He's doing a runner", as Mr Woestenburg climbed the mast, he said.
A pathologist told the inquest Mr Woestenburg died of head, chest and pelvic injuries.
The inquest jury was shown police pictures of about 120 plastic packages containing drugs, which were found in the yacht's water tank under the cockpit floor.
The Windrose had been towed to the islands by the RNLI after the skipper, who was sailing single-handed, reported he was suffering from fatigue and his boat's rigging was failing.
Mr Woestenburg bought and sold boats for a living and bought the Windrose in Turkey in 2009, his brother Otto told the hearing.
Otto said his brother was an accomplished sailor and had sailed to Brazil via the Cape Verde islands before returning with the intention of sailing to Holland.
On 17 June, his brother told him via satellite phone that he had called the rescue services on the Isles of Scilly because his rigging was broken and he had been towed by a lifeboat into St Mary's harbour on the islands.
He told him he would repair the boat before continuing to the Netherlands.
He said "I could not believe he would have tried to smuggle drugs. His friends are also in shock and disbelief. He was anti-drugs."
The inquest continues.
Officers were alerted at about 09:00 BST that a man was stuck at the Aldi store in Littlefield Road, Dinnington.
South Yorkshire Police said following a search of the area they were "satisfied" no-one was there.
Reports of a break-in were received at 01.25, in which it was said entry had been gained via the air duct system.
One newspaper reported a man broke in overnight and became stuck in ventilation ducts.
State council and security officials said the Taiwanese were part of a telecom fraud ring who cost mainland victims billions of yuan.
It is the fullest explanation from China since the furore began this week.
Taiwan has protested at the move, calling it "extrajudicial abduction" and demanding the group's release.
China has praised Kenya for supporting its "one-China policy".
Beijing views Taiwan - self-ruling since 1950 - as a breakaway region that must be reunited with the mainland.
It insists that other countries cannot recognise both China and Taiwan, with the result that Taiwan has formal diplomatic ties with only a few countries. Taiwan does not have formal diplomatic relations with Kenya.
China's public security ministry said the group of 45 Taiwanese people were arrested in Kenya in 2014 and earlier this year, along with a number of Chinese citizens, for conducting telephone scams.
Kenyan officials had decided to hand them over to Beijing for investigation.
Eight of the Taiwanese were among the first group of suspects sent to China on Saturday.
The remaining 37 were sent on Tuesday, with Taiwan claiming that they were forced on board a plane by Kenyan police wielding rifles and tear gas.
The public security ministry said, in comments (in Chinese) reported by state news agency Xinhua, that it had opened an investigation as the fraud ring's victims were all mainland citizens.
It added that "according to our country's laws and rules, our legal departments have jurisdiction over the above criminal suspects", including the Taiwanese.
It said it welcomed Taiwan's co-operation in its investigation.
Separately An Fengshan, a spokesman from China's body in charge of Taiwan relations, told reporters that the group of swindlers had cost losses of "tens of billions of yuan".
"Many Taiwanese suspects have been freed as soon as they are transferred to Taiwan. They soon start defrauding mainlanders through their dens in other countries.
"Situations like this have made it difficult to stop telecom swindles and to recover the economic losses cause," he said.
Taiwan says it will send a delegation to China to discuss the incident.
The minister of its mainland affairs council. Andrew Hsia, was quoted by CNA News as saying that China's deporting of the Taiwanese was "rude and savage".
Authorities previously said China's actions amounted to an "uncivilised act of extrajudicial abduction" which represents a "gross violation of basic human rights."
Taiwan is also lodging a suit against Kenyan officials for "forcefully detaining" its people and ignoring an earlier court decision which cleared some of the suspects.
In a report, the Oakland Institute said hedge funds and other foreign firms had acquired large swathes of African land, often without proper contracts.
It said the acquisitions had displaced millions of small farmers.
Foreign firms farm the land to consolidate their hold over global food markets, the report said.
They also use land to "make room" for export commodities such as biofuels and cut flowers.
"This is creating insecurity in the global food system that could be a much bigger threat than terrorism," the report said.
The Oakland Institute said it released its findings after studying land deals in Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Mali and Mozambique.
'Risky manoeuvre'
It said hedge funds and other speculators had, in 2009 alone, bought or leased nearly 60m hectares of land in Africa - an area the size of France.
By Umaru FofanaBBC African Service, Sierra Leone
When I visited Lungi-Lol in rural Sierra Leone I saw men hoeing thousands of hectares of farmland owned by Addax, a Swiss-based bio-energy company.
They are growing sugarcane to produce biofuels.
Campaigners say this contributes to food insecurity, but many people here welcome Addax's presence.
Francis Koroma, who works on the farm, says: "We thank God for Addax. I am gainfully employed and I receive about $70 (??46) a month. Before, I spent a whole year without getting $50."
Villagers are unaware of the controversy surrounding biofuels.
Abdulai Conteh , a local traditional leader, said: "Some people are doing business here but I have no idea what they are doing with our land. I see them growing sugarcane. That's all I know."
What is wrong with renting out African land?
"The same financial firms that drove us into a global recession by inflating the real estate bubble through risky financial manoeuvres are now doing the same with the world's food supply," the report said.
It added that some firms obtained land after deals with gullible traditional leaders or corrupt government officials.
"The research exposed investors who said it is easy to make a deal - that they could usually get what they wanted in exchange for giving a poor tribal chief a bottle of Johnnie Walker [whisky]," said Anuradha Mittal, executive director of the Oakland Institute.
"When these investors promise progress and jobs to local chiefs it sounds great, but they don't deliver."
The report said the contracts also gave investors a range of incentives, from unlimited water rights to tax waivers.
"No-one should believe that these investors are there to feed starving Africans.
"These deals only lead to dollars in the pockets of corrupt leaders and foreign investors," said Obang Metho of Solidarity Movement for New Ethiopia, a US-based campaign group.
However, not all companies named in the report accept that their motives are as suggested and they dismiss claims that their presence in Africa is harmful.
One company, EmVest Asset Management, strongly denied that it was involved in exploitative or illegal practices.
"There are no shady deals. We acquire all land in terms of legal tender," EmVest's Africa director Anthony Poorter told the BBC.
He said that in Mozambique the company's employees earned salaries 40% higher than the minimum wage.
The company was also involved in development projects such as the supply of clean water to rural communities.
"They are extremely happy with us," Mr Poorter said.
The claim: Priti Patel says the UK has no say over the amount of regulation coming from the EU. She also says the UK is constantly being outvoted.
Reality Check verdict: The UK does have a say over regulations affecting small businesses, both through its MEPs and government ministers who vote at the Council, where they have been on the "winning side" 86.7% of the time in recent years.
The UK has a say at both the Council and the Parliament: the UK government is represented at the Council and the elected British MEPs take part in the process of amending legislation and voting on it at the European Parliament.
Most of the decisions at the Council are made by Qualified Majority Voting (QMV) under which 16 out of 28 countries, representing at least 65% of the total EU population, have to agree.
In practice, this means that the UK has around 12 to 13% of the votes. Germany, the biggest country, has 16%, while France and Italy have, like the UK, around 12 to 13%. The 22 smallest EU countries have a combined vote of around 30%. No country has a veto and all countries, including the UK, sometimes disagree with the decisions taken.
Leave campaigners say the UK is constantly outvoted at the Council.
Research comparing the period 2004-2009 with 2009-2015, suggests that the UK is the country most likely to vote against the majority, and that it increasingly disagrees with EU legislative decisions.
However, in the vast majority of cases, the UK voted on the winning side: 97.4% of the time in 2004-09 and 86.7% of the time in 2009-15.
When it comes to regulations affecting small businesses, the EU-UK renegotiation deal, which would take effect if the UK votes to stay in the EU, committed the European Commission "to make EU law simpler and to reduce regulatory burden for EU business operators".
The agreement goes on to say: "Cutting red tape for entrepreneurship, in particular small and medium size enterprises, remains an overarching goal," although it's not clear what effect this would have in practice.
Read more: The facts behind claims in the EU debate
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Newport council led a search for the mislaid honour after the service but seven-year-old Ffion had found it outside McDonald's on High Street.
"Ffion picked it up thinking it was a brooch and asked her dad to put it her pocket," said her mother Melanie Ralph.
"When we knew it was the missing MBE, Ffion was incredibly proud to help."
Newport's remembrance parade on 12 November started at High Street at 10:30 GMT and travelled to the war memorial on Clarence Place for a service.
Ffion and her friends from the 10th Newport East (St John's) Brownie group also took part in the commemoration and she found it on her way home.
"Ffion loves brooches and badges and took a shine to it when she saw it on the ground," said Mrs Ralph.
"But we were later told about a Facebook appeal to find a missing MBE, and my husband, Neil, said 'I think that's what Ffion picked up'.
"We didn't know, however, where Ffion had put it and she was asleep, but we asked her when she woke in the middle of the night and Ffion said it was in the car.
"So you can imagine my husband rummaging around in the car in the pitch black in the dead of night looking for someone's prized possession.
"Luckily, he did find it and Ffion was glad she could make someone's day and give the honour back."
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A Newport girl has said she is "incredibly proud" to have reunited a lost MBE brooch with its owner after it was lost at a remembrance parade.
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The former England and Scotland head coach, 52, led the club to promotion in May but was suspended last week pending a "review of their coaching needs".
Bristol have lost all 10 games in all competitions this season and are bottom of the Premiership.
"I was surprised and disappointed by the board's decision," said Robinson.
"I am extremely proud to have played my part in helping Bristol Rugby reach their goal of getting back to the Aviva Premiership after a long seven-year absence."
Robinson, who only signed a new three-year contract in August, was appointed as director of rugby in March 2013 and took over all team affairs a week later after head coach Liam Middleton was sacked.
"The board lost confidence that Andy would retain the club's Premiership position, bearing in mind the results to date," said chairman Chris Booy.
"Andy departs with the knowledge that he made a significant contribution in helping Bristol return to the Premiership this season."
Former South Africa and Leicester boss Heyneke Meyer is a leading contender to replace Robinson, but no deal has been finalised at this stage.
Bristol beat Doncaster in the Championship play-off final in May to return to the top flight after seven seasons in the second tier.
They topped the Championship's regular season table on five occasions, but lost four times in the play-offs, including three play-off finals against Exeter in 2010, London Welsh in 2014 and Worcester in 2015.
Paul Shaw is stepping down as head of performance after the summer's Ashes loss to Australia, with a head coach to be hired in a reshuffle.
England and Wales Cricket Board head of women's cricket, Clare Connor, told BBC Test Match Special: "The qualities and experiences we are looking for are going to be found more than likely with a coach who has worked at as high a level as possible in the men's game."
The formal recruitment process starts this week, with Shaw leaving at the end of the year.
Connor added: "The players are in a very different place in terms of their responsibilities, their accountability, their status as professional sportswomen - and the scrutiny and pressure that goes with that.
"The person who will lead those players in the next stage of their professional development is more than likely going to be a man who has had those experiences in the men's game."
England are next in international action in February, when they play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals in South Africa.
The Wales centre is one of eight internationals coach Wayne Pivac will give first pre-season outings.
Davies rejoined Scarlets after two years with Clermont and will play a week after seeing his brother James win a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
"I'm looking forward to it, he's a great player coming back," said fellow centre Scott Williams.
Davies' return to the Scarlets on a dual contract with the Welsh Rugby Union was heralded as a key signing for the game in Wales as well as the region.
The 2013 British and Irish Lion is one of a number of players opting to either return from playing in England and France or to stay in Wales.
As well as being a boost for the domestic game, it means tough competition for places in the Scarlets midfield with player-of-the-season Hadleigh Parkes, Gareth Owen and Steffan Hughes also in the mix.
Williams, who missed most of the 2015-16 domestic season with a knee injury he suffered playing in Wales' World Cup win over England, welcomes the competition.
"I think Jonathan is enjoying it back here with the boys - it's our second week in now so we've been straight back in the mix," he added.
"You want competition in positions it keeps you all on your toes and brings out the best in you.
"Last season maybe that's what we didn't have, just that strength in depth when some one got injured we didn't have someone with a bit of experience to come in.
"This year we can chop and change and if someone is carrying a knock we've got as-good a player to come in and fill that position."
Scarlets were beaten 45-3 by Exeter in their first pre-season friendly, but coach Pivac says the team to play Bath is being picked with their opening Pro12 game against Munster on 3 September.
He confirmed Williams and Davies will both play against Bath, along with Ken Owens, Jake Ball, John Barclay, Gareth Davies, Aled Davies and Liam Williams.
Pivac added that Jonathan Davies' recent return from Rio was not a concern because he resumed pre-season training before the other internationals in the squad.
"Jonathan came in a week earlier than the others and put in some solid work," he said.
"Those players won't be playing the entire game, it's about being smart and easing them into it.
"They've had a big break and they're in a bit of catch-up mode so we don't have a lot of pre-season matches so it's important they get a run."
The game against Bath is the Scarlets' final friendly before the Pro12 season kicks-off.
Trevor Bayliss' side go into the tournament, which starts on 1 June, as favourites in a group alongside Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh.
"The mindset of the players has changed," Moeen said, referring to the influence of captain Eoin Morgan.
"He wants us to play without fear and to hit the lights out."
Since exiting the 2015 World Cup at the group stages, Morgan has led the team to seven wins in nine.
They have defeated New Zealand, Pakistan (twice), Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies and most recently Ireland. They only lost to Australia and South Africa by the odd game in five.
Much of the credit is given to Morgan and his side's switch from a conservative to an ultra-attacking style of play - England have posted eight scores of 350-plus since 2015 having done so just twice in history before that period.
Moeen, who has scored 1061 runs and taken 44 wickets in his 52 one-day internationals, said: "Morgan is a very calm person which comes across on TV too.
"He hardly panics and is very good at controlling his emotions. He is very relaxed which is good from a player's point of view."
Batsman Joe Root was announced as England Test captain in February to replace Alastair Cook, who gave up the responsibility after a record 59 Tests.
But Moeen believes Yorkshireman Root, who takes charge for the first time in the summer series against South Africa, will make his own mark on the team.
"Joe is quite a cheeky guy and he will bring that personality into his captaincy. He will take more risks as captain than Cook and bring his own style into the side," Moeen, 29, said at a 'NatWest - Cricket Has No Boundaries' event.
"He has been the same since becoming England Test captain. I don't think he is going to change too much, he will be the same Joe Root as he has been for the last three years."
In the limited-overs game, England lost to India in the final of the last Champions Trophy event in 2013, followed by an agonising final-over loss to West Indies in the World Twenty20 last year.
Although they won their first and only ICC global event at the 2010 World T20 against Australia, England have never won an ODI tournament.
Asked if there is pressure being expected to win this time, Moeen replies: "Not really. The team we have at the moment, we deserve that tag. Playing at home is going to make a massive difference and hopefully we can win the trophy.
"We have lost a couple of finals recently but over the last couple of years we have played very well in preparation for this Trophy.
"Hopefully if we get to the final we can overcome the final step and win it. We have gained experience from the T20 World Cup so it will definitely help us."
The Champions Trophy takes place from 1 to 18 June, while Ramadan falls during the same period, starting on 26 May and ending on 24 June.
As the holy month is happening during the British summer, Muslims will be fasting for around 19 hours, with no food or fluids including water allowed to be consumed.
Moeen says he will fast during the matches that are taking place at his home ground of Edgbaston in Birmingham, but will consider whether to do so when travelling to other parts of the country.
He added: "I have to make sure I am hydrated before I begin my fast. My schedule does not change too much but I have to make sure I get a good sleep before the match.
"I have been doing it for a very long time so I am not worried about it. I am used to it and it is more a mental than physical thing."
A by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour Tristram Hunt, who had represented the seat since 2010.
Labour, which had a 5,179 majority in 2015, is fielding Gareth Snell as its candidate.
UKIP leader Paul Nuttall is running for his party, which came second last time around.
Polls open at 07:00 GMT and close at 22:00 GMT.
Here is a list of the candidates, in alphabetical order by surname:
They will play Belfast's SSE Arena, formerly known as the Odyssey, on 18 and 19 November. It will be their first Belfast tour date in 18 years.
The Dublin shows will be staged in the 3Arena on 23, 24, 27 and 28 November.
U2 are currently on a European tour to promote their latest album, Songs Of Innocence, released last October.
In recent interviews, band members had raised doubts over whether they would be able to announce Irish dates for their latest tour.
In Italy on Saturday, U2's lead guitarist The Edge told the Press Association: "This show is designed for a type of venue and unfortunately there isn't one, certainly in the south [of Ireland].
"I think there might be one in the Belfast area, so we're looking at that as well. But you can't invent a venue. It's either there or it isn't.
"So, we're doing a lot of head-scratching right now to see if we can figure out something."
However, in a statement released on Tuesday night, The Edge said: "Finding venues to take this show is actually quite tricky and we're grateful to our overworked crew who finally cracked the reconfiguring to fit these venues."
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Stoke's Peter Odemwingie had not appeared in Marseille's car park and Premier League managers were lining up to tell BBC Sport they would not be adding to their squads.
Despite a record £1bn being spent across the two transfer windows, deadline day was in danger of being overshadowed by Harry Styles' birthday.
Then Manchester City decided to save the day with the news Pep Guardiola would be taking over as manager from Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the season.
Did City save transfer deadline day or has Pep ruined 1 February?
As of 12:30 GMT, the most-used transfer deadline day hashtag of #deadlineday had only been tweeted 32,400 times in the UK since midnight.
In that same 12-hour period, it was dwarfed by the top hashtag in the UK - the 1.32 million tweets sending best wishes to Harry Styles of British boy band One Direction using the hashtag #happybirthdayharrystyles.
The Guardiola news broke just after 13:00 GMT and it took just one hour for 61,000 people to tweet about it.
Stoke City look to be the only Premier League club close to breaking any transfer records on transfer deadline day, with chairman Peter Coates confirming talks with Porto midfielder Giannelli Imbula.
The pace of September's deadline day was quickened only by the surprise £36m paid for Monaco teenager Anthony Martial by Manchester United, but this time around none of the top eight have made a last-minute move.
Despite all the hype around 'football's Christmas day', Falcao's shock arrival at Old Trafford and Chelsea's incredible £50m signing of Fernando Torres seem a long time ago.
With many of the bigger clubs looking to do business during the summer, it has been those fighting relegation - and the risk of losing a slice of next year's bumper £5.1bn TV rights deal - that have been more active.
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It means clubs with prize assets - such as Berahino, and Everton's John Stones - do not have to sell to the first club that comes along.
Former Leicester City captain Matt Elliott told BBC Sport that clubs can benefit from a late bit of business, but added: "It is a bit of a circus at times, but it has been really quiet this year and the top players rarely become available."
Major signings or not, there was an impressive effort from BBC Sport readers across the world.
Many of them were following our mammoth 17-hour live text from special places.
The two teams will meet again on Monday 24 February after matches on Saturday.
Uefa rules prevent the game being staged alongside Champions League action on Tuesday and Wednesday.
"I find that ridiculous. Is it going to be a real problem for them? I somehow doubt it," said Bruce.
"I don't think there will be many tuning out of Barcelona against Manchester City to tune into Hull versus Brighton, no disrespect."
Yannick Sagbo's 85th-minute strike for Bruce's side cancelled out Leonardo Ulloa's opener in Brighton and Hull's first attempt to settle their last-16 meeting.
Barcelona actually visit Manchester City this Tuesday in the last 16 of the Champions League, but the FA Cup replay next Monday is in order to avoid a clash with Tuesday's meeting between Manchester United and Olympiakos, and Chelsea's match against Galatasaray the following evening.
Uefa's rules prevent top-flight sides playing domestic fixtures on the same night as its premier club tournament.
Hull, who are three points above the drop zone in the Premier League, will play relegation rivals Cardiff on the Saturday afternoon before Monday evening's replay.
Brighton, who are four points off the Championship play-off places, meet ninth-placed Wigan at home in a game that kicks off at 15:00 GMT on the same day.
"I don't think it is good for anybody to play two games in three days, but it is what we have to do and we will do it," said Garcia.
"It is not the best scenario for us, but the competition is like this."
The rule came to light when Liverpool beat Everton 3-0 in a Premier League match on Tuesday 13 March 2012 - the same night that Inter Milan and Bayern Munich beat Marseille and Basel respectively in Champions League last-16 second legs.
The Merseyside derby had been shifted to that date because of Liverpool's participation in the League Cup final earlier in the season.
Uefa claimed that the clash should not have happened as the Premier League is part of the European Professional Football Leagues body, which has agreed not to stage games on Champions League nights.
The Premier League disputed that it was bound by the agreement, saying clashes were "sometimes inevitable".
The match at Cardiff City Stadium will be shown live on Welsh language channel S4C, with commentary also on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru.
On the same day at 12:00 GMT, BBC Wales will broadcast live coverage of Swansea City's game at Oxford United.
Shrewsbury secured their place in the third round by beating Grimsby 1-0 at home in a replay on Tuesday.
Abu Ogogo scored an injury-time winner as the League One side struggled to overcome their National League opponents.
Cardiff last met Shrewsbury in a Division Three match in 2001, which the Bluebirds won 3-1 with two goals from Scott Young and one from Rob Earnshaw.
This will be the first FA Cup meeting between the two sides.
Historic Pools of Britain wants indoor and outdoor pools to be recognised for their roles in local communities.
It is headed by Gill Wright who has led the campaign for 12 years to save Victoria Baths in Manchester.
"We aim to give a national voice to historic pools all over Britain and build a picture of the state of the nation's swimming heritage," she said.
In December, more than 95% of 3,330 people who answered a consultation request backed reopening the Broomhill open-air swimming pool in Ipswich.
The 50m pool with diving boards and a children's pool opened in 1938, but was closed by owners Ipswich Borough Council amid claims it was too expensive.
In east London, Haggerston Baths, which has been boarded up for 15 years and is among the 10 most-threatened Victorian buildings, was put up for sale in June by Hackney Council.
The campaign will document the historic swimming pool buildings in the UK as no central database or archives exist.
It also wants to engage in joint campaigning and lobbying, funding applications for threatened pools.
Ms Wright was at the forefront of the campaign to save Victoria Baths in Manchester which won £3.4m in the BBC TV's Restoration series in 2003.
She said the baths still needed more money to complete the restoration plans.
It took only five minutes for the forward to find his feet when he capitalised on a mistake from Ben Purkiss to stroke the ball past Jak Alnwick in the Vale goal.
Jacob Mellis netted his first goal in 33 months in the 22nd minute with a stunning strike from the edge of the box.
Vaughan notched his second and Bury's third on the half-hour mark with a sweet finish following a mazy run by Danny Mayor.
Vale pulled one back on the 58th minute when Nathan Smith bundled the ball over the line.
Substitute Hallam Hope restored the Shakers' three-goal lead 17 minutes from time with a deflected strike which looped over the head of the helpless Alnwick.
Bury came close to a fifth late on but substitute Tom Walker was twice denied by Alnwick after being handed his Shakers debut from the bench.
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Match ends, Bury 4, Port Vale 1.
Second Half ends, Bury 4, Port Vale 1.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
Attempt blocked. Zeli Ismail (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Jacob Mellis (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Ben Williams (Bury) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Hallam Hope (Bury).
Sam Foley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sam Foley (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tom Walker (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Foley (Port Vale).
Attempt missed. Tom Walker (Bury) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Tom Walker (Bury) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
Tom Walker (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sebastien Amoros (Port Vale).
Attempt saved. Martin Paterson (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Hallam Hope (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Foul by Antony Kay (Bury).
Martin Paterson (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Bury. Tom Walker replaces James Vaughan.
Martin Paterson (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Hallam Hope (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Martin Paterson (Port Vale).
Attempt missed. Martin Paterson (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Goal! Bury 4, Port Vale 1. Hallam Hope (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Soares.
Attempt missed. Sam Foley (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Bury. Kean Bryan replaces Niall Maher.
Sebastien Amoros (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Hallam Hope (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sebastien Amoros (Port Vale).
Attempt saved. Jerome Thomas (Port Vale) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Zeli Ismail (Bury) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Niall Maher (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tom Soares (Bury).
Sam Foley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Hallam Hope (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sebastien Amoros (Port Vale).
Attempt missed. Jacob Mellis (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Hallam Hope (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Bury 3, Port Vale 1. Nathan Smith (Port Vale) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Paterson following a set piece situation.
The Haas driver joins Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and chairman Alexander Wurz in the leading roles after Button stepped down following his decision not to race in 2017.
Grosjean, 31, said: "I am proud to have been elected by my peers.
"We race drivers don't always hold the same opinion but we are united in wanting the best for our sport."
Grosjean's appointment means he will be campaigning officially for the introduction of additional head protection in F1, something to which he is personally opposed. The vast majority of drivers are in favour of such a system.
Grosjean said at the Russian Grand Prix last weekend that he was "not a fan" of either the 'halo' system - a metal structure that arches over the driver's shoulders and meets in a central point at the front of the cockpit - which has been proved to work but is meeting opposition, or the new 'shield' that was last week prioritised by governing body the FIA.
The FIA is committed to introducing additional head protection in 2018 but time is running out.
The halo, which has been extensively tested and proved to work, is unpopular, and the shield is still in its infancy and will not run on track until September - almost certainly too late for it to be adopted next season.
Grosjean has already been active in pushing for additional head protection as a member of the GPDA, despite his own feelings.
BBC Sport has been told that at a meeting between the drivers and the new bosses of F1, chairman Chase Carey and sporting boss Ross Brawn sought close co-operation with the drivers on future developments in the sport.
Grosjean himself pointed out to Carey and Brawn they should use the GPDA as the body they dealt with because it represented the drivers' collective opinion, free of influence by the teams on political issues.
And Wurz backs the idea of debates and differing opinions so the drivers can have constructive conversations that establish a majority opinion.
Head protection is just one small part of the GPDA's work in F1.
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But Wurz said he feared the debate over head protection had been politicised.
"Drivers prefer to support F1, and that means some topics should not be debated in the media, because safety should at no point become a political matter, as the halo has become," Wurz said.
"This comment is not about whether the halo is the right or wrong thing to do, but about the general process of developing a new safety device in F1."
The halo was initially developed by Mercedes, and was followed up by the FIA and the teams with the aim of reducing the risk of head injuries.
But the debate has widened into whether it is the right approach philosophically for F1.
It was initially slated for introduction in 2017 but was delayed by a year so further tests could be carried out. These were all passed successfully but now the shield system has been given priority and some insiders suspect that a move is being made behind the scenes to delay head protection again.
Wurz said the GPDA backed the direction F1 had taken in 2017, with new rules producing faster, more demanding cars.
The drivers were instrumental in campaigning for the introduction of tyres on which drivers could push hard for many laps at a time, replacing the previous design which needed careful management.
He added that the GPDA was also supportive of Brawn's desire to research new aerodynamic rules that would allow cars to follow each other more closely, and of the general direction of F1, as laid out by Carey to the drivers in meetings since the new owners took over in January.
It comes after Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic dismissed reports that the striker would be released early, saying the club is "not a train station".
Jokanovic said Martin, 28, "made himself unavailable" for Friday's abandoned game at Reading
"If there is any possibility of getting him back, that would be great," McClaren told BBC Radio Derby.
"But that is between the two clubs. They have an agreement so we will have to wait and see. It is for the clubs to sort and for us managers to leave it well alone."
The Scotland international scored 43 goals in less than two seasons during McClaren's first spell in charge of the Rams. And the former England boss admits to being surprised that the player was allowed to leave under pervious boss Nigel Pearson.
"I've made it clear how I like Chris Martin," said McClaren. "If I had my choice when I first came in, he would still be here,"
Martin has scored seven goals in 17 appearances for Fulham in the Championship this term.
Revenue fell to 18.3bn yuan ($2.7bn, £2.2bn) for the third quarter, 0.7% down from a year earlier.
The drop comes as a government curb on its advertising continues to affect profit.
The crackdown by regulators was in response to paid-for ads listing suspect, ineffectual medical treatment.
It comes after an outcry over the death of a student who tried an experimental cancer therapy that came top of the list in his Baidu web search.
Student Wei Zexi, who was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma in 2014, had said he found out about a controversial cancer treatment through Baidu.
The treatment was unsuccessful and the 21-year-old student died on 12 April.
Before his death, Wei publicly accused the hospital of misleading him and his family of the treatment's effectiveness, and criticised Baidu for selling search listings for medical information to the highest bidder.
Baidu has denied ranking hospitals in promoted search results solely based on how much they paid, and says the hospital had been approved by the Beijing municipal government.
Baidu is China's largest search engine with 80% market share and is often compared to Google.
The company also said it expects revenue for the fourth quarter to again show a slight decrease from the previous year.
Earlier this month, Baidu had announced a $3 billion investment fund focused on mid- and late-stage start-ups to explore new growth opportunities.
Baidu is also investing in artificial intelligence and self-driving car technology.
The Magpies had lost 10 League Two games in a row when Nolan was appointed on 12 January and were just one point and one place above the bottom two.
But the win at second-placed Plymouth Argyle was their fourth in nine games under Nolan and took them eight points clear of the relegation zone.
"This is not a time to relax now," Nolan told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"This is the time to work even harder and that is what we are going to do. We will continue to do that because that's what we are doing behind the scenes as a backroom staff."
The victory over Argyle was achieved thanks to Jorge Grant - one of four players who moved to the Meadow Lane club towards the end of the January transfer window.
Former Newcastle and West Ham midfielder Nolan also registered as a player but is yet to feature, while experienced striker Shola Ameobi has recently signed.
Four games into his tenure, Nolan insisted that they were not in a relegation battle, despite at that time being in an identical position to when he took charge.
He added: "I didn't know the players personally, but once I got to know them I knew I had intelligent footballers, who could handle what I would throw at them.
"They have done that tremendously and they keep working hard."
The 34-year-old said he and chairman Alan Hardy both shared the same "110% work ethic", adding: "The lads know that and it's brilliant they have brought into it and are getting the results because of it."
Kirsty Williams, AM for Brecon and Radnorshire, said the planned closure of the bank in Crickhowell in November was "very bad news".
The bank said it was making provision for customers at nearby post offices. It also said it was investing £600,000 at the nearest branch at Abergavenny.
NatWest is to close 11 branches in north Wales in September.
It blamed the closures on a "wide range of factors" including usage.
The 20-year-old Sweden international joined the Championship club on a three-year deal in August for an undisclosed fee.
He has since made six appearances in all competitions for the Robins, including three starts in cup games.
"Gustav needs matches," Bristol City's chief operating officer, Mark Ashton, told the club website.
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Fred Reynolds, of Haywards Heath, said the government should have acted sooner to honour those who risked their lives.
A year ago, Prime Minister David Cameron, said the veterans should get medals and the issue was referred to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
An MoD spokeswoman said an independent review into the rules governing military medals would start soon.
The Arctic convoys transported four million tons of crucial supplies and munitions to Russia between 1941 and 1945 to fight off Hitler's advances.
In 2005 an arctic badge was awarded to the veterans but they say that does not go far enough.
Caroline Dineage, the Conservative MP for Gosport, is backing the veterans' campaign.
She said: "I think this is our way of saying 'we recognise that you suffered the most unimaginable hardships in order to keep this country safe'."
The 23-year-old, who plays for Paris St-Germain, denies the charge and has himself filed a complaint against the police for violence, reports say.
He was originally arrested and placed in police custody early on Monday morning after an incident in Paris.
The incident occurred in the Champs Elysees area in the early hours of Monday as Aurier left a nightclub.
Paris St Germain officials said the club will wait for further information before making any comment.
Coach Laurent Blanc briefly suspended Aurier in mid-February after the defender posted a video online in which he insulted Blanc and fellow PSG players, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Angel di Maria.
Ewan Turner, 36, moved into two-bedroomed Kirnie Cottage in Walkerburn when he noticed it was vacant.
He then tried to cash in by pretending to be the owner and convincing an estate agent to put it on the market.
Selkirk Sheriff Court was told the attempt was "doomed to failure". Sentence was deferred until December.
The offence happened after the property's owner died last year and left the cottage to a beneficiary.
At that point Turner, who was already a squatter in the building, hatched his plan to sell it.
His lawyer Greg McDonnel said the scheme was bound to fail.
He told the court: "The moment he contacted any solicitor in respect of an offer, it would be discovered the property would not be in his name.
"When an offer was made he took the property off the market and tried to let it out instead."
Turner admitted a charge of pretending to be the owner of the cottage between March and May 2011 and attempting to induce someone to sell it on his behalf and get the proceeds by fraud.
Procurator fiscal Graham Fraser told the court Turner had been squatting in the property for nine months when he decided to try and sell it.
He was able to convince an estate agent to put it on the market by providing a council tax bill, an energy bill and correspondence from Scottish Water with his name on it.
Turner, of Abbotsford Road, Galashiels, claimed the place was lying derelict when he first spotted it and had spent £8,000 on it making it liveable putting in new flooring, electrics and doors.
He was also paying the energy bills for the cottage.
But his plan to sell the property fell apart when the will beneficiary saw a "For Sale" sign in the garden and contacted police.
Sheriff Kevin Drummond, who noted Turner had a previous conviction for fraud, described the plan to sell the house as "fantasy".
He deferred sentence until 17 December for background reports.
They were walking across a recently upgraded railway line that runs through a wild jungle area in Cheddikulam, 162 miles (260km) north of Colombo.
One of the calves was dragged for some 300 metres along the track, police told AFP news agency.
Wildlife protection officers will be now sent to help train drivers avoid such incidents, the government says.
"We are also going to discuss this issue with railway officials and plan to install night vision cameras on these trains," Wildlife Department director WSK Pathiratna told BBC Sinhala.
There have been several recent fatal incidents involving elephants in Sri Lanka:
Elephants are seen as sacred in Sri Lanka and protected by law.
Still, around 200 elephants are killed every year by humans, including by farmers living near wildlife areas. Elephants also kill more than 50 people each year on average.
Just over 7,000 elephants remain in Sri Lanka, down from some 12,000 in 1900.
Siobhan Yap, 27, from Hertfordshire, treated her mother to dinner after her Audi A3 convertible was hit while parked on Watford Audi's forecourt.
Watford Audi agreed to pay for a meal for two, so Ms Yap headed to L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Covent Garden.
Watford Audi said the £714.61 bill was "excessive", and offered to pay half.
In response, Ms Yap said that Audi should have "specified a price limit".
The garage repaired Ms Yap's car - which she had bought second-hand for £20,000 - after it was damaged by a delivery vehicle before she could pick it up from the forecourt.
Audi gave her a courtesy car and offered to cover the cost of a meal for two "for the inconvenience caused".
While at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Ms Yap and her mother enjoyed four glasses of champagne, two bottles of wine costing £69 each, six cocktails totalling £86 and a sloe gin.
The "small tasting dishes" they tried included one La Truffe Noire at £35, two St Jacques scallop dishes costing £29 each and two La Volatille risottos totalling £42.
Ms Yap told the JVS show on BBC Three Counties Radio that Audi should pay the whole bill because she had to send the car back for further repairs, and the cost was "relative to what they put me through and their customer service levels".
"They put me through a lot of stress and it was a really nice restaurant," Ms Yap said. "They should have specified a limit."
A Watford Audi spokesman said it was "excessive expenditure for two diners", but as it was "keen to make amends for the incident" it agreed to cover half the bill, equating to £357.
"We believe this is a fair and reasonable amount given the circumstances, and we stand by the decision taken," said the spokesman.
Etiquette expert William Hanson said the garage should have set an upper limit and should "learn a lesson" and "absorb the cost". But he said that "you don't need to perhaps drink that much if someone else is paying".
Source: L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon website
Mike Parker wrote in 2001 that parts of Wales were inhabited by "gun-toting Final Solution crackpots".
He said he would not use such phrases now, as he was "hopefully wiser" but there was nothing to apologise for.
At a Ceredigion hustings in Borth on Wednesday, Mr Parker said the row had been a "fair old day" for him before explaining his comments from 2001.
Speaking to BBC Wales earlier, Mr Parker said: "The message was about racism. Racism is the absolute scourge of our times.
"It's a terrible thing that divides us one from another, and it's got worse since I wrote that article, it's got worse.
"I don't regret it. I wouldn't use those phrases now, not because I'm standing for parliament but because I'm 15 years older, greyer and hopefully wiser.
"I was fired-up and passionate, against racism, for the wonderful, compassionate, tolerant community I had moved into in mid Wales.
"The two things seemed so out of kilter, I wanted to try and express it and yes I expressed it in quite strong terms but I have no regrets about that."
Asked if he felt the need to apologise, he said: "There is nothing to apologise for."
Former Plaid Cymru MP Elfyn Llwyd said calls for Mr Parker to step down as a candidate were "pure nonsense".
"We are dealing with comments made 15 years ago and the person who has written them has said the language was florid and he wouldn't choose the same words today," he told BBC Radio Cymru on Thursday.
Mr Llwyd said Mr Parker was referring to a "very, very small proportion of people who moved to Wales with racist opinions".
The piece had been written at a time when the BNP was growing and was holding rallies in mid Wales, he added.
On Wednesday, Ceredigion's Labour candidate Huw Thomas condemned "such divisive and hateful language" while Conservative contender Henrietta Hensher accused Mr Parker of a "dangerous generalisation".
Welsh Liberal Democrat AM Peter Black said Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood should demand a "full public apology" from Mr Parker, while the UKIP Ceredigion candidate Gethin James said someone from his party would have had to consider their position as a candidate if they had written in such a "derogatory manner".
The other candidates declared to be standing in Ceredigion are Jack Huggins (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition), Daniel Thompson (Green Party), and Mark Williams (Liberal Democrats).
Inspectors said it found a "widespread belief" that offenders "could not be trusted to behave responsibly."
The inspection report said that just over a third of inmates "engaged constructively" in daily activities.
But it said the relationship between staff and inmates had "appreciably improved" since the last inspection.
HMYOI Polmont, near Falkirk, houses young male offenders aged between 16 and 21.
The inspection took place ahead of the transfer of about 110 female prisoners to Polmont from HMP Cornton Vale.
Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, David Strang said that "considerable progress" had been made since the last inspection in 2014.
Mr Strang said: "The concept of HMYOI Polmont as a learning environment is ambitious and progressive, and I would encourage a continuation in the development of this ethos."
However, he expressed concern at a "lack of engagement" in the opportunities for many of the inmates.
The report stated: "For those who did take part, the positive benefits were very clear.
"Despite significant investment in the activities areas, it was disappointing to note that only just over a third of the population engaged constructively in daily activities."
The report said a "sizeable proportion" of the young offenders spent extended periods of the day locked in their cells.
It noted: "The challenge for HMYOI Polmont is to create an environment which encourages young men to engage with the opportunities available for them.
"This needs to go beyond simply making the activities available on the timetable."
Inspectors said there was an "apparent overemphasis on security" which had an "adverse impact" on decisions about recreation, time in the fresh air and communal dining.
It said these activities were restricted by a "fear or expectation that too many young men together would result in disorder or assaults."
Mr Strang said: "I would like to see the balance between these two elements redressed in a way that would encourage engagement and responsibility.
"It was surprising that during conversations with SPS staff, at all levels, the majority held view was that social interaction opportunities were limited because of the fear of interpersonal violence.
"Therefore extended periods of confinement to their cells was required in order to maintain good order and discipline."
Mr Strang said that developing a culture where young men took responsibility for making constructive decisions "should be applauded".
He said: "Without in any way compromising security and safety, HMYOI Polmont should seek to encourage the whole population to participate actively in more activities outwith their cells."
A Scottish Prison Service spokesman said that the number of young offenders in custody in recent years had been reduced from over 1,000 to about 400.
He said: "By definition, what we are caring for now are some of the more difficult to reach people.
"We have said right from the start that this is a journey of some years.
"We do recognise that it is an issue that many of these young people have been involved in acts of violence.
"We have to address that and make sure that the environment we have in prison is safe for everybody.
"The team there are working to try and engage these young men in a variety of quite innovative ways
"Looking at the report in its totality, the chief inspector recognises the progress that has been made."
The sextet - Pine Island and Thwaites in Antarctica; and Jakobshavn, Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, Zacharae Isstrom and Petermann in Greenland - are major contributors to ongoing sea-level rise.
They are thinning and flowing faster, and scientists believe some of them have become unstable.
Routine observation should pick up any sudden changes in behaviour.
The data is currently being gathered by the Sentinel-1a spacecraft, but it will be assisted soon by a sister platform, Sentinel-1b, which the European Space Agency will launch on Friday.
Both have radar instruments that are able to see the glaciers' surfaces day or night, and in all weathers.
They can track activity by keeping a watch on the velocities of crevasses as they move towards the ocean.
The UK's NERC Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) has just sent live a new web portal that all researchers can access.
Using only Sentinel-1a data for the time being, the service will provide a snapshot of behaviour at least every 12 days. When Sentinel-1b comes online in a few months, the image cycle should improve to once every six days.
"The widespread coverage and short repeat period of Sentinel-1a has revolutionised the way we can observe glaciers around the world," said Dr Anna Hogg from Leeds University.
"This first satellite in Europe's Copernicus programme is a fantastic new resource, and is proving to be a critical tool for monitoring changes in Antarctic and Greenland ice flow. Things will only get better when Sentinel-1b joins the fray."
The intention is to bring more glaciers into the programme over time. This will be easier when 1b is up and working following a period of commissioning.
"The first step is to focus on areas of known dynamical imbalance - and, certainly, these six glaciers are key contributors to sea-level rise," explained CPOM colleague Prof Andrew Shepherd.
"The next step is to expand the service. Future sea-level projections really only allow for imbalance in places we know about today. There are ice streams that may not have activated yet, and that's why we'd like to routinely monitor perhaps 20 to 30 other sectors of Antarctica and Greenland.
"That's our intention, together with Esa as part of their climate change initiative."
An Austrian team is developing a similar service, and here at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly this group, known as ENVEO, showcased some of its own ice velocity maps. It has some very impressive static (averaged over time) renderings of Antarctica and Greenland.
One important difference with ENVEO's near-real-time service when it goes live will be the tools provided to users.
"The amount of data from Sentinel even now is overwhelming, and it makes it quite hard to get the information out that you want," explained Dr Jan Wuite.
"It never used to be a problem but with these maps being produced every 12 days, and soon every six days - it is. That makes it very necessary to get hold of this data with special tools and that's what we're developing."
Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden and Zacharae Isstrom are two big glaciers that enter the ocean next to each other in the northeast of Greenland. Together they make up 12% of the Greenland ice sheet. Zacharae Isstrom hit the headlines in November last year. A report said it had broken loose from a stable position held in 2012 and was now in an accelerated retreat. The northeast of Greenland has only recently attracted attention because the most vulnerable regions of the ice sheet were always considered to be much further south.
Jakobshavn is sited in southwest Greenland. Not only does it move very fast (at times over 17km a year), but it is also retreating rapidly inland, at a rate of many hundreds of metres per year. Periodically, it displays spectacular calving behaviour. Billions of tonnes of icebergs are shed from its front every year and move out of the fjord towards the Atlantic. Jakobshavn is thought to have spawned the big block of ice that sank the Titanic.
Petermann is in the northwest of Greenland. It is another producer of spectacular icebergs. Some are so big they are referred to as "ice islands". In 2010 it produced a block 260 sq km in area. In 2012, a 130-sq-km piece came away. Calving is part of the natural life cycle of ocean-terminating glacier. But ongoing monitoring and in-situ research will establish if any of the drivers are changing, and how.
Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is contributing more to sea-level rise than any other ice stream on the planet. It drains an area of 160,000 sq km, which is roughly two-thirds the size of the United Kingdom. The geometry of the rock bed under Pine Island makes it unstable, and scientists believe it is now in a self-sustaining retreat that could contribute on the order of perhaps 3.5-10mm to global ocean rise in the next 20 years.
Thwaites Glacier is in the same part of West Antarctica as Pine Island and of similar size. It too has experienced significant retreat since the early 1990s. Its grounding line - the point where its leading front lifts off the bed and floats - has gone backwards some 15km. Continuing retreat will eventually take this line over a sill, which would then expose the deep-seated interior mass of the glacier to a potential runaway collapse.
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The company has been running services from Waterloo to the south coast, Salisbury and Reading since 1996.
Its contract expires in 2017 but it hoped to secure a further two years.
The Department of Transport confirmed it was unable to reach agreement with the company and said the franchise would go out to competition.
In a statement, Stagecoach said: "A significant difference has remained between both parties regarding the financial evaluation of the proposals.
"Nevertheless, as the incumbent operator with nearly 20 years' experience in growing and improving one of the most complex and busiest rail franchises in the country, we believe we are in a strong position to submit a powerful and attractive bid for a new South West Trains franchise."
Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin said he believed a franchise competition would achieve passenger benefits and better value for taxpayers.
Basingstoke MP Maria Miller welcomed the announcement, saying it could mean a "more modern structure to cope with what has been a huge increase in passenger numbers".
She added: "In our region we've seen the effect of that increase in numbers come out in congestion, which means that some peak time trains can frankly feel like cattle trucks at the best of times."
But the RMT's general secretary Mick Cash called the decision a "shocking indictment of government policy and the privatised railway that a company that has been running the franchise for 20 years is not entrusted with the service going forward".
Passengers and luggage had to be taken off the British Airways (BA) jet while engineers examined it.
A misplaced cone had become wedged beneath the aircraft, but it was later allowed to continue its journey.
BA apologised for the delay.
Senior officials in North Korea have previously been absent from view for long periods only to reappear.
However, Gen Ri would be the latest of several high-ranking officials to be purged under leader Kim Jong-un.
South Korean media reported that Gen Ri had been executed earlier this month for corruption and "factional conspiracy".
Last week, a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party attended by Mr Kim discussed how to deal with corruption.
While no individuals were mentioned, state news agency KCNA reported at the time that those at the meeting criticised "the practices of seeking privileges, misuse of authority... and bureaucratism manifested in the party".
Who was N Korea's 'executed' general?
North Korean leadership expert Mike Madden told the BBC rumours that Gen Ri had fallen from favour first surfaced late last year.
However, "when previous chiefs of staff have been removed, they have re-appeared in other positions or been demoted. The only exception was Gen Ri Yong-ho who was removed in 2012 and then put under house arrest," Mr Madden said.
"That being said, much of the information that South Korean intelligence sources have been giving to the media in the past year or so has turned out to be true," he added.
Mr Madden also pointed out that it already seemed as though Gen Ri had been replaced when another general, Ri Myong-su, appeared at a recent rally in Pyongyang and was mentioned in the slot normally reserved for the chief of staff.
If this is the case, he will be the fourth chief of staff since Kim Jong-un took over in 2011, as opposed to three during his father Kim Jong-il's 17 years in power.
The reports of Gen Ri's execution come days after the North launched a long-range rocket, which critics say is a test of banned missile technology.
In January the North carried out its fourth nuclear test.
Some observers say the regime's recent behaviour may be linked to Kim Jong-un wanting to shore up his position ahead of a rare congress of the Workers' Party due in May.
North Korea rarely confirms these reports of purges and executions though it did announce the death of Kim Jong-un's uncle and mentor, Chang Song-thaek, in 2013.
Sometimes reports become completely fanciful as they spin around the internet - reports that Mr Chang was devoured by ravenous dogs were false.
Knowing what to make of the executions and disappearances is also hard. Do they indicate the strength of the man at the top, because he can arbitrarily and brutally dispense with the people around him, or does it indicate weakness?
It may be both. It may be that Kim Jong-un fears alternative sources of power and (like Stalin) pre-empts their rise. But it may also be that Kim Jong-un (like Stalin) sees threats where they do not exist. What is clear is that the leadership around Kim Jong-un is not stable.
In May 2015 South Korea's spy agency told parliament that the North's Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol had been executed for showing disloyalty to Mr Kim.
The agency said Mr Hyon was killed by anti-aircraft fire in front of an audience of hundreds - it later said it was yet to verify the information. That news came weeks after the reported execution of 15 senior officials.
Also on Wednesday, South Korea announced it was suspending operations at the jointly-run Kaesong industrial park in North Korea following the North's recent rocket launch and nuclear test.
Seoul said all operations at the complex would halt, to stop the North using its investment "to fund its nuclear and missile development".
The suspension will mean North Korea will lose the income it currently gains from the site, which comes to $100m a year (£69m).
Hameed, 20, impressed on England's tour of India last year but has not made a first-class half-century this season.
He lost his place in the national side, but was netting with England batting coach Mark Ramprakash on the first day of the fourth Test against South Africa on Friday.
"We want him to score runs and push to get back in the team," said Farbrace.
With the fourth Test taking place at Hameed's home ground of Old Trafford, Farbrace added it was an opportunity to "keep him in the fold".
He will play for Lancashire in their County Championship match against Hampshire at Southampton, which starts on Sunday, hoping to press his case for a recall for the three-Test series against West Indies.
"We'll be keeping a close eye on the Championship game," said Farbrace.
"Ramps has had good contact with him over the past few weeks. We want him to realise he's part of the future of the England team."
Hameed's presence at Old Trafford was made more significant by the continuing struggles of his replacement, Keaton Jennings.
Jennings made only 17 as England closed on 260-6, with the left-hander averaging only 15.57 in the series.
However, Farbrace said that the situation was not uncomfortable for Jennings, citing the regular occasions that England invite players to train with their squad.
He also had words of support for the Durham man, who made a century on his Test debut in India.
"He has found out a lot about himself," said Farbrace. "There are areas of his game he would want to work on, but there hasn't been time to take a step back and do that.
"He's a very honest young man who works hard. Given the chance to get through this spell, I think he will make a success of international cricket.
"When you have someone who is driven to be as good as they can be, you want to stick with them."
Farbrace added that England have received no official approach for fast bowling coach Ottis Gibson, who has been linked with South Africa's head coach role.
Despite this the country remains obsessed with the weather. Many people tune in to news bulletins purely to hear the weather forecast, while dramatic meteorological changes often themselves become news headlines.
Weather has already played a part in the referendum debate, with autumn's temperate conditions one of the reasons it was selected as the best time of year for the referendum to be held, even before a specific date was decided upon.
But could the weather have a role in the referendum's outcome? And would bad weather harm or favour one side more than the other?
For polling day itself, we're expecting a cloudy start but largely dry. Any showers confined to the Northern Isles.
Through the day, it will brighten up and turn quite warm in the west and south west. Highs of 21C around Glasgow and Ayrshire.
Closer to 19C for Inverness, Perth, Stirling and Dumfries.
A shade cooler and cloudier for Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh, with a small risk of some light drizzle right on the east coast.
Election weather facts
Highest turnout in a UK general election
•Feb 1950 : Forecast characterised by sunshine and showers, quite pleasant with a little bit of sunshine.
Lowest turnout in a local election
•May 1998 (English local election): Wind and rain across the country.
Lowest Turnout in a European election
•June 1999 : While some parts of Scotland and NE England saw some rain, other parts of the country enjoyed warm and sunny weather.
Some political commentators say that rain has traditionally been more of a turnoff for Labour voters than their Conservative counterparts.
With more Conservative votes coming from the retired demographic who are free to vote at any point in the day, the Tory turnout is less adversely affected by inclement weather. But the theory is that, as Labour voters have tended to go to the polls between teatime and 22:00, after they get in from work, they are more likely to stay at home in nasty weather than go out again to face the elements.
"There is probably something in it, because in the older industrial working class areas, people voted on their way home from work and the middle class tended to go out in the morning or lunchtime," says Mr Howard.
"So rain in the evening has always been a frightening prospect for Labour. It's probably less relevant these days but I think there's still a grain of truth to it."
He cites the 71% turnout in the 1997 general election as an example: "When people cast their minds back to the Labour landslide of 1997, they remember a warm spring day. "
What could this mean for the referendum?
With both the UK and Scottish Labour leaders fully paid up members of Better Together, and former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling heading up the pro-union campaign, the traditional theory would seem to suggest that a lower turnout from the traditional Labour stalwart would put more of a dent in the "No" vote than their opposition.
However, with many traditional Labour voters now apparently giving their backing to the "Yes" side, it could be it would hit the pro-independence vote too.
Realistically though, given that more Scots have registered to vote in the referendum than in any previous election in history, it is unlikely that many voters will let the risk of frizzy hair or the inconvenience of a raincoat keep them at home this time around.
In any event, some experts doubt whether there is really any connection between weather and voter turnout.
Electoral behaviour expert Prof John Curtice has dismissed any link between weather and voter turnout as a myth. He asserts that the lower turnout in traditional Labour wards has more to do with the higher likelihood of social deprivation in these areas and a lack of political engagement than anything else.
Research also doesn't appear to bear out any real link between bad weather and a reduced turnout.
Stephen Fisher, a politics lecturer at Oxford University who has studied the relationship between the weather and turnout, says: "If you made a statistical correlation and scored the weather according to how good it was and compiled a graph showing voter turnout, over the last 15 elections you don't see a correlation.
"In 2001 turnout was 59% and in 2005, 61%. The turnouts were much lower than other post-war elections, which average at 70%, but the weather was pretty good on both those election days."
However, studies in other parts of the world have shown a different experience.
Researchers from across the pond claim that weather has had a direct impact in US elections, even dictating the outcome of several presidential elections, with poor weather shown to benefit the Republicans.
Ahead of the most recent presidential election with Democrat Barack Obama running against Republican Mitt Romney, an Ipsos poll showed that 28% of Democrat voters admitted bad weather would impact whether they made it to the polls, compared to 19% of Republican voters.
Other studies have taken the weather effect so seriously that they have attempted to create an empirical formula to quantify the correlation.
A 2007 Journal of Politics study concluded that rain reduces US voter participation by a rate of just below 1% and an inch of snowfall decreases turnout by almost 0.5%. A separate study into Dutch voting habits put a 10C increase in temperate or an inch of rainfall raising or lowering the turnout by a rate of 1%.
But political scientists also admit that regional differences matter, pointing out that an inch of rain in showery Seattle doesn't impact turnout in the same way as it would in typically sunny Los Angeles.
Given Scotland's often monsoon-esque conditions even in summer, it's not as if a spot of rain isn't something voters are well used to. So are Scots better at heeding Billy Connolly advice, sticking on a raincoat and simply getting on with it, than our friends in warmer and drier climes?
As elections to the Scottish Parliament are always held on the same date - the first Thursday in May - it's hard to tell whether weather has had any impact in elections in Scotland at all.
After all, it is difficult to imagine that the meteorological conditions during spring elections would vary enough to bring about a dramatic rise or fall in the number of ballot papers to count.
This is borne out by the statistics, with voter turnout remaining fairly consistent regardless of weather conditions. Despite a damp and drizzly day during the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, turnout stood at 50.4% - just under 1.5 percentage points less than the previous election in 2007 which saw most of Scotland enjoy dry and clear conditions.
John Curtice argues that with UK elections taking place in summer or autumn, weather conditions are rarely extreme enough to have an impact.
As he puts it: "You might need to take a brolly with you or you might have sunshine, but you won't have a howling gale or snow."
BBC's political editor Brian Taylor warns that weather is not the only obstacle that the campaigns face in trying to get voters out of the house on polling day.
"Smart politicians check on a range of factors," he says. "On election day, they all become weather watchers. Will it rain? If it does, will it deter their lot more than the other lot? Do they need to summon extra cars to ferry voters to the polls?
"If they are going canvassing, they check the TV schedule. Heaven help the eager young activist who tries knocking doors during Eastenders or the Cup Final."
It is true that the British love affair with the weather is perhaps only rivalled by an addiction to TV.
It is said that when standing for election in 1964, Harold Wilson was so concerned that Steptoe and Son would keep prospective Labour voters glued to the screen on the evening of the vote that he went to great lengths to try and persuade BBC Director General Hugh Green to re-jig the schedule.
But is the referendum a different kettle of fish to an ordinary election?
Rarely has an issue or political debate in this country been as impassioned and heated as the one over Scottish independence.
Political commentator Anthony Howard believed that elections which are too close to call were sure ways of luring voters into polling booths, so the recent narrowing of the polls provide yet another reason to dismiss the impact of the weather as a storm in a teacup.
The BBC's Brian Taylor is also forecasting that any referendum weather worries will be "full of wind".
He says: "Given the level of engagement with this contest, I suspect the voters will turn out on 18 September rain, hail or shine. "
Florida is the largest swing state and is seen as a must-win for Mr Trump.
The Republican candidate later flew to North Carolina and will then head west to Nevada.
Opinion polls in recent days have suggested Mr Trump is gaining support but he still remains behind Mrs Clinton in most surveys.
In Florida, the contest appears to be tight. Real Clear Politics' poll average puts the Democratic candidate ahead, but poll analysis website FiveThirtyEight says Mr Trump has a 52.6% chance of winning the state.
US President Barack Obama won Florida in 2012 by a margin of just 0.9% over Republican Mitt Romney.
Candidates need 270 electoral college votes to win the presidency. Florida is worth 29.
Some 37 million early voters have already cast their ballots. Reports suggest many more Latino voters are turning out early in key states including Florida, Arizona and Nevada compared to past elections.
Florida has a significant Latino population, including many Cubans.
Mr Trump told a rally in Tampa: "I say to the Hispanic community living in the inner city, to the African-American community, I say: what the hell do you have to lose?"
He said Cubans supported him. He said he would provide jobs and solve crime for inner-city communities.
Mrs Clinton courted voters in a Haitian-American district of Miami before holding a rally in Pembroke Pines. Her short address there ended in a downpour of rain.
She will later make an appearance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, alongside pop star Katy Perry.
Hispanics make up 16% of registered voters in Florida this election, the Associated Press reports, up from 13.5% in 2012.
American Hispanics mostly vote Democrat but Florida's large Cuban population - which make up 31% of the state's Hispanic vote - have traditionally voted Republican.
Donald Trump recently began to speak out against the US lifting its economic embargo on Cuba in a play for older voters, analysts say.
But they also point out that as more younger Cubans have settled in Miami, support for warming US-Cuba relations - which Mrs Clinton backs - is growing among the community. Polls now suggest that more Miami Cubans are against the embargo than for it.
Mr Trump's divisive and insulting comments about immigrants from Mexico and elsewhere have also angered many Latinos.
Both candidates held rallies in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Friday.
In Cleveland, Mrs Clinton ended the day's campaigning at a concert, where she was joined by the singer Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay Z.
The Clinton campaign is putting on several events with high-profile figures from the entertainment world as it tries to energise young and minority voters.
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi will later appear with Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine in St Petersburg, Florida.
On Friday night, Mr Trump told supporters in Hershey, Pennsylvania, that he "didn't have to bring J-Lo or Jay Z" to draw crowds.
"I am here all by myself. Just me. No guitar, no piano, no nothing," he said.
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Mrs Clinton has faced a torrent of negative headlines after the FBI said last week it was looking into emails that may be connected to her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
The Clinton camp have questioned the timing of the announcement.
Two senior Democrats have now called for an investigation into the role of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Trump surrogate, after he appeared to suggest he knew about the inquiry before it was announced.
Separately, US authorities have said they are assessing the credibility of information on a possible al-Qaeda extremist attack before election day.
New York City, Texas and Virginia were said to be possible targets but a police spokesman said the information "lacks specificity".
Officials say they regularly assess all possible threats before major events.
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Emergency services were called when the woman vanished into a void outside a cafe on North End Road in Fulham, south-west London.
Passersby said they heard a loud scream and saw the woman had stumbled into the 3ft-wide (1m) hole.
The woman was taken to hospital but was not seriously injured.
Local workers rushed to help when the woman in her 40s fell into the hole, just before 09:00 BST.
The accident happened shortly after a man fell down the hole and twisted his ankle.
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The area around the hole had been blocked off with tables and chairs, in an attempt to stop people walking into it, nearby market stall holders said.
However, they added despite shouts by cafe staff, the woman who had a shopping trolley, squeezed through the chairs and fell down the hole.
Mohammed Atillah, who works in the cafe, said he was outside talking to the man who stumbled earlier, when the woman walked through the makeshift barrier and fell down the hole.
"I could see a small hole. I put the tables and chairs so no-one would come through," said Mr Atillah.
"A lady was passing down the street, she came into the middle of the tables and fell down the hole."
He said he helped her to reach the floor of the basement under the cafe and she walked back up via the stairs.
Council staff have now cordoned off the area.
The London Ambulance Service said: "The patient was shaken but not seriously injured and we took her to Charing Cross Hospital."
Although parts of the US rapper's song were muted by ITV, Ofcom still received 151 complaints about offensive language and race discrimination or offence.
Ofcom has assessed the complaints but said it will take no further action.
ITV tried to cut out offensive language by airing February's ceremony with a short delay, the regulator decided.
An Ofcom spokesman said: "We received a number of complaints that Kanye West's language, shortly after the watershed, was offensive.
"But we will not be taking the matter forward for investigation.
"Having carefully assessed these complaints, we noted that before the programme ITV took steps to ensure that offensive language was not used, and during the programme to mute the majority of it."
The soldiers took to the streets in several cities over a pay dispute and blocked off the second largest city, Bouaké, on Saturday.
They have said they are willing to fight if the army intervenes.
Popular opposition to the rebellion has been growing, culminating in a march against the soldiers in Bouaké.
Six people were wounded when the soldiers opened fire on protesters during Saturday's demonstration.
In a statement released at 1700 GMT on Sunday announcing that a military operation was underway, armed forces' chief of staff General Sékou Touré said many of the mutinous soldiers had listened to earlier calls for them to stand down.
But he said that some soldiers were continuing to disobey orders, which is why the operation had been launched.
Troops are advancing towards Bouaké, Reuters news agency reports.
In January, the soldiers forced the government into paying them about $8,000 (£6,200) each in bonuses to end a rebellion.
They were due to receive a further payment this month and several thousands of mutineers had been unhappy they were not consulted when on Thursday a spokesman for the group said they would drop their demands for the remaining money.
The government has said it will not negotiate with the disgruntled soldiers.
The mutiny has raised fears of a resurgence of the violence seen during Ivory Coast's 10-year civil war, which ended in 2011.
Many of the mutineers in January are former rebels who joined the army after the conflict.
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A variety of locations are being used to gather tents, blankets, food and clothing due to be sent to Calais.
Over 400 people have pledged to help in Wrexham with groups collecting items in Newport, Cardiff and elsewhere.
Organisers at The Lansdowne pub in Canton said they wanted to help after watching news reports.
In Wrexham, Katie Wilkinson, 27, and friends set up a Facebook group, Wrexham to Calais Solidarity, calling for donated items.
Three collection centres have been set up in the county borough due to the "overwhelming and inspiring" support.
She said: "As the response has been so huge, we are now planning to go directly to the camp in Calais on the 19 September to join others from across the UK and Europe in a day of solidarity."
Ariana Faris, a psychotherapist from Cardiff, is flying out to the Greek island Lesbos on Saturday with her sister, a midwife, to help refugees and migrants there.
Explaining why they have decided to go, she said: "It was the thought that people on the island themselves are just gathering and offering what they can and that we too can do something."
David Cameron has announced the UK is to provide resettlement to "thousands" more Syrian refugees.
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Group A - Brazil 3-1 Croatia: Brazil came from a goal down to beat Croatia in the opening match of the 2014 World Cup at the Arena de Sao Paulo.
Croatia took the lead when Marcelo put through his own net after 11 minutes before Neymar equalised with a superb left-foot effort just before the half-hour mark.
Brazil were then awarded a controversial penalty in the 71st minute which Neymar netted, with Oscar sealing the victory late on.
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Group A - Mexico 1-0 Cameroon: Oribe Peralta swept home the only goal as Mexico make a winning start to their campaign.
El Tri had two first-half goals incorrectly disallowed for offside, with former Tottenham striker Giovani Dos Santos the unlucky player on both occasions.
But, Peralta's effort put them level on points with hosts Brazil after their opening match.
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Group B - Spain 1-5 Netherlands: Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben scored two goals apiece as Netherlands stunned the defending champions.
Xabi Alonso put Spain ahead from the spot but Van Persie equalised with a spectacular diving header just before half-time.
Robben scored twice after the break, either side of a Stefan De Vrij header and Van Persie's second.
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Group B - Chile 3-1 Australia: Chile joined Netherlands on three points in Group B with an opening victory over Australia.
Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring, before Jorge Valdivia curled in the second just two minutes later.
Tim Cahill's header gave Australia hope but Jean Beausejour's late strike secured victory for the South Americans.
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Group C - Colombia 3-0 Greece: Goals from Pablo Armero, Teofilo Gutierrez and James Rodriguez gave Colombia victory in their first match.
Armero put the Colombians ahead inside five minutes with a deflected shot.
Gutierrez tapped home from close range to double his side's lead after the break, before Rodriguez sealed the win in injury time.
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Group D - Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica: Costa Rica shocked Uruguay in their Group D opener in Fortaleza.
Uruguay took the lead through Edinson Cavani's penalty, but two goals in three minutes from Joel Campbell and Oscar Duarte gave Los Ticos the lead.
A late goal from Marcos Urena sealed the win.
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Group D - England 1-2 Italy: Mario Balotelli's second-half header secured victory for Italy in Manaus.
The Azzurri took the lead through Claudio Marchisio's 25-yard shot but, less than two minutes later, Daniel Sturridge levelled following Wayne Rooney's cross.
Phil Jagielka headed Balotelli's lob off the line, before the AC Milan striker's header gave Italy victory.
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Group C - Ivory Coast 2-1 Japan: Two goals in two minutes helped the Ivory Coast come from a goal down to beat Japan in Recife.
Japan took the lead through Keisuke Honda, but second-half goals from Wilfried Bony and Gervinho gave the Ivorians victory.
The win moved the Elephants second in the Group C table behind Colombia.
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Group E - Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador: Haris Seferovic scored a dramatic late winner to give Switzerland a winning start.
The striker turned in a low cross 30 seconds before the final whistle to secure the three points for his side.
Enner Valencia headed Ecuador in front, before Admir Mehmedi equalised with another header, just two minutes after coming on as a substitute.
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Group E - France 3-0 Honduras: France beat 10-man Honduras in their opening game, with striker Karim Benzema netting twice.
Honduras were reduced to 10 men when Wilson Palacios was shown a second yellow card for conceding the penalty from which Benzema put France in front.
The Real Madrid player then saw a shot rebound in off the post and Noel Valladares before netting his second of the night.
The Valladares own goal was the first goal given by goalline technology at a World Cup.
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Group F - Argentina 2-1 Bosnia-Hercegovina: Lionel Messi scores a wonderful goal as much-fancied Argentina edge aside Bosnia-Hercegovina.
Sead Kolasinac's own goal gave Argentina the lead, before Messi fired home his first World Cup goal since 2006.
Substitute Vedad Ibisevic netted Bosnia-Hercegovina's first World Cup goal, but it was not enough to prevent defeat.
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Group F - Iran 0-0 Nigeria: Iran and Nigeria played out the first draw of the 2014 World Cup.
Nigeria dominated possession but created few chances against a disciplined side managed by former Manchester United coach Carlos Queiroz.
The Super Eagles' best opportunities came in the first half, when Ogenyi Onazi fired a yard wide before Ahmed Musa went close with a free-kick.
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Group G - Germany 4-0 Portugal: Germany forward Thomas Muller scored a hat-trick as his side thrashed Portugal.
Muller converted an early penalty after Mario Gotze was brought down in the area by Joao Pereira, before Mats Hummels headed home following a corner.
Portugal then had defender Pepe sent off for head-butting Muller, who scored twice more as his side made a flying start.
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Group G - Ghana 1-2 USA: The United States snatched a dramatic win over Ghana, with John Brooks heading home the winner in the 86th minute.
United States captain Clint Dempsey scored just 29 seconds into the match, the fifth-fastest World Cup goal in history.
Ghana levelled through Andre Ayew, but Brooks's first international goal gave his side victory.
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Group F - Belgium 2-1 Algeria: Goals from Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens saw a strong Belgium side overturn a 1-0 deficit to beat Algeria.
The north African side took a shock lead when Sofiane Feghouli scored from the penalty spot after being fouled by Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen.
But Fellaini equalised with a looping header, and Mertens finished off a swift counter-attack for the winner.
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Group F - Russia 1-1 South Korea: Fabio Capello's Russia came from behind to draw with South Korea thanks to an equaliser from Aleksandr Kerzhakov.
The substitute drove home from five yards to join Vladimir Beschastnykh as Russia's top scorer with 26 goals.
South Korea had led through a long-range shot from Lee Keun-ho that squirmed through the hands of goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.
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Catholicism does not recognise divorce and teaches marriage is a lifelong commitment.
In order to separate, Catholics must have their marriage annulled by showing it was flawed from the outset.
The radical reforms allow access to procedures free of charge and fast-track decisions.
Until now the procedures have been seen as arcane, expensive and bureaucratic.
Catholics seeking an annulment previously needed approval from two Church tribunals. The reforms will reduce this to one and remove the requirement of automatic appeal. An appeal will still be possible if one of the parties requests it.
The new fast-track procedure will allow bishops to grant annulments directly if both spouses request it.
Because annulment procedures are complicated, couples normally require experts to guide them through, meaning that gaining one can be expensive.
Without an annulment, Catholics who divorce and marry again are considered adulterers and are not allowed to receive communion.
Last year, the Pope set up a commission of church lawyers and clerical experts to look at how to streamline the procedure.
Writing about the changes, Pope Francis said it was unfair that spouses should be "long oppressed by darkness of doubt" over whether their marriages could be annulled.
It was a pope's refusal to grant King Henry VIII an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon in the 16th Century that led to England's break with Rome and the creation of the Church of England, with the monarch as defender of the new Church.
In the intervening centuries, the process of obtaining an annulment for ordinary Catholics has remained a lengthy and costly one.
The move by Pope Francis to simplify and streamline the process has come to fruition unusually quickly for the Vatican.
It's only a year since he set up a commission of Church lawyers to look at reforms to the process.
While they're not expected to change Catholic teaching on divorce, they are likely to make it easier for estranged couples to prove that their marriage was invalid from the beginning.
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They are also urging Canada to shore up legal protections for the media.
The demand comes after revelations that 10 Quebec journalists were spied on by police.
A court order requiring a Vice News journalist to reveal information on sources has also raised concerns that press freedoms are being eroded.
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) was joined by VICE News journalist Ben Makuch, La Presse journalist Patrick Lagace and former Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy in Ottawa to make the announcement on Wednesday.
"There is a massive culture problem in our policing and surveillance agencies," said Tom Henheffer with CJFE.
He said the federal government should pass press shield laws that protect reporters against officials requiring them to reveal confidential sources.
He also called for higher standards to be required for issuing warrants on surveillance of journalists, among other recommendations.
Quebec said this month it would hold an inquiry into the surveillance of journalists in the province by both Montreal and Quebec police forces.
Mr Lagace said he was not surprised police tried to spy on reporters but that he was shocked they were issued warrants that allowed them to spy on him and his colleagues.
Those warrants allowed them to know who Mr Lagace called and texted and gave them access to his location through his phone's GPS.
One series of search warrants were obtained against Mr Lagace after he called the mayor's office about a rumour the city leader did not pay a traffic ticket for an expired licence plate.
The rumour proved untrue, but Mayor Denis Coderre admitted to calling the then-police chief to discuss the incident, though he said he never asked police to investigate the journalist.
"I've gotten more paranoid in the last month," Mr Lagace said.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said in the House of Commons on Wednesday that the Liberal government is reviewing the directive that provides guidance to federal law enforcement on investigating "sensitive sectors", including the media, to ensure the language is appropriate and sufficient to safeguard press freedoms.
He said the government welcomed input from journalists and others.
Mr Makuch, meanwhile, is fighting an Ontario court order requiring him to hand over Kik messenger app chat logs between him and an alleged Islamic State group fighter to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Vice is appealing the decision and will be back in court February 2017.
"Source protection is crucial to our ability to do our jobs as journalists," Mr Makuch said.
"It's a fundamental tool of the trade that allows us to dig deep and hold the powerful accountable."
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Thousands of homes and businesses were flooded when record rainfall struck, causing landslides and river bank erosion and killing livestock.
Cumbria County Council said the recovery had cost approximately £500m.
The council's figures also show almost 200 businesses affected by flooding, many in Allerdale and Carlisle, are still not fully operational.
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2015 floods 'most extreme on record'
Cumbria Community Foundation flood appeal, set up to help those affected, has had more than 5,000 applications for grants and has awarded almost £7m.
Chief executive Andy Beeforth said: "The appeal has been a success because of the generosity of people who gave money. We are really fortunate to live in such supportive communities.
"We know that more than 700 families are still not back home and that this does not reflect the full situation, as some people remained living in their flooded homes, some are underinsured and those that have returned home report still having to deal with many issues."
Storm Desmond, the third major storm to hit the county in a decade, brought record rainfall, with 341.4 mm (13.4 inches) falling at Honister Pass in Borrowdale in a 24-hour period.
A major incident was declared, with Carlisle being among the worst-affected areas - the Army was called in to help evacuate homes.
Pooley Bridge at Ullswater and the Fitz Footbridge in Keswick both collapsed.
John McGuire, who owns The Sun Inn pub in Pooley Bridge, said: "Once [Pooley Bridge] was back, people were very gracious and trade has been very good.
"Everybody gets a little nervous when it rains, but other than that I've had a great time."
More than 2,000 properties in Kendal were directly affected by flooding and in April it was announced it would be given £24m for flood defences.
Flimby, Seaton and Maryport had about 40mm of rain in just a few hours, with more than 100 homes hit.
Nicola Hine, from Flimby, who was flooded out with her 11-month-old daughter, said: "I'm absolutely petrified every time it rains."
Alan Lambert's home in Keswick was so badly damaged that it has proved more cost-effective to knock it down and start again.
Mr Lambert, who is renting a flat above a shop while construction work continues, said: "We are going to raise the height of our house by 90cm.
"It would probably be simpler just to move, but clearly property values have dropped and not many people want to buy a house on a floodplain and that has flooded three times in 10 years."
Tom Armstrong has been unable to return to his flooded Carlisle home because of a disputed insurance claim.
He said he had been forced to seek legal advice over the amount offered by his insurer, which had in turn delayed renovation work.
He said: "It's affecting my health. I know I'm drinking more than I used to. When you're not comfortable and you're not in your own home for a second Christmas it's not much fun.
"At the moment it's looking like I won't be back in my own home until next spring."
Hundreds of farmers are still waiting for emergency funding to restore agricultural land, the National Farmers Union (NFU) said.
An Environment Department (Defra) spokeswoman said: "The government has invested £300m in helping communities recover from last winter's floods - this includes almost £4.4m paid out to farmers to complete flood repairs."
"I have carried out the most spectacular and sophisticated attack on Europe since World War II," Anders Behring Breivik told the court.
Breivik said he would do it all again and asked to be acquitted.
Although he admits the bombing and attack on a youth camp, he has pleaded not guilty to terror and mass murder.
"These acts are based on goodness, not evil," he said, adding that he had toned down his rhetoric out of concern for the victims.
As he closed his statement, pressed by the judge Breivik said that he acted to defend Norway against immigration and multi-culturalism.
After a lunch break, the prosecution began its cross-examination of Breivik. Topics covered include his choice of uniform and his claim to be a member of the Knights Templar group, which the prosecution has previously asserted does not exist.
Breivik insisted the group did have a few members, but conceded that the language he used to describe it may have been "pompous".
By Matthew PriceBBC News, Oslo
Think of the violence and horror of Breivik's crimes - the screams, the tears, the anguish. There couldn't be a greater contrast with the quiet, calm courtroom where the judges and lawyers are methodically going about their work.
Breivik himself is also calm. He walked slowly to the stand, clutching the 13 pages of his speech.
Asked after half an hour by the judge to shorten his remarks, he politely answered that he needed to continue, to explain why he did what he did.
He smiled with satisfaction as the day started - as one of the lay judges appointed to the trial was dismissed for having expressed his view on a social networking site that Breivik should be given the death penalty. But there have been no obvious smiles since. Breivik is businesslike, determined to get across his message.
He also implied that he drew inspiration for his strategies from al-Qaeda and added that he had not expected to survive the day.
Cross-examined over his hatred of Islam, Breivik said he and a friend had once been attacked by Muslims and he had suffered a broken nose.
Earlier, Breivik's lawyers warned that many Norwegians would find his comments upsetting. Geir Lippestad also said that he understood concerns by victims' families that Breivik would use his trial as a pulpit, but added that Breivik had a right to explain himself.
His testimony and that of his witnesses will not be broadcast. His testimony is expected to last for five days.
The BBC's Matthew Price, who was in the courtroom, says that Breivik's evidence will be crucial in working out if he is criminally insane and psychiatrists in court have been observing him closely.
One of the questions at the very heart of this trial, which is expected to last for 10 weeks, is Breivik's mental state. He has already said that he does not recognise the court.
Despite repeated interruptions from the judge to cut down his speech, Breivik insisted that he had more to say, although he agreed to limit his comments to Norway.
Breivik's comments have ranged from vehement criticisms of liberalism and multi-culturalism to claims that he "supports the model in South Korea and Japan".
Our correspondent says his comments about Norway fit in with his belief that liberal ideals are ruining Norway and are the reason why he attacked the governing Labour party summer camp on Utoeya island and government offices.
"I am not scared by the prospect of being in prison all my life. I was born in a prison where I could not express my beliefs," he told the court, adding: "This prison is called Norway."
Breivik said he was speaking as a representative of a Norwegian and European "resistance movement".
Shortly before the close of Tuesday's hearing, prosecutors questioned what had led to Breivik becoming radicalised. He said the Nato bombing of Serbia in the 1990s and the attacks of 9/11 were "important factors".
Judge substituted
As the day began, the court was briefly adjourned and one of three lay judges dismissed for saying last July that Breivik should face the death penalty.
A lay judge is an ordinary member of the public who forms part of the judgement panel. Thomas Indreboe was replaced by a substitute lay judge who observed proceedings yesterday.
On Monday, prosecutors played harrowing recordings of the events and described the fate of each victim in detail.
Breivik detonated a bomb in a van parked outside government offices in Oslo on 22 July, killing eight people.
He then travelled to Utoeya where, dressed as a police officer, he shot dead a further 69 people who were attending a youth camp run by the governing Labour party.
The 33-year-old Norwegian was found insane in one examination, while a second assessment made public last week found him mentally competent.
If the court decides he is criminally insane, he will be committed to psychiatric care; if he is judged to be mentally stable, he will be jailed if found guilty.
If jailed, he faces a sentence of 21 years which could be extended to keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.
The courtroom has been specially built for the trial to accommodate more than 200 people. Glass partitions have been put up to separate the victims and their families from Breivik.
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Williams, 33, was two wins from completing the calendar Grand Slam but lost 2-6 6-4 6-4 to unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci in the semi-finals.
"This is monumental. It's a shocker," Austin told BBC Sport.
"This is one of the biggest upsets in the history of tennis, because of what was on the line."
Williams went into Friday's semi-final on a 33-match winning streak in Grand Slams stretching back to Wimbledon 2014.
She had hoped to match Steffi Graf's 1988 sweep off all four majors in the same year, and was up against a player she had beaten four times without dropping a set.
Vinci, 32, is ranked 43 in the world and was playing in her first Grand Slam semi-final.
"Roberta Vinci had a losing record coming into the US Open and somehow got hot," added Austin.
"Things went her way, the draw opened up, Genie Bouchard hit her head and couldn't play that match [in round four]. It's just the way things happen sometimes.
"That's why they put the net up every day. You've got to go out and handle the nerves.
"I always said Serena's biggest opponent coming into this year's US Open was going to be her own nerves."
Williams was fulsome in her praise for Vinci, saying she "played literally out of her mind", but the American was not in the mood to discuss her own feelings.
"I don't want to talk about how disappointing it is for me," she said. "If you have any other questions, I'm open for that."
Tickets for the women's final had sold out before the men's for the first time ever as anticipation mounted in New York.
Williams insisted throughout the tournament that she was relaxed about the challenge, and after her defeat said: "I told you guys I don't feel pressure. I never felt that pressure to win here. I said that from the beginning."
Her four-year unbeaten run at Flushing Meadows is over but there was a glimmer of positivity after what has been an incredible run at the majors.
"I did win three Grand Slams this year," said Williams. "I won four in a row. It's pretty good."
Asked how nervous she felt Williams had become in the third set, Vinci was unequivocal: "A lot."
The Italian, who won over the crowd with an extravagant celebration during the final set, had not taken more than four games in a set off Williams in four previous matches.
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"This is the best match that I played in my life," she said. "At the end when I made a break, 4-3, and served, I was a little bit scared.
"But in my mind, I say, 'Don't think about this, because maybe you have more pressure. Stay calm, relax, and breathe during every single point.
"Don't think that you have Serena on the other side of the court.'"
She will now meet her good friend Pennetta in the final, 16 years after they won the French Open junior doubles title together.
"It's an incredible moment, but one Italian will win for sure," said Vinci.
French coach Patrick Mouratoglou was more forthcoming than Williams in discussing her defeat.
"Today was not a good day, clearly," he said.
"I saw it the first second I saw her this morning, but still she could have made it. How many times did it happen and she found a way through?"
It was only the American's third defeat of what has been a thoroughly dominant season.
"Every loss is very difficult, so it's going to be the same," said Mouratoglou. "When she lost in Toronto [last month] she told me she's tired of losing - she'd lost two matches this year."
He added: "In a way it's good. There is still this very high goal to make. In every bad news there is a good one."
Australian Open, 1984: Martina Navratilova loses to 19-year-old Helena Sukova in the semis, two matches from the calendar Slam.
Wimbledon 1994: Three-time defending champion Steffi Graf loses to American Lori McNeil in round one.
Wimbledon 1999: Top seed Martina Hingis loses to 16-year-old Australian Jelena Dokic in the first round.
French Open 2012: Serena Williams loses to Virginie Razzano, her only first-round loss at a Grand Slam.
She has the largest private collection of plants in Nigeria, with more than 2,000 trees and shrubs, and 400 types of palm growing in her garden, built up over eight years in the capital, Abuja.
The 72-year-old imports many of Nigeria's endangered plants as seeds - her aim is to conserve, propagate and disseminate forgotten indigenous plants.
She often stops her car and disembarks to conduct a search whenever she drives past an area with dense foliage; she also organises plant expeditions to remote villages around Nigeria.
Ivory Coast eyes palm oil profits
"There are plants everywhere but palms have a special aura," she says.
"They have the ability to transform an environment in a way that no other plant can."
For some people in temperate parts of the world, the palm tree symbolises a tropical, relaxing holiday, but for those who live in places where they grow, such as Nigeria, they are a vital economic resource.
Products as diverse as oil, sponges, brooms, wine and raffia are all made from the trees.
Palm products also form the raw material for other essential items, such as soap, salt, food and medicine.
However, Nigeria's reliance on crude oil means the palm has long been neglected, and many local species are in danger of becoming extinct.
There are currently more than 2,000 species of palm around the world but, nowadays, only about three to five are common in Nigeria.
"Half of the world's palms originate in Madagascar, but Africans are not interested," Mrs Muhammed says.
"It's the Westerners who go there in search of plants that are going into extinction, which they then take back to their own countries."
Nigeria was the world's leading producer of palm oil during the period of British rule, while West Africa was the centre of the palm industry.
In the 1870s, colonial administrators took palm seedlings from West Africa to Malaysia. Today, Malaysia is the global leader in oil palm plantations, production and export of palm oil products.
Its output, combined with that of Indonesia, far exceeds the quantity of palm oil produced by the entire continent of Africa.
Mrs Muhammed's struggle to conserve Nigeria's plants was illustrated during an expedition to a village in the Cross River state several years ago.
She was shocked when she came across some davidia involucrate plants, which grow into what is commonly known as the handkerchief tree because of its attractive white flowers. They were growing wild by the river even though the plant is not thought to be native to Nigeria.
"Some of its seeds are bronzy, pink, brown, red... lovely," Mrs Muhammed said. "But it's a very difficult plant to grow."
Excited at this find, Mrs Muhammed and her team, comprising staff of some Nigerian agriculture agencies, decided to apply a plant propagation technique known as air layering - which encourages a stem on the parent plant to grow its own roots, allowing it to be removed and planted within a few weeks.
Sources: FAO document on tropical palms / International Union for Conservation of Nature
Some members of the expedition had carried along personal items in black polythene bags; they tore pieces from these to use as moisture barriers on the targeted stem.
The group had also brought along a photographer, who captured the entire procedure on film.
Six weeks later, Mrs Muhammed sent the photographer back to record the progress of the newly rooted plants, but he found they had all been felled by villagers.
Seeing new plants rooting on the stems alongside the patches of black plastic, in terror they had convened a meeting with their village head during which it was concluded that the plants were bewitched.
Mrs Muhammed says many plants that are considered indigenous to other parts of the world can be found thriving in remote Nigerian forests, where no foreigner could ever have planted them.
She bemoans Africans' general lack of interest in such matters, which leads to other regions laying claim to native species.
But Nigerians can learn more about their flora and fauna at the first site set up by Mrs Muhammed in the 1990s just outside Lagos city, the 30-hectre (74-acre) Murtala Muhammed Memorial Botanical Garden.
It was named after her late husband, a popular former military head of state who was assassinated in 1976; she also has a one-hectare garden in the Lekki area of Lagos.
However, neither of these gardens is as fully stocked or dedicatedly tended as her Abuja garden, with its botanical and palm collection, known as a palmetum.
As I accompanied Mrs Muhammed on a tour of her 20-hectare Sarius Palmetum and Botanic Garden, she pointed out some endangered plants:
"Our government thinks agriculture is only about corn and cassava," says Mrs Muhammed.
"But there is a lot of commercial potential in these other plants."
She adds that most people who visit her gardens are more interested in purchasing plants purely for their aesthetic value.
And so, in an effort to get people to cultivate them, she ends up giving out the less attractive endangered plants free of charge.
She also encourages groups of pupils who come on excursions to her garden to plant a palm to which they can affix the name of their school.
Mrs Muhammed describes her dedication to plants as a "hobby that turned into an occupation".
She originally trained as a dental therapist. Her husband bred fish, aquatic snakes and birds, but she discovered her own love of nature after he died, when she moved into a new house that had a garden.
Over the past five years, she has paid regular visits to Hawaii and Tahiti, to learn how these beautiful islands have managed to preserve their distinct flaura and fauna.
She also volunteers at the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden in Florida, and attends international botanical conferences.
"I'm usually the only black African in attendance at some of these conferences," she says.
"I find it a bit embarrassing. For years, I've been trying to form the palm society of Nigeria but no-one is interested."
In addition to its vast collection of plants, the Sarius Palmetum hosts an art gallery, a plant nursery and six garden shops.
One of the greatest challenges Mrs Muhammed's project has faced is finding good hands.
Most of the botany degree holders in her employ arrived with a wealth of theory but almost no practical knowledge, so all her staff had to be trained from scratch.
But she has resisted the advice of those who believe she is better off employing expatriates like many other agriculture organisations in Nigeria do.
"I would rather manage with Nigerians. In the long run, we will gain from it," she says.
Her future plans include a section for the visually impaired, called the garden of the senses, with plants that have special textures and strong smells.
She is also working on a pictorial book about Nigeria's plants, to pass on her knowledge to a new generation in the hope they will be inspired to continue her work.
Ms Brennan will see out the remaining 10 weeks of the parliament as the next candidate on Labour's North East list.
The city councillor was Labour's candidate in Dundee East in the 2015 general election, when she turned down a donation from Tony Blair.
After being sworn in, Ms Brennan said she was "privileged" to represent the people of the North East of Scotland.
She explained: "I had not expected to become an MSP in this parliamentary session but even although it is only for a short time it is a privilege to represent the people of the North East in the Scottish parliament.
"I'll be doing all I can to support Scottish Labour leader, Kezia Dugdale, and her team during my time at Holyrood and am looking forward to getting stuck in to my new job."
Ms Brennan backed Katy Clark for the deputy leadership of the party in 2014 against Ms Dugdale.
The economist is one of the candidates on the party's North East list for May's Holyrood elections, with party members currently voting to choose the rankings.
Mr Baker was due to step down at the election, but decided to leave his post early to take up a job with Age Scotland.
The tax will return to 25% on Thursday but state law requires an automatic suspension of any new taxes in the event of an accounting error.
Pot retailers saw large crowds on the pot tax-free day.
Colorado became the first state in the US to legalise cannabis, after voters approved the change in 2012.
The average savings on Wednesday for a $200 ( £128) ounce of marijuana will be about $20 (£13), Fox31 Denver reports, and a regular 2.9% sales tax will still apply, as will taxes on medical marijuana.
The temporary tax break could cost Colorado up to $4m (£2.5m) in revenue.
The tax holiday also benefited retailers who saw customers line up before the stores opened for the day.
"I probably saved $45,000 before lunch," said a smiling Tim Cullen, owner of the Colorado Harvest Co. chain of marijuana dispensaries.
Correction 16 September 2015: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the cause of the tax holiday.
Officers said there had been a break-in at Blantyre Police Station in Victoria Street on 5 January.
The man arrested in connection with the incident is currently in police custody.
He is due to at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Monday. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
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Kyle Edmund had just broken serve to lead 6-3 6-4 2-1 when frustration got the better of Shapovalov.
A default followed, giving Britain a 3-2 victory in the World Group first-round tie in Ottawa.
Britain go on to face France away in the quarter-finals in April.
"It was a strange way to finish," said Edmund. "I've never been part of something like that."
GB captain Leon Smith added: "A bit of a surprise what happened at the end there and I feel for the young lad. He's a great talent and he's learned a harsh lesson today."
Vasek Pospisil had earlier levelled the tie at 2-2 with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-5) win over Dan Evans that lasted three hours and 23 minutes.
After the dramatic build-up provided by the fourth rubber, the decisive fifth looked to be heading for a relatively low-key conclusion as Edmund raced into a commanding lead.
Again, Britain had the advantage in terms of rankings, but Edmund also had five years and a growing bank of ATP experience on his side against the current Wimbledon junior champion, making his Davis Cup debut.
Shapovalov played much of the match in confident style, hammering down big serves and hitting flashing one-handed backhands, but his lack of experience showed with a handful of loose games.
With serve dominating, Edmund bullied the teenager with his forehand to earn the first two break points in game eight and Shapovalov offered up a double fault.
Edmund sealed the set with an ace out and wide, and repeated the formula in the second set - profiting from his opponent's errors to break at 5-4 and convert the set with another ace.
When Shapovalov framed a forehand wide to fall behind in the third set, there appeared little chance of a comeback, but that opportunity disappeared altogether when he angrily hit the ball off court.
It struck umpire Arnaud Gabas, giving the Frenchman a bruised eye, and after discussion with the team captains and match referee Brian Earley, the crowd were told that the tie was over as a distraught Shapovalov sat in his chair.
Canada's Davis Cup captain Martin Laurendeau said: "There's always a lesson to be learned from the good moments and the worst moments. If he wants to compete at this level he has to keep it together.
"Emotional control is the biggest factor in this game. He must learn the lesson and hope it serves him in the rest of his career."
John Lloyd, former Great Britain Davis Cup captain and player
Kyle Edmund has won this match but you don't want to win like this - it's a shocking way for it to finish.
This has taken a lot of gloss off for Kyle Edmund but he was going to win this match anyway. The incident looked worse the second time you saw it.
It was meant to go out of the stands, but Shapovalov got it completely wrong.
Russell Fuller, BBC tennis correspondent
Umpire Arnaud Gabas was taken to Ottawa General Hospital for a check-up suffering from bruising and swelling of his left eye. Shapovalov made an impressive apology: he spoke of his shame and embarrassment and promised he will never do anything like that again.
He struck the ball with a serious amount of force. It was reckless and will live with him, but hopefully there will be no long term effect on Gabas' ability to umpire matches.
It may even force a tightening of the rules. Too many (much more experienced) players hit balls towards officials and the crowd in frustration, and this is a reminder of the potential consequences.
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A Pentagon spokesman named the main target as Hassan Ali Dhoore, accused of organising recent bomb attacks in which US personnel were killed.
US officials say they are still assessing the results of the strike near Jilib, which is close to the border with Kenya.
Al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda affiliate, is waging an armed insurgency in Somalia.
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The Pentagon said the US had been watching Dhoore, a member of the militant group's security and intelligence wing who was involved in planning attacks in Mogadishu, for some time.
He had overseen attacks on Mogadishu airport and a hotel as well as a targeted assassination that killed at least three US citizens, one a Somali MP with dual citizenship, spokesman Peter Cook said.
"Removing Dhoore from the battlefield would be a significant blow to al-Shabab's operational planning and ability to conduct attacks," said Mr Cook.
The militant group has also carried out attacks in neighbouring Kenya and Uganda, which both contribute troops to an African Union force in Somalia.
The foreign ministers of four Arab countries, meeting in Cairo, said they regretted Qatar's "negative" response to their list of demands.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE severed ties with Qatar last month.
They accuse it of supporting jihadi groups, and called for major changes in its policies.
The diplomats said Qatar lacked "understanding of the seriousness and gravity of the situation".
The Saudi foreign minister said further steps would be taken against Qatar at the appropriate time, and would be in line with international law.
"We're not doing this because we want to hurt Qatar, we're doing this to help Qatar," Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir said.
The meeting came as the deadline for Qatar to accept the list of demands or face further sanctions expired.
The bloc's demands to Qatar include shutting down the Al Jazeera channel and scaling down ties with Iran, as well as handing over individuals wanted for terrorism and aligning itself politically and economically Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC).
Speaking in London before the four ministers' statement, the Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani described the cutting of ties with his country as "a siege that is a clear aggression and an insult".
"The answer to our disagreement is not blockades and ultimatums, it is dialogue and reason," he added.
The small oil- and gas-rich nation is dependent on imports to meet the basic needs of its population of 2.7 million.
As its only land border is now closed, food is having to be shipped or flown in.
Mr Thani said this could be sustained "indefinitely".
The window for dialogue to resolve this dispute is not yet completely shut but it is fast heading that way.
Qatar has refused to comply with the 13 demands made by the Saudi-led quartet, so now the ball is in their court. They have three possible courses of action:
About 400 health physics monitors, who carry out manual radiation checks on staff and equipment, staged their second stoppage in a month.
The GMB union claims management have reneged on a pay rise deal.
A spokesman for Sellafield said the action, which began at 08:30 BST and ended at 12:30, did not impact on the site's operations.
The union has said a further 48-hour stoppage is planned to start on Wednesday.
The dispute centres on the re-grading of some monitors and what they are paid.
The company said staff had recently been awarded a 2.5% pay rise and, while the principle of a further increase was "not in contention", it did not think there should be a "blanket" rise.
Sellafield employs about 10,000 people and reprocesses and stores spent nuclear fuel from around the world.
Reddan could win his 71st and final Ireland cap on Saturday as he bows out in the third Test against South Africa.
He has won the Heineken Cup three times - first with Wasps and then two triumphs with current side Leinster.
"I feel that now is the right time to commit to the next chapter of my life and take on a new challenge," said Reddan on Thursday.
Reddan, who has also played for Munster and Connacht, made his international debut in 2006 against France in Paris.
In 2005 he joined Wasps and made 125 appearances before signing for Leinster at the start of the 2009-10 season.
He played for Ireland in three World Cups and featured in the 2014 and 2015 Six Nations title-winning campaigns.
"I have been privileged to be part of so many successful teams over the course of my career," added Reddan.
"To win European and domestic honours with both Wasps and Leinster has been fantastic and to taste Six Nations success with Ireland over the past three seasons has been incredible.
"I am grateful for the opportunities and experiences that professional rugby has provided over the course of my career."
Reddan has been named on the replacements bench for the decisive Test against the Springboks in Port Elizabeth.
Notts appeared in court on Monday over debts with Revenue & Customs, after a document posted on the Companies House website on 13 December had suggested the ladies team could be dissolved.
New owner Alan Hardy, who completed his takeover of the club on 11 January, attended Monday morning's hearing.
The Lady Pies finished sixth in the English top flight last season.
Local businessman Hardy posted on Twitter on Monday: "Given 49 days grace! Phew! Guess the sleepless nights start all over again."
The men's team had faced two winding-up petitions in 2016 but, following Hardy's purchase of the club from Ray Trew, they had their transfer embargo lifted.
Formed in 2013 when Lincoln Ladies relocated to Nottingham, Notts' ladies squad currently includes England internationals Laura Bassett, Jess Clarke, Carly Telford, Jo Potter, Jade Moore and Rachel Williams.
Managed by Rick Passmoor, they appeared in two domestic cup finals in 2015, including facing Chelsea in the first Women's FA Cup final to be held at Wembley.
They are due to take part in the 2017 WSL Spring Series, which - for top-flight sides - begins in April.
The club's St Peter ground, clubhouse and pitches have been sold to "third-party owners" with the club leasing back their assets.
The club has denied reports that it had become "technically insolvent", but say they have incurred "significant losses" since the summer of 2013.
Jersey were an amateur side playing in the seventh tier 11 years ago.
The island side is in its fifth year in the second tier after a rapid rise through English rugby.
"Our focus has been on firmly securing the club's position in the first instance, which then allows us to undertake a full strategic review on the club's future beyond the end of this season as a priority," said chairman Mark Morgan in a statement.
"The investment required to operate a fully professional rugby squad in the English Rugby Championship has necessitated major investment by the club over the last few seasons," Morgan added.
"In addition to the costs of the playing squad itself, satisfying the criteria to play in the Championship in terms of maintaining quality playing surfaces, coaching team, medical facilities, spectator facilities, floodlights and administrative support has required a significant level of commitment."
In September, Morgan told BBC Jersey that RFU funding for Championship clubs, currently at around £530,000, only covered a quarter of their costs.
They are the second club in the second tier to hit financial problems this season, with London Welsh facing a High Court winding-up order.
"The decisions regarding the restructuring were not taken lightly, said Morgan after an extraordinary general meeting on Tuesday night.
"The joint-working group included representatives from all parts of the club and it was recognised that we needed a swift solution that would enable the club to continue operating while options for the longer term are considered."
The final 60 staff were due to leave the Ballymena factory in May but will now be kept on until October, the Ballymena Guardian reports.
In October 2014, JTI said it would be closing the plant with the loss of 800 jobs. Most staff left in 2016.
JTI disclosed the new closure date in a letter to North Antrim MP Ian Paisley.
The company also said the Wrightbus group will take control of the site on 1 December.
The bus manufacturer agreed to buy the 100-acre site last year.
England are aiming to complete a 3-0 series whitewash this weekend.
"He has got a lot of knowledge, a lot he can teach people," Jones said.
"We have two outstanding young number 10s in Owen Farrell and George Ford and we want them to keep learning. They'll definitely learn things [from Johns]."
Australian Jones, who took England to train at his old club Randwick, added: "For those guys to have that lesson this afternoon is invaluable, they will remember it for the rest of their lives."
Earlier this year Jones recruited former Wallaby flanker George Smith as a breakdown consultant, while another former Australia player, Glen Ella, is working as England's skills coach on the tour.
Jones believes "100%" that rugby union players can learn from the 13-a-side game - and a more permanent role for former Australia Test half-back Johns is a possibility.
"Guys like Andrew Johns touched the ball 50 or 60 times in a game, had to fix defenders, knew when to drift and be straight, how to use your eyes, where to position your hands," Jones added.
"I've always admired his skills as a player, and we've been chatting for a while about the possibility of him coming in and doing a little bit of work."
Only flanker James Haskell and winger Jack Nowell were unable to take part as England trained in Sydney.
Haskell has a foot injury and is a major doubt to be fit for Saturday, but Jones says the Wasps forward has an "amazing capacity to absorb pain" and could yet be in contention.
Winger Nowell is going through return-to-play protocols after concussion, with Jones set to name his 23-man squad on Thursday.
"In terms of selection we always pick our best 23, and we will be doing that. It's the third Test of the series so we are going to need energetic, physically aggressive players."
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However, the real action was going on behind the scenes to determine who could own this track in future.
Television cameras captured Russian President Vladimir Putin watching the race from the grandstands alongside F1's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone.
What they didn't catch was their negotiations with investors who want a piece of F1 in Russia.
The Russian Grand Prix is held in the ski resort of Sochi and the 3.6 mile track weaves around the venues which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Sochi has a contract to host the Russian Grand Prix until 2020 and the race made its debut in 2014 as an Olympic legacy project.
It has quickly become Russia's flagship sporting event, so much so that private investors want to take over the state-owned Sochi Autodrom.
It is a surprising move as F1 tracks tend to be tough to sell. The owners of the UK's Silverstone track, which hosts the British Grand Prix, have spent the past seven years trying without luck to sell up.
The roadblock is the race organisers' business model. Their only take from a Grand Prix tends to be ticket sales.
Revenue from television broadcasts of the race, trackside advertising and corporate hospitality there generally goes to the F1 Group which runs the sport.
Ticket sales cover the running costs whilst governments foot the hosting fees as the races promote their countries to F1's 400 million TV viewers.
The Russian Grand Prix is run by experienced promoter Sergey Vorobyev and although he hasn't released figures about the costs of the race, the hosting fee is estimated at £33m ($47m).
The upside for investors is that the more popular the race is, the more potential there is for profit. As the race in Sochi is the only one in Russia it has a huge market on its doorstep.
In its debut season the F1 Group awarded the Russian Grand Prix the trophy for the best-arranged race of the year.
The public agreed and it was a sell-out with a ticketed crowd of 65,000 on race day. That remained roughly stable last year at 62,000 and figures have yet to be released for 2016.
It is a far cry from the 120,000 attendance at the British Grand Prix but street races tend to attract lower crowds due to the difficulty of locating large grandstands in the middle of a city.
An estimated £135m was spent on converting the streets of the Olympic venue in Sochi into a race track.
Industry rumours suggested that Russian oil giant Lukoil had invested £40m in the venture as the local Krasnodar region is a key market.
On Sunday Russia's deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak confirmed the investment but added "Lukoil paid only a half of this amount.
"We had negotiations with Mr Ecclestone about prolonging the contract with the pool of Russian investors who will be fully financing the Russian Formula 1."
Lukoil is Russia's second largest oil company and is one of the world's largest oil producers accounting for over 2% of crude production.
It was founded in 1991 by its chief executive, the former Soviet deputy oil minister Vagit Alekperov, who owns around 25% of the company and has an estimated fortune of £7.8bn.
Lukoil had revenue of £60bn in 2015 and last month announced that despite the sliding oil prices its cash pile had trebled to £2.5bn as it benefited from declines in the rouble which reduced its costs.
The company has a close connection with motorsport as it trains Russian drivers through teams it owns in junior series including TCR touring cars which also race at Sochi.
Mr Kozak revealed that that "this circuit was built entirely by federal budget subsidies" and he expects it to break even by 2023.
"Operating expenses are fully paid off by the ticket programme, it is cost effective. Moreover, it demonstrates high budget efficiency because of a significant tourist inflow during Formula 1.
"All taxes that are paid to the federal, regional and local budgets are covering the expenses in full. I think that this excess of operating income over expenses will allow us to cover Formula 1 construction costs in the next five to seven years."
He adds that "it takes less and less involvement on our part by the year to organise the race. The team is solid, it has been the same one since the first year.
"We meet two-three times a year with the organising committee to coordinate all government bodies and all involved organizations' activities. No problems arise.
"I repeat again, we have to get less and less involved with this with each passing year. The team is solid and is very cooperative, there are no problems."
To continue driving interest in the Russian Grand Prix, organisers are hoping to hold it at night in future and Mr Kozak said that to fund this change the state-owned management company is on track to be sold.
"Once the managing company is replaced by a company that will be established by Russian investors we will be conducting negotiations on additional investments, because to arrange the night race it will require additional investment of 300m roubles (£3.1m; $4.5m). I deem it viable."
It follows last week's news that Russian billionaire Viktor Kharitonin boosted his stake in Germany's historic Nurburgring by 19% to 99%.
It last held the German Grand Prix in 2013 and its new owners are understood to be in negotiations about taking the race off the Hockenheim track which will host it in July.
By then F1 could have another Russian circuit owner showing that the impact of the races stretches far beyond just one weekend ever year.
The striker broke clear near halfway before coolly chipping over goalkeeper Petr Cech in the 74th minute.
Everton had to play most of the second half with 10 men after Seamus Coleman was shown a second yellow card for a reckless challenge on Jon Mikel Obi.
Shortly after the match, Chelsea issued a statement announcing they had parted company with manager Carlo Ancelotti.
This match represented a sad farewell for the likeable Italian, because his players signed off the season with a whimper.
Denied the services of Didier Drogba, who was out with a groin injury, the Italian fielded Nicolas Anelka and Fernando Torres in attack.
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The duo failed to gel and, as so often since his January move from Liverpool, Torres was virtually anonymous.
Chelsea finished the season in second place, but their points total of 71 was their lowest since Roman Abramovich took over the club in 2003.
And despite landing the Double last year, in his first season at the club, the signs looked ominous for Ancelotti after he failed to add to that trophy haul.
By contrast, Everton will be reasonably satisfied with their seventh-place finish - the fifth successive season in which they have come in the top eight.
If they are able to strengthen in the summer and hang on to the likes of Jack Rodwell, Leighton Baines and Tim Cahill, they could conceivably challenge for the top four next season.
There was a distinct end of season feel about a first half in which both keepers were virtually redundant.
Phil Jagielka had the best chance of the half for Everton, clipping the top of Chelsea's crossbar with a close-range header from a Mikel Arteta corner.
And the home side thought they had a good claim for a penalty shortly afterwards, when Leon Osman burst into the box and was brought down by Alex, but referee Peter Walton adjudged the burly Brazilian to have touched the ball.
Everton passed the ball nicely, with Rodwell showing some good touches in midfield and Baines providing an attacking thrust from left-back.
But a lack of cutting edge has been their Achilles heel all season and with leading scorer Louis Saha out because of a foot injury, Beckford was left to lead the line as a lone striker.
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The former Leeds man has struggled to convince since his move to Goodison Park and so it was again at the end of the first half, when he found himself one on one with Cech and succeeded only in putting the ball out for a throw-in.
Everton's task became distinctly more difficult eight minutes after the interval, when Coleman was shown a second yellow card for a studs-up challenge on Mikel.
The 22-year-old, who had been booked at the end of the first period for a late challenge on Ashley Cole, could actually have been shown a straight red for his dangerous lunge at Mikel's right ankle.
The young midfielder has enjoyed an excellent season for Everton, being named the club's young player of the year, but this was a sour end to his campaign.
Chelsea controlled possession after his exit and captain John Terry rattled the post with a rasping 20-yard drive, but it was Everton who took an unexpected lead through Beckford.
The striker atoned for his earlier miss by keeping his composure to hit his 10th goal of the campaign. He capitalised on a lucky ricochet near the halfway line and used his pace to break clear of the Chelsea defence before coolly chipping over the onrushing Cech.
Chelsea dominated after that, yet surprisingly failed to really test Tim Howard in the Everton goal. It was a limp end to a disappointing season, and Ancelotti paid the price.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said the rise took the number of buy-to-let loans to 23,300, although this was down 6% compared with October.
Landlords in England and Wales will have to pay a 3% surcharge on each stamp duty band from April.
In addition, changes being brought in over the next few years will alter tax breaks available to landlords.
"Landlords may be disgruntled by the double whammy of tax changes and the impending hike on stamp duty, but they can't complain about some of the cheapest buy-to-let rates ever," said Mark Harris, chief executive of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients
"Many landlords are taking advantage of low rates and the removal of tax breaks with remortgaging accounting for the majority of activity in the sector.
"However, lenders are imposing tighter criteria on buy-to-let mortgages when it comes to stress testing, and others are expected to follow, making it harder to qualify for higher loan-to-value mortgages, particularly in the south [of England] where yields are low."
The value of loans advanced in the buy-to-let sector increased by 46% in November compared with the same month a year earlier, to £3.5bn.
In the UK mortgage market as a whole, the number of home loans advanced for house purchases was 9.3% higher than the same month a year ago, and the CML is expecting a steady rise in mortgage lending over the next two years.
A total of 60,100 mortgages were advanced in November, although this was down 9.2% from October.
The CML said that the seasonal dip was "normal".
"Mortgage lending activity eased back as the normal dip in the winter months began," said Paul Smee, director general of the CML.
"There was still growth across all lending types in November compared to the year earlier suggesting continued improvement. Our forecasts anticipate that gross lending will continue a slow but steady upward trajectory over the next two years."
The Shrimps, league leaders at the start of the day, began brightly but went a goal down in the 28th minute through Liam Kelly.
The midfielder picked up the ball 25 yards from goal and tried his luck with a right-footed curler that skidded off the greasy surface and bounced over Morecambe keeper Barry Roche.
The hosts levelled three minutes after the break with a stunner from Kevin Ellison. Jack Dunn did well for the Shrimps and teed up Ellison who let fly with a fierce right-footed drive which flew past Alex Cisak.
Orient regained the lead nine minutes later, though, with a huge stroke of luck. Jordan Bowery drilled in a low shot from the edge of the box and a deflection off Morecambe defender Alex Whitmore deceived Roche.
Bowery was denied a second on the hour mark with a close-range shot that was brilliantly blocked by Ryan Edwards while Roche also made excellent saves to deny Tom Parks and Bowery again late on.
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Match ends, Morecambe 1, Leyton Orient 2.
Second Half ends, Morecambe 1, Leyton Orient 2.
Foul by Harry Cornick (Leyton Orient).
Paul Mullin (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Jordan Bowery (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card.
Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Tom Parkes.
Attempt blocked. Paul Mullin (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Robbie Weir (Leyton Orient).
Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Gavin Massey (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Wakefield (Morecambe).
Substitution, Morecambe. Paul Mullin replaces Cole Stockton.
Attempt missed. Ryan Edwards (Morecambe) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
Jordan Bowery (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Alex Kenyon (Morecambe).
Foul by Nicky Hunt (Leyton Orient).
Cole Stockton (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Harry Cornick (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Liam Kelly (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rhys Turner (Morecambe).
Attempt missed. Robbie Weir (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Barry Roche.
Attempt saved. Yvan Erichot (Leyton Orient) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Liam Wakefield.
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Tom Parkes.
Foul by Tom Parkes (Leyton Orient).
Cole Stockton (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Jordan Bowery (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Robbie Weir (Leyton Orient).
Michael Rose (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Paul McCallum (Leyton Orient) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Tom Parkes (Leyton Orient) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Michael Rose (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liam Kelly (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Rose (Morecambe).
Substitution, Morecambe. Alex Kenyon replaces Andrew Fleming.
Substitution, Morecambe. Rhys Turner replaces Jack Dunn.
Attempt missed. Michael Rose (Morecambe) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Aaron McGowan.
He makes the unprecedented decision to allow members of his cabinet to campaign to leave, despite his government urging the public to vote yes.
But the prime minster in question was Harold Wilson and the year was 1975.
On Sunday, 5 June on BBC Parliament, Angela Rippon will be looking back at the classic political television moments in that 1975 referendum campaign - which bears more than a passing resemblance to the current fight over Europe.
Although the story sounds familiar, the surprising thing is that the political parties seem to be re-enacting the behaviour of their opposite numbers.
In 1975 it was the Conservative Party who were mostly in favour of continued EEC membership and supported the Yes campaign, while the majority of the Labour Party and the unions were anti-Europe and campaigned for a No vote.
Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson decided it was best for his government to campaign to stay in Europe and found himself in the incredibly uncomfortable position of having a publicly divided cabinet and, indeed, his own ministers went on television to debate each other.
Pro-Europe Home Secretary Roy Jenkins and Industry Secretary Tony Benn, who was anti-Europe, appeared on Panorama in a tense head-to-head that saw eight million people tune in to watch.
Angela Rippon describes the similarities between the current campaign and the 1975 referendum as "spooky".
'Awful sweater'
She says: "In 1975 I was reading the news and reporting and I remember going out and talking to people on the streets. What was extraordinary was that they didn't have any better idea then than I think many people have now about what the main issues are and how we're going to vote."
Ms Rippon also recalls something that has stuck in many people's minds as their lasting image of the 1975 campaign.
She says: "I remember Margaret Thatcher's jumper, the one that had the flags of the nine nations that were at that time in the EEC, and I remember thinking where the devil did she get that awful sweater."
Back in the present day we've seen prominent figures feel the pressure of major television debates this week. In 1975 one of the biggest dust-ups of the whole campaign took place in the august surroundings of the Oxford Union just two days before the referendum vote.
BBC television cameras were there and nine million people tuned in. Social Services Secretary Barbara Castle and former Prime Minister Ted Heath stepped up to that union dispatch box in a bid to win over the students and the country.
It all seems a little tame when you consider the 2016 referendum will see a live event at Wembley Arena with representatives of both sides of the EU debate questioned by voters. The only constant being David Dimbleby, who will present the programme alongside Mishal Husain and Emily Maitlis. However, despite the modern trend for grand venues, podiums and flashy graphics, viewing figures for political event television don't often hit the numbers that the 1975 campaign saw.
Although the audience at the Oxford Union wasn't representative of the general public, their "yes" vote was a precursor to the final decision of the UK.
On 5 June 1975 the British public said Yes to Europe by 67%. Every region of the UK voted Yes except Shetland and the Western Isles.
It was an emphatic win for the pro-Market campaign and particularly for Edward Heath who had taken Britain into Europe as Prime Minister in 1973.
Those who had campaigned for a No vote seemed to take the result with relatively good grace. Tony Benn said: "When the British people speak everyone, including members of Parliament, should tremble before their decision and that's certainly the spirit with which I accept the result of the referendum."
Victorious Yes campaigner Roy Jenkins seemed to think the results put the question of Europe to bed. He said: "It puts the uncertainty behind us. It commits Britain to Europe."
Forty-one years later, as Britain goes to the polls again, the lessons from history show us that certainty over Europe is something we may never have.
You can watch 75 Not Out, a night of classic political television from the 1975 referendum, from 19:00 BST on Sunday 5 June on BBC Parliament.
Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart was shot in the head as he rallied his troops serving with the 6th Battalion Welsh Regiment on 2 October 1915.
The 32-year-old lieutenant colonel had been elected as Unionist MP for Cardiff in 1910 but was re-called to serve after the outbreak of the war.
A wreath was laid at his statue at Gorsedd Gardens in the city centre.
Crichton-Stuart, the second son of the Marquess of Bute, was one of 22 MPs to die during the war. Another 24 members of the House of Lords were killed.
As an MP, Crichton-Stuart was known for his hard work in the constituency - which then stretched to Cowbridge and Llanstrisant - and stood as a guarantor for £90 to Cardiff City Football Club.
Wearing a bowler hat, he ceremoniously helped kick off the first match at the club's new stadium in 1910 which was named Ninian Park in his honour.
Crichton-Stuart had served as a lieutenant with the Scots Guards until 1907 but then moved to Cardiff to pursue a career in politics.
After being elected as an MP, his interests in the House of Commons were mainly around the Army and Navy, while back in Wales he became commanding officer of the 6th Welsh Regiment in 1911.
When war was declared, the regiment - made up of volunteers from Swansea and Neath - became the first Welsh territorial regiment to head for France.
His granddaughter Marietta Crichton-Stuart has researched his life and visited where he fought and died in the second phase of the Battle of Loos.
One story about his death is that the he was leading his troops to save a soldier left behind during a retreat; another version is more mundane.
"The battalion were marooned in this section of trench and had run out of ammunition and were under attack from the Germans on three sides," says Marietta.
"My grandfather died on the fire step of the trench directing the machine gun to pick out a line of fire.
"This was in the days before steel helmets and he was shot in the head and died instantly."
Crichton-Stuart is buried in the town of Bethune.
The 6th Battalion suffered heavy losses during the war, with only 30 survivors from the 842 men who set out. But there were still veterans' reunions in Swansea until the late 1960s.
Marietta's father Michael was only six months old when Crichton-Stuart was killed. He later joined the Scots Guards himself and named one of his sons Ninian.
Although Ninian Park has now gone, the name is still remembered in a school and streets in the Grangetown and Riverside areas.
His name is also on the Grangetown war memorial.
"He is someone I admire enormously - his brother told my dad that Ninian had the common touch and could get on with anybody," said Marietta.
"We've copies of letters, telegrams received after his death which came from people from all walks of life and show someone who had made an impact on a lot of people. He was a very thorough constituency MP and was a people-person.
"He had a very good sense of humour, and the letters of condolence the family received range from Mrs Lloyd George to a Cardiff organ grinder."
Marietta will also be at Cardiff Castle on Friday - where her grandfather's portrait hangs - and will be giving a lecture there next week, before ceremonies in France.
At one point Toyota's Kazuki Nakajima was 90 seconds clear but the Japanese reported a problem with under five minutes left and eventually stopped.
It handed victory to the number two Porsche shared by Neel Jani, Roland Dumas and Marc Lieb.
The number six Toyota car crossed for second, with Audi's number eight third.
British driver Anthony Davidson, who was partnered with Nakajima in number five Toyota, tweeted: "I literally have no words."
He added: "Kazuki on the radio as he crossed the line: 'I'm ready to cry guys.' Don't worry mate. I was already there. I'm proud of my team-mates for putting up such a fight. We almost had it, but congrats to Porsche."
Toyota would have become only the second Japanese manufacturer to win the race, after Mazda in 1991, but instead finished as runners-up for the fifth time.
"What can I say? First of all I feel sorry for the boys down in the other garage," said Porsche's Lieb. "They deserved this, they were giving us a hard time as well.
"This race should have had two winners, it was really unbelievable."
The attacking midfielder, 22, joined the Dons on loan in January and scored seven goals in 15 games, including five in his last five outings.
With Jonny Hayes heading the other way for a reported £1.3m fee, retaining Christie, along with manager Derek McInnes, provides some solace for fans.
Niall McGinn, Ryan Jack, Peter Pawlett and Ash Taylor have also left the Dons.
They have already signed midfielder Greg Tansey from Inverness, with other replacements set to follow.
Christie signed for Celtic from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in a deal worth around £500,000 in September 2015 but immediately rejoined the Highlanders on loan until January 2016.
He started last season back in Glasgow but was restricted to just seven outings for the champions until the end of the year before joining Aberdeen on loan.
The workers, who represent about 15% of the airline's cabin crew, were balloted about the plan to strike at Heathrow.
The vote comes after cabin crew rejected a 2% pay rise.
Strike action could begin after 21 December, but Unite has not confirmed whether the strike would affect travellers over Christmas.
BA said Unite was "creating uncertainty" for passengers.
Tensions have been running high over pay and conditions at the airline.
Some 79% of crew that took part in the ballot voted for action, Unite said, urging British Airways to return to the negotiating table.
The dispute concerns about 4,000 staff who have joined the airline since 2010 on "Mixed Fleet" contracts, who do not feel they are paid enough. About 2,500 of them are Unite members.
Earnings were advertised between £21,000 and £25,000 but, in reality, start at just over £12,000 plus £3 an hour flying pay, Unite said.
"Not surprisingly, the crew have rejected a 2% pay offer and on-board customer service managers are furious," the union said.
"They do not have collective bargaining rights. The managers have also endured a six-year pay freeze."
According to a recent Unite survey, half of Mixed Fleet staff have taken on second jobs to make ends meet, and more than two-thirds were going to work "unfit to fly" because they could not afford to be off sick.
It said 84% reported experiencing stress and depression since joining BA because of their financial circumstances.
Some even admitted sleeping in cars between flights, because they could not afford the petrol to get home.
Unite regional officer Matt Smith said: "Not only are the pay rates indefensible, but in aviation, low pay is a safety issue."
A BA spokesman said: "We are extremely disappointed that the union is creating uncertainty for our customers.
"Mixed Fleet Unite represents about 15% of our cabin crew. We remain focused on resolving this issue as quickly as possible without any disruption to customers."
The spokesman added: "We have proposed a fair and reasonable pay increase to Mixed Fleet cabin crew which is in line with that accepted by other British Airways colleagues and which will ensure their reward levels remain in line with cabin crew at our airline competitors."
Christopher Jeffrey-Shaw, 27, of Lakeside, Beckenham, south-east London was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Friday.
German national Janet Muller, 21, was found in a burnt-out car by Ifield Golf Club, near Horsham, on 13 March.
Jeffrey-Shaw had been found guilty of manslaughter but not of the alternative charge of murdering Ms Muller.
Sentencing Jeffrey-Shaw, the judge, Mr Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith, said: "The only difference between you and a murderer is an extremely thin line."
Ms Muller's beaten and burned body was found in the boot of a Volkswagen Jetta which the defendant had dumped.
Jeffrey-Shaw, who has previous convictions for blackmail and harassment, had admitted setting the car alight but denied murder, claiming he did not know the Brighton University student was in the car.
He told the court he had been involved with drug dealers who borrowed his hire car for a robbery which went wrong, then ordered him to set fire to the vehicle.
On sentencing, Mr Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith said he rejected the defendant's account and ruled he had witnessed her being put in the car.
He said: "I cannot find, on the basis of the jury's verdict, he was responsible for the head injuries, but he knew she was in the boot."
Speaking directly to Jeffrey-Shaw, he said: "What you did was deeply shocking and callous beyond belief and at every stage since you set fire to the car in which she died, you have lied and lied in your attempt to evade all responsibility for what you did.
"On the jury's verdict, the only reason you are not guilty of murder is because you did not have the human decency to check if the person in the boot of your car was dead or alive."
He added: "You deprived Miss Muller's parents of their daughter and her twin sister of her other half in a most devastating way."
After the verdict, Miss Muller's family said they were not happy it was manslaughter rather than murder.
Detective Supt Karen Mizzi told the BBC: "We respect the decision of the jury... We knew Mr Jeffrey-Shaw and Janet Muller were in Brighton at roughly the same time but we were not able to secure evidence that brought them together... That was a significant issue for the jury to consider."
She added: "We are not able to fully understand what happened between the time Ms Muller last seen alive and the time she was found in the car.
"Unless there is new information, it is very difficult for us to continue our enquiries."
The driver hit another car, which was stationary, in Eskbank Road, Dalkeith on Wednesday. Police stopped a Vauxhall Vectra on the A6094 near Tesco's Hardengreen store a short time later.
The 45-year-old driver was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and failing to stop.
Cannabis was found in the car and he was charged with drugs possession. He will appear in court at a later date.
No one was injured in the collision.
Insp Neil Mitchell, of Police Scotland, said: "Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs puts not only the driver, but other road users at risk and such offences will not be tolerated.
"Road policing officers regularly monitor all main arterial routes and any motorists found to be driving in a manner that puts the public in danger will be appropriately dealt with."
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Ibrahimovic, 34, met Antonio Valencia's cross with a typically athletic volley as United beat Galatasaray 5-2.
The Turkish side bossed the remainder of the half and led thanks to goals from Sinan Gumus and Bruma.
But a much-changed United side turned the match around through Wayne Rooney (two), Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata.
And Swedish striker Ibrahimovic believes the future is bright for the Red Devils, who continue to be linked with a £100m move for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba.
"There is something big on the go, it's going to be very interesting this year," he said. "Let us say that if Pogba comes too, it's going to be very interesting.
"I'm going to help the team as much as I can and do what I'm good at, creating chances and scoring goals."
Manager Jose Mourinho used 22 players and will leave Gothenburg with as many questions as answers as he ponders his starting XI for next Sunday's Community Shield, which sees his FA Cup winners face Premier League champions Leicester at Wembley.
Ibrahimovic led the line in the first half, with Rooney behind him and Anthony Martial and Henrikh Mkhitaryan either side.
But half-time replacements Marcus Rashford, Ashley Young and Jesse Lingard looked far sharper and led to United's revival after a sleepy first 45 minutes.
Rooney equalised with a clean volley from another Valencia cross before Rashford won a penalty with an individual run from near halfway, and captain Rooney converted.
Valencia then made another goal as Fellaini drifted a header into the corner and Mata - who was sold by Mourinho at Chelsea - collected Michael Carrick's clever ball to slide in.
World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger - one of nine players reportedly told they can leave the club - did not feature.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho:
"If the players were not in my plans I would not give them one single minute, I would not keep them in my squad.
"The squad is very competitive, the squad is very important for the season.
"We have 38 matches in the Premier League, we have the possibility of 15 matches in the Europa League, plus domestic cups, we are going to play 60 matches. So with 60 matches we cannot do it with 11 players.
"To be in the squad you have to understand that the squad is more important than the individual, the club is more important than all of us, and to be in the squad you have to be ready for this, to play, not to play, play a lot, play less, play 90 minutes, play one minute, not be selected, everything is part of a squad life."
Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Rooney, Martial, Ibrahimovic. Subs: Johnstone, Romero, Darmian, Jones, Rojo, Fellaini, Carrick, Lingard, Mata, Young, Memphis, Rashford.
And it certainly has been a no-holds-barred marathon.
Every Labour MP in South Yorkshire snubbed Jeremy Corbyn and deliberately chose to stay away from a 2000-strong rally he held in Sheffield just before the month-long ballot opened.
The next day in Halifax challenger Owen Smith told me that for the first time he was going to step up his campaign and tell his waiting audience that "Jeremy is just not up to the job".
For senior members of the same party this is pretty strong stuff.
The assembled "Corbynistas" and "Owenites" went much further.
Many in the crowd at the Sheffield rally told me that Welsh MP Smith was leading a right-wing coup to topple the democratically-elected leader. I didn't have to strain my ears too much to hear the words "sell-out"; "Tory apologist" and "traitor".
In Halifax, Mr Corbyn was accused of deception, deliberately ignoring a power grab by far-left Trotskyite "entryists" and destroying any chance of the party ever coming back into government.
It is the kind of slanging match I have not heard since former leader Neil Kinnock threw the far left Militant Tendency out of the party over three decades ago. Many Owen Smith supporters told me that Momentum, the internal Labour Party Group set up to support Jeremy Corbyn, is just a re-labelled Militant Tendency.
So how did it come to all this?
The tensions between left and right in the Labour Party had never gone away but until that remarkable ballot in 2015 to replace Ed Miliband as leader it was thought the left wing was little more than a powerless group of eccentric MPs - like the obscure and largely unknown MP for Islington North, Jeremy Corbyn.
His unwavering commitment to wholesale re-nationalisation; scrapping nuclear weapons and wiping Margaret Thatcher's trade union policies from the history books was seen as a throwback to the 1970s.
But three years before Mr Corbyn's overwhelming win a little piece of political history took place that unwittingly led to Labour's current pains.
The unlikely venue was a bar in the House of Commons and the instigator was a West Yorkshire Conservative MP who was having a quiet drink with a few colleagues.
The affable Stuart Andrew, who represents Pudsey, was head-butted when Scottish Labour MP Eric Joyce went on a drunken rampage.
Joyce was later fined for assault and stood down as an MP at the next election.
It was the scandal over choosing a replacement candidate in his Falkirk seat for the 2015 General Election that led directly to the rule changes for Labour Party internal elections which had the unintended consequence of opening the door to the rise of the left.
The trade union Unite packed the small constituency party by paying the subscriptions for new members it had recruited to ensure its own favoured candidate was selected.
Labour's response, led by the then leader Ed Miliband, was to change party rules in an attempt to ensure one powerful faction could not dominate election of MPs and party leaders.
By the time Mr Miliband himself had stood down new recruits would be included in a one-member-one-vote leadership election.
He also backed incorporating the US Primary system for selecting presidential candidates where non-members could vote as long as they registered an interest in the aims of the party.
The "three quid" registered voter was born.
Unfortunately for those backing this system the new blood that flowed into the party leadership election was far redder than anticipated and went hunting a figurehead to reflect its views.
At one stage it looked as though no left-wing candidate would be able to scratch together the minimum number of MPs required which was still the first stage to allow their nomination to go ahead.
It was only because a few Labour MPs switched their votes to ensure a balanced choice was available that Jeremy Corby scraped into the contest.
The rest is history.
I spoke to Stuart Andrew last week and asked him if he knew much trouble he had caused for the Labour Party.
"A few people have mentioned that theory to me," he told me with a smile.
"I'm rather glad I'm a Conservative MP."
It is thought the vast majority of Labour MPs will not be smiling if the vast majority of its new members keep supporting Jeremy Corbyn and see him back in office when the result is announced on Saturday 24 September.
The broadcasts have reportedly affected 110 planes and ships, and can cause mobile phones to malfunction.
The South's unification ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-hee was quoted by AFP news agency as saying it was an "act of provocation".
Tensions have been high between the two Koreas since the North's fourth nuclear test in January.
The broadcasts appeared to have started a month ago from various locations along the border, but on Thursday the North discharged its largest amount of GPS-jamming signals, according to Yonhap, citing a senior government official.
The South Korean coastguard reported about 70 fishing vessels had been forced to return to port after GPS navigation issues, AFP said. There has been no reported disruption to flights.
The South Korean news agency said that since 2010 the North has been accused of jamming signals at least three other times. It is believed to be using equipment imported from Russia.
Pyongyang has called the allegations "sheer fabrication".
North Korea has jammed global positioning systems in South Korea before when tension between the two countries was high.
Four years ago, pilots on more than 300 commercial flights detected interference with their systems. Planes have back-ups, though, so no disaster happened.
This time, the South Korean government says 58 planes and 52 ships have been affected, again without serious damage so far.
But just the knowledge that GPS may be being interfered with from Pyongyang is still disorientating for ordinary people.
One South Korean told the BBC that the map on his phone suddenly put him far away from his actual position and he wondered if that was because of North Korea's actions.
Since the North's nuclear test in January and subsequent launch of a long-range rocket, the South has stepped up security measures including border patrols and allowing the US to fly fighter jets near the border.
The North in return has threatened "indiscriminate" nuclear strikes on the US and the South.
The homes include Beechwood Children's Home in Mapperley, where some former residents have already been awarded compensation.
Police have arrested ten men so far but seven will not face any further action.
One of the ten has died since being questioned, but two men are still being investigated on suspicion of rape.
One former Beechwood resident claims he was gang raped from the age of ten.
By Jeremy BallSocial affairs correspondent
This is one of Nottinghamshire's largest police inquiries for several years.
At the heart of this inquiry is the old Beechwood Children's Home in Mapperley, where a number of former residents claim they suffered horrific physical and sexual abuse.
The investigation has been complex because some of these allegations go back more than 40 years, making it difficult to corroborate details of where abuse allegedly took place, and who carried out that abuse.
James Cleverley said he tried to get help from police, but was not believed at the time.
Mr Cleverley, now 53, said the abuse had affected him throughout his life, and he still takes sleeping tablets and anti-depressants.
"I break down sometimes when I feel a bit down and if I've had a drink that's even worse; the memories just come flooding back," he said.
"At night time I wake up and even though I'm on very high sleeping tablets I still wake up with nightmares.
"Mentally I can never forget it, never."
He said he was also abused when he went to other homes.
"Every home I went to it seemed like they knew that I was the sort of lad that they could do that to, to abuse me," he said.
"It seemed like a big paedophile ring."
He said he went to a mental hospital for a while and has been "in and out of prison".
"It's hard for me to have a relationship with people now, especially men, my friends, because I think to myself they did it to me when I was younger, they might try it with me now," he said.
"They were supposed to be there to look after me, not to abuse me."
Head coach Jones has been in charge since the departure of director of rugby Lyn Jones on 20 April.
His role will be expanded with the region dispensing with the post of director of rugby.
"Kingsley is highly respected by this group of players and we absolutely feel that he is the right man to take charge of the team," said chief executive Stuart Davies.
"His appointment as head coach rather than director of rugby, means that we will be reviewing the roles and responsibilities of the wider management team, whilst Kingsley and I will also discuss bolstering the coaching team to add further support, skills and experience."
The 46-year-old joined Dragons in 2013 as assistant coach, at the same time as overseeing the Russian national team.
He was appointed head coach of the Welsh region in 2014.
Dragons finished in 10th place in the Pro12, one place ahead of Zebre despite winning a game fewer than the Italian side.
The Welsh region finished ahead of them after picking up 10 losing bonus points during the season.
Netherlands international Cillessen, 27, has signed a five-year deal with the Spanish champions, who could pay another £1.7m in variables.
He started his career with NEC Nijmegen before joining Ajax in 2011.
Cillessen's move was confirmed hours before Chile international Bravo, 33, joined Pep Guardiola at City for an initial £15.4m.
Bravo made 70 La Liga appearances in two seasons for Barcelona but never featured for them in the Champions League, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen their first choice in cup competitions.
The incident happened on Monday at a property in John Street, Penicuik.
The 22-year-old is due to appear at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.
Glenn Williams, who represents Bablake ward, told a colleague on WhatsApp he did not "believe in multiculturalism".
He described Enoch Powell as a "personal hero" and said if Turkey joined the EU the UK would be "overrun with kebab shops".
He claimed the comments were "banter".
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Following the publication of the conversation in the Coventry Telegraph, which came days after he contributed to a racism debate at a full council meeting, Labour councillor and Coventry Council leader George Duggins called on Mr Williams to resign.
The Conservative Party had planned to meet to discuss disciplinary action before he resigned.
Mr Williams wrote to the party to apologise, but has since defended his comments.
"What I said was in a private conversation with another member of the Conservatives who I thought was a friend, and when you're talking sometimes with friends late at night you do say things in a different sort of way," he told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire.
"I hope that any resident, any member of staff at the council, or anyone I've met would say, having known me for more than five minutes, that I'm not anything like a racialist or anything like that.
"I've only ever treated people with respect."
Mr Williams said he would continue to represent his constituents as an independent councillor until the next election, which will take place in 2020.
"I'm still going to be working as hard as I can for those residents, because there's still a lot to do," he said.
A council spokesman said Mr Williams is able to continue as an elected member.
Attorney General Thelma Aldana has asked for Samuel "Sammy" Morales and Jose Manuel Morales to be detained ahead of a trial.
It is a blow for President Jimmy Morales, who pledged to clean up politics during his 2015 campaign.
The former comedian said his support for his family was "100%", but so was his respect for the law.
His official Twitter profile said: "The rule of law must prevail above all things."
Samuel, the president's older brother, and Jose Manuel, his son, are accused of fraud. The exact amount involved is unclear, but figures range from $12,000 (£9,700; €11,200) to $26,000.
Ms Aldana said so far it had been determined that neither Sammy nor Jose Manuel had made any money from the transactions.
Another eight people have been detained in connection with the allegations.
Sammy said he was not concerned by the proceedings as he had not "committed any crime", while Jose Manuel voluntarily handed himself over to the authorities.
His father, President Morales, was elected on a wave of public anger over a corruption scandal that led to the arrest and trial of his predecessor, retired General Otto Perez.
Murray, who moved from Portadown in January, said that he had come to a "mutual agreement" with the club to be released from his contract.
"I haven't been able to play the part I wish I had," said the 24-year-old striker on Twitter.
"Injuries and not enough playing time have made me make this decision with the club agreeing."
Murray added that he wished everyone at Cliftonville "the best and hope to see them back at the top soon".
A club statement said that following a meeting with the player on Wednesday evening, "Cliftonville FC can confirm that Darren Murray is no longer a Cliftonville player".
The striker moved from Portadown to the Reds on a three-and-a-half year deal with Cliftonville after being linked with the North Belfast club from some time.
Murray, a boyhood fan of the Solitude club, scored five goals in his 16 Cliftonville appearances.
His final goal for the club came in the win over Ballinamallard last month.
The Borg El Arab Stadium will host the match on Sunday 13 November.
Restrictions on fans at matches in Egypt have been in place since 2012, when 72 Al Ahly fans died in violence at a match in Port Said.
The EFA will also allow 40,000 fans to watch the Champions League final second leg also in Alexandria.
Zamalek will host that match against South African side Mamelodi Sundowns on Sunday 23 October.
The first leg ended in a 3-0 defeat for the Egyptian side.
Egypt fared better in their opening World Cup qualifier, beating DR Congo 2-1 to move into an early two-point lead in Group E.
Only the group winners will earn a place at the tournament in Russia.
Officers were called to the house in Misk Knowes, Stevenston, at 23:50 on Tuesday.
A family, including a couple with children and a visiting grandchild, were in the house at the time.
The family were unharmed but the front door of the property was badly damaged in the attack. Police have appealed for information.
Det Insp William McDicken said: "Police inquiries are at an early stage and officers are carrying out extensive inquiries in the area.
"Crime of this nature is very rare, however I can understand that members of the public may be concerned.
"I would like to reassure them that there are extra patrols in the area and anyone with any concerns should speak to the police."
It wants to hire about 1,000 people, primarily cabin crew, across the eight airports from which it operates.
Aside from Belfast International Airport, it flies from Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle.
It has a fleet of 63 aircraft, and serves about 220 destinations.
The four groups said Donald Trump's statements were "so lacking in moral leadership and empathy" that they had no choice but to cancel the call.
They condemned Mr Trump for blaming "many sides" for the violence on 11 August, which left one woman dead.
The White House noted the call was an Obama administration practice.
"The Trump Administration looks forward to creating its own traditions to observe the High Holidays and other important days in the Jewish faith," an unnamed White House official said in a statement to the BBC.
The traditional call was held each year to mark the arrival of the Jewish autumn holidays, which include Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
White supremacists, neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan were among the far-right demonstrators who took part in a torch-lit rally - shouting racist and anti-Semitic slogans - in Charlottesville.
The march had been organised to protest against the proposed removal of a statue of General Robert E Lee, who commanded the pro-slavery Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
But it descended into violence after the rally's supporters were confronted by anti-racism groups. A car driven by a man linked to white supremacists later ploughed through a crowd of counter-protesters and killed a woman, 32-year-old Heather Heyer.
In a statement, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Rabbinical Assembly, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism denounced the president for repeatedly saying anti-racism protesters shared the blame for the violence.
"The President's words have given succor to those who advocate anti-Semitism, racism, and xenophobia," the coalition said.
"Responsibility for the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, including the death of Heather Heyer, does not lie with many sides but with one side: the Nazis, alt-right and white supremacists who brought their hate to a peaceful community. They must be roundly condemned at all levels."
Mr Trump has insisted he has done enough to condemn hate and bigotry.
The four groups of rabbis are said to represent much of the US Jewish community.
However, the organisation of Orthodox rabbis, the Rabbinical Council of America, did not sign the statement.
It has previously condemned "any suggestion of moral equivalency between the White Supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville and those who stood up to their repugnant messages and actions".
In recent years, the US president has spoken by phone to hundreds of rabbis to bring holiday greetings ahead of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Reports say the conversations mostly steer clear of politics.
Rabbi Steve Fox, executive director of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, told Politico that former President Barack Obama participated in each year of his administration.
The majority of Jewish-American voters opposed Mr Trump in the 2016 US election, with the exception of Orthodox Jews who have been more supportive.
Mr Trump's daughter Ivanka, converted to Orthodox Judaism after marrying Jared Kushner, who has since become a senior adviser to the president.
Last week, a rabbi in New York who oversaw Ms Trump's conversion penned a letter to his congregation slamming the White House response to violence in Charlottesville.
"While we avoid politics, we are deeply troubled by the moral equivalency and equivocation President Trump has offered in his response to this act of violence," wrote Rabbi Emeritus Haskel Lookstein in a letter first reported by New York Magazine.
He was acquitted by a jury following a seven-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
The 46-year-old was also found not guilty of a second charge under the Companies Act.
The jury of eight men and seven women took just two hours of deliberations to return not guilty verdicts on both charges.
Following the verdict, the SFA said it would consider pursuing Mr Whyte over a £200,000 fine for bringing the game into disrepute.
The penalty was imposed by the governing body in 2012, but the money was never paid.
Mr Whyte took over Sir David Murray's majority shareholding for £1 in May 2011, while agreeing to take on obligations, which included paying an £18m bank debt and £5m for players.
He was charged with using the club's own money for the deal while claiming the funds were his.
After the verdict, judge Lady Stacey told Mr Whyte: "You have been acquitted and are free to leave the dock."
He thanked the judge and jury before leaving the courtroom.
Questioned by reporters as he left the building, he said: "I'm just delighted with the outcome."
During the trial, jurors at the High Court of Glasgow were told how Mr Whyte struck a £1 deal to purchase Sir David Murray's controlling stake at Ibrox.
As well as the £18m bank debt and money for players, Whyte had agreed to provide £2.8m to settle a "small tax case" bill, £1.7m for stadium repairs, and £5m in working capital.
Prosecutors had alleged that Whyte pretended to Sir David, and others, that funds were available to make all required payments.
The jury were told Mr Whyte had only £4m available from two sources at the time, but took out a £24m loan from Ticketus against three years of future Rangers season ticket sales, before he owned the club.
The second charge under the Companies Act centred on the £18m payment between Mr Whyte's Wavetower company and Rangers to clear a bank debt.
Mr Whyte had denied both the charges against him.
His defence QC, Donald Findlay, had earlier told the jury that Mr Whyte had been made to look like a "pantomime villain".
He had said the Murray team had been "more focused" on securing a sale than on checking out the source of the money.
Mr Findlay said his client had met the conditions of the sale by paying the debt and investing in the club.
He blamed Sir David's advisers, saying they "let him down very badly" in the deal and did not ask where the takeover money was coming from.
Summing up the defence case, Mr Findlay said: "They were not interested in where the money came from and we know this absolutely categorically."
The defence QC had also pointed out that there had been "no loss" to Sir David Murray in the buyout.
Leslie Binns, 42, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, turned around to save Sunita Hazra, an Indian woman, who was scaling the summit ahead of him.
He said he felt "immensely proud" to have saved a life but wished he could have also helped save another climber, who died on the descent.
Mr Binns was blinded in his left eye after an explosion in Afghanistan.
He was in the Army for 13 years, serving in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan and was blown up four times. He has been awarded two medals, including the Queen's Commendation for Bravery for finding improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan in 2009.
Ms Hazra, who is 32 and lives near Kolkata in India, left hospital on Wednesday.
Her brother Kingshuk Chatterjee told the BBC the family "cannot express our gratitude" to Mr Binns for saving her.
"He's the reason why she is still alive now," he said. "He is a very brave man."
Mr Binns, who now works in private security in oil fields in Iraq, said the incident happened when he was on a climb in the early hours of 21 May.
He was approaching an area nicknamed "The Balcony" - where climbing teams store spare oxygen bottles - when he noticed a "commotion" ahead of him.
"I noticed someone sliding down the fixed climbing lines towards me.
"All I could hear were the screams of terror as the person gained momentum. I braced myself to try and stop whoever it was, and managed to do so.
"At this time I didn't know that this was Sunita Hazra. I helped her upright and looked at her oxygen regulator. It was registering empty."
Mr Binns helped Ms Hazra recover and she attempted to continue her descent by herself, but collapsed after about 20 metres.
"It was at this point I decided to cancel my summit bid to help Sunita," Mr Binns said. He was about another 12 hours away from making the final ascent to the top.
"I climbed down to her and called my Sherpa. I told him we are not going up and we would give Sunita my spare oxygen bottle and take her down."
He says the descent was a perilous and difficult one, and on the way the three climbers found another man who was also struggling to descend, bringing him along with them.
Mr Binns said Ms Hazra and the other climber "kept collapsing", adding: "I fell into waist-deep crevasses no less than five times, which was very tiring, and we were also crossing blue ice which was very dangerous as we kept slipping."
Eventually he and Ms Hazra managed to reach his camp, but due to exhaustion and difficult weather conditions they were unable to bring the other climber along.
"I gave Sunita my sleeping bag in my tent. We then tried our best to get her warm by patting and rubbing her. She was suffering from hypothermia and her right hand was badly frost-bitten.
"I then remembered we had a flask of ginger tea. I used this to try and re-warm Sunita's hand. I dried it off and told her to keep it in her fleece pocket which would keep it warm."
Mr Binns says that while in his tent he heard the other climber's voice in the distance "but I was too exhausted to go back out - I literally collapsed and fell asleep".
In the morning, Mr Binns learned the other climber had been found and taken to his team. Ms Hazra's Sherpa came to collect her and help her to continue down the mountain.
But when Mr Binns continued with his own descent that next day, he came across the body of the other climber, who had died during his journey downwards.
Mr Binns believes Sherpas took the body down from the mountain, and is unsure as to how the climber eventually died.
Mr Binns said: "I truly regret not being able to do anything more for him. But I had nothing left in me that night and I tried my level best to rescue him, but he could not be moved. No summit is worth a life.
"I am immensely proud that I helped Sunita. I just wish I could have done more."
Mr Binns, who has climbed "all the major peaks in the UK", is now in Kathmandu and due to return to the UK to see his fiancee and daughter on 6 June.
"I wish Sunita and her family all the best and hope she makes a full recovery," he said.
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Home Secretary Theresa May had said the technique was being misused so often that it was damaging relations between the public and police.
Police will now record every outcome resulting from stop and search.
There will also be more limits on using the controversial "Section 60" stops.
Officers will need higher authorisation than at present to deploy Section 60 powers, under which someone may be stopped without grounds for suspicion in a situation where serious violence is anticipated.
Police will also soon allow public observers to watch stop and search in operation.
Next year, police will start mapping where the practice is used so people can see if one area is targeted more than others, and the public will be entitled to know why this is the case.
The changes are being brought in after Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary found that 27% of stop and searches did not satisfy the requirement that there be "reasonable grounds for suspicion", meaning more than 250,000 of the one million searches conducted last year could have been illegal.
The adoption of the Best Use of Stop and Search code comes as the Metropolitan Police said it used Section 60 powers after violent incidents at the Notting Hill Carnival in London on Monday.
Ken Hinds, a member of the London borough of Haringey's stop and search monitoring group, does not believe the new code will be enough to change attitudes in some areas.
Mr Hinds says none of the 125 stop and searches he has been subjected to in the last 30 years has resulted in police finding he has done anything illegal.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "After 40 years of abuse of stop and search, we now refer to it as stop and scarred in our community. It has alienated whole swathes."
Last year, an Equality and Human Rights Commission report said black and Asian people were still far more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police.
Black people were six times as likely to be stopped overall - but this was as high as 29 times in some areas.
A black police inspector, Nick Glynn of the Leicestershire force, has already been chosen to lead reform of the way stop-and-search powers are used nationally.
He said he had been stopped and searched himself about 30 times while off duty by officers from other forces.
Metropolitan Police Commander Adrian Hanstock said the new code supports the force's "ongoing drive to make stop and search more intelligence-led and effective".
He added: "The Met has made significant improvements to stop and search over the last two years to not only reduce the total number of people we search, but also to ensure that our officers focus on those areas and types of crime that the public are most concerned about.
"Our work with communities and monitoring groups is helping to ensure we are more transparent than ever in how stop and search helps to reduce crime and keep people safe."
The Met, the UK's largest force, says 251,161 people were subject to stop and search in the 12 months to July 2014, and 47,141 arrests made.
It said 115,270 of those stopped were white, 72,016 were black and 34,267 were Asian, with men accounting for 94% of all searches.
Chief Constable Alex Marshall, who heads the College of Policing, told Today that stop and search was an important power to protect communities and the changes were intended to address its "difficult history".
He said people would support its use if searches well targeted and carried out with respect.
Scotland Yard said Section 60 and Section 60AA orders were used under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act at this years's Notting Hill Carnival.
Section 60AA gives police powers to order the removal of disguises in places where Section 60 is in use.
The Met said the measures were taken "in response to incidents of violence, and intelligence received, which have taken place within a short period of time".
Three men were stabbed and two police officers were injured in a series of violent clashes at the carnival on Monday evening.
Five people were taken ill at Kendal Calling, in Cumbria, on Friday morning.
The man, who was found in a critical condition, later died, while a woman, 29, remains in a critical but stable condition, Cumbria Police said. Three men are "serious but stable".
A man, 20, has been held on suspicion of possession with intent to supply, the force said.
The rebel group is led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a veteran of Afghan conflicts in recent decades and one of the country's most notorious militants.
There are hopes the deal will lead to a peace agreement with the Hezb-e-Islami.
The group has been linked to al-Qaeda and is accused of widespread civil rights abuses. Mr Hekmatyar has been designated a terrorist by the US.
Hezb-e-Islami has played a minor role in the Taliban insurgency in recent years and so the deal is not expected to improve security in the country.
Mohammad Khan, deputy to the Afghan government Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, hailed the draft agreement as a positive step.
"We are optimistic about this agreement and we strongly support it," he told reporters in Kabul.
But he added: "This doesn't mean it's finalised."
Sayed Zafar Hashemi, deputy spokesman for President Asraf Ghani, said the agreement was at the "endorsement and verification phases" but had not yet been signed by the president.
Under the terms of the deal, the government would grant members of Hezb-e-Islami amnesty, and lobby the UN to have the group removed from a blacklist.
The group would not join the government but would be recognised as an official political party.
Human rights groups have criticised the move towards a deal with Mr Hekmatyar, who was briefly prime minister of Afghanistan in the early 1990s.
Serena Hickey, 42, from Milton Keynes, was strangled to death at the hotel in Kempston, Bedford, on 13 September.
Her partner Daren Ellis' body was later found on a railway line in Warwickshire.
Ms Hickey's brother, Zane Hopkins, has set up a foundation to support domestic violence victims and perpetrators.
"I firmly believe that if you get to the root of a problem, then you eradicate the problem," he told BBC Look East.
"This in no way means we endorse their actions, but hope to prevent further acts of violence by helping to reform and re-educate those guilty of domestic violence."
Mr Hopkins said he could not believe the news when he was first told about his sister's death.
"I kept thinking, they've got the wrong person, something's wrong. It can't be true.
"She was a really strong person, strong minded, strong bodied - she went to the gym a lot - so this is why it [her death] just doesn't make sense," he said.
"If my sister could be suffering, and suffering in silence as such a strong person, then there's got to be countless amounts of others suffering in silence too."
"We must unite to make sure this tragedy is never allowed to happen again," he wrote on the Serena Hickey Foundation Facebook page.
A fundraising campaign has been launched to register the foundation as an official charity, and open up a drop-in support centre.
"This will provide the best care, compassion and support for all sufferers of this awful atrocity," Mr Hopkins wrote.
There have been 68 recorded cases of wild poliovirus so far in 2014. Last year there were 417 cases.
Contrast that with the one million children under five who die from pneumonia each year or the 750,000 who die from diarrhoeal disease.
Like polio, most of those deaths are vaccine-preventable.
The only previous threat to have been accorded the same status by the WHO was the H1N1 swine flu pandemic in 2009.
The reason for the WHO declaration is the risk that the goal of polio eradication may be not be achieved.
Billions of dollars are spent each year on polio immunisation and the number of cases has plummeted since the late 1980s.
There have been important milestones: it is more than three years since the last polio case in India.
While the wild poliovirus continues to circulate, mass immunisations must continue in every country in the world.
If the disease was wiped out - like smallpox in the 1970s - then the money spent on polio immunisation could eventually be targeted elsewhere.
The declaration of a "public health emergency of international concern" is a measure of the potential threat to the eradication efforts.
The WHO wants all residents and long-term visitors to Pakistan, Cameroon and Syria to have been recently immunised and carry a certificate of vaccination.
All three countries have spread the virus across their borders this year during what is usually a low transmission season.
The virus has a higher risk of transmission during May and June.
There are several other countries infected with wild poliovirus which have not exported the disease - Nigeria, Afghanistan, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq and Somalia.
The virus - which is shed in faeces - can spread rapidly from just one infected individual.
Most people who carry the virus show no symptoms, making it a very difficult disease to wipe out.
That is why it is so important that polio immunisation levels are maintained while the virus continues to circulate.
Polio eradication would be a huge achievement. A target date of 2018 has been set - but previous deadlines have come and gone.
The next six months may show whether that goal really is a realistic target.
Glenridding Beck, in the Lake District, burst its banks three times during storms in December 2015.
More than 14,000 tonnes of gravel was removed from the river in a bid to reduce the risk of further flooding.
The material has been stored on Jenkin's Field, next to Ullswater, and the Environment Agency will start taking it away Monday.
Andy Brown, from the agency, said: "We would like to apologise to the community and visitors to Glenridding for the noise and increased traffic which will be caused by the work to remove the gravel from Jenkin's Field.
"We are doing everything possible to minimise the disruption and complete the clearance as prompt and efficiently as possible to minimise the impact."
His club-mate Ross Ford replaces Fraser Brown at hooker.
Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour and Ryan Wilson are named despite suffering head knocks in the heavy loss to England.
Finn Russell and Huw Jones are also in the starting XV, having been injury doubts from last weekend.
Richie Gray had been named in the Scotland starting line-up on Thursday but has now been deemed not fit enough for head coach Vern Cotter's last match in charge as Scotland seek a third home win of the tournament.
Gilchrist was not in the original list of substitutes and comes in to the team ahead of Tim Swinson, who remains on the bench.
The Scots, who beat Ireland and Wales, have not managed three Six Nations victories since 2006.
Italy are without a win in the competition since their 2015 visit to Edinburgh.
Brown was cleared to play after he was cited for the tackle on Elliot Daly that led to a second-minute yellow card in the record 61-21 defeat at Twickenham.
However, he drops to the bench for the first time in this season's tournament, with Ford winning his 107th cap from the start.
The inclusion of Hogg, Seymour and Wilson remains subject to the Glasgow trio completing the progressive head injury protocol.
Gloucester centre Matt Scott is called up to the replacements following injury to Mark Bennett, with regular captain Greig Laidlaw, Duncan Taylor, Alasdair Dickinson, WP Nel, Josh Strauss and John Hardie also on the sidelines.
Cotter, who has been with Scotland for three years, will be replaced by Glasgow Warriors' Gregor Townsend in the summer, with the 55-year-old New Zealander moving on to take over at French Top 14 club Montpellier.
"Matches between Scotland and Italy have always been tough affairs," said Cotter. "We have a lot of respect for them and feel they have been improving throughout the competition.
"They showed in this campaign they can be innovative, so preparation has been key to ensuring we put in a good performance. We have to be ready for anything."
Scotland: Hogg; Seymour, Jones, Dunbar, Visser; Russell, Price; Reid, Ford, Fagerson, Gilchrist, J Gray, Barclay (capt), Watson, Wilson.
Replacements: Brown, Berghan, Du Preez, Weir, Dell, Swinson, Pyrgos, Scott.
Dale Gorman and Paul Smyth had shots blocked before Rauno Sappinen put the hosts in front on 50 minutes.
Sheffield United teenager David Parkhouse levelled with a composed back-post finish on his debut.
NI captain Donnelly slotted home the spot-kick in the fourth minute of added time after a foul on Parkhouse.
It was the perfect start to the campaign as U21 clinched a deserved Group Two success in the first game in charge for manager Ian Baraclough.
Northern Ireland's Under-21s have never progressed to a European Championship finals and finished last in their previous qualifying group after picking up only two points from 10 matches.
Baraclough's Under-21 side will also face Albania, Iceland, Slovakia and Spain in their group.
Adams Oshiomhole said US officials informed President Muhammadu Buhari of the alleged theft during his visit to Washington last month.
Mr Buhari took office in May, ending the rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The PDP has repeatedly denied allegations of widespread corruption during its 16-year rule.
Mr Oshiomhole, who accompanied Mr Buhari to Washington, did not name the minister who allegedly stole the money.
During his visit to the US, Mr Buhari said he had asked the US to help recover $150bn "stolen in the past decade and held in foreign bank accounts".
US officials described the theft during the PDP's rule as "earth-quaking", Mr Oshiomhole, the Edo State governor, told journalists in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.
The PDP said Mr Buhari's visit to Washington was a failure, in particular for failing to obtain "any sort of tangible gain for the fight against terrorism".
Mr Buhari, a former military ruler, was invited to Washington shortly after becoming the first opposition candidate to win a national election in March.
He succeeded President Goodluck Jonathan.
Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer, but the majority of its citizens live in poverty. Its oil sector has often been hit by allegations of corruption.
Athletes in 32 disciplines will compete across 12 meetings as they aim to qualify for one of two finals.
Event winners at the finals - which will be held in Zurich and Brussels - will be crowned the overall champion, winning a prize of $50,000 (£39,650).
Previously, it was decided by accumulative points over 14 meets.
The Diamond League, which has meetings in four different continents across the world, has used the same format since it was launched in 2010.
The overall purse for the Diamond League remains at $8m (£6.3m) - the same figure as 2016.
The two finals offer a prize pool of $3.2m (£2.5m), a distribution which governing body the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) says has been "refocused" from last year's pot.
"After seven seasons which have established the IAAF Diamond League as our premier circuit it is important to assess its impact and build for the future," IAAF president and the league's chairman Lord Coe said.
"These decisions are the first step to growing the attractiveness of the series."
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Internet providers will soon be required to record which services their customers' devices connect to - including websites and messaging apps.
The Home Office says it will help combat terrorism, but critics have described it as a "snoopers' charter".
Critics of the law have said hackers could get access to the records.
"It only takes one bad actor to go in there and get the entire database," said James Blessing, chairman of the Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa), which represents BT, Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk and others.
"You can try every conceivable thing in the entire world to [protect it] but somebody will still outsmart you.
"Mistakes will happen. It's a question of when. Hopefully it's in tens or maybe a hundred years. But it might be next week."
The Investigatory Powers Bill was approved by the House of Lords on 19 November and is due to become law before the end of 2016.
Now, several virtual private network (VPN) operators have seized on its introduction to promote their offerings.
VPNs digitally scramble a user's internet traffic and send it to one of their own servers before passing it on to a site or app in a form they can make sense of. A similar process happens in reverse, helping mask the person's online activity.
As a result, instead of ISPs having a log of everywhere a customer has visited, the only thing they can provide to the authorities is the fact that a subscriber used a VPN.
"We saw a boom in Australia last year correlated to when its data retention law went into effect," Jodi Myers, a spokeswoman for NordVPN told the BBC.
"And we are already seeing an increase in inquiries from the UK."
Ms Myers said her firm had just begun offering UK-based customers extra security measures - including encrypting their data twice and sending it via two servers - to address any concerns that its standard measures were not sufficient.
"Our biggest advantage is we have a zero log policy," she added.
"Our headquarters are in Panama, which doesn't have data retention laws, so it allows us to do this.
"And even in the worst-case scenario that our servers are confiscated, there would be nothing on them because of the way they are configured."
Another VPN provider said the UK government would find it difficult to prevent the use of such workarounds.
"The legislation specifically mentions connection service providers and not just ISPs, and the assumption is that VPNs based in the UK will have to give up their logs under this law," said Caleb Chen, a spokesman for Private Internet Access.
"But as a US-based company, my legal team has advised me that we would not be under any obligation to do so.
"And even if the government were to try to take it a step further and say no UK citizen could use a VPN that was not compliant with the law, those services would still be available."
He added that the widespread use of VPNs by businesses to provide staff with remote access to their email and other work-related files would also make it difficult to restrict the technology's use.
One of the UK's smaller internet providers, Andrews & Arnold, is looking into other ways to help its users circumvent the law.
"Customers can install a Tor browser, which encrypts traffic to one of thousands of different internet connections throughout the world hiding what they are doing," said managing director Adrian Kennard.
"We are also working with a company called Brass Horn, which is planning to sell Tor-only internet access.
"In addition, we may base some of our own services outside the UK to reduce the amount of information that is logged and recorded. One possible place that we might put equipment is Iceland."
A spokeswoman for the Home Office declined to discuss ways it might tackle such efforts.
"The Investigatory Powers Bill provides law enforcement and the security and intelligence agencies with the powers they need to protect the UK and its citizens from terrorists and serious criminals, subject to strict safeguards and world-leading oversight," she said.
"Terrorists and serious criminals will always seek to avoid detection.
"To ensure they do not succeed, we do not comment publicly on the methods or capabilities available to the security and intelligence agencies."
It might be useful to a few applications, he complained, but graphene will never be revolutionary: the technology is too limited - it is interesting but not a game changer.
We were talking a few months after the Chancellor George Osborne had allocated £50m to graphene research.
The year before, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov of Manchester University had won the Nobel Prize for Physics for their pioneering work on the "miracle material" and the funding was a vote of faith in an exciting new area of research. Another £11m followed just after Christmas.
Graphene is the name given to a novel substance composed of a single layer of carbon atoms, extracted from graphite, with astonishing properties: the stuff is stronger than diamond, more conductive than copper and more flexible than rubber.
However amazing, more than £60m is a lot of money to pump into one particular area of science in an age of austerity and researchers in other subjects are always bound to quibble, at the very least.
In the clamour for funding, resentment is not unusual, particularly if the money appears to be aimed at one specific project rather than a whole field of fundamental research which may deliver far more in the long run.
The objection is to what could be called the Concorde syndrome: public money being hosed at a single project, in that case a supersonic passenger plane, admired for its beauty but limited in its possible uses.
But graphene is different and has caught the eye of the British government - and other governments and companies - precisely because its potential benefits reach into an extraordinary range of areas.
Even if it fails to deliver all that is promised for it in, say, electronics, it might still prove incredibly useful in others such as energy or medicine.
In a paper in Nature last year, Professor Novoselov and his colleagues outlined a "road map" for possible applications of graphene, exploring whether it could become "the next disruptive technology, replacing some of the currently used materials and leading to new markets?"
They acknowledge that many of the material's most exciting characteristics are only achieved with the highest-grade graphene and that industrial-scale techniques for making it have yet to be confirmed.
Still, they argue that a long list of applications is plausible.
Flexible electronic screens may emerge soonest, with the most appealing idea being "e-paper". A working prototype is expected by 2015, according to the Nature study, though the costs are still far too high for any marketable product at the moment.
The authors acknowledge that the established role of silicon will mean that graphene, which is not a semi-conductor, might not play a part in processors till after 2021.
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However, they say graphene is so thin that a "paint" could act as a rust protector or an "electronic ink" or be added to advanced composite materials to make them impermeable or conductive or stronger.
It could be used to enhance solar cells and to improve the working life of batteries, though a lot of technological barriers still remain.
As a material highly sensitive to the environment, graphene could act as a sensor with a single device measuring strain, gas, magnetism or pressure.
And its purity and large surface area make it suitable for medical uses too: from aiding drug delivery to building new tissue for regenerative medicine. However, the authors admit that the sheer number of hurdles mean this will not happen before 2030.
They recognize that "established benchmark materials will only be replaced if the properties of graphene, however appealing, can be translated into applications that are sufficiently competitive to justify the cost and disruption of changing…"
In other words, the price and hassle of switching to graphene need to make sense financially.
So, the paper argues, graphene's "full potential will only be realized in novel applications, which are designed specifically with this material in mind…"
What this means is that graphene is something of a gamble: to really make sense, people will have to dream up inventions for it.
The bottom line is that graphene is too good to be ignored and - in some applications - may yet prove to be too good to be true.
But a look at the statistics for patents - a key indicator of commercial intent - reveals how many countries and companies are prepared to throw the graphene dice.
From a standing start with the Manchester work in 2004, there are now more than 7,000 patents on graphene, with the largest number - more than 2000 - held by China. Samsung alone holds more than 400.
Massive investments on this scale can turn sour - plenty of promising technologies do flop.
But the greater the level of finance, energy and sheer brainpower devoted to graphene globally, the greater are the chances of exploiting it successfully.
The miracle material will soak up a lot of money but, taking a long view, it's unlikely that much will be wasted.
Mr Hammond told MPs that no leak had occurred and said there were no safety implications for staff working on the site, or risks to the environment.
But, as a result, HMS Vanguard is to be refuelled with a new nuclear core at a cost of £120m.
The problem was discovered in 2012.
Labour criticised the government for not announcing the information earlier, calling it a matter of "national importance".
Although the news is only being made public now, the Ministry of Defence says the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the defence nuclear inspectorate were kept informed.
Mr Hammond said the Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment ran at higher levels of intensity than those on Britain's fleet of nuclear submarines and was designed to pre-empt any similar problems with the reactors on board those vessels.
The defence secretary said: "These low levels of radioactivity are a normal product of a nuclear reaction that takes place within the fuel but they would not normally enter the cooling water.
"This water is contained within the sealed reactor circuit and I can reassure the House there has been no detectable radiation leak from that sealed circuit.
"Indeed, against the International Atomic Energy Agency's measurement scale for nuclear-related events this issue is classed Level 0, described as 'below scale - no safety significance'."
The refuelling of HMS Vanguard - the UK's oldest nuclear submarine - will take place during its next scheduled "deep maintenance period", due to last three and a half years from 2015.
Mr Hammond said: "This is the responsible option: replacing the core on a precautionary basis at the next opportunity, rather than waiting to see if the core needs to be replaced at a later date which would mean returning Vanguard for a period of unscheduled deep maintenance, potentially putting at risk the resilience of our ballistic missile submarine operations."
Mr Hammond said a decision on refuelling the next-oldest submarine, HMS Victorious, would not need to be taken until 2018.
New submarines for the Trident replacement programme, known as the Successor submarines, will not be affected by the problem, he added.
For Labour, shadow defence secretary Vernon Coaker said the government should have told the Commons earlier about the fault.
He added: "There must be public confidence in the government to be open and transparent on these matters.
"A fault, however small, that develops in a nuclear reactor is something that the British people and this House should have been told about. This is an issue of national security and national importance."
More than £7m will be invested in production facilities at the engine plant with a £700,000 grant from the Welsh government.
The 1.8 litre engines will be exported to Turkey to be built into a model based on Toyota's C-HR concept car.
There are currently about 540 employees at the Deeside factory, making 950 engines a day in 13 variants.
The new hybrid engine will be built alongside current petrol and hybrid petrol engines for the Auris model, which go to the company's factory at Burnaston, Derbyshire where the vehicle is produced.
Engine plant director Jim Crosbie said: "This announcement is a big vote of confidence in the high skills, quality and commitment of our workforce."
In 2015, Toyota became the world's top-selling carmaker for the fourth straight year, selling 10.15 million cars overall with 209,000 hybrid vehicles in Europe, up 17% on 2014.
Engines and components made at Deeside are exported across Europe, South America, South Africa and Japan.
Edwina Hart, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, said: "I am delighted this very significant investment has been secured for Toyota's facility on Deeside.
"It will not only provide a platform for growth in what is an extremely competitive market but will help secure the long term sustainable future of the plant and safeguard skilled, well-paid jobs in the region."
The Toyota new engine line is the latest example of a Welsh plant winning investment because of the success of its existing set up.
It's good news for Toyota's workers on Deeside and good for the Welsh economy. With 540 employees spending their wages in the local economy and the value of the engines made a year, Toyota Deeside helps the Welsh economy and helps to lift statistics like GVA - the value of goods and services.
It's not just Toyota on Deeside that is feeling confident. While some parts of the economy are anxious about global slowdown and what the year will bring, automotive companies in Wales are busy on the whole.
Cars are not assembled in Wales but important parts are and companies like Magor Designs in Resolven design the machines to make parts that others assemble and then go to the carmakers. It's a complicated supply chain which, overall, injects £3.3bn into the Welsh economy.
The secret to success in this industry is to be ahead of the game - adapting quickly to make parts for the next generation of vehicles which tend to be cleaner and more efficient.
18,000 people work making car parts in Wales. Together they are paid around £500m a year. At each stage in a new vehicle's design the supply companies have to compete against other suppliers - sometimes in their own companies - across the UK and Europe.
Toyota Deeside does not buy parts from Welsh suppliers but it does buy services from other companies.
But all the way from the Toyotas and Fords to small parts makers, the way to succeed is the same; they have to continually improve what they do and adapt to demands from the car makers.
The equivalent of 533 million bottles were shipped from Scotland in the first six months of 2016.
But industry bosses have warned the "uncertainties" caused by Brexit will pose "challenges" for exporters.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said the 3.1% increase represented the first return to growth for three years.
However, the statistics also showed a small fall in the value of exports.
Sales of whisky around the globe amounted to £1.7bn between January and June, down by 1% on the same period in 2015.
While France and the USA remained the biggest market, the figures showed a surge in exports to India.
SWA chief executive David Frost said the figures suggested there had been a "strengthening in global consumer demand".
But he also highlighted "continued international uncertainty" as he urged the UK government to ensure a supportive tax and regulatory regime.
Mr Frost said: "The first half of 2016 was marked by an improving Scotch whisky export performance, suggesting a strengthening in global consumer demand compared to the last couple of years.
"The industry-wide emphasis on craftsmanship and provenance, backed by investment, means that Scotch exports are well-placed to grow in the future, appealing to consumers in both mature and emerging markets."
But he added: "It is clear, however, that the uncertainties of the Brexit vote will create challenges for exporters and we continue to encourage early clarity on the likely shape of the UK's future trading relationship with the EU and other countries.
"Given the continued international uncertainty, we also look to government to make every effort to put in place a competitive domestic tax and regulatory environment, supporting a key home-grown industry."
While the volume of whisky exported to other countries in the European Union increased by 5% to the equivalent of 208 million bottles in January to June 2016, the value of these fell by 1% to £518m.
Almost two fifths (39%) of Scotch whisky exports by volume went to the EU, while the US was still the largest market for whisky exports by value, with sales worth £357.4m in the period January to June, a rise of 9% from the first half of 2015.
But the largest volume of sales went to France, with exports increasing from the equivalent of 86.5 million bottles in the first six months of 2015 to the equivalent of 90.9 million bottles in the same period this year.
The equivalent of 41 million bottles were exported to India after a 41% increase in sales volumes.
Diageo, the dominant distilling company, recently took over the largest distiller in India. Having access to the United Spirits distribution network helps to explain the sale of 12m more bottles than last year.
Most of that was in bulk, for bottling in India, or blending with Indian whiskies, but there was also a rise by more than half in the amount of single malt whisky shipped to India, reaching more than 700,000 bottles.
Ten of the top 15 markets showed growth in the latest figures.
The Latin American market showed continued volatility, with Colombian sales up 22%, Chilean up 30% and Venezuelan by 74%. Yet in Colombia and Venezuela, because the mix of whiskies shifted to lower quality, the value fell. The total value for Latin America was down 11%, with volume up 5%.
Africa has shown promise in recent years, but that fell back 9% by volume. Sales to South Africa dominate sales to the continent, but the figures suggest increases of more than half in exports to Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and Uganda. Shipments to Angola, which has suffered the economic consequences of the oil price downturn, reduced by three-quarters.
These figures do not include UK sales, which account for roughly 7% of Scotch whisky production.
The 21-year-old Republic of Ireland Under-21 international has played seven games for the Scottish champions this season, including a Champions League group game against Barcelona.
"We've had to fight off competition from clubs in England and the SPFL," Saddlers boss Jon Whitney said.
Left-back Scott Laird has also extended his loan until the end of the season.
The 28-year-old spent the first half of the campaign on loan from Scunthorpe, scoring three goals in 22 games.
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Pyongyang, which has threatened to fire missiles toward the US Pacific island territory of Guam, gave more details of its plans.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric, saying North Korea should be "very, very nervous" if it does anything to the US.
The Dow Jones fell 0.9% to 21,844.01 and S&P 500 fell 1.5% to 2,438.21.
The Nasdaq lost 2.1% to 6,216.87.
Markets had been bracing for a correction after weeks of trading in record territory, as strong corporate earnings fuelled optimism.
The sell-off on Thursday in the US was widespread, with the financial and consumer sectors leading the share price declines.
Investors bought up safe-haven assets such as gold, helping the precious metal touch a two-month high, and the Japanese Yen rose.
But Thursday's decline fell short of the drops seen on 17 May, when political outcry mounted over Mr Trump's dismissal of FBI director James Comey, who was investigating ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Richard C Marston, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of business, told the BBC: "If the North Korean situation worsens ... I would expect the stock market to react negatively.
"Corporate earnings can be easily overshadowed if there is a real threat of a conflict."
Other world stock markets also saw losses, triggered by tensions between the US and North Korea.
The Euro Stoxx 50, which includes Europe's biggest companies, fell 1% while London's FTSE 100 closed down 1.4%.
On a visit to South Korea, he is set to discuss ways to deal with Pyongyang amid speculation that leader Kim Jong-un could order a new nuclear test.
North Korea has warned the US not to take provocative action as it is "ready to hit back with nuclear attacks".
A US navy strike group is moving towards the Korean peninsula.
On a long-planned 10-day trip to Asia, his first official visit to the region, Mr Pence will reaffirm the US commitment to stand by its regional allies, officials say.
It comes as Washington steps up the pressure on the isolated North, with President Donald Trump saying that the United States is ready to act alone to deal with the nuclear threat.
Mr Pence's visit comes a day after North Korea displayed what appeared to be new intercontinental and submarine-launched ballistic missiles during a huge military parade in Pyongyang.
On display for the first time were what appeared to be the Pukkuksong submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), which have a range of more than 1,000 km (600 miles).
Weapons analysts said there also appeared to be two new types of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) in canister launchers. But it remains unclear whether they have been tested and Pyongyang has yet to announce it has an operational ICBM.
The nation's aim is to be able to put a nuclear warhead on an ICBM that can reach targets around the world.
It has conducted five nuclear tests and a series of missile launches in pursuit of that goal.
Pyongyang has claimed to have miniaturised nuclear warheads for use on missiles, though experts have cast doubt on that given the lack of evidence.
The military parade in Pyongyang marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founding president, Kim Il-sung.
During the large event, Choe Ryong-hae, believed to be the country's second most powerful official, issued a warning to the US.
"We're prepared to respond to an all-out war with an all-out war... We are ready to hit back with nuclear attacks of our own style against any nuclear attacks."
Meanwhile, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and an accompanying battle group are steaming towards the region, a deployment seemed to be a show of strength.
US officials were quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying that the Trump administration was focusing more on raising pressure on North Korea with the help of China rather than using military force.
But the US president has recently demonstrated his willingness to resort to military methods. He ordered a cruise missile attack on Syria in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack, and the US military this week used a huge bomb against so-called Islamic State in Afghanistan.
The three-storey Georgian style building on the Ormeau Road was on the market for £175,000.
The building has been home to the SDLP in Belfast for more than 20 years.
However, it is understood the party has been feeling the pressure financially and a decision was taken to sell. The SDLP is to lose more than £100,000 in payments from Westminster after its three MPs lost their seats.
The so-called "short money" is paid to opposition parties to help with expenses.
Other parties, too, have been feeling the pinch after the recent run of elections.
The overall spending by parties was down by more than 50% in the last assembly election, compared to the previous poll ten months earlier.
An SDLP spokesman said they plan to move to new premises.
"The party is undertaking a long-term and wide-ranging overhaul of our operations. As part of our efforts to maximise efficiency, we will shortly be opening a more suitable campaign headquarters," he said.
"We are excited about this move as a key part of our wider SDLP rejuvenation plan."
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) confirmed that Liam Kerr, 19, died on Thursday. He had been in hospital since an incident on 13 January.
A second inmate, Robert Wagstaff, 18, died on Sunday.
A spokesman for the SPS said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding either of the deaths and reports would be sent to the procurator fiscal.
He added that their next of kin have been informed and fatal accident inquiries may be held in due course.
Both men were serving sentences at the young offenders institution near Falkirk after being convicted at Paisley Sheriff Court last year.
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Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of the social network site, said women should hold half of the important positions in business.
"If you're thinking about doing something, ask yourself what you would do if you weren't afraid and then do it," she told the BBC.
Ms Sandberg became the first woman on Facebook's board in June 2012.
Last year, she wrote Lean In, a book advising women on how to make progress in the workplace.
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Paul Goodwin, Scottish Football Supporters Association co-founder, thinks a new approach is required.
"It's time to step back and ask if self-regulation is the right way to tackle this problem," he said.
"We know that there is a zero-tolerance to gambling but that's obviously just not working."
The Scottish FA has a policy which prohibits players, coaches, club officials and referees from betting on matches anywhere in the world.
Annan Athletic chairman Henry McClelland is the latest figure within the game to be punished for breaching those regulations.
On Thursday he was fined £3,000, two thirds of which is suspended, for making more than 4,000 bets.
Of those wagers, 430 involved his own club, with four placed on the League Two club to lose.
"The fine is surprising," added Goodwin.
"Most fans, the line that they would draw, would be anyone from a club betting against their own team."
Last month, Inverness Caley Thistle defender Lewis Horner received a suspended eight-match ban for betting on the grounds that he receives help for his addiction.
That followed the assertion that gambling is "rife" throughout Scottish football, made by PFA Scotland chairman John Rankin.
On the current SFA approach, Goodwin added: "We don't know what's going on. Is there a clear pathway? Do the same rules apply to everyone?
"The fines and suspensions just seem to be so arbitrary.
"And that's only one part of it.
"Then there is the amount of sponsorship that comes into the game (from the gambling industry).
"Can someone independent from the confines of the offices at Hampden Park look at this and come up with some other solutions?"
SFA chief executive Stewart Regan was unavailable for comment.
Simm, from Fareham, near Southampton, spent eight days acclimatising with other potential team members.
"Going out there definitely make you want to come back and makes you work harder," she told BBC Radio Solent.
The 20-year-old helped Great Britain win team bronze at October's World Championships in Glasgow, but still faces a fight for Olympics selection.
Only five places are up for grabs in the women's team, compared with six at the Worlds and the Commonwealth Games.
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"It's going to be tough," Simm said. "Whoever is fittest and looking the best in competitions and in-house trials will go.
"The final decision probably won't be made until about a week before we go.
"Going out to Rio was incredible. We looked round the Olympic village and it gives you a taste of what it will be like.
"You try not to think ahead too much, but you definitely do and you get those butterflies and thoughts in your head."
The 20-year-old had three loan spells with the Latics last season, making 27 appearances in all competitions.
The Northern Ireland Under-21 man, who did not play a senior game for Burnley, has signed a two-year contract, with the option of a further year.
Oldham finished 17th in League One last season and have picked up six points from their first five games of 2016-17.
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Known as a "skinny budget", it will initially be limited to the $1tn ( £0.81tn) portion of the $4tn annual federal budget that pays for US agencies and departments.
Although Mr Trump's Republicans control both houses of Congress, segments of the budget plan are expected to face stiff resistance across the parties.
But where will the cuts hit the hardest?
Our correspondents have taken a look.
by Barbara Plett Usher, State Department Correspondent
The state department and USAID (US Agency for International Development) between them pay for everything from the diplomatic corps to fighting poverty, promoting human rights and improving healthcare in foreign countries.
The budget proposes a 28% cut in their $25.6 billion "base" funding, which would mean the loss of $10.1bn. And it calls for consolidating the two, which would mean the loss of jobs.
A separate pot of $12bn for what's known as the Overseas Contingency Operations remains intact. It's a sort of war fund operated by the State and Defense Departments, to meet costs in areas like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
When talking about the entire budget, the proposed cut amounts to 31%.
What's left would keep funding for embassy security and core diplomatic activities, as well as for global health initiatives - such as combating HIV/Aids - and a "significant" amount for humanitarian assistance programmes.
It would shift some foreign military assistance from grants to loans - only Israel is guaranteed to keep its current $3bn/year aid package
It would make significant cuts to UN funding, especially climate change programmes; reduce grants to multilateral development agencies such as the World Bank, and refocus economic and development assistance to countries of "greatest strategic importance to the US".
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's comments that the state department's "historically high" budget is "not sustainable" refers to the steady growth of its allocations during the past 16 years of war. He predicts the US will be engaged in fewer military conflicts and thus the department will need to spend less money.
Whether or not that turns out to be the case, his position is in stark contrast to that of his predecessor, John Kerry. Mr Kerry persistently pointed out that the state department budget was only 1% of the total, and that wasn't nearly enough to effectively carry out the tasks it was assigned.
Former diplomats and military officers have said it is a fundamental flaw to cut the State Department because diplomacy and development are essential for reducing the instability out of which threats grow, and for helping to convert battlefield victories into sustainable peace.
by Jessica Lussenhop, BBC Washington
The Office of Housing and Urban Development would see a 13% overall budget reduction, equivalent to a $6.2bn cut. HUD is best known for funding affordable housing and community redevelopment initiatives, much of which goes to major urban centres.
"We've spent a lot of money on Housing and Urban Development over the last decade without a lot to show for it," Trump budget director Mick Mulvaney told reporters.
The proposed budget would eliminate the $3bn Community Development Block Grant programme, which provides funds for a wide range of projects from new affordable housing construction to infrastructure to meal delivery services for low-income seniors. The programme has been in place since the 1970s.
The administration says that states and local governments should be responsible for funding housing.
Critics say these cuts could devastate poor families and constitute a reversal on Trump's campaign promise to revitalise the "inner cities".
By Matt McGrath, BBC environment correspondent
US popular support for action to tackle environmental problems reached a peak after the heavily polluted Cuyahoga river in Cleveland caught fire in 1969. Ongoing problems with air and water prompted Richard Nixon to establish the Environmental Protection Agency a year later in 1970, with broad bipartisan support.
Over the past 47 years it has had major successes - acid rain, leaded petrol and the pesticide DDT have become footnotes in history thanks to the agency.
While the swingeing cuts proposed by the Trump administration will hit the EPA's climate change research abilities and the implementation of Clean Power Plan, the measures will also have a major impact on regional pollution cleanup efforts in the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay.
The Superfund programme, which manages and attempts to clean up hundreds of sites poisoned with lead, asbestos and dioxins, would see its cash cut by $330m to $760m.
While President Trump has many times spoke about his belief in clean air and clean water, the ability of the EPA to deliver these is likely to be significantly hampered by the loss of 3,200 employees proposed in the budget. And if an environmental disaster like Cuyahoga or the more recent Flint water crisis strikes in the future, will these proposed cuts be blamed?
Nada Tawfik, BBC News, New York
The US is the United Nation's largest contributor. It funds 22% of the UN's regular budget and 28% of UN peacekeeping. No other member state comes close to that level. Japan is the second largest donor at 9% and 10% respectively.
There is no doubt that large-scale disengagement from the US could create chaos and leave gaps that other countries would be unlikely to fill.
The US State Department, which is in charge of the money the US gives to the UN and its affiliated agencies, is facing a 29% decrease. Peacekeeping forces and climate change funding have already been earmarked to take some of the pain.
The UN has warned that abrupt cuts to its funding, as proposed by President Donald Trump, could undermine long-term efforts to reform the organisation.
The French Ambassador to the UN, Francois Delattre, was among those vocal in expressing concerns about a decrease in US funding, saying even the perception that America was in retreat from the international community could lead to instability.
The truck, worth more than €400,000 (£340,000) was stolen on Sunday night in the small town of Stranorlar.
It was later recovered close to the border with Northern Ireland.
The Scania fire truck, which has only been in service for a year, was returned to the station for a technical examination.
Garda (Irish police) Insp Goretti Sheridan said vital equipment was missing from the fire engine.
"These people might have thought this was funny but it could have been a much more serious incident had there have been a fire overnight," she said.
Gardaà have appealed to anyone in possession of CCTV footage that may show the incident to contact them.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is also investigating the possibility that the fire engine may have been driven across the border.
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Terrell Lawrence has joined the British Basketball League (BBL) club's troupe of dancers for their home games.
Michael Birch, 44, was one of 23 people injured in the East Mersea accident near Colchester, in September.
He had to be cut free from his cabin by firefighters and was airlifted to hospital having sustained deep lacerations in his abdomen.
After seven operations, Mr Birch has returned home to continue his recovery.
The father of four has no memory of the four days after the crash when he underwent stomach surgery , two shoulder operations, skin grafts and the reconstruction of a hand.
Recalling the moment of impact on 23 September, he said: "I was driving along and just bang, just felt this shunt sensation.
"I woke up and the bus is a wreck around me, passengers are screaming and I'm sitting in the seat and holding onto my stomach contents, which had just burst out.
"A low-loader had come past, but the traction engine that was on the back had fallen off and smashed into the bus - literally just made a massive, massive mess."
He described feeling helpless as he was unable to move to help any passengers.
He said: "I was worried that with the stomach, the way it was, I just thought I was going to die. People were screaming. It was horrible."
By his hospital bedside was his wife Gemma, who was shocked to see him so ill.
She said: "When the police turned up telling me that he was alive. We just had to go, it was scary.
"He had tubes and wires, monitors kept bleeping, just telling me he was really poorly."
Mr Birch said they had received great support from their friends and family, and had one message for those who have helped.
He said: "To everybody that supported me and who has asked about me and has helped raise money to help us and stuff, I just want to say thank you. It just restores your faith in humanity."
A 51-year-old Great Yarmouth man arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving has been released on police bail until 3 January.
For the full interview, listen back to BBC Essex's breakfast show from 06:00.
1 April 2016 Last updated at 10:14 BST
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Captain Tom Clarke fired Preston in front from close range and Callum Robinson added a second before half-time.
The hosts sealed victory with Jordan Hugill's emphatic late finish.
Cardiff drop to 21st in the table, only clear of the bottom three on goal difference.
Preston dominated throughout and took the lead after 36 minutes, when a fumble from Cardiff goalkeeper Ben Wilson allowed Clarke to score his first goal since 2014.
The home side were further ahead just five minutes later as Robinson struck with a low finish.
Cardiff head coach Paul Trollope abandoned his favoured 5-3-2 formation to a 4-3-3 at half-time and the switch prompted an improved performance after the restart.
However, Preston continued to threaten and were close to scoring a third when Paul Gallagher's free-kick clipped the top of the crossbar.
The Lilywhites' domination was eventually rewarded when Hugill struck with a powerful long-range effort.
Preston manager Simon Grayson: "I'm really pleased, you can't fault anything that we've done.
"It's an addition to how we played in the second half against Barnsley, we carried that forward. We've spoken about it a lot with the players and watched it again a couple of times and kept on telling them to believe that what they're doing is the right thing.
"Nobody's happy with the start we've had. There have been frustrations for everybody, but we've known what we've been trying to do.
Cardiff City boss Paul Trollope: "It was absolutely our worst performance of the season, especially in the first period. We lacked a lot of things with and without the ball.
"As normal, the team were fully prepared and ready for the challenge ahead and we didn't get anywhere near the level that we want and expect.
"We didn't have the basics in place in terms of defensive responsibility, defensive desire, so for those two things not to come together in the first period was very disappointing.
"Apologies to the travelling supporters because they've travelled a long way on a Tuesday night and they've seen a performance that was unacceptable."
Match ends, Preston North End 3, Cardiff City 0.
Second Half ends, Preston North End 3, Cardiff City 0.
Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rickie Lambert with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Simon Makienok (Preston North End).
Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Jordan Hugill.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Peter Whittingham.
Foul by Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City).
Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Preston North End 3, Cardiff City 0. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Greg Cunningham.
Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
Substitution, Preston North End. Simon Makienok replaces Callum Robinson.
Attempt saved. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Frederic Gounongbe (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
Attempt saved. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Hugill with a headed pass.
Foul by Frederic Gounongbe (Cardiff City).
Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Callum Robinson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
Substitution, Preston North End. Chris Humphrey replaces Eoin Doyle.
Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tom Clarke.
Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Gallagher following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
Attempt saved. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eoin Doyle.
Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Peter Whittingham with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Anders Lindegaard.
Attempt saved. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Craig Noone.
Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eoin Doyle.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Frederic Gounongbe replaces Joe Ralls.
The collection of 40 paintings - plus films, sculptures and photographs - focuses on the period from 1940 to 1983.
Works have been brought in from countries around the world - including Canada, Scotland and Japan.
The exhibition runs at Atlanta's High Museum of Art until 9 January.
"It's become a really interesting area for investigation because you have Dali's career which spans almost all of the 20th century, but historically people have really only looked at the 1930s," exhibition curator Elliott King told the Associated Press. "It was almost like he died in 1940."
The exhibition includes photos by American photographer Philippe Halsman showing the artist displaying what King describes as Dali's "wacky showman" side.
Atomic explosion
The exhibition also reflects two recurring influences on Dali's later work - his return to the Catholic Church and nuclear physics.
One work that illustrates this theme is Santiago El Grande - which shows a crucifixion scene and a horse rearing up above an atomic explosion.
Another is The Madonna of Port-Lligat - showing the Madonna and Child breaking into particles. The painting is on loan from a museum in Japan and has not been seen in the US since 1951.
The work Assumpta Corpuscularia Lapilazulina - which features Dali's wife as the Virgin Mary - has been in private collections and has not been exhibited since 1959.
The exhibition also includes the 1960 documentary film Chaos and Creation - an early example of video art which includes pigs, popcorn and a motorbike.
The Sunday Times claims it has obtained a list of eight athletes who officials recommended should be banned in 2011.
But it is alleged Lamine Diack, then head of athletics' world governing body the IAAF, and Dr Gabriel Dolle, the ex-anti-doping chief, received payments.
On Wednesday the pair were placed under investigation by French prosecutors.
Diack, who was in charge of the International Association of Athletics Federations for 16 years until the 82-year-old stepped down in August, is alleged to have received one million euros in payments in 2011. An additional 200,000 euros was allegedly paid to Dolle, to cover up positive doping tests.
Diack, Dolle and the former's legal adviser, Habib Cisse, face preliminary charges of corruption by France's financial prosecuting body. Diack also faces charges of money laundering.
New IAAF president Lord Coe, who has offered to co-operate with French police, gave his first response to the sport's latest crisis on Saturday evening. He said: "That people in our sport have allegedly extorted money from athletes guilty of doping violations is abhorrent."
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) was already investigating the IAAF following allegations made in a German TV documentary in December 2014 of systematic doping and cover-ups in Russia. It passed on information to French authorities in the summer.
The agency is due to report the findings of its year-long inquiry in Geneva on Monday, with one investigator saying it will reveal "a whole different scale of corruption" compared to an ongoing scandal at football's world governing body, Fifa.
On Friday, international sports lawyer Richard McLaren, who is one of three Wada independent commissioners to have co-authored the report, said their findings were "going to be a real game-changer for sport".
"You potentially have a bunch of old men who put a whole lot of extra money in their pockets - through extortion and bribes - but also caused significant changes to actual results and final standings of international athletics competitions," he said.
He added his team had "found evidence to support what was said in the documentary".
Diack ended his reign as IAAF president in August, when Briton Coe, a double Olympic 1500m winner, was elected as his replacement.
Meanwhile Diack's son, Papa Massata Diack, is among four men including Dolle, charged by the IAAF over breaches of its ethics code.
The charges relate to covering up Russian marathon runner Liliya Shobukhova's doping violations, the IAAF ethics commission chairman said, and were announced on Friday after the lifting of reporting restrictions.
Papa Massata Diack is a former consultant to the IAAF. The other two charged men are: the former president of the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) Alexei Melnikov and Valentin Balakhnichev, a former chief ARAF coach for long distance walkers and runners.
Hearings to consider their cases will take place in London next month.
In a separate development, Kenya has been warned by Wada that it is serious about a possible four-year ban - that would prevent the country's athletes from taking part in international competitions - unless the African nation's anti-doping efforts are stepped up.
The software maker claims that Google used its dominant position in the search market to restrict the growth of Microsoft services.
It cites a number of practices, including Google limiting the ability of Microsoft Bing to index web content.
Google said it was not surprised by the move and it would happily discuss its business with the European Commission.
In a detailed blog, Microsoft's general counsel, Brad Smith, outlined the company's grievances.
He wrote: "Our filing today focuses on a pattern of actions that Google has taken to entrench its dominance in the markets for online search and search advertising to the detriment of European consumers."
The post goes on to list five different ways in which Google, according to Microsoft, has sought to control the search market.
Those are:
The European Commission launched an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive practices by Google last November, at the behest of several internet companies, including Ciao, a shopping site owned by Microsoft.
It is likely, if the Commission accepts the latest round of complaints from Microsoft, that they would be rolled into the same investigation.
For the Microsoft case to be accepted, the company would have to prove two things - firstly that Google was dominant in a particular market, namely search, and secondly that it had abused that position.
In a statement, Google said it would cooperate with any investigation.
"We're not surprised that Microsoft has done this, since one of their subsidiaries was one of the original complainants. For our part, we continue to discuss the case with the European Commission and we're happy to explain to anyone how our business works," is stated.
Penalties for companies found to have engaged in anti-competitive practices in Europe can be severe. The EC has the power to impose fines up to 10% of global earnings.
That will likely have a bearing on how the case proceeds, according to Mark Tricker, an antitrust lawyer with the law firm Norton Rose.
He told BBC News: "Once the Commission has formulated its claims then I suspect that Google will enter into a dialogue with them to address those concerns so it does not have to reach a judgement."
Microsoft's position as accuser in an anti-competition case is something of a role reversal.
In the past, the world's leading software company has been the target of similar actions.
A 2003 EC ruling determined that Microsoft had unfairly advantaged its Windows Media Player software over other streaming technologies by embedding it into the Windows operating system.
It was fined £381m, followed by a further £194m in 2006 for failing to comply with elements of the original ruling.
To date, the largest fine levied by the EC was £948m against Intel in 2009.
The microchip maker was found to have offered financial incentives to manufacturers to favour its products over those of its rivals.
Ralph Goldie is accused of killing Jeremy Paradine, 45, at Kyle Court on 14 January by pushing him down stairs and stamping or jumping on him.
He is also charged with assaulting Martin McQueenie, 49, to his severe injury and danger of life.
He made no plea or declaration at Glasgow Sheriff Court and was remanded in custody.
He is due to appear next week for a full committal hearing.
This means the soap and the materials that it dissolves can be removed easily by applying a magnetic field.
Experts say that with further development, it could find applications in cleaning up oil spills and waste water.
Details of the new soap, which contains iron atoms, are reported in the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie.
It is similar to ordinary soap, but the atoms of iron help form tiny particles that are easily removed magnetically.
"If you'd have said about 10 years ago to a chemist: 'Let's have some soap that responds to magnets', they'd have looked at you with a very blank face," said co-author Julian Eastoe of the University of Bristol.
He told BBC News: "We were interested to see, if you went back to the chemical drawing board with the tool-kit of modern synthetic chemistry, if you could...design one."
Soap is made of long molecules with ends that behave differently: One end of the molecule is attracted to water and the other is repelled by it.
The "detergent" action of soap comes from its ability to attach to oily, grimy surfaces, with the "water-hating" end breaking up molecules at that surface. The soap molecules then gather up into droplets in which all the "water-loving" ends face outward.
Prof Eastoe and his team started with detergent molecules that he said were "very similar to what you'd find in your kitchen or bathroom" - one of which can be found in mouthwash.
The team found a way to simply add iron atoms into the molecules. The droplets that the soap formed were attracted to a magnet, just as iron filings would be.
But single iron atoms would not behave as tiny individual magnets, so some other process had to be at work. To get a look at what was going on in the chemical process required a view at the molecular level.
So the team sent their samples to the Institute Laue Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France, where an intense beam of the sub-atomic particles known as neutrons shed light on the matter.
They saw that the iron particles were clumping neatly together into iron nanoparticles, tiny clumps of iron that could in fact respond to a magnetic field.
Prof Eastoe said the research was still at the laboratory stages but was already the subject of discussion.
"The research at the University of Bristol in this field is about how we can take the ordinary and give it extraordinary properties by chemical design," he said.
"We have uncovered the principle by which you can generate this kind of material and now it's back to the drawing board to make it better."
The move, scheduled for 2017, is aimed at producing a convergence of engine performance after two seasons of domination by Mercedes.
But Newey told Reuters it will lead to a "spending frenzy" and will mean "the gaps get bigger not smaller."
He described notions that performance would equalise as "quaint".
The engine manufacturers and governing body the FIA have agreed the move after two years of arguments about the previous system of development restrictions.
This was based on a series of 'tokens' ascribed to various parts of the engine on the basis of their influence on performance.
The number of development tokens manufacturers could use reduced from year to year.
But senior figures decided the system was flawed and will remove it, pending official ratification by the FIA's legislative process.
Newey said: "If you look back on the original technical working group meetings and minutes from 2012-13, the agreement at that point was that the engines would be frozen but teams that were behind would still be allowed to keep developing.
"That's not happened."
He added that the amount of money being spent by the big manufacturers were "eye watering" and said that Renault, from which Red Bull get an engine, "aren't prepared to spend that sort of money".
Renault has just re-entered F1 for this season with its own team but are continuing to supply Red Bull with engines, which will be badged as Tag Heuer. Renault insists it will allocate a sufficient budget to win - and have targeted regular podiums within three years.
Newey also questioned a system that he said allowed the car companies to supply engines to customer teams that were not as competitive as the ones they use themselves.
"It's very curious to me that we have this set of regulations where the manufacturer has to supply the same hardware to other teams, but it's no under no obligation to supply the same software and therefore the same performance," said Newey.
"Nobody is complaining about this because the customer teams can't complain because their contract doesn't allow them to."
He said Renault were an exception: "They have always given the same power units in every sense of the word, including software, to their customer teams as their works teams."
Red Bull and Renault won four consecutive drivers' and constructors' titles together from 2010-13 under the previous engine formula, for 2.4-litre naturally aspirated V8s.
But Renault have struggled since the new turbo hybrid V6 engines were introduced alongside fuel limits in 2014.
Red Bull and Renault fell out through 2015 but patched up their relationship after the team were unable to secure engines from Mercedes, Ferrari or Honda.
Red Bull have only a one-year contract with Renault to use the re-branded engine but Newey said it was "an option" for the two to continue working together beyond this season.
He added: "The problem of course is that if Renault are not able to compete with the spend and development race then we are put in a position where neither they nor us can be fully competitive."
The tourists haven't won a Test overseas since 2011, which is simply not good enough for a team with their talent.
England, meanwhile, have lost six of their past seven Tests home and away and it's paramount they begin to reverse the slide.
They should have won both of their recent Tests against Sri Lanka, and it was a really poor performance to lose the second match of the series at Headingley, after the tourists hung on for a draw at Lord's.
So what must England do to beat India over a five-match Test series?
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said the dressing room is unhappy under Alastair Cook and that senior players are not turning up for their captain, but I don't buy into any of that stuff.
The way James Anderson broke down in tears on the podium at Headingley was all to do with the crushing disappointment of narrowly failing to save a game and nothing to do with an unhappy dressing room.
I've never seen a player so choked before, and that's because he gave absolutely everything to save that Test - only to be dismissed with the penultimate delivery of the match.
Cook is very respected by the rest of his team, but he's still got to go out there and perform - which means scoring runs and leading from the front.
What Cook needs to do now is grind his way to a really ugly hundred. I remember Andrew Strauss scoring a similar hundred against New Zealand in 2008.
He had to do it to save his career, and it ended up catapulting England into a really good run of form.
To win this series, England obviously need to score lots of runs.
We don't know what the pitches are going to be like, but I don't think they will be prepared to take spin like last year. There will be a bit of grass left on them so it will always be difficult for the captain who wins the toss: does he put the other team in or bat first?
That puts Cook in a tricky position because if he bats first on a green pitch and gets out caught behind to a delivery which does a bit, he will get criticised.
Equally, if he decides to put India in and they get a lot of runs he will also be questioned. That's where he is at the moment with his captaincy and form.
However, the way the new batsmen in the England team played in the series against Sri Lanka was impressive. Sam Robson, Gary Ballance and Moeen Ali scored centuries while Joe Root hit a double hundred.
Moeen's innings at Headingley has almost been overlooked. He batted superbly on that final day, when he really dug in.
He played to the situation, and for someone to do that in only his second Test was outstanding.
Right down to Matt Prior, England have got to put runs on the board. Then, and especially if India only play four bowlers, the hosts have an exciting lower order which has enough firepower to punish a tiring attack.
I suspect Ben Stokes has a great chance of playing ahead of Chris Jordan at Trent Bridge.
However, England will give that decision a lot of thought because Jordan is a very good cricketer - both with bat and ball, and also in the slips.
Slip fielding is important - especially when the pitch is green. Ballance has already dropped catches in there in his short Test career, so it's something for England to consider.
I don't see Moeen as a number one spin bowler just yet but hopefully that will come if he develops quickly.
He got two important wickets at Headingley, and the more wickets he gets, the more people will have confidence in his bowling.
I want to see successful cricket from England, and I don't care how they do it. They need to get out there and do what works for them.
Cook is naturally a defensive captain - that's how he was brought up - but so was Strauss, and he has been the strongest influence on Cook.
You can't expect Cook, in his position, to go out there and start throwing the bat about. If he makes a mistake and pays for it, it won't help his cause.
I expect a cautious brand of cricket from both sides. It's a five-Test series so nobody will want to do something reckless and go 1-0 down.
It's been a transitional period for India, who have seen players like Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar retire in the past couple of years.
Now all the big guns have gone, Duncan Fletcher has a young team he can mould in his own style.
It will be great to see the likes of Virat Kohli playing in a Test match in English conditions and knuckling down. He is a great player with a great temperament but he will find that a challenge.
I also wonder how dangerous off-spinner R Ashwin will be in English conditions.
It might come down to who plays seam bowling the best.
I think it will be really tight because neither team will want to give an inch and, for reasons already discussed, it might not be the most exhilarating series.
The first two Tests will be cagey and both sides will take stock after that. It will be fascinating nonetheless.
Jonathan Agnew was talking to BBC Sport's Marc Higginson
Downing Street said Lord Justice Burnett would take over on 2 October, following the retirement of Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd.
Lord Justice Burnett's final case at the bar was as counsel to the inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed in 1997.
The 59-year-old lives in Essex with his wife and children.
Lord Justice Burnett acted as junior counsel to the inquiry into the 1987 King's Cross Fire inquiry and to the inquiry into the convictions of the Guildford Four and Maguire family.
He was leading counsel to the inquiry into the 1997 Southall rail crash and into train protection systems following the 1999 Paddington crash.
The Lord Chief Justice is also president of the courts of England and Wales, representing the views of the judiciary to Parliament and the government.
The appointment is made by the Queen on the advice of the prime minister and lord chancellor following the recommendation of an independent selection panel.
Candidates were expected to be able to serve for at least four years, given the need to deliver significant court reforms and to steer the judiciary through Brexit, Downing Street said.
The 25-year-old has scored 14 goals in 65 games since joining, initially on loan, from Middlesbrough in 2015.
Wigan said they have rejected bids at the weekend and on Monday, with Norwich and Derby both linked with the player.
"This is not the way to repay the faith we have shown in him," said Latics chairman David Sharpe.
"I've always had a good relationship with Yanic and I feel he has let the club, his team-mates and our supporters down by taking this action.
"Yanic is a very important player to us and we do not have a desire to sell our best players.
"That said, every player has a value and we will not be put under pressure to sell a player for less than our valuation."
They had intended to host Coventry Blaze on 27 February at Ice Arena Wales, but were forced to delay the new venue's opening encounter.
Blaze will now be the last visitors to Devils' current venue the Big Blue Tent on Saturday in the Elite League.
Devils were initially set to move into the new arena in August 2015 and the delays have cost them around £300,000.
The new venue can hold 3,088 while their current home holds 2,300 people.
The Devils had already apologised to opposing teams' fans who may have planned to see their teams at the old or new venues.
The current venue has been Devils home since 2006 when the Wales National Ice Rink in Cardiff City centre was demolished.
In a statement Devils said: "The "temporary" facility that was meant to be up for three years and ended up being the Devils home for the last decade."
In a conference call, the US reaffirmed its commitment to the security of its two allies, the South's defence ministry said in a statement.
South Korean news agency Yonhap also said US F-22 stealth fighters and a nuclear-powered submarine would join military exercises next month.
The UN has also condemned the test.
The Security Council called it a grave violation of UN resolutions.
US President Donald Trump described North Korea as a "big big problem". He said he would deal with it very strongly, but didn't give details.
North Korea said it had "successfully" test-fired a ballistic missile on Sunday in a launch supervised by leader Kim Jong-un.
State news agency KCNA described the device, fired into the Sea of Japan, as a "surface-to-surface medium-to-long-range ballistic missile".
Some people were perturbed when Rentberry - a website that runs rental auctions - launched last year.
In fact, in an article its own boss highlights, one tenant rights lawyer described the site as "callous".
"We made a huge splash," chief executive Alex Lubinsky recalls.
The site allows landlords to set a preferred rent. Prospective tenants then bid below that figure to see if they can get a good deal.
During the process, landlords see not only the bids, but information about the would-be tenants - including their credit score.
There are now about 100,000 properties and more than 50,000 users on the site, which is also expanding to offer listings across the whole of the United States.
Mr Lubinsky insists that the system is fair.
He argues, for instance, that it is better than going into a closed or partially closed bidding system where tenants do not know the full details of what others may be offering.
And he reveals a new feature: in the coming weeks Rentberry will implement a machine learning system that will analyse local rental market data to help landlords set reasonable prices.
It will also try to rate prospective tenants for landlords based on information that Rentberry has about them, such as how many years they have been working.
"People say we create competition, but competition already exists," he adds, arguing that "only the market" can suggest what is a fair price for a property.
In New York, for example, around 4,000 properties are listed on the site - and in such a "hot market" they tend to be let on Rentberry within four or five days, says Mr Lubinsky.
At the moment, the price of rental properties in many parts of the US is going up.
Mortgage rates are also up - so more people who would like to buy a house are having to rent instead, which further increases demand, explains Adam DeScantis at the National Association of Realtors.
"First-time buyers made up 32% of buyers in February, historically that should be closer to 40%," he says.
More than a third of US households are renters - nearly 110 million people.
The rise in renters has also followed millions of foreclosures thanks to the financial crisis, points out Jonathan Spader at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
"Rent increases in many cities in the US have outpaced incomes, making affordability a challenge," he explains.
Rentberry has faced criticism from some who feel it is likely to push up prices - only those with the biggest budgets will fare well when bidding, they say.
In response, Mr Lubinsky says that, on average, agreed rents were 5% less than the landlord's asking price on the platform. But how does that compare with what the rest of the market is doing?
"We compared the data on the rental platforms in US for the largest cities (including New York and Miami) and at this moment the final rental price on Rentberry is 4.3% lower than on other sites," he adds.
Mr Lubinsky also points out that the site requires bidders to submit personal information such as their social security number in order to take part in an auction - an effort to stop people trying to drive up the cost with false bids.
"People who actually submit offers are dead serious about getting the place," he says.
That might not be enough to satisfy some of the more traditional property managers, suggests New York estate agent Douglas Wagner at Bond New York.
"Sometimes they want to meet and interview a tenant personally before they offer a lease," he explains.
UK-based property expert Kate Faulkner also points out that not everything can be decided on data alone.
In general, prospective tenants and landlords need to meet, she argues, and get "reassurance that they are going to be able to help each other over time".
Mr Wagner explains, though, that at the moment the rental market is hotting up in New York so believes that perhaps some landlords will be tempted by a new approach.
"They may want to buy in and test it," he suggests.
"But I also anticipate that the more traditional, older generation management companies might resist because they're so accustomed to the way they do things."
Five-year-old Andrea Gada died after she was hit by a car in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on 16 December.
Her grandparents and aunt were refused visas to come to the UK from Zimbabwe.
The petition says the family "pose no risk to the country" and "they simply want to support us and grieve the loss of our beautiful girl".
Andrea's mother, Charity Gada, of Downland Close, Eastbourne, will be joined by family and friends when she delivers the petition to Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May later.
The matter was raised by local Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Lloyd during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons on 14 January.
The Prime Minister said he would intervene but the Home Office upheld its decision when it reviewed the family's application for a second time.
It said it had considered its "individual merits including any compelling and compassionate circumstances and in line with the immigration rules".
The petition was started by Mrs Gada, who said her family were "street sellers from Zimbabwe" and had been denied visas simply because they were "too poor", leading the Home Office to believe they wished to stay in the UK illegally.
Mrs Gada said her local community had helped raise money so her family could attend the funeral, and that they had offered to do anything in order to be there, including wearing electronic tags and reporting to a police station.
"At the heart of it, all I really want is to have my mother at my side whilst I grieve the loss of my child," she said.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said promises by the three UK party leaders had "simply not been delivered".
The Scottish Tories, Scottish Lib Dems and Scottish Labour strongly disagreed with the SNP MSP.
The argument was sparked during a statement by Mr Swinney about the Smith Commission on new Holyrood powers.
The day after Scotland voted "No" in the independence referendum, the coalition government at Westminster appointed Lord Smith to look at greater devolution to Scotland.
His commission, which was made up of 10 party representatives, published its recommendations last week.
It said the Scottish Parliament should be able to;
David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg promised Holyrood "extensive new powers" in the event of a 'no' vote in the independence referendum.
The three pro-union leaders believe the Smith commission agreement on further devolution, when enacted, will redeem what became known as their vow.
The commission recommends a package of extra tax and welfare powers that Lord Smith said would amount to the biggest transfer of power from Westminster to Holyrood since devolution.
But today, in parliament, the deputy first minister John Swinney said that was not extensive enough. "The vow" he said "has quite simply not been delivered".
In response, Labour's Iain Gray said the Smith agreement would result in "more extensive powers devolved than in federal Germany or in federal Australia.
"This is the vow delivered" he said.
Expect the battle for public opinion over Smith to intensify as the UK general election draws nearer.
In his statement to MSPs, Mr Swinney said: "On behalf of the Scottish government I welcome the contents of the report but regret that a wider range of powers has not been delivered.
"The report contains a number of recommendations that will enable this parliament to better serve the people of Scotland."
However, he added: "The proposals mean control over 71% of taxes in Scotland remains at Westminster along with 85% of welfare decisions - including the conditions and sanctions that are causing so much distress in our country.
"These proposals cannot be characterised as home rule or as near federalism as is possible in the UK. The vow has simply not been fulfilled."
Labour's Smith Commission representative, Iain Gray, insisted that with the proposed new powers Scotland could choose to reintroduce the 50p tax rate for tope earners and a 10p rate to help low earners.
He said: "We can redesign the whole work programme to get people into work more effectively, redeploy hundreds of millions of pounds worth of disability benefit to re-inject dignity and respect into the system.
"We can attack child poverty by supplementing child benefit for families under stress. We can construct a whole new Scottish welfare system of new benefits of our own design."
Mr Gray added that "this is the vow delivered. Scotland knows it".
Fellow commission member and former Conservative leader Annabel Goldie said the proposals would result in a "sweeping transfer of new powers to this parliament".
She said: "This agreement is a constitutional development of huge significance. The proposed changes are more wide ranging and powerful than I think was expected."
And Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie challenged Mr Swinney, saying: "The government could embrace these new powers, these new radical powers for Scotland. Or is he just going to forever re-run the referendum that he just lost."
The former Everton and Manchester United manager inspired his new team to their first clean sheet of the season, though they have still yet to win away.
The Scot, 51, said: "I am very happy to have made my debut in La Liga.
"I wanted to win and I am not happy with the draw because we worked hard. But in the end it was a fair result."
Moyes, who was sacked by United in April, has signed a contract to June 2016 with the Basque club to replace Jagoba Arrasate, who was dismissed following a poor run.
He continued: "It is true that I don't know the players that much, but I am delighted to be here and little by little we will improve."
Moyes will make his home bow when Sociedad - 14th in La Liga - host Elche on Friday.
Kay Draper, of Marlborough, Wiltshire, died when the aircraft she was piloting came down in a field in Southwood Farm Lane, near Basingstoke, just before 12:00 BST on Thursday.
Hampshire Constabulary said the 60-year-old set off at Lasham Airfield in Alton and was the only person on board.
She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said the aircraft was an "engine-powered glider".
An Air Accidents Investigation Branch spokesman said an investigation had begun.
Aerial photographs from 2013 gave glimpses of what lay beneath the surface, with parch marks revealing possible buildings.
A geophysical survey has now confirmed the outline of a late-medieval building in the outer ward, where the king could have been born.
Neil Ludlow, consultant archaeologist, said it shone new light on the castle.
Much of the interior of the castle, which dates from the 11th Century, was destroyed after the Middle Ages.
The survey also revealed up to three previously unknown buildings in the inner ward, as well as several buildings and a possible well in the outer ward. All are invisible to the naked eye.
The work was carried out by Dyfed Archaeology Trust and was funded by the Castle Studies Trust.
Mr Ludlow said knowledge of the castle's history "has been increased immeasurably" by the research.
Edward Impey, Castle Studies Trust patron, added: "The survey work carried out by Dyfed Archaeological Trust has greatly advanced our understanding of Pembroke Castle, one of Wales' greatest but also least understood castles."
Henry VII was king of England from August 1485 until his death in 1509.
Oldham had not won in the league since 18 October under Robinson, 42, and the Latics are three points from safety.
After working as Northern Ireland's assistant at Euro 2016, his first managerial role lasted six months.
Sheridan left Oldham in the summer for Notts County but he was sacked by the League Two club on 2 January.
The 52-year-old former Latics midfielder, who has signed a two-and-a-half year deal, has taken over almost a year to the day since doing so in similar circumstances last season, when the club were relegation zone, but Sheridan guided them to 17th place and safety.
"This is obviously a difficult decision," chairman Simon Corney told the club website. "Stephen is a talented coach who we believed could make the transition into a successful manager.
"Unfortunately things have not worked out for him or the club and we felt that a change needed to be made.
"John is obviously someone we know well and we hope he can have an immediate effect on our current situation."
Robinson had to work under financial pressures at Oldham as he started pre-season with seven contracted players and the club had been under a transfer embargo since November, but this is expected to be lifted.
The Latics struggled for results during his tenure, have been in the bottom four since 24 September and are the lowest scorers in the English Football League with 12 goals in 24 games.
Sheridan's first game in charge is Saturday's match at home against Gillingham.
Media regulation is practically non-existent. There are competing "state-owned" media outlets, some using the same names but supporting rival administrations.
Most news outlets are bankrolled by private entities and business interests. Many recently-launched media are based abroad and little is known about their backers.
Satellite TV is the most popular medium. Print and online media are dogged by security problems and a poor technological infrastructure.
There are few daily newspapers. Most titles have very small print runs.
Libya is a very dangerous place for journalists. Foreign media have withdrawn staff and local journalists have been hounded, attacked or killed by militias.
In 2015, Islamic State group fighters seized media outlets in Sirte when they took control of the city. The group's Al-Bayan radio is heard on FM in parts of Libya.
BBC World Service Arabic broadcasts on 91.1 FM in Tripoli, and in Benghazi and Misrata on 91.5 FM.
There were around 1.3 million internet users by 2016 (Internetlivestats.com).
By mid-2014, Libya had a Facebook user penetration rate of 3.7% of the population, according to Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government.
The book, set 20 years after the events of Mockingbird, is guaranteed to be a summer bestseller.
The discovery of the novel was announced in February and hailed as the literary sensation of the decade.
One of the revelations in the new book is that the much-loved character of Atticus Finch is painted a racist "bigot".
Here is a round-up of reviews from the past few days.
"Go Set a Watchman" is a distressing book, one that delivers a startling rebuttal to the shining idealism of "To Kill a Mockingbird." This story is of the toppling of idols; its major theme is disillusion.
Teachers of American literature have been handed a fascinating potential course comparing and contrasting the pair, while there is clearly opportunity for a new movie of To Kill a Mockingbird combining the two genres most beloved by modern Hollywood - remake and sequel - within a structure of interlocking flashbacks that are the most fashionable form of movie narrative.
Until then, Go Set a Watchman shakes the settled view of both an author and her novel. And, unless another surprise for readers lies somewhere in her files, this publication intensifies the regret that Harper Lee published so little.
Because the action takes place 20 years later than the story of To Kill a Mockingbird, it feels like a sequel. But really, it's more like a ghost: The spectre of Lee's restless, ardent thoughts in progress.
The main source of shock will be the transformation of Atticus, now 72, into a racist.
This is not an easy book. It is a story about coming of age, brutally, into a changing world.
It is a story about putting aside childish beliefs and certainties. It is a story of acceptance — self-acceptance most of all.
But reading it, we can begin to see how far we have already come towards Scout's dream of equality and how far we still have to go.
Even with its weaknesses, Go Set a Watchman's voice is, at its best, beguiling and distinctive, and reminiscent of Mockingbird, and its similarity in style might finally end the speculation that Lee's childhood friend, Truman Capote, "helped" to write Mockingbird...
Whatever its failings, Go Set a Watchman can't be dismissed as literary scraps from Lee's imagination. It has too much integrity for that.
Go Set a Watchman is also a song of experience. It's unmerciful to both Atticus and to Jean Louise, whose childish fractiousness has calcified into a rigid judgmentalism closer to her much-loathed Aunt Alexandra than she'd like to admit. She's a work in progress. And it's this evolution, her realization that the loss of innocence is as much something to be grieved and overcome as the loss of a brother, that lies at the heart of Go Set a Watchman.
One of the emotional through-lines in both Mockingbird and Watchman is a plea for empathy - as Atticus puts it in Mockingbird to Scout: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." The difference is that Mockingbird suggested that we should have compassion for outsiders like Boo and Tom Robinson, while Watchman asks us to have understanding for a bigot named Atticus.
A deep disappointment runs through the heart of the novel as the Finch family struggles with personal conflicts brought on by the social upheaval of the 1950s South. If Atticus is not willing to accept desegregation, Jean Louise also is resistant to change and anxious about it, even as she knows it must occur. A significant aspect of this novel is that it asks us to see Atticus now not merely as a hero, a god, but as a flesh-and-blood man with shortcomings and moral failing, enabling us to see ourselves for all our complexities and contradictions.
Whether feelings of disillusionment with Atticus or Watchman's technical flaws will tarnish the prowess of Mockingbird, only time will tell. Separating the two novels intellectually is easily done; but to invest in this emotionally is a harder task.
While Mockingbird undoubtedly remains the literary superstar, as Atticus remains its hero, Watchman presents a more nuanced study of racial prejudice. In light of recent tensions in America - despite the passing of what we often assume is 60-odd years of progress - this is perhaps a more timely and important portrait than we would like to admit.
All the BBC's websites were unavailable for several hours on New Year's Eve after what a BBC source described as a "distributed denial of service" attack.
The group, calling itself New World Hacking, said it had carried out the attack as a "test of its capabilities".
The BBC has not confirmed or denied such an attack caused the problems.
The corporation's press office said on Saturday that the BBC would not be commenting on the group's claim.
A "distributed denial of service" attack, which the group claims it carried out, aims to knock a site offline by swamping it with more traffic than it can handle.
In a tweet to BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, the group said: "We are based in the US, but we strive to take down Isis [IS] affiliated websites, also Isis members.
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"We realise sometimes what we do is not always the right choice, but without cyber hackers... who is there to fight off online terrorists?
"The reason we really targeted [the] BBC is because we wanted to see our actual server power."
Earlier, New World Hacking had said: "It was only a test, we didn't exactly plan to take it down for multiple hours. Our servers are quite strong."
One of the group's members - nicknamed Ownz - told the BBC News website's Leo Kelion that New World Hacking was a team of 12 people - eight male and four female - who came together in 2012.
The group's other recent activities included taking part in a campaign against the Ku Klux Klan, and the #OpParis effort to identify and report IS social media accounts following the November attacks on the French capital, Ownz told the BBC.
Ownz said his group used a tool called Bangstresser - created by another US-based "hacktivist" - to direct a flood of traffic against the BBC, and had supplemented the attack with requests from its own personal computer servers.
The group has already used the technique against IS websites, but intended to "really get into the action" against a new list of targets associated with the militant Islamist group from Tuesday, Ownz claimed.
The problems on the BBC sites began at about 07:00 GMT on Thursday, and meant visitors saw an error message instead of the intended content.
The attack hit the main BBC website as well as associated services including the iPlayer catch-up service and iPlayer Radio app.
An initial statement tweeted by the BBC blamed the problems on a "technical issue". The corporation said it was working to make sites, services and pages reachable again.
By 10:30 GMT the site was largely working again although some pages and indexes took longer than normal to load.
At midday on Thursday, the BBC said its websites were now "operating normally", and apologised for any inconvenience caused.
The 67-year-old was an MP from 1983 until 2012 when he won the election to become Greater Manchester's police and crime commissioner.
In 2015, he became the region's interim mayor, a post he held until Andy Burnham won the recent mayoral vote.
He said he would "look forward to... listening to the people of Rochdale".
His selection follows the decision by Labour not to endorse the constituency's former MP Simon Danczuk, who was suspended by the party in 2015 for allegedly sending explicit texts to a 17-year-old.
Mr Danczuk had held the Rochdale seat since 2010 and served as an independent MP following his suspension.
Earlier on Monday, he sent a tweet showing his letter of resignation from the Labour Party, saying it was no longer a "positive political movement".
"With frontbench spokespeople, such as John McDonnell, continually obsessing about Karl Marx, the benefits of communism and celebrating the reign of Joseph Stalin, I feel the Labour Party has totally lost touch with its social democratic values and, indeed, with reality in 21st Century Britain," he added.
No other candidates for the seat have yet been selected.
Recorded since 1952, the figures show 87,915 salmon were caught by rod in 2011.
Sea trout catches have declined since the 1950s, but the government said the 23,324 caught last year was 4% higher than the previous five-year average.
Numbers of salmon and trout caught in net fisheries continued to fall.
The government said catch and effort for salmon and sea trout net fisheries remained at historically low levels.
Environment Minister Paul Wheelhouse said fishing was a key part of Scotland's rural heritage and modern economy.
He said: "In addition to delivering valuable local employment the sector provides a recreational activity enjoyed by locals and visitors alike.
"Indeed, salmon fishing attracts substantial numbers of visitors to Scotland, benefiting local hotels and businesses.
"The practice of catch and release plays an important role in the continuing conservation of our freshwater fisheries. The upward trend in catch and release is therefore welcome and demonstrates that anglers are very aware of the need to sustainably fish salmon and sea trout."
Earlier this month, government figures showed farmed salmon production hit a seven year high last year.
The total production of Atlantic salmon increased by 2.5% in 2011 to 158,018 tonnes - the highest level since 2004.
The figures have also shown a small rise in brown trout from 53 tonnes in 2010 to 61 tonnes in 2011.
Halibut production decreased by 40.3% on the 2010 figure and by 10.1% in rainbow trout, according to the Scottish Farm Production Survey 2011.
The overall number of staff employed in the rainbow trout sector fell by 11 to 118 last year.
The Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO) has welcomed the Atlantic salmon figures.
Meanwhile, Argyll-based scientists are aiming to be first in the world to to locate the genes that determine how susceptible individual Atlantic salmon are to certain diseases.
Landcatch Natural Selection said the research could create the "perfect salmon" and revolutionise the fish farming industry.
The company will give a presentation on its work at the Pharmaq conference in Inverness next week.
They happen when huge amounts of energy from the sun hit the earth's magnetic fields, pushing electricity to the north and south poles.
But Earth isn't the only planet where you can see the Northern and Southern lights.
They can be seen on other planets in our solar system too.
Space scientists at NASA have been able to confirm that some of our closest neighbouring planets such as Jupiter and Saturn have their own auroras.
These auroras are slightly different from Earth's, because their atmospheres and poles are different.
The 28-year-old won the first of her 170 caps in 2005 and went on to score 64 goals for her country.
"I have decided after 11 brilliant years in the senior squad that it is time for me to move on to other things," said Kidd.
"I have had a fantastic international career and I feel hugely honoured to have represented Scotland 170 times."
Kidd, a penalty corner expert who will continue to play for Mannheimer in Germany's Bundesliga, featured in the Scotland squad in three Commonwealth Games, the last in Glasgow in 2014, and in that year she was part of the Great Britain performance programme.
Her performances in the 2013 and 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championships were vital to the team retaining their place for consecutive continental campaigns.
"I want to express my gratitude to all the players, coaches and support staff for giving me these fantastic opportunities and allowing me to be part of something which will always be very special to me," said the former Ellon Ladies, Bon Accord MBC, Grove Menzieshill and Edinburgh University player.
"I have always given absolutely everything I have out on the pitch, in training and in the gym.
"I have lived every day for the past 11 years to be the best athlete I can possibly be. I wish the squad all the very best for the future."
Scotland Women head coach Gordon Shepherd added: "Nikki has been an exceptional player for Scotland, a regular scorer of goals and an important member of the squad for three Commonwealth Games.
"She has served her country well, demonstrating the highest standards and setting an example to players about the right attitude to training and preparation.
"Overall, she has been a fantastic role model for the players and she leaves with both my and the squad's best wishes for the future."
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Researchers at Google's Project Zero informed Symantec of "multiple critical vulnerabilities", which they said were "as bad as it gets".
The vulnerabilities were present in Symantec and Norton-branded security software such as Norton Antivirus.
Symantec said: "Fixes are currently in place, and updates are now available for customers to install."
The vulnerabilities were fixed before Project Zero - which aims to discover security holes in software before they can be exploited by criminals - made the details public.
Researcher Tavis Ormandy said in a blogpost: "They don't require any user interaction, they affect the default configuration, and the software runs at the highest privilege levels possible."
"Symantec dropped the ball here."
Symantec said in a blogpost that it had not seen any evidence that anybody had tried to exploit the security flaws.
"Staying ahead of the threats from attackers requires vigilance and industry-wide information sharing," wrote Adam Bromwich, vice-president of security technology and response at Symantec.
"We remain committed to ensuring our products address today's most sophisticated threats, and we thank the security community for their assistance."
The invention describes a way for touchscreen devices to suggest completed words after a user has part-typed them to speed up text input.
Experts say the ruling could have implications for other Android devices that offer the facility.
The judgement comes ahead of a trial in which both firms plan to claim the other copied several of their features.
Judge Lucy Koh - who presided over a previous dispute between the two companies in 2012 - also denied Samsung the opportunity to claim Apple had infringed one of its synchronisation technologies on the basis that the South Korean firm was not the first to register the idea.
This means that when the case comes to court on March 31, Apple is set to allege five cases of patent infringement - one of which has already been secured - and Samsung will claim four cases.
News of the decision was first reported by patent consultant Florian Mueller, who has published the summary judgement in full.
Apple's auto-complete patent was first filed in January 2007, days before Steve Jobs unveiled the firm's first iPhone.
It noted that the size of existing mobile phones made typing difficult and suggested offering the auto-complete function via a graphical user interface as a solution.
Samsung later claimed that the patent applied only to handsets and tablets that included physical keyboards.
However, Judge Koh rejected this argument, noting that Apple's invention had specifically described the feature being accessed via a touchscreen virtual keyboard.
"We are disappointed by the court's decision, and look forward to the jury trial, when the jury is expected to consider the claims related to the remaining summary judgment requests that were denied," said a spokesman for Samsung, referring to the fact the judge had rejected Apple's request that other claims be dismissed.
The iPhone-maker has not commented on the decision.
Apple contends that several Samsung products infringe its technology, including the Galaxy Nexus handset and early versions of the Galaxy Note phablet.
The ruling means it can now seek to have these blocked from sale.
But one expert said the judgement could also have wider ramifications.
"This judgement has the potential to affect any mobile company that uses auto-complete functionality," said Vicki Salmon, a member of the UK's Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys.
"That could include more recent Samsung devices, but it will depend whether the same methodology is being used."
Another patent lawyer added that the ruling was not as "earth-shattering" as it might first seem.
"This doesn't completely preclude there being other versions of auto-complete," said Andrew Alton from Urquhart-Dykes & Lord.
"For example, they could still use the keyboard rather than part of the screen to enter instructions. However, this would probably be less elegant."
The ruling may affect the negotiating stance taken by the firms at mediation talks.
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook is due to meet his counterpart at Samsung Electronics, Oh-Hyun Kwon, by February 19 to discuss "settlement opportunities".
Implants are an exciting field of research in spinal cord injury, but rigid designs damage surrounding tissue and ultimately fail.
A team at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) has developed flexible implants that work for months.
It was described by experts as a "groundbreaking achievement of technology".
The spinal cord is like a motorway with electrical signals rushing up and down it instead of cars.
Injury to the spinal cord leads to paralysis when the electrical signals are stuck in a jam and can no longer get from the brain to the legs.
The same group of researchers showed that chemically and electrically stimulating the spinal cord after injury meant rats could "sprint over ground, climb stairs and even pass obstacles".
But that required wired electrodes going directly to the spinal cord and was not a long-term option.
Implants are the next step, but if they are inflexible they will rub, causing inflammation, and will not work properly.
The latest innovation, described in the journal Science, is an implant that moves with the body and provides both chemical and electrical stimulation.
When it was tested on paralysed rats, they moved again.
One of the scientists, Prof Stephanie Lacour, told the BBC: "The implant is soft but also fully elastic to accommodate the movement of the nervous system.
"The brain pulsates with blood so it moves a lot, the spinal cord expands and retracts many times a day, think about bending over to tie your shoelaces.
"In terms of using the implant in people, it's not going to be tomorrow, we've developed dedicated materials which need approval, which will take time.
"But we really believe this will be a solid and robust technology for humans."
The implant is built from elastic silicone and the wiring is made from "microcracked" gold.
Normal wiring would not stretch, but tiny cuts in the surface make it flexible.
The implant has worked for two months in the animals, which the researchers say makes it one of the longest-lasting implants for spinal cord injury.
Dr Dusko Ilic, from King's College London, said: "This is quite remarkable, until now, the most advanced prostheses in intimate contact with the spinal cord caused quite substantial damage to tissue in just one week due to their stiffness.
"The work described here is a groundbreaking achievement of technology, which could open a door to a new era in treatment of neuronal damage.
"However, there is still a long way to go before we may see any practical use of such neuroprostheses in humans."
Dr Mark Bacon, the scientific director of the charity Spinal Research, told the BBC News website: "Translation of experimental treatments to humans often falters because insufficient attention is given to some of the more pragmatic aspects of translational science.
"The combination of electrical and chemical stimulation has been proven in principle - in animal models at least - so it is encouraging to see the application of multidisciplinary efforts to take this one step closer to safe testing in patients."
Diane McCrea was questioned by AMs about poor staff survey results that suggested only 10% felt it was well managed.
One Labour AM, Newport West's Jayne Bryant, called the results "devastating" and "shocking".
Ms McCrea said she could not guarantee that "it will get better by next year".
She and chief executive Emyr Roberts from NRW, which has seen budget and staff cuts in recent years, gave evidence to the assembly's climate change committee on Wednesday.
Just 11% of workers who answered the 2016 NRW survey said they had confidence in senior managers' decisions.
Ms McCrea said: "It's very clear to us that the culture of the organisation is not in a good place.
"We need to put a major emphasis addressing where we're going in the future, looking at the strategy, ensuring that the people who work for us understand why there's so much change, while its impacting on their job, and what the ultimate goal and direction of travel is."
But she added that matters would not improve "overnight," telling AMs: "It won't be easy. I sincerely hope there will be some changes next year, because we're committed to undertaking the... survey next year.
"But I can't guarantee that it will all be better by next year. Anyone whose been involved in major cultural change within complex organisations knows how difficult that is."
Jenny Rathbone, Labour AM for Cardiff Central, told the two senior officers that they would "both be dead meat by now" if they had been in the private sector.
"It just feels like the organisation is drifting whilst the staff really do not have a clear idea of what is expected of them," she said.
Ms Bryant told the committee she had heard anecdotal evidence that morale within the organisation was at "rock bottom".
Mark Reckless, committee chairman, added that he and his colleagues would expect to see "significant improvements" in "incredibly low levels of support" listed in the survey within a year "because they are so low".
Mr Roberts said he had a "very clear picture of what staff are saying to us" and said the organisation was "actively addressing these issues".
"But it is true to say we had to take some very unpopular decisions," he said. "We had to withdraw lease cars from a quarter of the staff which is a very unpopular move. We've had to withdraw some allowances for instance.
"Change is painful."
NRW suffered a seven per cent (£6m) cut to its budget for 2016-17, on top of a 3% cut the year before.
During the current financial year the organisation has cut back on operational budgets by 10%, reducing posts through a voluntary redundancy scheme and changing the services it offers.
The redundancy scheme, which reduced the headcount by 100, has cost £4.7m.
"Having had a 15% real terms cut over the last two years, I think we were very concerned about going forward," said Mr Roberts.
The organisation is to receive a "cash flat" revenue settlement for 2017-18, he said, which gives NRW some "breathing space" to make sure services are "sufficiently resourced".
He added he was concerned by comments by Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford to other public sector bodies to "use this time wisely because further cuts are probably on their way afterwards".
"We have to take account of that," he said.
NRW was set-up in 2013 as a merger of the Environment Agency, Countryside Council for Wales and the Forestry Commission.
His mother Gemma Lowery said money raised would be spent helping children with cancer after the Bradley Lowery Foundation was officially registered.
Sunderland fan Bradley died from a rare type of cancer on 7 July having been diagnosed when he was 18 months old.
His plight touched thousands of well-wishers and a crowdfunding page has so far raised almost £400,000.
Mrs Lowery said the Bradley Lowery Foundation had now officially become a registered charity.
"We're mega excited to announce that after a lot of behind the scenes work, we've got a registered charity number for the Bradley Lowery Foundation," she added.
"We're hoping to support, advise and encourage families on their fundraising campaigns to reach their target and get their child medical treatment and equipment.
We'll give out some grants, but we'll also spend time building rapport with families to support them in all kinds of different ways."
Mrs Lowery said it was hoped that the money would also help run a holiday home for families dealing with cancer.
Bradley became a mascot for the Black Cats in the months before he died at the age of six and struck up a close friendship with the club's former striker Jermain Defoe.
Last year his family hoped he would be able to have antibody treatment in New York, but medics then found his cancer had grown and said his illness was terminal.
Mrs Lowery added: "I'm extremely proud to get to this point and take Bradley's legacy forward. It's been a really tough few years.
"The foundation has given me something to focus on and challenge my positive energy into, knowing that my baby has helped and will continue to help so many other children."
Callum Harriott opened the scoring when his low, angled drive snuck under keeper Brad Jones' attempted parry.
Colchester grew in confidence before Marvin Sordell's calm finish, set up by Owen Garvan's reverse pass, extended their lead.
Tony McMahon came close for Bradford in the second half, but his strike from 20 yards out hit the underside of the bar.
The drugs were found when officers stopped and searched a vehicle in Dublin on Tuesday.
A police spokesman said it was a planned operation targeting an organised crime group in the Ballyfermot area of the city.
Two men from Dublin, aged 20 and 45, were arrested and remain in custody.
The 15-year-old's body was found on a school playing field in Flint in 1976.
A man was jailed for 12 years after admitting manslaughter. However in September 2016, Stephen Hough, 57, was charged with her rape and murder.
Police voluntarily referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
The IPCC will look at whether officers in the initial investigation acted in accordance with the rules in place at the time relating to the detention and interviewing of suspects.
It will also investigate how the force handled new information that came to light in 2006.
IPCC Commissioner for Wales, Jan Williams, said: "This will be a complex investigation not least because of the passage of time, but it is important for all concerned that we independently investigate the case."
Magnus Lund was shown a yellow card after five minutes and the French visitors took advantage with tries from Charles Ollivon and Leigh Halfpenny.
Sale hit back with a try from Paolo Odogwu and passed up three kicks at goal after the break as Toulon held on.
Sale, who lost to Scarlets last week, face English champions Saracens in their next European tie on 10 December.
Toulon, who lost at home against Saracens last week, host Scarlets a day later.
Before the game, Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond likened Toulon, who have won the Champions Cup in three of the last four seasons, to Spanish football giants Barcelona.
And Sale looked likely to be blown away when the illustrious visitors swept into a 15-0 lead after only 11 minutes.
Flanker Lund was penalised, somewhat harshly, for a late tackle and Toulon soon took advantage of their numerical advantage, Ollivon spotting a defensive hole and scrambling over.
When Sale wing Byron McGuigan failed to deal with a cross-kick from Francois Trinh-Duc, Bryan Habana seized on the loose ball and fed Halfpenny, who surged over for his side's second try.
But Sale rallied, Odogwu scampering over in the corner while Toulon captain Duane Vermeulen was in the sin bin for a deliberate trip.
Sale started the second half in confident fashion and would have been within striking distance if Will Addison had kicked a relatively straightforward penalty, but he struck an upright.
Addison kicked to the corner on three occasions as the clock ticked down, but the hosts came away with nothing.
It was a strangely muted display by Toulon, who barely threatened the Sale try-line in the second half, while Sale will be disappointed they did not earn a losing bonus point at least.
Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond: "We stood toe to toe with them but didn't have enough bullets in the gun.
"We had field position in the last 20 minutes but, fair play to them, they counteracted our drive. But there were a lot of young English lads out there who stood their corner.
"The referee had a good game, we can't whinge and moan about [Lund's yellow card]."
Sale Sharks: Michael Haley; Byron McGuigan, Will Addison, Mark Jennings, Paulo Odogwu; Sam James, Peter Stringer; Ross Harrison, Neil Briggs, Brian Mujati, Bryn Evans, Andrei Ostrikov, Cameron Neild, Magnus Lund, Josh Beaumont
Replacements: Eifion Lewis-Roberts, Halani Aulika, Jon Mills, David Seymour, Thomas Curry, James Mitchell, Daniel Mugford, Sam Bedlow
Toulon: Leigh Halfpenny; James O'Connor, Mathieu Bastareaud, Ma'a Nonu, Bryan Habana; Francois Trinh-Duc, Eric Escande; Xavier Chiocci, Guilhem Guirado, Levan Chilachava, Mamuka Gorgodze, Romain Taofifenua, Charles Ollivon, Juan Fernandez Lobbe, Duane Vermeulen
Replacements: Anthony Etrillard, Laurent Delboulbes, Marcel van der Merwe, Samu Manoa, Matt Carraro, Pierre Bernard, Sebastien Tillous-Borde, Jocelino Suta
The painting of a Tree Creeper was in a hut built by Norwegian explorers and later used by the Scott expedition.
The image was found in a pile of papers covered in mould and penguin excrement.
It is believed to be by British scientist Dr Edward Wilson, who died on the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole in 1912.
Antarctic Heritage Trust paper conservator Josefin Bergmark-Jimenez described the find as the greatest moment in her career.
''There was this gorgeous painting, I got such a fright that I jumped and shut the portfolio again. I then took the painting out and couldn't stop looking at it - the colours, the vibrancy, it is such a beautiful piece of work."
"I couldn't believe it was there."
The discovery was actually made last year but has been kept secret so that conservators could restore some 1,500 other artefacts from two huts built by Norwegian explorers in Cape Adare in 1899.
The painting is labelled 1899 Tree Creeper and has the initial T on it.
At first conservators could not identify the artist, but Ms Bergmark-Jimenez attended a lecture on Dr Wilson and realised it was him as soon as she saw his other artwork.
''I saw his distinctive handwriting, I knew he had painted the Tree Creeper. This made sense as there was also a 1911 newspaper article about Scott's party that went to Antarctica via New Zealand [in the bundle of papers]."
Dr Wilson was born in 1872 in Cheltenham, England, where an art gallery and museum are named after him and display permanent collections of his work.
His bronze statue, designed by Scott's widow Lady Kathleen Scott, also stands outside the town's municipal buildings. A primary school in Paddington, London, also bears his name.
Antarctic Heritage Trust's Lizzie Meek says Dr Wilson was a remarkable man.
''He was not only a talented painter, but a scientist and a medical doctor who was an integral member of both of Scott's expeditions to the ice."
Conservator Josefin Bergmark-Jimenez explains why the painting is in such pristine condition.
''Water colour paintings are particularly susceptible to light so the fact this work has spent more than 100 years tightly packed between other sheets of paper in completely dark and cold conditions is actually an ideal way to store it."
It is still not known how the painting ended up in the hut as Tree Creepers are from the Northern Hemisphere.
"It's likely that Wilson painted it while he was recovering from tuberculosis in Europe."
But the bird will never make the flight back north, as all artefacts must be returned to the hut following conservation, in accordance with the site's status as an Antarctic Specially Protected Area.
A high-quality reproduction of the painting has been made at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch before the watercolour is returned to its final resting place back on the ice continent.
Organisers of the event said Dundee Waterfront offered a "rare blank canvas opportunity" for investors.
The V&A Museum of Design will open at the site in 2018 and Slessor Gardens, a city centre park, was opened by the Queen in July.
About 26,000 sq m of development land is available at the waterfront.
Recent investment announcements in the project include £30m by Our Enterprise for the development of flats, offices and commercial space,
Dundee City Council is also in discussion with developers over a mixed-use development, which would include flats, offices and a 130-room hotel.
Dundee Waterfront is split into five distinct zones and the project has already secured £750m of committed investment.
Mike Galloway, executive director of city development said: "We are forecasting several hundred thousand visitors to the city each year due to the new V&A Dundee.
"Add a new marina, new railway station, offices, hotels and new businesses opening, Dundee Waterfront is going to be buzzing.
"We need more investors to grasp this opportunity and partner with us on innovative design and build ideas.
"They might be surprised at how entrepreneurial we are.
"Dundee really is open for business and we are keen to encourage creative and innovative proposals from London's investment and development community".
The Dundee Waterfront briefing will be held at Pinsent Masons on Earl Street on 22 September.
Called "iRights", its proposals include the right for young people to be able to easily edit or delete content they have created online.
Baroness Shields, the UK's Minister for Internet Safety and Security, is backing the move.
A report by the Children's Commissioner for England examining the rights will be published by the end of the year.
The iRights framework is intended to inspire businesses to work with the government on better protecting and empowering young people in terms of their online activity.
As well as supporting children's "right to be forgotten", iRights says young people have a right to digital literacy and should be well informed about how their data might be used.
A host of companies and charities, including Barclays bank, the NSPCC and law firm Schillings, have signed up to the campaign.
Baroness Shields said, "iRights gives a unique insight into how government can join with technology companies, civil society and business to make a better digital world for young people.
"We are using iRights in education, business and in our own services and digital communications."
Rachel O'Connell, a government adviser and founder of Trustelevate.com, said the proposals largely represented EU laws that would come into force over the next few years.
She cited new rules on data protection that will take effect in the UK from 2016 as an example.
Ms O'Connell added that young people were increasingly becoming wise to the need to protect their privacy and identify online.
"There is a movement amongst children and young people in terms of reclaiming what they can in terms of privacy, ownership of their body and images of them online," she said.
"A lot of businesses are realising that privacy is a commercial advantage."
Ian Walden, a legal expert at Queen Mary University of London, said companies often needed prompting before they took privacy issues seriously.
"Many of the companies out there that we know and love are making huge amounts of money from children," he said.
"There needs to be a focus on responsibility when dealing with those children, which isn't always present."
The 25-year-old will face Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in the last four after winning in exactly one hour.
Czech Republic's two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova takes on China's Zhang Shuai in the other semi-final.
The tournament features the leading 12 players who did not qualify for last week's WTA Finals in Singapore.
The players were divided into four pools of three, with the group winners qualifying for the semi-finals.
Vulcans were designed and built at Woodford Aerodrome, in Chester Road, Stockport, for the Royal Air Force.
Over the weekend, the XH558 is flying over areas where the aircraft are displayed, such as Barton and Woodford.
Making its maiden flight in 1952, the Vulcan acted as a deterrent during the Cold War.
They were also used in combat during the Falklands War.
The last remaining model originally arrived at RAF Waddington in 1960 and was the last to leave RAF service in 1993, according to organisers Vulcan to the Sky.
Now though, engineering backers, including Rolls-Royce, have withdrawn support and the plane is beyond its flying hours.
Steve Abbot, who helped to build Vulcans at Woodford said the aircraft had been part of his life.
"We did all the fatigue testing here to keep them in the sky and the 558 was born here," he said.
Former Vulcan pilot Tucker Wennell said it was "very emotional" to remember flying them.
"They were a bomber that flew like a fighter aircraft, they had tremendous performance," he said.
"The rate of climb on take-off was amazing."
There are plans to open a Vulcan museum at Woodford later in the year.
The Vulcan will make a low-level flyby along the runway at Coventry, where a Classic Air Force Meteor NF-11 will also be flying.
The roles are full time and the pay is ¥180,000 ($1,600; £1,100) a month, the job ad says (in Japanese).
Physical fitness and acrobatic skills are a must says Aichi prefecture, which hopes to promote "warlord tourism".
Ninjas were 15th Century Japanese mercenaries specialising in espionage, assassination, sabotage and other forms of irregular warfare.
Such trickery was considered beneath the samurai, or military nobility, who had to observe strict rules on fighting honourably.
The job specification has been somewhat changed for the advertised roles.
It involves stage performances and "PR work" for radio and television. Combat experience as a ninja is not required and a track record of killing people for money would not help your application.
Ideal candidates should "enjoy being under the spotlight even though he or she is a secretive ninja," Satoshi Adachi of the prefecture's tourism promotion unit, told AFP.
As the troupe will sometimes perform in English, Japanese language skills are preferred rather than essential, Mr Adachi said, although a passion for history and tourism is a requirement.
Training is also a little quicker these days: winning applicants will be up to speed in the arts of wooing tourists with back flips and sword play by the end of April.
Successful applicants will be performing in Nagoya Castle and various other locations.
Aichi prefecture may be hoping to see some of the success seen by neighbouring Mie prefecture's Ninja museum in Iga city, which combines historical details with acrobatic performances inspired by tales of the ancient warriors.
Iga, which brands itself as the "home town" of ninja, was once home to many ninjas, also known as shinobi, who emerged as a distinct phenomenon in the volatile "warring states" period of the 15th Century. They gradually disappeared as Japan was unified in the 17th Century.
While ninja were a very real historical phenomenon, much popular folklore about them is based on legend and myth.
But while once they were looked on as little more than a historical curiosity of more interest to foreigners than Japanese themselves, prefectures are increasingly keen to capitalise on historical ties to tap into the country's tourism boom.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to increase tourism even further in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Anyone over 18 can apply to be a ninja in Aichi, and applications close on 22 March.
Twelve people took more than 1,000 hours to make the replica caravan which includes working electric lights, seats and a sink with running water.
Organisers of the Motorhome & Caravan Show 2015, where it is on show, said it is the world's largest caravan built with interlocking plastic bricks.
Items made of toy bricks include toothbrushes and a frying pan.
The replica Tab caravan has been put next to a real one at the show.
James Bissett, marketing campaign director for NCC Events, organisers of the show, said: "To get the (Guinness) world record it had to be identical in every way in terms of the size, dimensions, look and functionality.
"Inside you can change the beds and the table as you can in the real thing."
It was unveiled at the show to celebrate 130 years of leisure caravanning this year, with the 2.2m tall and 3.6m long structure featuring "a full interior" according to show organisers.
The Lego brick caravan was certified the world's largest by an official Guinness World Records adjudicator, organisers said.
It is on display at the show until Sunday.
The men are said to have left Malaysia last Monday, the day the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was killed at Kuala Lumpur airport.
Four other people have already been detained.
Police believe poison was sprayed into Mr Kim's face as he waited to board a flight to Macau.
Deputy national police chief Noor Rashid Ismail identified the North Korean suspects in a press conference on Sunday.
"The four suspects are holding normal passports, not diplomatic passports," he said.
The four already in custody are an Indonesian woman, a Malaysian man, a woman with a Vietnamese passport and a North Korean.
The Indonesian national, named as Siti Aisyah, is said to have told Malaysian police she had been paid to perform what she thought was a prank.
Kim is believed to have been attacked in the airport departure hall on Monday by two women, using some form of chemical.
A grainy image taken from security camera footage, which has been broadcast in South Korea and Malaysia, shows a woman wearing a white T-shirt with the letters "LOL" written on the front.
Despite widespread speculation that North Korea was behind the killing, there has been no proof. Pyongyang has made no public comments on the issue.
Kim was largely estranged from his family, after being passed over for the North Korean leadership in favour of his youngest half-brother. He spent most of his time overseas in Macau, mainland China and Singapore.
He had spoken out in the past against his family's dynastic control of North Korea and in a 2012 book was quoted as saying he believed his younger half-brother lacked leadership qualities.
But he had said he was not interested in assuming the leadership himself.
19 August 2017 Last updated at 08:43 BST
It's caused a huge surge of people trying to get their hands on special protective eclipse glasses.
How to make a pinhole camera
There are also big traffic jams in the state of Oregon, which is one of the first states where the eclipse will be visible.
The rare event of the moon passing directly in front of the sun is due to happen on 21 August.
Collins, 19, scored three goals in 22 games in a loan spell with Notts County during the first half of the campaign.
Rovers have used part of the £30,000 raised through February's crowdfunding scheme to sign the young striker.
"We're really pleased to get another player in," Tranmere boss Micky Mellon told the club's official website.
Promotion-chasing Tranmere, who are third in the National League and five points off leaders Forest Green Rovers, last month asked fans to contribute to the 'Micky Mellon Budget Boost' to generate funds for new signings to boost their hopes of a return to the English Football League.
"We've worked really hard at a difficult time to recruit and we're pleased Wolves have trusted us with one of their talented young players," Mellon said.
Collins, a Wales Under-19 international, began his career with Newport County before joining Wolves in January 2016 where he has featured for the club's Under-23 team.
He is the second signing made by Tranmere in the last 24 hours following the arrival of Portuguese winger Erico Sousa.
Germany's foreign intelligence service BND spied on media e-mails, faxes and phone calls, including more than a dozen BBC numbers in London and Afghanistan, Spiegel news reported.
The surveillance, which began in 1999, also extended to Reuters news agency and the New York Times, it is alleged.
"We are disappointed to hear these claims," a BBC spokesperson said.
"The BBC's mission is to bring accurate news and information to people around the world, and our journalists should be able to operate freely and safely, with full protection for their sources. We call upon all governments to respect the operation of a free press."
The BBC has approached the BND about the allegations, but has so far not received a response.
Spiegel reports that at least 50 numbers used by international journalists were monitored by the BND.
The respected German news organisation plans to release more details about the alleged spying on Saturday.
It has seen documents from a German parliament (Bundestag) inquiry into the BND's role in US-led mass surveillance.
US whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the global scale of surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA) which, he said, was assisted by the BND and the UK spy agency GCHQ.
On 16 February Chancellor Angela Merkel testified before the Bundestag inquiry. According to the revelations, she was among the NSA's targets.
The film made in the Ceiriog Valley aims to spread the message about their importance in pollinating plants.
Beekeeper Kirsty Williams, who has 50 hives and has been producing honey for 30 years, premiered the film to pupils at her village school, Ysgol Pontfadog.
Her free DVD has been sent to 150 primary schools across the region.
She received funding from economic development company Menter a Busnes as part of its Bee Co-operation Project to promote beekeeping and bee habitats in north Wales following their decline.
It is the seventh time the former Corah factory in Leicester has been targeted in the last two years, according to the fire service.
A spokesman said if action was not taken soon someone could be killed.
About 45 firefighters fought the flames, which was of "such intensity" it spread to another building and caused damage to a dealership.
Roads near St John Street were closed for several hours after the fire started at 02:40 GMT
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About 60 cars in the compound were saved despite "severe" damage to another 35.
A spokesman said repeated incidents at the site were a serious problem.
"This is despite attending this site on eight occasions in the past six months as part of our preventative strategy to reduce the risk of further fires occurring.
"Our main fear is that it is only a matter of time before we are reporting the death or serious injury of a firefighter or a member of public."
Corah closed in the mid 1990s. A joint investigation between the fire service and the police has begun into the cause of the blaze.
The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude quake was near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan.
The quake struck deep and in a remote region, apparently limiting casualties.
Iranian state TV said 27 people had been injured, but rowed back on early reports of deaths. However, more than 30 people were killed in Pakistan.
The Pakistani military has been mobilised to help with rescue efforts, officials said.
Two military helicopters carrying medical teams have been sent to the area and troops will support the relief efforts, they said.
The border area has since been shaken by several strong aftershocks.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the organisation stood ready to help "if asked to do so". The US has also offered assistance.
The earthquake struck in the province of Sistan Baluchistan at about 15:14 local time (10:44 GMT), close to the cities of Khash, which has a population of nearly 180,000, and Saravan, where 250,000 people live.
"The epicentre of the quake was located in the desert, and population centres do not surround it. There were no fatalities in the towns around the epicentre," an Iranian crisis centre official, Morteza Akbarpour, was quoted as saying by the Iranian news agency Isna.
The power of the tremor led to offices being evacuated in Karachi, Pakistan, in the Indian capital of Delhi, and in several Gulf cities.
Iranian state TV initially reported that 40 people had been killed, and one Iranian official was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying hundreds of deaths were expected.
Eyewitness reports
But Iran's Red Crescent said it expected limited damage and a low death toll because the earthquake was so deep - the Iranian Seismological Centre estimated the depth at 95km (59 miles).
Iran's Fars news agency said the depth of the quake had reduced its impact to the size of a magnitude-4.0 tremor on the surface.
Iranian scientists said it was the country's strongest earthquake for more than 50 years.
All communications to the region have been cut, and the Red Crescent said it was sending 20 search-and-rescue teams with three helicopters to the area.
A resident of Saravan, Yar Ahmad, told BBC Persian that a number of people in the nearby village of Lolokadan had been injured, with broken arms or legs, but only had first aid kits for treatment.
No rescue workers had arrived, and the roads were in poor condition, he said.
Sistan Baluchistan is Iran's biggest province and one of its most impoverished areas.
A member of parliament for Saravan, Hedayatollah Mir-Morad Zehi, said there were 1,700 villages in the area, and most of the buildings were made of mud.
Many people in the area live in tents or shacks, a factor which is thought to have limited the number of casualties.
Iran's vulnerability to earthquakes
Fars news agency said that Saravan had suffered no serious damage.
Across the border in Pakistan, up to 34 people were killed and about 80 injured in the Mashkel district of Balochistan province, the army said.
Communications were disrupted in Mashkel, which has a population of about 45,000. But aid workers said many houses were thought to have been damaged or destroyed.
The earthquake was felt across the region.
Michael Stephens, a researcher at RUSI Qatar, told the BBC from his office in Doha: "I definitely felt the walls shaking. It lasted for about 25 seconds."
Mohammad Wazir, a correspondent for BBC Persian in Pakistan, says the quake was felt in the cities of Karachi and Quetta.
Tuesday's earthquake was about 180 times stronger in energy release than a 6.3-magnitude quake that struck on 10 April near the nuclear plant at Bushehr in south-western Iran. That quake killed at least 37 people and wounded 850.
The Bushehr plant was not damaged by the earlier earthquake, and an official at the Russian firm that built the plant said it had not been damaged by Tuesday's earthquake either, Reuters reported.
Scientists say earthquakes in south-eastern Iran are triggered by the clash between the Arabia and Eurasia tectonic plates, the former of which is pushing north at a rate of several centimetres each year.
In 2003, a 6.6-magnitude quake destroyed much of the south-eastern city of Bam and killed some 26,000 people.
Winger Adam Byrne, 22, scored a hat-trick of tries, with competition debutant Tom Daly and Jack Conan also crossing the line for the visitors.
Dries van Schalkwyk had put Zebre ahead with a 16th-minute touchdown, but the hosts trailed 12-10 by the interval.
Leinster have now won all nine meetings between the sides in the Pro12.
The Irish province have taken seven victories from their eight league outings to date, while struggling Zebre boast a solitary triumph over Edinburgh.
Mike McCarthy was yellow carded in the 13th minute as Leinster were penalised for persistent fouling and Van Schalkwyk powered over for the game's first try three minutes later.
Leinster responded quickly as Daly scored following strong carries from Sean O'Brien and Conan, before Carlo Canna regained Zebre the lead with a penalty.
As the first half progressed, Leinster became more comfortable in possession and it was not long before they moved ahead for the first time courtesy of Byrne after a strong Barry Daly run.
Cullen made three changes in the pack after the break and the extra power immediately proved crucial after some ferocious work by the forwards created space outside, and Byrne scored his second try from Jamison Gibson-Park's pass.
Isa Nacewa converted the score from wide on the right, giving Leinster a nine-point lead they looked unlikely to lose after Canna missed a penalty minutes later.
Shortly after, Conan added the all-important fourth try to confirm a bonus point after Byrne, Noel Reid, Daly and Gibson-Park combined to release the forward.
And Byrne wrapped up his hat-trick in style as fly-half Ross Byrne found the winger to dot down after he climbed over full-back Edoardo Padovani to score.
Zebre pushed hard in the final 10 minutes to get some points back, but some resolute Leinster defending kept the hosts at bay.
Zebre: E Padovani, G Bisegni, M Pratichetti, T Castello, G Venditti, C Canna, M Violi, A Lovotti, T D'Apice, D Chistolini, Q Geldenhuys, G Biagi (c), M Mbandà, J Meyer, A Van Schalkwyk
Replacements: C Festuccia, B Postiglioni, P Ceccarelli, F Ruzza, D Minnie, G Palazzani, C Engelbrecht, S Balocchi
Leinster: I Nacewa; A Byrne, T Daly, N Reid, B Daly; R Byrne, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, R Strauss, M Bent, M McCarthy, H Triggs, D Leavy, S O'Brien, J Conan.
Replacements: J Tracy, P Dooley, M Ross, M Kearney, R Ruddock, N McCarthy, D Ryan, H Keenan.
Charlie Dunn, from Tamworth, died in hospital after being found submerged in a lake at Bosworth Water Park in Leicestershire on 23 July.
The couple were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence and child neglect.
The man is aged in his 30s and the woman is in her 20s. They were arrested in Staffordshire.
An inquest into Charlie's death was opened and adjourned until April.
The analysis by the University of East London showed North Kesteven, in Lincolnshire, had the highest rates.
The lowest rate of schizophrenia prescriptions was in East Dorset.
However, explaining the pattern across England is complicated and the research team says the maps pose a lot of questions.
They were developed using anonymous prescription records that are collected from doctors' surgeries in England.
They record only prescriptions, not the number of patients treated, given out by GPs, so hospital treatment is missed in the analysis.
Data between October 2015 and September 2016 showed the average number of schizophrenia prescriptions across England was 19 for every 1,000 people.
The top five were:
Other high-prescribing pockets were in Manchester, Liverpool, Wigan, Kingston-upon-Hull and Walsall.
The lowest prescribing was found in:
Prof Allan Brimicombe, one of the researchers from UEL, said: "The pattern is not uniformly spread across the country."
He suggests this could be due to "environmental effects" such as different rates of drink or drug abuse.
Prof Brimicombe told the BBC: "The top one is in the Lincolnshire countryside and there are others in the countryside."
But there is also a vein of high prescriptions in the North West.
Prof Brimicombe said: "This raises questions that we can't yet answer, but it helps us raise the question.
"In each of these areas of high prescriptions there may be a different set of drivers that are leading to this situation.
"Looking into them starts to inform policy into ameliorating it."
Different attitudes of GPs prescribing medication in different parts of the country could also be relevant.
The data explored how prescribing habits changed between 2011 and 2016.
Over the five years, the rate of prescribing increased by 3% per year. East Anglia had some of the highest increases.
Prof Brimicombe said: "The pattern is very striking.
"These changes do not have a strong association with lifestyle types, so it's more likely to be due to differences in policies and practices in the way mental health services are commissioned across the country."
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The format, subject to approval from the International Football Association Board, was trialled in the Copa America this summer.
The rule will be introduced in the FA Cup from the quarter-final stage.
FA chief executive Martin Glenn said the move will add "intrigue and interest", adding that "player welfare" had also been a consideration.
"It is important The FA continues to look at how it can further add to the drama and spectacle of a competition loved by millions," he added.
The FA's decision to scrap replays from the quarter-final stage was another factor in the move.
"With the cup now adopting a straight knockout format from the quarter-finals onwards, the introduction of a fourth substitute in extra time will bring extra intrigue and interest," Glenn said.
"Also, from a technical point of view, it will be interesting to see how managers use the chance to make an additional substitution in such high-profile games and the impact it has on the final result."
This season's competition gets under way on Friday, 5 August when 184 preliminary matches take place.
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Cole, who is partnered with singer Anastacia this year, said he is still recovering from a chest infection.
Speaking on Strictly spin-off It Takes Two, Cole said his doctor has advised him to rest until the end of the week.
He told presenter Zoe Ball: "I'll let you into a little secret. We have the lovely Gorka stepping in for me for a few days."
Cole is still currently scheduled to dance with Anastacia on the live show this weekend.
The pair are due to perform a quickstep to Frank Sinatra's My Kind of Town, a routine that has been choreographed by Cole.
Asked when he would be well enough to dance again, Cole replied: "[The doctor] said take off until Thursday or Friday at least, and then we'll see."
Marquez left the competition earlier this month after he and his partner Tameka Empson were voted out.
Speaking about being replaced by Marquez in rehearsals, Cole joked: "I don't know how happy I am about it, he's Spanish, he's good looking, and he's got a body that's pretty much the best on the show."
At the weekend, Cole revealed he had to make an overnight visit to the hospital hours before Saturday's Strictly performance.
He tweeted: "Had to take myself to A&E as I couldn't breathe very well so not enough oxygen getting through."
He added: "#NHS Doc's, Nurses & staff are phenomenal. Thank you for looking after me in the wee hours. Lung infection now under control so thank you."
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With the preliminary and first rounds complete, 32 teams remain in the competition.
Hibs defeated Glasgow on penalties to win last year's tournament, having also beaten them in the League Cup final.
Elsewhere in the draw, Rangers host Aberdeen, Celtic visit East Fife and Kilmarnock welcome Hamilton Academical.
The second-round ties are scheduled for Sunday 18 June.
Hibernian currently lead reigning champions Glasgow in Scottish Women's Premier League 1, with Spartans third.
The five other top-flight sides - Aberdeen, Celtic, Hamilton, Rangers and Stirling University - also feature in round two of the cup, along with all eight teams in SWPL2, which is currently led by Forfar Farmington.
Sides from the Scottish Women's Football League make up the draw, including Division One South leaders Kilmarnock, North leaders Inverness City and Division Two West side Bishopton.
Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale v Stirling University
Deveronvale v Renfrew
Glasgow Girls v Bishopton
Motherwell v Hibernian
Bayside v Queen's Park
Rangers v Aberdeen
Edinburgh Caledonia v Granite City
East Fife v Celtic
Blackburn United v Boroughmuir Thistle
Buchan v Inverness City
Raith Rovers v Forfar Farmington
Kilmarnock v Hamilton Academical
Cumbernauld Colts v Falkirk
Jeanfield Swifts v Westerlands
Hearts v Tayside
Spartans v Glasgow City
Passengers were left waiting until 08:00 BST - 15 minutes after the first train to London had departed.
Commuter Robert Atkins said on Twitter: "How is Oxford station still not open? The first train has already left but all doors closed."
Great Western Railway (GWR) apologised and said "staff arrived later than they should have".
Francis Barr, from Oxford University, said: "My partner was on her way to London for work first thing this morning.
"She had a ticket booked for the 07:43 Chiltern Railways train to Marylebone but was unable to get into the station since it was still locked and there were no staff to be seen."
"There were over 50 people waiting, more by the time the doors were opened," he added.
Mr Atkins tweeted that the person who called customer services was told "the only person with keys had decided to not come in".
A GWR spokesman said: "We're sorry staff arrived later than they should have, and this incident is being looked into."
Natalie Thorpe, 29, died when she was hit by a metal stabiliser protruding from the side of William Stewart's truck in Altrincham in June 2015.
Stewart, 25, was "let off too lightly" with a four-and-a-half year sentence after a trial at Preston Crown Court, judges at the Court of Appeal ruled.
His sentence for causing death by dangerous driving was "unduly lenient".
Stewart, of Cross Heys Avenue, Birkenhead, was driving a Ford Iveco with the metal stabiliser extended at the side of his vehicle in Dunham Road on 4 June 2015.
It demolished a traffic light before hitting Ms Thorpe as she stood at the pedestrian crossing.
The lorry then struck a Volkswagen Golf that was waiting at the junction.
The court was told an alarm system in Stewart's cab could be heard by pedestrians in the area.
The alarm, intended to warn the driver about the dangerously extended outrigger, was ignored by Stewart.
Ms Thorpe's 12-year-old son is now being looked after by his grandmother, and her death has had a "devastating impact" on her family, the appeal court heard.
Lord Justice Davis said Stewart was guilty of "indolent indifference" for the safety of others, adding: "He just didn't care."
"He simply couldn't be bothered to secure [the outrigger arms] to spare himself some time and personal inconvenience."
He said: "This was a shocking case of dangerous driving, a heavy goods vehicle is in effect a very dangerous weapon."
The sentence of four-and-a-half years was "far too light", he concluded, and the "least justifiable sentence, after a trial, was seven years".
Roedd Iwan Lewis, 36 oed o Benygroes, yn glaf yn Uned Hergest yn Ysbyty Gwynedd pan fu farw ym mis Mai 2016.
Yn ystod y cwest fe honnodd ei fam, Elizabeth Lewis, nad oedd y bwrdd iechyd wedi gwrando ar ei phryderon ynglŷn â chyflwr ei mab.
Dywedodd cyfarwyddwr clinigol y bwrdd, Dr Sandeep Matthews, mai'r "tebygolrwydd" oedd eu bod wedi methu yn eu dyletswydd tuag ato a'u bod yn cyflwyno nifer o welliannau.
Yn ystod y cwest fe ymddiheurodd Mr Matthews i'r teulu gan ddweud y gallen nhw fod "wedi siarad mwy gyda Mrs Lewis a chymryd ei safbwynt hi i ystyriaeth". Fe fydd y bwrdd iechyd hefyd yn cyflwyno ymddiheuriad ar bapur i'r teulu.
Maen nhw'n dweud eu bod yn gwneud newidiadau sydd yn cynnwys gwella'r modd o gyfathrebu gyda theuluoedd cleifion a gwella cydweithrediad gyda'r heddlu.
Yn ystod y cwest, roedd seiciatrydd ymgynghorol yn Ysbyty Gwynedd wedi beirniadu Heddlu'r Gogledd am anfon plismon i Uned Hergest i siarad gyda Mr Lewis.
Ond wrth ymateb yn dilyn y cwest, dywedodd yr heddlu: "Fe ddywedodd y crwner yn glir fod y swyddog wedi ymddwyn yn 'hollol resymol' ac rydyn ni'n fodlon bod ein swyddogion wedi ymddwyn yn briodol ar hyd yr amser."
Mae'r heddlu hefyd yn dweud eu bod yn cynnal cyfarfodydd cyson gyda'r bwrdd iechyd ac y bydd pryderon yr ymgynghorwyr iechyd nawr yn cael eu trafod.
Casgliad y crwner Nicola Jones oedd marwolaeth naratif, a dywedodd ei bod hi'n amhosib gwybod yn bendant os oedd marwolaeth Mr Lewis yn ddamweiniol neu yn hunanladdiad.
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Government indicators suggest 11,300 houses should be built every year in Northern Ireland.
This is more than twice the figure of 5,400 homes completed last year.
The CEF said in a report that the amount of private house-building in Northern Ireland remains stagnant.
This is because of the debt overhang from the property boom in the mid-2000s, despite some recovery in the housing market with prices and activity levels rising.
The CEF said the construction sector accounted for about 7% of Northern Ireland's economic output and employment.
Of the top 20 construction firms based in Northern Ireland, it said about 90% of their turnover was coming from activity in Great Britain.
Industry representatives are concerned that these firms who look elsewhere for work will not come back, frustrated by political uncertainty.
CEF managing director John Armstrong said the current political impasse at Stormont was not acceptable.
"The construction industry has great potential to create opportunity and high value jobs quickly, but we are being held back from doing that," he said.
Mr Armstrong added: "Many firms are doing well outside of Northern Ireland so why would they come back here where the market is so restricted?
"Supply is not meeting demand - my concern is that there is the danger of creating another housing bubble in the medium to long term."
The group, which is based in Leamington Spa, and has been manufacturing its stoves in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, since 1930, said it was in discussions with the Middleby Corporation.
Shares in the company rose by 35% following the news.
Middleby said talks were at a "very early stage".
Aga Rangemaster said there was no certainty of any formal offer.
In January, it appointed financial adviser Rothschild to explore options for the company.
In 2014 Aga said its profits had fallen, mainly because of pension costs, shop closures and site rationalisation.
However, it said markets for its appliances had strengthened at the start of the year.
The group, which also owns the Fired Earth tiles brand, recently began sales in China after spending more than two years gaining the right accreditations. It launched formally in Beijing in March.
David Bailey, professor of industry at Aston University in Birmingham, said Aga Rangemaster was a "really iconic British brand".
"However, it does have an increasing market share in the US," he said.
"As with every foreign investment, it could bring benefits to the company. The flip side is that, if this goes ahead, will decisions be made in the US? Will they keep manufacturing in Britain?"
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They will have powers over Economic Development, Education and Skills, Housing and Transport to be downloaded from Central Government and emphatically not uploaded from local authorities.
But this has not prevented the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), to be headed by the mayor, from being dubbed a 'super-council' by critics who think too much power is being concentrated in too few hands.
UKIP have been consistent critics of the entire project, dismissing it is "devolution of power from the People to the Establishment": but, as we shall see, they have overcome their misgivings sufficiently to run a candidate now that the contest is upon us.
Ministers in both the Cameron and May governments have pressed ahead with this latest exercise in regional devolution in defiance of malcontents in all the local political parties, including their own.
David Cameron once told me: "If you want the maximum level of devolution, devo max, you must have a focal point at the top for accountability."
More recently, shortly after leaving office, the former Chancellor George Osborne told the BBC he had "sweated blood to get a West Midlands mayor agreed."
The six candidates face a fight, not just for the honour of championing the West Midlands at home and abroad, but also to raise the general level of popular interest.
A recent COMRES poll suggested just under 40% of the electorate were aware the contest was happening at all.
Fears of a low turnout are reinforced by the fact that the seven constituent local authorities in the metropolitan area are not holding council elections this year.
This means the electorate who do bother to turn out to elect the mayor will be those prepared to do so for that reason alone.
They will also have to contend with the relatively novel 'supplementary vote' system; the ballot papers will show two columns marked '1' and '2' alongside the candidates' names. Voters will be invited to mark an 'X' in the '1' column for their preferred candidate with the option of marking another 'X' in the '2' column for their second favourite if they so wish. But if they wish to vote for only one candidate, that's fine too.
When the votes are eventually counted, if no candidate has registered more than 50%, all the candidates apart from the first two will be eliminated and their second preferences will be added to those of the first round winner and runner-up to decide the result.
The candidates will appear on the ballot papers in alphabetical order.
James Burn (Green)
A social worker, small business owner and Solihull councillor, he is campaigning to lift more children out of poverty, encourage small businesses and distinctive high streets and deliver sustainable solutions to economic development and climate change.
Pete Durnell (UKIP)
An IT specialist from Warley, he also stood for West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner. He wants to subsidise lorries to use the M6 Toll instead of the M6, to invest in new technologies and to refurbish or convert empty homes, shops and offices to deliver affordable housing.
Beverley Nielsen (Liberal Democrat)
A former business leader turned university lecturer in Birmingham, she promises to unify and champion community interests by offering "a strong voice for change" to help people through the confusion and uncertainty surrounding Brexit.
Sion Simon (Labour)
A former Birmingham MP and government minister, he is currently one of the West Midlands' Members of the European Parliament. He promises 8,000 new apprenticeships and a £500 million fund to clean up derelict sites for house-building and jobs creation.
Graham Stevenson (Communist)
A former union official from Coventry and current member of the party's Executive and Political Committees, he is promising to nationalise the M6 Toll and to introduce a minimum wage of £10 per hour.
Andy Street (Conservative)
Originally from Birmingham, he stood down as managing director of the John Lewis department store chain in order to fight this election. He is promising to eradicate youth unemployment, to deliver 25,000 new houses and to invest in public transport.
This will be a significant test, both of whether or not the Liberal Democrats can sustain their recent recovery with their unambiguously anti-Brexit message and of UKIP's ability or inability to recover from their recent well-documented setbacks.
But as so often in the West Midlands, this election is generally seen as a predominantly two-party affair.
In the face of the widespread perception that this is and always will be "a Labour area", the Conservatives cite research by the Centre for Cities suggesting they need only a 4% swing against Labour 2015 General Election performance.
Labour point out they polled twice as many votes in that same electoral area.
That was before Jeremy Corbyn and Brexit. So how do the numbers stack up this time?
One of Britain's foremost polling analysts, Professor John Curtis of the University of Strathclyde calculates that the swing required by the Conservatives is not 4% but a more demanding 12%.
But even allowing for that, he still sees this as a knife-edge battle.
He told BBC One's Sunday Politics on 2nd April 2017: "The West Midlands looks like a draw. And another Labour loss would pile yet more pressure on Jeremy Corbyn."
Some mayoral elections elsewhere in the country may have the look of foregone conclusions. Here at least is the prospect of a genuine contest.
Rifles, machine guns, grenades, anti-tank systems and armoured vehicles would be sent, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said.
Correspondents says it is rare for Germany to export weapons into an active conflict zone.
The US, Italy, France and Britain are also arming Kurds in northern Iraq.
"This is in our security interest," Ms von der Leyen said, adding that the shipments would be made in three tranches starting this month.
The weapons will be flown to Irbil in Kurdish-run northern Iraq, via Baghdad.
The equipment has been in German depots for a long time, much of it dating back to the Cold War, German ARD TV reports.
Some German politicians have voiced concern that the weapons could end up in the wrong hands.
"This isn't an easy decision for us, but it's the right decision in a situation that is difficult in every way," said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The government said Germany had a "humanitarian responsibility... to help those suffering and to stop IS [Islamic State militants]".
Germany has already sent humanitarian aid to the Kurdish region to help refugees displaced by IS, which is persecuting Shia Muslims, Christians, Yazidis and other minorities.
The arms will come from German army depots, and will include 30 Milan anti-tank rocket launchers with 500 rockets, ARD TV reports.
Milan launchers have already been used by combatants in Syria, and IS fighters are believed to have them. The Milan can hit targets at a distance of 2,000m (6,500ft).
Germany will also send 240 armour-piercing bazookas, 8,000 G3 rifles with two million rounds, and 8,000 of the newer G36 rifles, with four million rounds. Forty MG3 machine guns are also on the list, and 8,000 pistols.
More than 100 military vehicles will also be sent - mostly troop transporters.
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Chelsea captain Terry was given a four-match ban and fined £220,000 for racially abusing QPR's Anton Ferdinand.
But Barton says the FA should be "embarrassed", claiming there is a major discrepancy between the 12-match suspension he received for violent conduct and Terry's penalty.
It's gone on far too long. It should never have been allowed to drag on for a year
"What an absolute farce," tweeted Barton, who is on loan with Marseille.
Barton, who played in the Premier League match last October in which Terry abused Ferdinand, was handed his ban following QPR's game at Manchester City on the final day of last season.
The midfielder was sent off for an off-the-ball incident with City striker Carlos Tevez before clashing with City players Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany as he left the pitch.
Barton, 30, said that by the "FA's perverse reckoning" he would have "got less of a ban for racially abusing the Man City players than tickling them like I did". He added: "In what circumstances can that be right?"
A number of other high-profile footballers and managers - past and present - have commented on the Terry case, which ended on Thursday following a four-day hearing at Wembley Stadium.
Former England captain Gary Lineker also questioned the length of Terry's ban.
The ex-striker, who now presents Match of the Day, wrote on Twitter: "The FA find John Terry guilty and give him a four-match ban and 220K fine. Just one game more than a regular red card?"
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Jose Mourinho, Terry's former manager at Chelsea, insisted the defender is "not a racist".
"He's not racist, that's 100%," the Real Madrid coach told CNN. "Probably he had a racist comment or attitude against an opponent. Sometimes in football we do things the wrong way.
"If he had that reaction he should pay but please don't say he's a racist."
Terry has 14 days to decide whether to appeal against his punishment, which will only come into effect once the outcome of any appeal is known.
Former England manager Graham Taylor hopes the 31-year-old centre-half accepts the FA's decision.
"Having sat on these panels and made judgements myself, I know those people will have come to their conclusion in an honest and proper manner," said Taylor. "They will have had legal advice.
"Whether John and Chelsea accept is it up to them, but I think it might be in everyone's interest to put it to bed."
Former FA executive director David Davies believes the case should have been resolved sooner than it has been.
"It's gone on far too long. It should never have been allowed to drag on for a year," he told BBC Sport. "I hope lessons have been learned from it, not just by those concerned, but also by the FA."
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MP Damian Collins says the ban presents Terry with an opportunity to acknowledge what he did was "wrong".
"He admitted making the remarks," Collins said. "It is unacceptable for a player to make such remarks, so it was hard for the FA to come to any other decision.
"John Terry is still a relatively young man. He's got a chance to move on from this and be a role model again. He has to build his own bridges with black players, who were very upset by what happened."
Kick it Out's Lord Ouseley believes the game has to move on now that the case has been concluded.
He told BBC Radio 5 live's Richard Bacon: "This is not about recriminations. It's about how football moves forward from here after it has spent 11 months going through the wringer.
"People are trying to make the game a better place to be. Seven million people play on a regular basis and we want them to play in an atmosphere of no abuse."
Before the hearing began, Terry announced he was quitting international football. The former England captain, who earned 78 caps, claimed the FA's decision to charge him had made his position "untenable".
Slade is out for at least four months after breaking his leg at Wasps.
"Ian Whitten and Sam Hill have been fighting it out for one centre spot really, now they're going to get to fight it out for two," Baxter said.
"We've got another international centre in Michele Campagnaro waiting in the wings, Jack Nowell's an international player who can play at centre."
Hill is a former England Under-20 international who came through Exeter's academy ranks with Slade, while Whitten, who has won two Ireland caps, is in his fourth season at Sandy Park.
"Sam Hill in the media is portrayed as a bit of a straight up the middle type of centre, but actually when you watch the quality of his passing he's got good skills in that department," Baxter said.
"Ian Whitten is a better all-round player than he gets credit for, I think often what you find is that when Henry's in the team those other two lads are filling a certain role and so as a combination they get different things.
"I'm not unduly concerned with the changes we have to make, they bring different strengths and characteristics.
"Are they as good kickers with the distance Henry can put on the ball? No, but then there are only one or two players in the Premiership who can kick a ball like Henry Slade."
Michael Overd, 53, and Michael Stockwell, 51, were convicted of a religiously-aggravated public order offence in February.
But judges at Bristol Crown Court said it was not proved the offence was religiously aggravated.
After the hearing, Mr Overd said he was a "Christian soldier" and would return to preach.
The men were filmed in July 2016 preaching at Broadmead Shopping Centre in Bristol.
Mr Overd, of Creech St Michael, Somerset, and Mr Stockwell, of Selden, New York, were fined £300 each and also ordered to jointly pay court costs of £3,372.
But His Honour Judge Picton overruled the conviction, saying he was "conscious of the right of freedom of speech and freedom of expression".
Speaking outside court, Mr Overd said he was "very sad" that "this is what this country has come to".
"This is not an isolated case. How many times must we go to court before there is respect for the law?
"My heart bleeds for this country, but I am a patriot and I will be back on the streets to preach."
Mr Overd added: "My life is not my own. I am a Christian soldier and I rejoice in this prosecution."
Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre which supported the men, said the ruling was a "victory for freedom of speech".
Mr Stockwell added: "People should be free to express their beliefs in public, without risk of harm, violence or other repercussions.
"That's why today's result is such a great victory."
Antoni Muldoon, 68, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in 2013 for his part in a internet fraud in which 17,000 people lost money by signing up to escort websites.
A proceeds of crime hearing has taken place at Ipswich Crown Court.
He was given six months to pay or face a further four years in jail.
Muldoon, who lived in Spain, admitted two counts of conspiracy to defraud.
The case, which also included bogus debt-elimination scams, was investigated by Suffolk County Council's trading standards team.
Six other people were sentenced for their part in the scam.
At earlier hearings, Mark Bell, 43, of Westerfield near Ipswich, was jailed for six-and-a-half years for fraud and ordered to repay £160,000.
Colin Samuels, 63, of Redgrave, Suffolk, was jailed for five-and-a-half years for conspiracy to defraud and ordered to repay £37,000.
Bradley Rogers, 30, from Malaga, Spain, was jailed for two years and 10 months for money laundering and ordered to repay £1.
Former West Yorkshire Police detective Christopher Taylor, 59, of Wakefield, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for money laundering and ordered to forfeit nearly £100,000.
Geraldine French, 62, from Spain, was jailed for six years and five months for conspiracy to defraud and ordered to repay £37,000.
Jeffrey Owens, 65, of Colyford, Devon, admitted money laundering and was given a 12-month sentence, suspended for two years. He did not face a proceeds of crime hearing.
Joe Garner's excellent diving header from Kenny Miller's cross gave the hosts an early lead before Hearts' Prince Buaben was sent off for pulling back Josh Windass when clean through.
Esmael Goncalves squared it after the break but Rangers replied through McKay following keeper Viktor Noring's error.
Hearts pressed for a leveller but were unable to find a way through.
The victory takes Rangers on to 64 points and they now cannot be overhauled in third spot.
Hearts, meanwhile, remain six points behind fourth-placed St Johnstone, who entertain Partick Thistle at 15:00 BST on Saturday.
With a fair few empty seats on show at Ibrox, this one started like a typical end-of-season encounter.
And the Hearts defence looked as though their minds were elsewhere as Rangers hit the front in five minutes thanks to the same combination that won them the game at Partick Thistle last week.
Miller broke down the right and delivered a superb ball into the box, where Garner was left in far too much space to finish with a diving header.
Garner drew a fine stop from Noring with a close-range left-foot effort after good build-up play.
A poor start became a miserable one for Hearts after 25 minutes when makeshift centre-back Buaben was shown a straight red.
It was almost 2-0 five minutes from the break but David Bates, who was afforded acres of space in the penalty box, could not beat Noring with his header.
Clint Hill then hit the post with a header after rising above the Hearts defence at the back post, with Noring then doing well to clear the ball from his line.
Six minutes into the second half the visitors levelled after a superb counter-attack. Jon Toral gave the ball away in attack and Hearts raced upfield through Bjorn Johnsen, who rode a Jason Holt challenge and squared it for Goncalves to apply a simple finish.
Parity lasted all of 90 seconds, however, and it was a Noring nightmare that gifted the home side the lead.
The Swedish keeper punched a harmless James Tavernier cross into the air when he should have caught it, and then failed to catch when he should have punched, with the ball dropping perfectly for McKay to drill it into the bottom corner.
Liam Smith missed a headed chance to level before Johnsen fired straight at Wes Foderingham as the visitors started to string some passes together going forward.
Toral forced Noring into a good save at his right-hand post with a fizzing low drive and Tavernier should have scored with a back-post header as Rangers looked for a third.
Martyn Waghorn missed a one-on-one chance at the death but the home side earned the win that sealed third place.
Rangers fans will have been encouraged by a first-half display that boasted a shape and organisation that has been lacking in recent weeks, while Hearts were all over the place at times, particularly in defence.
It was all change after the interval, however, as the 10 men of Hearts went to a back three and looked far more organised and threatening in attack.
That change of shape could be significant as Ian Cathro looks to build for next season, while Ibrox boss Pedro Caixinha will be desperate to see his side translate their first-half performance into a full 90 minutes.
Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha: "It is going to be the last working week before a short period of vacation and we return again.
"The working week is ready. I am always working in advance and depending on what is going on, I make some changes after I analyse the game. But it is about winning.
"We want to finish well and until the last moment they are here and I am here, we can think only about winning."
Hearts head coach Ian Cathro: "It was a big day for him (keeper Viktor Noring). He was deserving of the opportunity over a period of time.
"I think he showed some qualities at times. Of course, there's the error in the cross and when you're talking about goalkeepers naturally it's always a bigger headline than the misplaced passes in the build-up.
"Of course there's the disappointment of losing but there's a lot of positives things inside. Today I'm even more convinced that we will be a very good team."
Match ends, Rangers 2, Heart of Midlothian 1.
Second Half ends, Rangers 2, Heart of Midlothian 1.
Joe Garner (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Arnaud Sutchuin-Djoum (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Lee Hodson (Rangers).
Arnaud Sutchuin-Djoum (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Moha replaces Sam Nicholson.
Attempt saved. Joseph Dodoo (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Rangers).
Arnaud Sutchuin-Djoum (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. James Tavernier (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joseph Dodoo (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
Jamie Barjonas (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Arnaud Sutchuin-Djoum (Heart of Midlothian).
Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Rangers).
Krystian Nowak (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Clint Hill (Rangers).
Rory Currie (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Rory Currie replaces Bjorn Johnsen.
Substitution, Rangers. Martyn Waghorn replaces Jon Toral.
Foul by Barrie McKay (Rangers).
Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Barrie McKay (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt missed. Lee Hodson (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Jon Toral (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Jon Toral (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Rangers. Jamie Barjonas replaces Jason Holt.
Joe Garner (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian).
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by James Tavernier.
Attempt missed. Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Don Cowie.
Barrie McKay (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt saved. Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Williams, 18, led with just 10 seconds remaining, but a ferocious late attack by opponent Mengyu Zhang saw the Chinese fighter win 31-22.
Longobardi-Radford, who has previously competed for Spain, lost 24-10 to Yu-Jen Huang.
"I just didn't get my tactics right," he told BBC Sport.
Victory in the quarter-finals would have guaranteed the British fighters a medal.
Williams, a double world junior champion and senior European gold medallist, opened her day with a dominant 29-7 defeat of Ivory Coast fighter Marie Federique Ekpitini.
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The seventh seed followed that up with a tense sudden-death, golden-point success over Athanasia Mitsopoulou of Greece, before a concentration lapse saw her eliminated in the next round.
Longobardi-Radford, who had won all five lower-ranking events he entered since joining the Great Britain programme in 2016, opened with a 18-11 preliminary round defeat of Turkey's Ferhat Can Kavurat.
Emphatic defeats of Moroccan fighter Faical Saidi (19-4) and Arven Al Cantara of the Philippines (22-8) followed before he was outclassed by Huang of Chinese Taipei.
"For sure I'm happy with what I've achieved recently, but today wasn't the performance I was looking for and that's a disappointment," he said.
Defending +73kg champion Bianca Walkden, who two years ago became only Britain's second World Taekwondo gold medallist, begins her campaign for a further title on Tuesday.
Fellow Team GB Rio Olympic medallists Lutalo Muhammad and Jade Jones begin their quests for their first world titles on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
One of the great claims of the sceptics is that that global temperatures have not risen in this century and that they probably stopped rising in 1995.
Those who believe in man-made global warming, like FoE, either deny this or think it irrelevant over such a relatively short period of time, when the longer-term trend in temperatures is clearly upwards.
I asked them to send me their respective cases and promised I would post them on my blog for your perusal and debate. Both have kindly done so - and here they are.
Let me make a couple of observations before you get stuck in.
Andrew's case comes first. He offers what he describes as a helpful graph but in fact it is over 120 years so it's not exactly clear what's happened between 1995 and now -- except that there's been a lot of fluctuation in annual temperatures (though all at a high level historically).
He rightly says the long-term is clearly up, though that is made to look more dramatic by choosing a left-hand scale in tenths of a degree. Since 1940 the rise in temperatures looks like it's been around only 0.4 degrees.
James case follows: He now says not that there has necessarily been no warming since 1995 but there has been no statistically significant warming.
But, like Andrew, he doesn't give us a detailed breakdown of temperatures since 1995 from a highly-regarded source for us to study.
One final point before you get stuck in. In a sense they are a bit like ships passing in the night, each making their case but not necessarily engaging with the arguments of the other side.
I might need to ask them to respond to each other's postings. But before I do that, over to you. I look forward to your comments.
As I made clear on the programme, I'm not a climate scientist. So I consulted some climate scientists and scientific literature from respected institutions - which I'd also read before going on the programme - in writing this piece.
Below is a very helpful graph that combines four of the world's most authoritative data sets on global, average surface temperature: two from the US, one from the UK and one from Japan.
The data in the graph is important for three reasons.
As Chris Rapley, professor of climate science at UCL put it to me: "No climate scientist ever stated or expected the global average temperature to rise as a smooth curve. If you look back over the data for the last 100 years rather than just cherry-picking a short [in climate terms] period, the fluctuations are very clearly evident. But so is the upward trend, especially of the last 40 years."
Related to this and having seen the Daily Politics on Friday June 22, Bob Ward at the London School of Economics sent me some very useful, basic number crunching from the team at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
The table in the blog shows in statistical terms what the graph above illustrates what Prof. Rapley says: "warming accelerates and slows, but the long-term trend is clearly upwards".
A further complicating factor is that while the long-term trend is clear, part of the explanation for the fluctuations over the short term is that the energy from the sun is stored in different places - the land, the oceans and the atmosphere.
This energy - which is increasing in overall volume due to the enhanced greenhouse effect caused by human emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases - may not show up as increased surface temperature.
Instead it may be transferred into warming of the ocean's interior where it is hidden from the surface temperature data, the melting of ice caps, or accelerated movement of oceans or atmosphere.
A very good explanation of why we should in fact focus broadly on the growing energy imbalance (i.e. too much of the sun's energy being trapped inside the atmosphere) due to a higher concentration of greenhouse gases rather than narrowly on temperature is contained in this blog.
In a nutshell. the simple answer to the question posed on the programme and to the challenge by Andrew Neil is 'no, global warming has not stopped.'
This is why Friends of the Earth is campaigning for more efficient use of energy across our economy and for a major shift to the harnessing of energy from the sun, sea and wind to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
While climate change is Friends of the Earth's main reason for campaigning for renewable and efficient energy, there are many other very sound reasons for investing in renewable energy sources too.
For instance, we have an abundance of natural renewable energy sources in and around the UK and more efficient use of energy will save us and our economy money. See our Clean British Energy campaign for more details.
In particular, what we're calling for in the campaign is for the energy bill' s primary purpose to be the virtual elimination of carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2030.
The massive opportunity for the UK is that a shift to renewable, though requiring investment upfront, promises permanent release from high and increasingly expensive future fossil fuel imports in favour of free fuel from the wind, sea and sun.
"No global warming since 1998." There are few things better calculated to annoy a Greenie than this statement - which is why I like to mention it as often as possible.
They hate it even more when you mention that the arch-warmist Professor Phil Jones of the notorious Climatic Research Unit (home of the Climategate scandal) admitted in a BBC interview that there has been "no statistically significant global warming since 1995".
That's why, if you google it, you'll find so many climate activists falling over themselves to rebut what they consider an outrageous and erroneous claim.
They point out, for example, that by "no statistically significant global warming", Prof Jones means that there still has been warming, just not that you'd notice.
They point out that the trend may have been skewed by unusually strong El Nino events. And they argue that, in any case, 15 years is too short a timescale in which to read a significant trend.
Actually I share their frustration with the "no global warming since 1995/1998" claim, though for very different reasons.
As a point scoring device in the sound-bite driven immediacy of a TV studio debate, it's quite useful.
But as a representation of the key issues in the global warming debate it is grossly misleading.
The vessel, named Eben Haezer, sank at Bute East Dock, Cardiff Bay on Monday.
Bernard James from the Atlantic Wharf Residents' Association said it was a "very sad end to a vessel that was a feature".
Brains said the barge took on water following poor weather and ongoing works. It said it was working closely with Natural Resources Wales (NRW).
NRW was alerted to a diesel sheen on the water and a strong odour near the vessel on Tuesday.
Divers have visited the site to assess the damage and a boom has been put in place to stop pollution.
NRW said it would oversee the recovery and dismantling of the vessel.
Survival expert Ray Mears, former BBC director general Mark Thompson and The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess are also in the diverse line-up.
Organisers claim the theme of the August festival could be summed up as "Project No Fear".
They said it would explore the power of the mind to imagine a better world.
More than 800 writers, poets, illustrators, politicians, journalists, historians, scientists, philosophers and playwrights from 55 countries are to take part in the 17-day event at Charlotte Square Gardens.
Director Nick Barley described it as a festival "bursting at the seams with big ideas".
The Good Wife actor Cumming, Mears and comedian Stewart Lee are set to offer sneak previews of their new books at the festival.
American author Jonathan Safran Foer will travel to Edinburgh to launch his first novel in more than a decade - Here I Am.
In the non-fiction category, the festival will feature appearances by musicians Wilko Johnson and Brix Smith Start, as well as cyclists Chris Boardman and David Millar.
Politics and current affairs continue to play a key part in the programme.
Mr Thompson will put forward his argument on why the internet and 24-hour news has failed to lead to better democracy.
Gordon Brown is set to address globalisation while newly-appointed makar (Scotland's national poet) Jackie Kay is to be interviewed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Poetry further makes an impression on the programme with appearances from the likes of UK poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, Billy Bragg and Luke Wright.
Mr Barley said: "You could say that the theme of this year's festival is 'Project No Fear'.
"It's about encouraging and celebrating the sort of courageous, positive, creative thinking that we desperately need in order to make the world a better place for everyone, rather than just for a privileged few."
Scottish Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "This year's programme is sure to capture and excite audiences whilst raising Scotland's cultural profile on the international stage."
The EIBF, which receives funding from Creative Scotland and City of Edinburgh Council, will run from 13 August to 29 August.
While rugged Manx scenery has featured in dozens of movies, rarely has the island ever featured in the script.
More than 100 extras were used during the five-week shoot last summer which took in locations such as the Laxey Wheel and the Sea Terminal in Douglas.
Mindhorn actor Julian Barratt said: "We have come home for the Manx premiere."
He added: "When we were coming over and saw the island come into view from the ferry, we really felt like we were coming back to where the film was born."
Mindhorn centres around a character called Richard Thorncroft (Barratt) who became famous in the 1980s while playing a detective.
In the new film he works alongside the police to catch a serial killer who will only speak to Mindhorn, whom he believes to be real.
"By this time the character is washed-up and out of work and sees this as an opportunity to get his career back on track," said Barratt, who starred in cult BBC comedy The Mighty Boosh.
"Quite despicably he piggybacks on the crime as a way of getting get some publicity."
Mindhorn was co-written by Barratt and Simon Farnaby more than 10 years ago.
The pair looked at a few different options before settling on the Isle of Man as a location.
"We thought about Guernsey but that would have been too close to the idea of Bergerac so we Googled the Isle of Man and it had a faded grandeur about it which is very much like Richard," said Farnaby.
"The island gets a gentle ribbing in the film but it's done with affection and I think it will be taken well."
Mindhorn, directed by Sean Foley, is out in the UK on 5 May.
The data included email addresses and passwords that had been stored without any protection, a security firm said.
Leaked Source said the massive cache of credentials dated from 2012 but had only now been leaked and put online.
And it had come from a hacker who had supplied security firms with 43 million user names from music service Last.fm.
Rambler has been described as the Russian equivalent of Yahoo as it offers email services as well as acting as a news and content hub for its users.
"We know about that database," said the service in a statement.
"It was leaked March 2014 and contained millions of accounts. Right after the accident we forced our users to change their passwords.
"We also have forbidden to use the previously used passwords for the same account."
Leaked Source broke the news about the breach and said it had verified some of the data with the help of Russian journalists. .
Leaked Source said passwords associated with login names had been stored with "no encryption or hashing". Instead, it said, they had been listed in plain text.
Analysis of the long list of passwords showed that "asdasd" was the most popular string, used by more than 723,000 people, it said.
The second most popular password among the 98 million users was "asdasd123".
In June this year, details of more than 100 million users of the Russian VK.com service were shared online.
Copies of the long list of login names and passwords was offered online at a price of one bitcoin (£456).
4 August 2015 Last updated at 19:15 BST
School Resource Officer Kevin Sumner is also a deputy sheriff for the Kentucky county where the school is located.
The handcuffs, which are too large for the child's wrists, are fastened above his elbows around his biceps.
The ACLU is now suing the school district and the officer involved for the emotional and physical distress caused, both to the boy and to a nine-year-old girl who was also handcuffed by the same officer.
Froome's Team Sky were last out on the 28km route and finished in second, 0.62 seconds slower than BMC Racing.
The 2013 champion now leads BMC's American rider Tejay van Garderen by 12 seconds in the overall standings.
Froome gained more time on two-time winner Alberto Contador, Nairo Quintana and defending champion Vincenzo Nibali.
Italian Nibali was the day's biggest loser in the battle between the so called 'big four' with his Astana team finishing 35 seconds adrift of the winners. He now trails Froome by two minutes and 22 seconds.
"I am surprised he's lost so much time already," said Froome.
"I certainly didn't expect it. I thought he was going to be the one guy from the main contenders who would gain time in this first phase of the race.
"Nibali and Quintana have lost substantial time already so the pressure is on them to be attacking as we go into the climbs."
Quintana picked up valuable time on Contador and Nibali as his Movistar team finished just four seconds off the pace. He now trails Froome by one minute, 59 seconds.
Contador's Tinkoff-Saxo squad finished 28 seconds behind BMC, to leave him 63 seconds behind Froome. The Spaniard is looking to become the first man since Marco Pantani in 1998 to win the Tour and Giro d'Italia in the same year.
Van Garderen, who was fifth last year, and in 2012, is positioning himself as a rider Froome will need to keep an eye on when the race resumes in the Pyrenees mountains on Tuesday after Monday's rest day.
The American said it would be "a tall order" for him to win the Tour but added "everything's clicking and it's all about momentum".
The 22 teams in the race set off at five minute intervals from Vannes and Team Sky were level with BMC, the team time trial world champions, at the 10km time check.
Froome, the 2012 Olympic time trial bronze medallist, put in several big turns on the front of the Team Sky train as they moved one second ahead of BMC at 20.5km and five seconds clear at the bottom of the 1.7km climb to the finish in Plumelec.
However, with the clock not stopping until the first five riders crossed the finish line, the British-based team blew their advantage.
They had just five riders left on the ascent and Irish rider Nicolas Roche was clearly struggling in the closing stages, so much so that Froome had to ease off and shout encouragement.
While that undoubtedly cost Team Sky the stage win, they had the consolation of retaining the yellow jersey.
A Geraint Thomas column assessing the opening week of this year's Tour will be on the BBC Sport website from Monday morning.
Stage nine result:
1. BMC Racing (US) 32mins 15secs
2. Team Sky (GB) +01sec
3. Movistar (Spa) +04secs
4. Tinkoff - Saxo (Rus) +28secs
5. Astana (Kaz) +35secs
General classification:
1. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky 31hrs 34mins 12secs
2. Tejay van Garderen (US) BMC Racing +12secs
3. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing +27secs
4. Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff - Saxo +38secs
5. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff - Saxo +1min 03secs
6. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Etixx - Quick-Step +1min 18secs
7. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar +1min 50secs
8. Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky +1min 52secs
9. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar +1min 59secs
10. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step Same time
Selected other:
13. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana +2mins 22secs
She went outside to investigate, thinking a neighbour was frying chillies, and found people running in panic, clutching their faces.
Someone told her there had been an accident at Union Carbide India's pesticide plant behind her house in Bhopal, the capital of the central state of Madhya Pradesh, and the burning wasn't from cooking, but from leaking gas.
Lakshmi gathered her family and fled towards a bus stop by the factory. On the way, one of her sons started to vomit and another doubled over with diarrhoea. Her 20-year-old daughter didn't live to see morning.
More than half a million people were poisoned by deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas that night. Several thousands of them died.
Now nearly 30 years later, Lakshmi is among thousands of survivors who say they suffer chronic health problems and have crippling medical bills.
In early November, she joined hundreds of survivors demanding more compensation in Delhi.
The protesters also wanted the government to revise the number of deaths and injuries it is seeking compensation for from Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) - the US-based owner of Union Carbide India (UCIL) at the time of the accident - and Dow Chemical Company, which acquired UCC in 2001.
On 14 November, Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar agreed to revise the figures and promised survivors who have never received compensation they would get what they were entitled to.
But why are compensation claims dragging on decades after the leak?
A major reason is that the figures of dead and injured are disputed. Activists and government agree the initial settlement was based on incorrect data.
"About 93% of victims were left out of compensation," said Satinath Sarangi from Bhopal Group for Information and Action, one of five activist groups leading the protest.
But does the fight to get enhanced compensation against Dow and Union Carbide stand a chance?
Many cases have been launched in India and the US calling for Dow to pay compensation to survivors and to clean environmental pollution without success. The multinational argues it was not involved in the tragedy, having purchased UCC 17 years later.
"In legal terms it can be said that the matter has been settled in the highest court of the land, that is the Indian Supreme Court, and Union Carbide or its successors are not liable," said Warwick University law professor, Dr Upendra Baxi.
"I say a successor company, in this case Dow Chemical, just as it overtakes the assets of a company, namely Union Carbide, it also should overtake the liabilities," Dr Baxi said.
He said courts were basing their decisions on "narrow legalistic grounds".
The petition should get its first hearing in the next year or so and could result in a different outcome, according to Dr Baxi.
But it may not end compensation claims.
Fresh ones can be launched by those never counted as victims, including children with inherited health problems and those affected by drinking groundwater contaminated by pollution still leaking from the site, Dr Baxi said.
UCC's then CEO Warren Anderson died in September at the age of 92 as a fugitive in India having never stood trial for criminal charges.
While protesting in Delhi, Krishna Bai's eyes grew red as she recalled how her sons were blinded by the gas and later died. Left with sight, heart and breathing problems, she got 35,000 rupees ($566; £360) as compensation.
"After 30 years I'm still suffering headaches, I can't see or walk normally, and the compensation was spent long back," Krishna Bai said and added, "we won't stop fighting, we'll fight to the end."
Brora in Sutherland is holding its first scarecrow festival. The week-long event started at the weekend.
Deirdre Mackay, Highland Council's area leader Caithness and Sutherland, said gardeners, shops, sports clubs and businesses were taking part.
A competition to find the best of the scarecrows will be judged this Saturday.
Ms Mackay said the various characters included a traffic police officer with a hairdryer for a speed gun.
Studies have shown the risk of peanut allergy can be cut by more than 80% by early exposure.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said the new guidance was "an important step forward".
However, young children should not eat whole peanuts, because of the risk of choking.
Allergy levels are soaring in the US and have more than quadrupled since 2008.
It is a pattern replicated across much of the Western world as well as parts of Asia and Africa.
Parents are often wary about introducing peanut and in the past have been advised to wait until the child is three years old.
The new guidance says:
Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said: "We expect that widespread implementation of these guidelines by healthcare providers will prevent the development of peanut allergy in many susceptible children and ultimately reduce the prevalence of peanut allergy in the United States."
Michael Walker, a member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, said: "The guidelines are based on sound medical research carried out in the UK.
"UK parents should consult their GP, bringing attention to the guidelines if necessary, before attempting peanut allergy prevention in their infant themselves."
Prof Alan Boobis, from Imperial College London, said: "The previous view that delaying the introduction of allergenic foods decreases the risk of food allergy is incorrect and... if anything, the exclusion or delayed introduction of specific allergenic foods may increase the risk of allergy to the same foods, including peanut."
The advice to parents in the UK is still being reviewed and Prof Boobis advised parents to follow NHS guidelines for now.
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The Notts County Ladies defender is currently fighting her way back from a horrendous knee injury but she admits her biggest challenge was convincing her father that a young girl could break into a "boy's world".
"I've got a brother who is a year older than me and he always played football so my dad always took me along with him to the park to kick a ball," the 25-year-old told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"But my dad would never let me play football; he always wanted me to be a tennis player so I did tennis, and football on the side."
Nottingham-born Bradley's focus quickly turned solely to football, and after arranging her own trial at local club Gedling Town, her father quickly got the message.
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But what was the reason for Russell Bradley's reluctance to steer Sophie down the football route?
"I think he thought I could get a career out of tennis and, at the time, you couldn't one out of football," said Bradley, whose side meets last season's Women's Super League One runners-up Chelsea Ladies in their first league game at Meadow Lane on Sunday.
Thankfully Russell Bradley soon recognised his daughter's talent and passion for the game and is now her most devoted fan, following her all over the world.
Certainly football as a career did not really seem like a viable option for a woman even 15 years ago. But times have changed.
Women's football in Britain is booming, with some of the best players in the world arriving on these shores to compete in the WSL.
The game now generates huge interest, can boast rising crowds and is enjoying growing participation at all levels.
At the turn of the century, that position seemed highly unlikely.
Certainly it would have seemed a world away for the young Bradley who, despite being the best player in her mixed-sex primary school team, was told she could no longer be captain because she was a girl.
She said: "I was captain of the boys' team, the head teacher came up to me and he said 'I am ever so sorry but some of the boys' parents have complained that it's embarrassing that a girl is captain of the team'".
Bradley was demoted, but didn't care.
"I was probably nine or 10 and I just wanted to play football so it didn't bother me that I was no longer captain," she added.
"The boys would say 'why are you playing football, you are a girl, you can't play football'."
Since then, she's played in the Olympic Games in front of nearly 80,000 fans at Wembley, won 26 caps and represented her country at a World Cup.
Can't play football? For Bradley it's turned out pretty well.
Andreas Hongvan drove from Sweden to Worthing to collect a broken solar panel he had successfully bid £189 for.
He had just driven from a similar pick-up in Nottingham where he had to climb on to a roof to "collect" his purchase.
Mr Hongvan, who lives "off grid" in Sweden, said: "I couldn't find anything like this at home. So it was worth it."
His wife was the one to first enquire about the Worthing solar panel, which was sold by Mark Cranford.
He said: "I thought they would probably decide they wouldn't bother as it was so far.
"I didn't hear anything for a day or so then his wife called and said he was at the Eurotunnel."
Mr Hongvan turned up in Worthing on Thursday in his trusted Volvo with the two solar panels from Nottingham already secured on top.
He was met by Mr Cranford and his brother Stephen.
Mr Hongvan told Stephen Cranford: "If I could buy this in Sweden I wouldn't drive all the way here, but I did my research and I couldn't find anything like it."
Mark Cranford, who said the outdated solar panel had attracted 26 bids, described his Swedish visitor as "a very nice chap, mad but nice".
It is a verdict endorsed by many relatives of those who were killed in Britain's worst ever terrorist atrocity.
For them Megrahi will always be the Lockerbie bomber, the man who killed 270 people by blowing up a jumbo jet above a small town in southern Scotland.
Yet the Libyan goes to the grave protesting his innocence.
Guilty or not, his death - more than 23 years after the event which defined his life - does not draw a line under Lockerbie.
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was born in Tripoli on 1 April 1952.
Like most of his compatriots he was a Muslim and his first language was Arabic although he also learned English, eventually acquiring more than a hint of a Scottish accent.
He spent time in the US and the UK but most of his life was lived in his Mediterranean homeland.
He was devoted, said his accusers, to the pursuit of state-sponsored terrorism, culminating in the destruction of a Boeing 747 - Pan Am flight 103 - in the skies above Dumfriesshire, killing all 259 passengers and crew on board and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie.
And yet the word his supporters repeatedly used to describe him was "gentle".
A "civilised, intelligent, caring man," said the former Labour MP Tam Dalyell. "Quietly-spoken...impeccably-mannered" and "humorous", according to his biographer John Ashton.
Both men believe that Megrahi was wrongly convicted.
By Mr Ashton's account, Megrahi was born into a very poor family, poverty which was "pretty typical" of 1950s Libya.
In the early 1970s he made one of several trips to the UK, to study marine engineering at Rumney Technical College in Cardiff.
The photograph on his student card shows a clean-shaven young man with tousled hair looking directly into the camera lens.
Within a year he dropped out of the course and returned home to a job with Libyan Arab Airlines (LAA), the state carrier.
There followed stints in the United States for training and Libya's University of Benghazi for study before Megrahi returned to the airline.
But there are two very different versions of his career.
Mr Ashton, who worked for Megrahi's defence team and knew him well, reports the Libyan's own version as follows.
He was a flight dispatcher who "rose up through the ranks," becoming head of airline security at LAA, where he was seconded to the secret service to organise training for airline security staff, his only involvement with Libyan intelligence.
His directorship of a company called ABH and a senior position with the Libyan Centre for Strategic Studies were "legitimate" roles.
He admitted travelling on a false passport issued by the Libyan state but said this was because ABH was involved in the purchase of spare parts for aircraft in breach of international sanctions, not for any more sinister reason.
The alternative version of Megrahi's career - advanced by the prosecution at his trial - alleged that his roles at the airline, the business and the think tank provided cover for espionage and terrorism on behalf of Libya's leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
Megrahi was accused of travelling to a string of countries in Africa, Europe and the Middle East to further the terrorist aims of the Libyan state.
He was said to be a cousin, or at least a fellow tribesman, of Said Rashid, a senior member of Libyan intelligence.
This career came to its bloody climax on 21 December 1988 when the bomb he had planted in a suitcase exploded 31,000 feet above Lockerbie.
Three years later Scottish prosecutors formally indicted Megrahi on charges of mass murder. He claimed that it came as a complete surprise.
His co-accused was Al Amin Khalifa Fahima, LAA's station manager at Luqa Airport in Malta, where the two men were alleged to have loaded the bomb aboard an Air Malta flight to Frankfurt before it was transferred to a feeder flight for Pan Am 103.
Eight years after the indictment was issued, under pressure from United Nations sanctions, Colonel Gaddafi handed over the two men for trial at a specially convened Scottish court in the Netherlands.
Their fate lay in the hands of three judges sitting at Camp Zeist near Utrecht.
Throughout the nine month-long trial Megrahi, wearing traditional Arab robes, sat in the dock listening attentively to an Arabic translation of proceedings.
His only son Khaled and one of his four daughters, Ghada, watched from the public gallery, separated from the dock by a bullet-proof screen.
Megrahi exercised his right not to give evidence in his own defence but, in a television interview shown to the court, he told reporters: "I'm a quiet man. I never had any problem with anybody" and said he felt sorry for the people of Lockerbie.
The judges were not impressed. On 31 January 2001 Megrahi was convicted of 270 counts of murder. Fahima was acquitted.
Aphrodite Tsairis from New Jersey, whose 20-year-old daughter Alexia died in the bombing, summed up the feelings of many families of the victims, calling it a verdict of "state-sponsored terrorism", delivered by a "just and equitable court".
Most of the rest of Megrahi's life was spent in Scottish custody fighting that verdict, first at Camp Zeist, then at Barlinnie high security prison in Glasgow and finally at Greenock jail on the Firth of Clyde.
His first appeal was dismissed by a panel of five Scottish judges on 14 March 2002.
His second appeal was making progress when, in the autumn of 2008, he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer.
The Scottish justice secretary, Kenny MacAskill, visited Megrahi in prison as he considered three options: releasing him on compassionate grounds, transferring him to Libya to serve out his sentence or keeping him in Scottish custody.
On 18 August 2009, without explanation, Megrahi formally abandoned his appeal and two days later Mr MacAskill ordered his compassionate release.
The decision provoked an immediate storm of criticism which Scotland's nationalist government has weathered but which has not yet abated.
Scotland's last glimpse of Megrahi was of a stooped man wearing hidden body armour for fear of reprisals, slowly climbing aboard a Libyan plane at Glasgow Airport.
In Tripoli, Megrahi was given a rapturous official reception and for nearly three years he confounded experts, outraged Washington and embarrassed Edinburgh merely by staying alive.
And then in late summer, as the Arab spring belatedly took hold in Libya, his world began to fall apart again.
On 6 September a BBC team in the Libyan capital was taken to see Megrahi, apparently gravely ill, in his family home.
According to his son, he no longer had access to the expensive, specialised medical care which had reportedly been paid for by Colonel Gaddafi's government.
Khaled al-Megrahi told the BBC: "His body has become very ill and very weak."
Megrahi's death now does not resolve the big questions about Lockerbie.
If he was justly convicted, who gave his orders? Who helped him? And what was the motive?
And if Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was innocent as he always claimed, who were the real culprits?
A spokesperson said Riek Machar was in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa but that he wanted to travel on to Ethiopia.
According to the Associated Press news agency, the UN had indicated Mr Machar was in danger and had assisted him.
He initially fled the capital, Juba, during violence in July.
A UN spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said the UN had learned on Wednesday that Mr Machar was in DR Congo near the South Sudan border and decided to airlift him to Kinshasa.
The UN official said Mr Machar needed to be airlifted to safety and that he had been given medical assistance.
Mr Machar demanded a neutral force be deployed in July to keep peace and guarantee his safety after his bodyguards and President Salva Kiir's presidential guards fought each other, sparking days of violence.
Hundreds of people died and more than 100,000 fled across the border.
The fighting erupted less than a year after a peace deal was signed to form a unity government and end the civil war.
The UN has launched an independent investigation into allegations that its peacekeepers failed to respond when troops loyal to Mr Kiir attacked a residential compound popular with foreign aid workers last month.
During the attack, a local journalist was shot dead at point-blank range and troops reportedly raped several women, among them foreigners working for relief agencies.
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Political differences between Mr Machar and Mr Kiir ignited the civil war in December 2013 - and they only agreed to settle their differences under intense international pressure, signing a peace deal last August.
Mr Machar returned to Juba in April to take up the post of vice-president, but President Kiir dismissed him in the wake of the latest violence.
He has not been seen in public since and his exact whereabouts are unknown.
A member of his opposition SPLA-IO party told the BBC he was en route to Ethiopia, via the Democratic Republic of Congo, but earlier media reports said he was in Tanzania or Chad.
Mr Machar had been "safely evacuated to a safe country in the region" after a "botched attempt to assassinate" him, a statement from the SPLA-IO said.
Last week, the UN authorised a 4,000-strong African protection force for Juba with a more robust mandate than the 12,000 UN soldiers already in the country.
But South Sudan's government said it opposed the deployment and it is not clear how the mission can go ahead without its co-operation.
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Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) are taking indefinite action in a row over the removal of weekend payments.
The dispute began more than two years ago with action initially taking place at weekends.
National Museum Wales (NMW) said there was no more money to improve the offer and urged the union to accept it.
"We are extremely disappointed that the Public and Commercial Services Union have broken the agreement they signed up to at ACAS by not balloting their members on our offer and by undertaking strike action," the statement said.
NMW has started individual discussions with staff affected by proposals to scrap "premium payments".
As part of a deal, staff are being offered a lump sum equivalent to two years' worth of premium payments to end extra payments for working weekends and bank holidays.
About 300 of the museum's staff receive the payments and 220 are PCS members.
The museum has sites in Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Blaenavon, Torfaen, Llanberis in Gwynedd, and Llandysul, Ceredigion.
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All workers are entitled to annual leave and the National Minimum Wage. Employees get additional rights, such as the right not to be unfairly dismissed, maternity rights and redundancy rights.
Which category you fall into depends on the type of contract you have and the obligations between the employer and the employee to provide work and accept work.
The defining feature of a zero-hours contract is that the employer doesn't guarantee work and the worker doesn't guarantee acceptance of work. So in most cases those on zero-hours contracts count as workers.
As the House of Commons Library notes "the distinction between these concepts is complex and the subject of much debate".
It's not just about the wording of your contract, what happens in practice counts too. If there is a regular pattern of work, which is regularly accepted, then an Employment Tribunal can - and indeed they have - deem the contract to be one of employment.
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There are fears gonorrhoea is becoming untreatable as antibiotics fail.
The World Health Organization sees developing a vaccine as vital in stopping the global spread of "super-gonorrhoea".
The study of 15,000 young people, published in the Lancet, showed infections were cut by about a third.
About 78 million people pick up the sexually transmitted infection each year, and it can cause infertility.
But the body does not build up resistance no matter how many times someone is infected.
The vaccine, originally developed to stop an outbreak of meningitis B, was given to about a million adolescents in New Zealand between 2004 and 2006.
Researchers at the University of Auckland analysed data from sexual health clinics and found gonorrhoea cases had fallen 31% in those vaccinated.
The bacterium that causes meningitis, Neisseria meningitidis, is a very close relative of the species that causes gonorrhoea - Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
It appears the Men B jab was giving "cross-protection" against gonorrhoea.
Dr Helen Petousis-Harris, one of the researchers, said: "This is the first time a vaccine has shown any protection against gonorrhoea.
"At the moment, the mechanism behind this immune response is unknown, but our findings could inform future vaccine development."
Protection seemed to last about two years.
The disease is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae and spread by unprotected sex.
Symptoms can include a thick green or yellow discharge from sexual organs, pain when urinating and bleeding between periods.
However, of those infected, about one in 10 heterosexual men and more than three-quarters of women and gay men have no easily recognisable symptoms.
Untreated infection can lead to infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease and be passed on to a child during pregnancy.
However, the vaccine in question - known as MeNZB - is no longer available.
Many of its components are also in a new Men B jab - called 4CMenB.
The UK is the only country in the world to be rolling 4CMenB out as a routine childhood immunisation.
Fellow researcher Prof Steven Black, from Cincinnati Children's Hospital in the US, said: "The potential ability of a group B meningococcal vaccine to provide even moderate protection against gonorrhoea would have substantial public health benefits."
The importance of preventing people developing a gonorrhoea infection is of mounting importance as the infection is getting much harder to treat.
Last week, the World Health Organization warned about the global spread of gonorrhoea that could not be treated with antibiotics.
Dr Teodora Wi, from the WHO, said there had even been three cases - in Japan, France and Spain - where the infection was completely untreatable.
She said: "There are high hopes that now there's going to be some cross-protection.
"We are still a long way before we develop a vaccine for gonorrhoea, but we have now some evidence that it is possible."
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UKIP have been campaigning hard in the Lincolnshire seat, an area which voted heavily to leave the European Union.
The seat has returned Conservative MPs since it was formed in 1997 - Tory Stephen Phillips had a majority of more than 24,000 votes in 2015.
He resigned in November, citing "irreconcilable policy differences" with the government.
Although he backed leaving the EU, he had since been critical of the government's approach to Brexit.
Mr Phillips won with 56.2% of the vote in 2015, Labour came second with 17.3% with UKIP a close third on 15.7%.
But UKIP has been throwing its weight into the by-election campaign, hoping to bring about a similar upset to last week's Richmond Park by-election, which saw the Lib Dems overturn a 23,000 Conservative majority.
UKIP will be hoping to capitalise on Eurosceptic feeling in Sleaford and North Hykeham, situated in Lincolnshire, west of Boston - which had the highest majority of Brexit voters in Britain.
UKIP's former leader Nigel Farage and his successor Paul Nuttall have been on the campaign trail in the constituency, supporting their candidate Victoria Ayling - a former Conservative who stood for the Tories in Great Grimsby in 2010 - running Labour a close second.
Conservative candidate Dr Caroline Johnson, a consultant paediatrician, stood unsuccessfully for Scunthorpe in 2010, losing to Labour. She has said she is "completely behind the government's plans for Brexit".
Jim Clarke, a refuse driver, is standing for Labour. Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has been to Sleaford to give a speech backing Mr Clarke. The party will be hoping for a strong performance after losing its deposit in last week's Richmond Park by-election. Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has been in the constituency backing his candidate, Ross Pepper, an optical assistant.
In all 10 candidates are vying for the seat. The result of the by-election is expected at about 04:00 GMT on Friday.
The full list of candidates is:
The project will involve replacing pieces of the 120-year-old timber at Swanage Pier.
The Swanage Pier Trust, which owns and operates the pier, said a new visitor centre also featured in the plans.
The trust has been allocated £893,800 in Heritage Lottery Funding for the project. It has until November to raise the remaining £900,000.
According to the trust, the Victorian pier - which is one of only 14 remaining timber piers in the country - attracts about 125,000 people each year.
Members of the public have been asked to share their views on the plans, which are on display at the Pierhead Watersports building on Swanage Pier until 8 April.
The Bairns lost 4-1 to Kilmarnock over two legs in last season's decisive clash, having seen off Hibernian.
They travel to Tannadice for the first encounter on Tuesday, before hosting United three days later.
"I would like to think (our experience) will be an advantage," club technical director Smith told BBC Scotland.
"I would like to think we would learn from last year - it was a hard lesson and hopefully they'll take that experience forward."
Having finished second, one place higher than their opponents, in the regular Championship season, Peter Houston's side have benefited from an extra week of rest, while United battled past Morton in the play-off quarter-finals.
"I don't think there was any doubt (we ran out of steam) last year," former Terrors boss Smith added.
"We had played the games we were asked to play, managed to win the three games, but Kilmarnock were able to rest their players because they knew their destination, and their league results didn't matter.
"The first game, we noticed a slight difference in terms of our sharpness but managed to win late-on. But on the Sunday, a few days later, we just seemed to run out. Kilmarnock started very, very strongly, scored two goals in the first period, which made it difficult for us to lift ourselves.
"I think it is better that Peter and the team get a rest prior to the (United) game. I hope it works out that way."
Falkirk have been in Scotland's second tier since 2010, and Smith believes they are ready to re-enter the top flight after successive runners-up finishes.
"I think it's now getting to that stage," Smith said. "The club has worked hard the last few seasons in building up slowly, and I think now we would be prepared, if we did manage to achieve our aim, to handle it.
"We know Dundee United. We know the club, we know the thinking within the club. We know it's a difficult place to go and play, but so is our place.
"We'll have our players up for the two games, and we'll just be hoping that on the week we get the results necessary to get Falkirk back up to where I think they belong."
There had been speculation about a rethink over interest charges because of fears of excessive levels of debt.
But on Tuesday the Department for Education and the Student Loans Company confirmed the proposed increase.
The Department for Education said "borrowers will only ever pay back what they can afford".
Labour's shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said young people faced a government which saw "education as something to be sold and their aspirations as something to be taxed".
The announcement rules out suggestions that the government was considering limiting interest rate increases for student loans on tuition fees and maintenance costs from September 2017 to August 2018.
But there has so far been no announcement on whether the government will push ahead with another increase in tuition fees for 2018, which would put fees over £9,500 per year.
Hundreds of thousands of young people will hear about their A-level results and university places this week - and those taking up courses this autumn will be charged 6.1% on loans as soon as they arrive.
With fees increasing to £9,250, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has calculated that students will have accumulated £5,800 in interest charges before they have even graduated.
The increase from 4.6% to 6.1% in interest charges will also apply to other former students who have studied since fees were increased to £9,000 in 2012.
The interest rate is based on the inflation rate, using the retail prices index in March, plus an additional 3%.
During the general election, Labour campaigned for scrapping tuition fees - and in the wake of the election there was renewed debate about whether tuition fees and interest charges were unacceptably high.
Former Labour education minister Lord Adonis has called the level of interest charges "indefensible", and the head of the Russell Group of universities has called for a reassessment of interest rates.
The amount of debt owed by students this year went past the £100bn level, having more than doubled in six years.
Labour's Angela Rayner accused the government of "sneaking these changes through without allowing MPs to vote on them".
"Graduate debt is already skyrocketing, and too many students fear a lifetime of debt," she said.
Universities Minister Jo Johnson has argued that the fee system represents a fair distribution of costs between students and taxpayers and that this provides financial sustainability for universities.
He says that this has allowed a record number of students from poorer backgrounds to enter university.
A Department for Education spokeswoman said: "As has always been the case, borrowers will only ever pay back what they can afford so no-one will see monthly repayments rise and only the highest earners will pay the top rate of interest."
The department says that the loans give "protections other lenders don't offer", such as not requiring repayments if income falls below a threshold of £21,000 and that any unpaid debts are paid off after 30 years.
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Yn ôl ffynonellau o'r blaid Geidwadol, mae Mr Reckless, Aelod Cynulliad rhanbarthol dros Ddwyrain De Cymru, wedi cynnal trafodaethau gydag Andrew RT Davies, arweinydd y Ceidwadwyr yng Nghymru.
Mae disgwyl cyhoeddiad ddydd Iau fydd yn arwain at Mr Reckless yn ymuno â grŵp y Torïaid ym Mae Caerdydd.
Serch hynny, mae'n ymddangos mai aelod annibynnol fydd Mr Reckless, yn hytrach na'i fod yn ailymuno â'r Blaid Geidwadol.
Mae yna beth anfodlonrwydd am dderbyn Mr Reckless yn ôl i'r blaid, yn dilyn ei gyhoeddiad dramatig yn 2014, pan adawodd e'r Ceidwadwyr i ymuno ag UKIP.
Aeth yr Aelod Seneddol dros Rochester a Strood ar y pryd ymlaen i ennill is-etholiad ym mis Tachwedd y flwyddyn honno, cyn colli'r sedd yn etholiad cyffredinol Mai 2015.
Cafodd ei ethol i'r Cynulliad ym mis Mai 2016, wrth i UKIP ennill ei seddi cyntaf ym Mae Caerdydd. Fe yw cadeirydd y Pwyllgor Newid Hinsawdd, Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig.
Yn y gorffennol, mae Mr Reckless hefyd wedi bod yn ymchwilydd i Douglas Carswell, adawodd UKIP fis diwethaf.
Byddai ymuno â'r Ceidwadwyr yn y Cynulliad yn golygu mai'r Toriaid fyddai'r ail blaid fwyaf yn y Cynulliad gyda 12 sedd, gyda Phlaid Cymru ar 11.
A Farc negotiator told Colombian broadcaster Noticias Uno "there won't be a signing of the final agreement on 23 March".
He blamed the government for the delay.
The two sides have been holding peace talks for three years to end more than 50 years of armed conflict.
Senior Farc negotiator Jesus Santrich told Noticias Uno that the delay had been caused by government negotiators "changing the rules of the game".
The deadline of 23 March 2016 for the signing of a final agreement had been set by President Juan Manuel Santos on 23 September.
That day, the president travelled to Cuba to announce that the two sides had reached agreement on the issue of transitional justice, one of the thorniest on the agenda.
He and Farc leader Timochenko shook hands at the conference centre in Havana, where the talks have been taking place since November 2012.
A day later, however, another Farc negotiator, Ivan Marquez, was already casting doubt on the viability of the six-month deadline to sign a final agreement.
On Sunday, Jesus Santrich re-iterated those doubts.
He blamed government negotiator for the delay saying they had gone back on points which had already been agreed.
"That was a closed deal," Jesus Santrich said of the agreement on transitional justice.
"And then we had to discuss it twice more, and they [the government] came up with this made-up theory that this was just a draft," he said.
The government maintains the deal on transitional justice reached on 23 September only covered some points and that a comprehensive deal was only reached on 15 December.
The next item on the agenda will be the disarmament of the rebels.
An estimated 220,000 people have been killed as a result of the 51-year-long conflict and more than six million have been internally displaced.
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Britney Cooper hit a 48-ball 61 as West Indies made 143-6 batting first, while Sophie Devine picked up 4-22.
New Zealand began well in reply, but lost their leading run-scorers Devine and Suzie Bates in the seventh over.
Sara McGlashan and Amy Satterthwaite put on 59, but Stafanie Taylor's three late wickets proved crucial as the White Ferns subsided to 137-8.
West Indies, who have never won a global title in the women's game, will play Australia in Kolkata on Sunday in a rematch of the 2013 World Cup final.
They were indebted to a superb innings from number three Cooper, who did not play in West Indies' previous game and averaged just nine from 44 previous T20 internationals.
The defeat completes a double disappointment for New Zealand, whose men's team lost their semi-final against England on Wednesday - with both teams having come into those games unbeaten.
West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor: "We have been waiting for this for four years now and it's fantastic to be in a final. If we are consistent enough we can definitely win in the final."
New Zealand captain Suzie Bates: "Credit to the way West Indies batted, especially Britney Cooper who took the game away from us with a good performance. Probably 140 was too much - we thought we could do it, but we lost wickets at crucial times."
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Roman Roslovtsev, known for protesting against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Putin mask, crossed into Ukraine from Belarus.
He told local television he was seeking asylum because of persecution by the Russian security service.
Ukraine's border agency said that an application for asylum was being reviewed by migration authorities.
The agency published a statement which did not name Mr Roslovtsev, but said a "famous Russian writer and public figure" known for protest activities had applied for asylum.
Mr Roslovtsev, 36, has been detained as least nine times by Russian authorities after walking in Moscow's Red Square in his Putin mask.
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Authorities say his actions breach Russian protest laws. Mr Roslovtsev says he is protesting over the exact laws which are cited in his arrests, which he describes as "absurd".
Born and raised in Moscow, he trained as an accountant before choosing to protest against Russia's actions in Ukraine.
He was filmed by the BBC this year protesting against Article 212.1 - a controversial Russian statute which allows people who breach protest laws to be jailed for up to five years.
After 20 days in police custody he said the time had not been pleasant, "but if their aim is to stop me protesting, they've achieved the total opposite".
Moscow remains at odds with Kiev following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its alleged support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Anderson must undertake return to play protocol after suffering a blow to the head while batting in Tuesday's second ODI between the sides at Stormont.
Anderson scored 26 batting at three in his sixth ODI appearance for Ireland.
Afghanistan beat the hosts by 39 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series after the first game between the sides was abandoned because of rain on Sunday.
Leinster Lightning captain Anderson was struck on the helmet by a Shapoor Zadran bouncer in the 30th over of Tuesday's match, and has since shown symptoms of a concussion.
Before being available for selection again, the 33-year-old must complete a return to play protocol so his availability for the remaining fixtures on Sunday and Tuesday has yet to be determined.
Anderson will remain part of the squad in Belfast during his recovery.
In the age of devolution, it is shorter than it used to be and led by a backbencher rather than a government minister.
Unusually, in this year's debate the secretary of state for Wales didn't even speak. Stephen Crabb's absence was highlighted by Labour MPs, including his Labour shadow Nia Griffith.
"I am amazed to see that the Secretary of State for Wales is not in his place to respond to today's debate," she said. "This is despite him making an extremely important announcement about fundamental changes to the Wales Bill on Monday to journalists and not to thishouse, with the Wales Office tweeting at the time that MPs could wait until today to debate these changes."
Mr Crabb's deputy, Alun Cairns, told MPs he had "parliamentary business elsewhere". This was later updated to "an important telephone conversation" with Welsh Economy Minister Edwina Hart.
Caerphilly Labour MP Wayne David suggested Mr Crabb may have resigned or even died.
He said: "Not only am I concerned about the secretary of state being absent from this important debate, but I am also concerned that he was absent at a StDavid's Day reception hosted in Lancaster House earlier today.
"Perhaps he has died or perhaps he has resigned and not told the house?"
Shortly afterwards, as if to prove that reports of his demise were premature, Mr Crabb did appear in the chamber, but did not speak during the debate.
There was another possible explanation for his absence - he was photographed at the Conservative Women's Bexley lunch, where guests tweeted photographs of him speaking to them.
A Wales Office spokesman said "It is very common for junior ministers to respond to backbench debates and the secretary of state was there for the closing speeches".
Asked about the "parliamentary business elsewhere", the Wales Office said it would not discuss the secretary of state's diary (although Mr Crabb himself retweeted photographs from the lunch).
Mr David accused Mr Crabb of showing "disrespect" to MPs and to First Minister Carwyn Jones, whose reception he failed to attend.
The debate itself, led by Aberavon Labour MP Stephen Kinnock, was a largely consensual affair, with little to trouble the headline writers. You can read the exchanges (including the ones Mr Crabb missed) here.
Separate factions within the shareholder group are understood to be unable to agree whether to accept an improved offer to settle claims they were misled about the strength of the bank's finances when asked to pump in more money in 2008, months before RBS nearly collapsed.
Judge Robert Hildyard adjourned the case until 7 June, but warned this would be the final chance to reach an out-of-court settlement. He said the two sides must inform him whether a settlement has been reached by 1 June.
The judge said he understood that it was "an exceptional case with exceptional logistical problems", but added: "We must have certainty one way or the other. The court must know whether the matter is to proceed or not."
He had already expressed his impatience at the delays.
In a brief hearing on Wednesday, Jonathan Nash QC, for the claimants, told the judge that "progress towards a settlement remains good".
Both sides will attend court on Thursday for a short hearing to update the judge on further progress.
The majority of shareholders have agreed to accept the deal.
However, groups representing some of the smaller claims are thought to be keen to fight the case, which would involve seeing disgraced former boss Fred Goodwin give evidence on his role in the bank's near-collapse.
The cost of the legal action already exceeds £100m and without the backing of the larger shareholders, smaller groups may struggle to find the financial resources to fight a trial scheduled to take 14 weeks.
A spokesperson for the investor group did not respond to requests for comment, while RBS declined to comment.
For the first time, couples who have children from a previous relationship will be able to have IVF treatment on the NHS.
The number of cycles women undergo will also be increased from two to three to increase the chances of success.
It follows recommendations made by the National Infertility Group.
It is understood the changes to allow the treatment for couples who have a child living in their home could come in from September of this year.
The Scottish government will have talks with health boards about the possibility of allowing three cycles of IVF from April 2017.
One in seven couples will have difficulty having a child, and about 2% of births in the UK are now the result of fertility treatment.
Scotland's health service has already met a target to see couples within a year and provide two rounds of treatment.
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell said she hoped widening access to IVF would help more couples who were struggling to conceive.
She added: "Scotland already leads the way on IVF access and rights in UK, and these changes will ensure Scotland's provision is a fair and generous as possible."
She was responding to the publication of a report by the National Infertility Group, which had recommended the changes.
But Ms Campbell said the government would not be accepting a recommendation to remove eligibility for couples where the woman is aged between 40 and 42.
The existing criteria in this area would remain, Ms Campbell said, with women in that age range eligible for one cycle of treatment, if the couple fulfil certain additional criteria.
The National Fertility Group had said that successful outcomes for fertility treatment for women between 40 and 42 were "very poor".
'Devastating effect'
Prof Adam Balen, chairman of the British Fertility Society, said the announcement on the extension of IVF treatment was "great news for people in Scotland planning a family who have fertility problems".
He added: "Infertility affects one in seven couples, and treatment should be available on the NHS. Infertility can have a devastating effect on people's lives, causing distress, depression, and the breakdown of relationships.
"IVF treatment is cost-effective and enables childless couples the chance to have much wanted families."
The society has pointed to a "gulf" between IVF funding in Scotland and England, saying there was still a "postcode lottery" for fertility services south of the border.
The Jags had been accused of listing an ineligible player by naming Callum Murray as a substitute in last week's game against Formartine United.
But the league's management committee decided no action would be taken against the club.
However, it also decided that its rules would be reworded.
Murray, who did not play in the 0-0 draw with Formartine, had recently been recalled from a loan spell with Highland League rivals Deveronvale to cover for injuries.
In season 1992-1993, Elgin City won the Highland League but were later stripped of the title after having been found to have fielded ineligible players.
Buckie are likely to win the championship if they beat bottom side Strathspey Thistle on Saturday.
The Jags and Cove Rangers are two points behind Brora Rangers, but the present leaders have played all of their games.
Buckie have a superior goal difference over Cove, who face 12th-placed Lossiemouth, going into the final game of the season.
The title winners will have a chance to win promotion to League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League.
Victors of the Highland and Lowland Leagues will meet in a play-off to decide who should face League Two's bottom club in the play-off final.
Highways England has proposed junction 10A, claiming it will reduce congestion at junction 10 about 700 metres (0.4 miles) to the east.
The new junction will use two bridges and connect to the A20 and a new dual carriageway link road built to the A2070 near Sevington.
Project manager Salvatore Zappala said it would "unlock the potential for future growth in the Ashford area".
A nine-week public consultation on the plans will run from 14 January until 17 March.
There will also be a series of public exhibitions in Ashford.
John O'Sullivan was denied in the first half by the reactions of Rovers goalkeeper Remi Matthews, before Andy Butler headed over in reply.
Doncaster then went close as Andy Williams intercepted a poor back pass only to fire over the crossbar.
Clarke punished Doncaster's wastefulness, volleying home with 13 minutes left to play.
The result keeps Bury well-clear of relegation danger, but Doncaster are eight points from safety, having failed to win a league game since 2 January.
Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:
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"The goal was immaculate. He creates chances for himself, but the rest of the players had to work hard for the clean sheet.
"It's a massive clean sheet. You don't play against a Darren Ferguson team that lies down.
"We had to withstand a lot of pressure, but we expected that.
"We said to the players before the game, to get a zero, we're going to have to work incredibly hard."
The Mercedes driver came under scrutiny over his behaviour at the same media event in Japan, during which he gave short answers and played on his phone.
He also said fans and not journalists should ask the questions and walked out of a post-qualifying Mercedes briefing.
Hamilton trails team-mate Nico Rosberg by 33 points with just four races left.
The 31-year-old was upset by criticism of his behaviour in the pre-Japan news conference by some in the media, and after qualifying on Saturday told a group of journalists that he was "not here to answer your questions".
He added: "I don't really plan on sitting here many more times for these kind of things." He has since blocked a number of F1 journalists on Twitter.
However, his resolve on this issue has been quickly challenged by governing body the FIA heading into the Austin weekend, as attendance at the six-driver Thursday news conference is mandatory under the sport's regulations.
Hamilton's Mercedes commitments also appear to be unchanged.
According to the media schedule released by the team, Hamilton is due to fulfil his written media obligations after qualifying and the race.
Hamilton finished third in Suzuka as Rosberg picked up his ninth win of the season.
Rosberg can now afford to finish second to Hamilton at the remaining races and still claim a maiden world title.
Output fell by 0.9% in June compared with May.
Between April and June it fell by 0.7% compared with the first three months of the year.
The release mainly covers the period in the run up to the referendum, which was held on 23 June.
An influential survey released last week, the Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI), indicated that activity in the construction industry also fell in July, confirming "a clear loss of momentum since the second quarter of 2016".
However it suggested that the Brexit vote was the main factor weighing on activity.
Brexit latest: housing and construction
"The downturn looks set to deepen in the third quarter," said Samuel Tombs from Pantheon Economics.
"Meanwhile, Brexit negotiations will be protracted, so businesses will hold off committing to major capital expenditure for a long time to come," he added.
"In addition, the public investment plans won't be reviewed until the Autumn Statement at the end of the year and few construction projects are genuinely 'shovel ready'.
"Accordingly, we continue to think that a slump in construction activity will play a key role in pushing the overall economy into recession over the coming quarters."
The Hatters, trailing 3-2 from the first leg, fell further behind when Nathan Delfouneso opened the scoring.
Kelvin Mellor's own goal, Scott Cuthbert's header and Danny Hylton's penalty then hauled Luton in front.
But Armand Gnanduillet made it 5-5 on aggregate, before Stuart Moore's own goal sent the visitors to Wembley.
Goalkeeper Moore's misfortunate capped an incredible night of League Two play-off action, as Exeter City beat Carlisle United in the other semi-final - also 6-5 on aggregate and also courtesy of a 95th-minute winner.
The Grecians had looked to be coasting towards the final on Sunday, 28 May before Carlisle scored two late goals to level the tie.
But Jack Stacey's spectacular long-range strike in stoppage time means Blackpool will face Exeter in the Wembley showpiece.
Having only confirmed their place in the play-offs on the final day of the regular season, the Tangerines' passage to the final appeared a straightforward one when Delfouneso put them 4-2 ahead on aggregate.
But Luton, roared on by a partisan home crowd, battled back and deservedly levelled the tie by half-time of the second leg through a Mellor own goal and Cuthbert's well-placed header.
They completed the turnaround early in the second half in controversial circumstances - striker Hylton appeared to dive to win the penalty with which he made it 5-4 on aggregate, a chipped Panenka effort that went in off the bar.
Blackpool were not to be outdone, however, and the impressive Gnanduillet headed in to level matters and send the last-four match towards extra time.
But, as at St James Park, there was more drama to come when Jordan Cook tried to clear Mellor's header off the line, but instead hit the back of Moore and the ball crept into the net to send Blackpool, who have dropped from the top tier to the fourth tier in the space of six years, into the final.
Luton Town manager Nathan Jones:
"I'm a bit shaken. We showed we are a good side but also that we are a naive side at times. We dominated and were excellent the way we played.
"I'm really proud of my team. We were in total control of the game and two little incidents cost us the game. Up until 75 minutes we were in total control."
Blackpool manager Gary Bowyer:
"We gifted them two goals. But the courage these boys had to come back was brilliant.
"We knew if we could get to 3-2 they'd be nervy - as all teams are - but it was amazing the bravery they had to play still.
"It's what you play football for, and you have to realise what these supporters have been through the last few years.
"We were 14th on 14 February and have gone on the run, we've come here to the favourites in the play-offs and won."
Match ends, Luton Town 3, Blackpool 3.
Second Half ends, Luton Town 3, Blackpool 3.
Own Goal by Stuart Moore, Luton Town. Luton Town 3, Blackpool 3.
Attempt blocked. Kelvin Mellor (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Black with a cross.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Glen Rea.
Attempt blocked. Neil Danns (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelvin Mellor.
Attempt saved. Armand Gnanduillet (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Potts.
Attempt missed. Ian Black (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bright Samuel following a corner.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Stuart Moore.
Attempt missed. Bright Samuel (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Armand Gnanduillet.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Tom Aldred.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Dan Potts.
Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bright Samuel.
Attempt missed. Mark Cullen (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bright Samuel with a cross.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Mark Cullen (Blackpool) because of an injury.
Substitution, Luton Town. Jordan Cook replaces Olly Lee.
Attempt missed. Olly Lee (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Potts with a cross.
Offside, Blackpool. Ian Black tries a through ball, but Mark Cullen is caught offside.
Olly Lee (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Olly Lee (Luton Town).
Brad Potts (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Bright Samuel (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Armand Gnanduillet.
Isaac Vassell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Cullen (Blackpool).
Goal! Luton Town 3, Blackpool 2. Armand Gnanduillet (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Cullen.
Substitution, Blackpool. Bright Samuel replaces Andy Taylor.
Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Neil Danns (Blackpool).
Attempt missed. Armand Gnanduillet (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Alan Sheehan.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by James Justin.
Foul by Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town).
Ian Black (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Danny Hylton (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelly Ruddock.
Attempt missed. Danny Hylton (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Olly Lee.
Attempt blocked. Glen Rea (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Sheehan with a headed pass.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kelvin Mellor.
Attempt saved. Clark Robertson (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Black with a cross.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Pelly Ruddock.
The road bridge over the River Wharfe at Tadcaster partially collapsed in December, with a temporary footbridge currently connecting the two sides.
Plans to widen the bridge were agreed at a council meeting, but in a letter the Samuel Smith's Brewery said the proposal contradicted planning policy.
The brewery did not wish to comment.
Repairs to the bridge are set to conclude in December, with paths widened to improve safety for pedestrians.
The seven-page letter said the proposal was "contrary to the provisions of the adopted Development Plan and national planning policy".
It said the move could impact "important nature conservation interests" and did not consider the effect it would have "on the behaviour of flood waters".
Chris Metcalfe, county councillor for Tadcaster at North Yorkshire County Council, said the brewery could apply for a judicial review on the move.
Speaking to BBC Radio York, the Conservative councillor said: "The brewery had every opportunity to lodge any objection within the statutory consultation period.
"It's absolutely mind-blowing to take this view, especially when aware of the public opinion in Tadcaster."
The government pledged £3m for repair work within days of the bridge collapse, and £1.4m was given by the region's Local Enterprise Partnership to widen and strengthen the bridge.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has announced an immediate inquiry.
Milan's Kevin-Prince Boateng sparked the walk-off by picking up the match-ball midway through the first half and kicking it into the crowd.
The Ghana international then removed his shirt and was followed by both sets of players and officials.
There had been appeals for the abuse to stop from the public address announcer.
I can only salute Milan's decision to leave the pitch. Also noted that the majority of the fans were completely supportive of the players
Former Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur player Boateng later tweeted: "Shame that these things still happen... #StopRacismforever."
FIGC president Giancarlo Abete branded the incident "unspeakable and intolerable".
In a statement on the FIGC website, Abete added: "We must react with force and without silence to isolate the few criminals that transformed a friendly match into an uproar that offends all of Italian football."
On his way from the pitch, Boateng applauded sections of the crowd, who then reacted angrily towards the corner of the ground from where the chants came.
It was quickly established that play would not restart and Milan's official website said other black players in their side - M'Baye Niang, Urby Emanuelson and Sulley Muntari - suffered abuse.
Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri told reporters: "We are disappointed and saddened by what has happened.
"Milan play for the right to respect all players. We need to stop these uncivilised gestures.
"We are sorry for all the other fans who came here for a beautiful day of sport. We promise to return, and we are sorry for the club and players of Pro Patria, but we could not make any other decision.
"I hope it can be an important signal."
Milan's organising director Umberto Gandini told BBC Sport: "It is so sad but we had to give a strong signal. Very proud of all Milan players for their decision."
Fellow players, including Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, threw their support behind Boateng and his team-mates.
Kompany said: "I can only salute Milan's decision to leave the pitch. Also noted that the majority of the fans were completely supportive of the players."
However, not all players believe Boateng took the correct action. Former Milan star Clarence Seedorf told BBC Radio 5 live: "I don't feel it's such a fabulous thing. These people will feel empowered now. They should just be identified and kicked out of the stadium."
Piara Powar, executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), called for the FIGC to take strong action.
"We salute Kevin-Prince Boateng for his actions and his team-mates for their support," said Powar.
"This is the not the first time a player has walked off in Italy - if the situation continues it may not be the last.
"Italy, as much as any country in Europe, has a serious problem of racism to deal with. Football infrastructure is in need of renewal and at serious odds with the changing nature of Italian society.
"We look forward to strong action by the FIGC."
In June, Uefa president Michel Platini said that any players who walked off the pitch at Euro 2012 because of racist abuse would be booked.
Signings confirmed in May and June can be found on previous transfer pages.
For all the latest rumours, check out the Gossip page and for all the manager ins and outs for July, see the current manager's list.
Transfers organised into Premier League, Football League and Scottish Premiership by the buying club, then listed in alphabetical order by the player's surname. Prominent global transfers will also be included.
Premier League
Rudy Gestede [Blackburn - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Rickie Lambert [Liverpool - West Brom] Undisclosed
Jordan Veretout [Nantes - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Football League
Sergio Aguza [Real Madrid - MK Dons] Free
Daniel Crowley [Arsenal - Barnsley] Loan
Liam Donnelly [Fulham - Crawley] Loan
Taron Hare [Scunthorpe - York] Free
Isaac Hayden [Arsenal - Hull] Loan
Lucas Joao [Nacional - Sheffield Wednesday] Undisclosed
Jonas Knudsen [Esbjerg - Ipswich] Undisclosed
James Perch [Wigan - QPR] Undisclosed
Jordan Pickford [Sunderland - Preston] Loan
Jack Stephens [Southampton - Middlesbrough] Loan
George Taft [Burton - Cambridge] Loan
Joe Thompson [Bury - Carlisle] Free
Scottish Premiership
Connor Ripley [Middlesbrough - Motherwell] Loan
Global
Stevan Jovetic [Manchester City - Inter Milan] Undisclosed
Football League
Jerome Binnom-Williams [Crystal Palace - Burton] Loan
Tendayi Darikwa [Chesterfield - Burnley] Undisclosed
David Dunn [Blackburn - Oldham] Free
Will Hoskins [Oxford - Exeter] Free
Jim McAlister [Dundee - Blackpool] Free
Dany N'Guessan [Port Vale - Doncaster] Free
Daniel Pinillos [Cordoba - Nottingham Forest] Free
Fabien Robert [Lorient - Swindon] Free
Jon Toral [Arsenal - Birmingham] Loan
Matthew Upson [Leicester - MK Dons] Free
Scottish Premiership
Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo [Frejus St-Raphael - Inverness] Free
Global
Vlad Chiriches [Tottenham - Napoli] Undisclosed
Premier League
Robbie Brady [Hull - Norwich] £7m
Steven Caulker [QPR - Southampton] Loan
James Chester [Hull - West Brom] £8m
Andre Wisdom [Liverpool - Norwich] Loan
Football League
Dan Agyei [AFC Wimbledon - Burnley] Undisclosed
Sam Gallagher [Southampton - MK Dons] Loan
Zeli Ismail [Wolves - Burton] Loan
Callum Preston [Birmingham - Crawley] Free
Kwame Thomas [Derby - Blackpool] Loan
Freddie Woodman [Newcastle - Crawley] Loan
Global
Piotr Parzyszek [Charlton - Randers] Loan
Wojciech Szczesny [Arsenal - Roma] Loan
Premier League
Jose Angel Crespo [Cordoba - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Football League
Iffy Allen [Barnet - Yeovil] Free
Adam Armstrong [Newcastle - Coventry] Loan
Lee Barnard [Southend - Crawley] Free
Nathan Clarke [Leyton Orient - Bradford] Free
Roarie Deacon [Stevenage - Crawley] Free
Gareth Evans [Fleetwood - Portsmouth] Free
Rob Hall [Bolton - MK Dons] Loan
Chris Long [Everton - Burnley] Undisclosed
Rod McDonald [AFC Telford - Northampton] Free
Kevin Osei [Unattached - Carlisle] Free
Dave Richards [Bristol City - Crewe] Free
Naby Sarr [Sporting Lisbon - Charlton] Undisclosed
Scottish Premiership
Daniel Bachmann [Stoke - Ross County] Loan
Jackson Irvine [Celtic - Ross County] Compensation
Global
Abou Diaby [Arsenal - Marseille] Free
Filipe Luis [Chelsea - Atletico Madrid] Undisclosed
Arturo Vidal [Juventus - Bayern Munich] Undisclosed
Premier League
Ibrahim Afellay [Barcelona - Stoke] Free
Jordan Ayew [Lorient - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Steven Berghuis [AZ Alkmaar - Watford] £4.6m
Sergio Romero [Sampdoria - Manchester United] Free
Football League
Alex Cisak [Burnley - Leyton Orient] Undisclosed
Sam Clucas [Chesterfield - Hull City] £1.3m
Greg Cunningham [Bristol City - Preston] Undisclosed
Alan Dunne [Millwall - Leyton Orient] Free
Connor Essam [Dover - Leyton Orient] Undisclosed
Diego Fabbrini [Watford - Middlesbrough] Loan
Ryan Inniss [Crystal Palace - Port Vale] Loan
Michael Jacobs [Wolves - Wigan] Undisclosed
Maikel Kieftenbeld [Groningen - Birmingham] Undisclosed
Fraser Shaw [Dulwich Hamlet - Leyton Orient] Free
Ryan Taylor [Newcastle - Hull] Free
Global
Marko Dmitrovic [Charlton - AD Alcorcon] Loan
Didier Drogba [Chelsea - Montreal Impact] Free
Shaun Wright-Phillips [QPR - New York Red Bulls] Free
Premier League
Chancel Mbemba [Anderlecht - Newcastle] Undisclosed
Football League
Ryan Williams [Fulham - Barnsley] Undisclosed
Football League
Luke Garbutt [Everton - Fulham] Loan
Ben Hamer [Leicester - Nottingham Forest] Loan
Luke O'Nien [Watford - Wycombe] Free
Conor Sammon [Derby - Sheffield United] Loan
Billy Sharp [Leeds - Sheffield United] Undisclosed
Scottish Premiership
Rodney Sneijder [Almere City - Dundee United] Free
Football League
Mark Beck [Carlisle - Yeovil] Free
Jordan Blaise [Bordeaux - Cardiff] Free
Darius Henderson [Leyton Orient - Scunthorpe] Free
Ruben Lameiras [Unattached - Coventry]
Chris Maguire [Sheffield Wednesday - Rotherham] Free
Deji Oshilaja [Cardiff - Gillingham] Loan
Lasse Vibe [IFK Goteborg - Brentford] Undisclosed
Premier League
Alex McCarthy [QPR - Crystal Palace] Undisclosed
Danilo Pantic [Partizan Belgrade - Chelsea] Undisclosed
Football League
Zakarya Bergdich [Real Valladolid - Charlton] Undisclosed
Hiram Boateng [Crystal Palace - Plymouth] Loan
Cristian Ceballos [Tottenham - Charlton] Free
Jack Harper [Real Madrid - Brighton] Undisclosed
Philipp Hofmann [Kaiserslautern - Brentford] Undisclosed
Elliot Parish [Blackpool - Colchester] Free
Jason Shackell [Burnley - Derby] Undisclosed
Global
Danilo Pantic [Chelsea - Vitesse Arnhem] Loan
Premier League
Christian Benteke [Aston Villa - Liverpool] £32.5m
Miguel Britos [Napoli - Watford] Free
Jose Jurado [Spartak Moscow - Watford] Undisclosed
Manuel Lanzini [Al Jazira - West Ham] Loan
Football League
Martin Cranie [Barnsley - Huddersfield] Free
Lyle Della-Verde [Fulham - Fleetwood] Free
Bobby Grant [Blackpool - Fleetwood] Free
Vahid Hambo [FC Inter Turku - Brighton] Undisclosed
Alex Lacey [Luton - Yeovil] Free
Rowan Liburd [Billericay - Reading] Free
Jake Orrell [Gateshead - Chesterfield] Free
Scottish Premiership
Igor Rossi Branco [Maritimo - Hearts] Free
Premier League
Patrick Bamford [Chelsea - Crystal Palace] Loan
Aleksandar Mitrovic [Anderlecht - Newcastle] £13m
Football League
Ahmed Kashi [Metz - Charlton] Undisclosed
Bangaly-Fode Koita [Caen - Blackburn] Free
Reece James [Manchester United - Wigan] Undisclosed
Francisco Junior [Everton - Wigan] Loan
Jonjoe Kenny [Everton - Wigan] Loan
Sacha Petschi [CA Bastia - Blackburn] Free
Christian Walton [Brighton - Bury] Loan
Global
Raul Albentosa [Derby - Malaga] Loan
Kenneth Omeruo [Chelsea - Kasimpasa] Loan
Benjamin Stambouli [Tottenham - Paris St-Germain] £6m
Football League
Lee Angol [Luton - Peterborough] Undisclosed
Wesley Atkinson [West Brom - Notts County] Free
Tjaronn Chery [FC Groningen - QPR] Undisclosed
Souleymane Coulibaly [Unattached - Peterborough]
Andrew Fox [Unattached - Peterborough]
Jordan Houghton [Chelsea - Gillingham] Loan
Jonathan Kodjia [Angers SCO - Bristol City] £2.1m
AJ Leitch-Smith [Yeovil - Port Vale] Free
Kieran Sadlier [St Mirren - Peterborough] Free
Aaron Taylor-Sinclair [Wigan - Doncaster] Free
Scottish Premiership
Darko Bodul [SC Rheindorf Altach - Dundee United] Free
Gary Miller [St Johnstone - Partick Thistle] Free
Premier League
Patrick Roberts [Fulham - Manchester City] Undisclosed
Premier League
Jordan Amavi [Nice - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Football League
Anthony O'Connor [Plymouth - Burton] Undisclosed
Ben Pearson [Manchester United - Barnsley] Loan
Joe Rothwell [Manchester United - Barnsley] Loan
Premier League
Fabian Delph [Aston Villa - Manchester City] £8m
Football League
Stanley Aborah [Unattached - Notts County] Free
Cristian Benavente [Real Madrid Castilla - MK Dons] Free
Wes Fogden [Portsmouth - Yeovil] Free
Fraser Franks [Luton - Stevenage] Free
Jordy Hiwula [Manchester City - Huddersfield] Undisclosed
Tomas Kalas [Chelsea - Middlesbrough] Loan
Conor Newton [Rotherham - Cambridge] Free
Global
Kiko Casilla [Espanyol - Real Madrid] £4.2m
Yaya Sanogo [Arsenal - Ajax] Loan
Premier League
Younes Kaboul [Tottenham - Sunderland] Undisclosed
Football League
Stewart Downing [West Ham - Middlesbrough] £5.5m
Milan Lalkovic [Barnsley - Walsall] Free
Matt McClure [Wycombe - Dagenham & Redbridge] Free
Lewis McGugan [Watford - Sheffield Wednesday] Undisclosed
Josh Passley [Fulham - Dagenham & Redbridge] Free
Scottish Premiership
Salva Chamorro [Lleida Esportiu - Hamilton] Free
Liam Craig [Hibernian - St Johnstone] Free
Owain Fon Williams [Tranmere - Inverness] Free
Kieran Kennedy [Leicester - Motherwell] Free
Global
Juanfran [Watford - Deportivo La Coruna] Loan
Robinho [Santos - Guangzhou Evergrande] Free
Santiago Vergini [Sunderland - Getafe] Loan
Premier League
Jordy Clasie [Feyenoord - Southampton] Region of £8m
Jeremain Lens [Dynamo Kiev - Sunderland] £8m
Moha El Ouriachi [Barcelona - Stoke] Undisclosed
Football League
Jeff Hughes [Fleetwood - Cambridge] Free
Scott Loach [Rotherham - Notts County] Free
Farrend Rawson [Derby - Rotherham] Loan
Kelle Roos [Derby - Rotherham] Loan
Ben Tollitt [Skelmersdale United - Portsmouth] Undisclosed
Ross Turnbull [Barnsley - Leeds] Free
Premier League
Carl Jenkinson [Arsenal - West Ham] Loan
Allan Nyom [Udinese - Watford] Undisclosed
Raheem Sterling [Liverpool - Manchester City [£44m (potentially rising to £49m)
Football League
Tom Adeyemi [Cardiff - Leeds] Loan
Ali Al-Habsi [Wigan - Reading] Free
Ryan Bird [Cambridge - Yeovil] Free
David Fox [Colchester - Crewe] Free
Will Grigg [Brentford - Wigan] Undisclosed
Mark Marshall [Port Vale - Bradford] Free
Lyle Taylor [Scunthorpe - AFC Wimbledon] Undisclosed
Martyn Woolford [Millwall - Sheffield United] Free
Global
Robin van Persie [Manchester United - Fenerbahce] Undisclosed
Premier League
Asmir Begovic [Stoke - Chelsea] £8m (reported)
Filippo Costa [Chievo - Bournemouth] Loan
Ollie McBurnie [Bradford - Swansea] Undisclosed
Morgan Schneiderlin [Southampton - Manchester United] £25m
Bastian Schweinsteiger [Bayern Munich - Manchester United] £14.4m (reported)
Football League
Scott Boden [Halifax - Newport] Free
Peter Denton [Rotherham - Hartlepool] Free
Uche Ikpeazu [Watford - Port Vale] Loan
Danny Pugh [Coventry - Bury] Free
Drissa Traore [Notts County - Swindon] Free
Grant Ward [Tottenham - Rotherham] Loan
Scottish Premiership
Coll Donaldson [QPR - Dundee United] Free
Antons Kurakins [Ventspils - Hamilton] Free
Gramoz Kurtaj [Banik Most - Hamilton] Free
Dani Lopez [La Roda - Inverness CT] Free
Carlton Morris [Norwich - Hamilton] Loan
Christian Nade [Raith Rovers - Hamilton] Free
Global
Aaron Hughes [Brighton - Melbourne City] Free
Premier League
Glen Johnson [Liverpool - Stoke] Free
Football League
Jon Ceberio [Real Sociedad - Bolton] Free
Jordan Lussey [Liverpool - Bolton] Free
Global
Iker Casillas [Real Madrid - Porto] Free
Premier League
Valon Behrami [Hamburg - Watford] Undisclosed
Matteo Darmian [Torino - Manchester United] £12.7m (reported)
Georginio Wijnaldum [PSV Eindhoven - Newcastle] £14.5m
Football League
Kevin Stewart [Liverpool - Swindon] Loan
Scottish Premiership
Lee McCulloch [Rangers - Kilmarnock] Free
Global
John Guidetti [Manchester City - Celta Vigo] Free
Premier League
Yohan Cabaye [Paris St-Germain - Crystal Palace] £10m
Shay Given [Aston Villa - Stoke] Free
Idrissa Gueye [Lille - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Angelo Ogbonna [Juventus - West Ham] £10m (reported)
Marco van Ginkel [Chelsea - Stoke] Loan
Football League
Adam Bartlett [Gateshead - Hartlepool] Free
Tyler Blackwood [unattached - QPR]
David Cornell [Swansea - Oldham] Free
Kyle Dempsey [Carlisle - Huddersfield] Undisclosed
Michael Harriman [QPR - Wycombe] Loan
Luke James [Peterborough - Bradford] Loan
Lloyd Jones [Liverpool - Blackpool] Loan
Alex Lopez [Celta Vigo - Sheffield Wednesday] Loan
Josh McEachran [Chelsea - Brentford] £750,000
Jamie Ness [Stoke - Scunthorpe] Free
Krystian Pearce [Torquay - Mansfield] Free
Lewis Price [Crystal Palace - Sheffield Wednesday] Free
Jack Redshaw [Morecambe - Blackpool] Undisclosed
Ross Wallace [Burnley - Sheffield Wednesday] Free
Conor Wilkinson [Bolton - Barnsley] Loan
Jordan Williams [Liverpool - Swindon] Loan
Scottish Premiership
Dale Carrick [Hearts - Kilmarnock] Free
Stuart Findlay [Celtic - Kilmarnock] Loan
Premier League
Mark Bunn [Norwich - Aston Villa] Free
Football League
Shaun Batt [Leyton Orient - Barnet] Free
Marco Matias [Nacional - Sheffield Wednesday] Undisclosed
Liam McAlinden [Wolves - Shrewsbury] Loan
Mark O'Brien [Derby - Luton] Free
Joe Wright [Huddersfield - Accrington] Loan
Scottish Premiership
Nadir Ciftci [Dundee United - Celtic] £1.5m
Global
Steven Nzonzi [Stoke - Sevilla] £7m
Premier League
Toby Alderweireld [Atletico Madrid - Tottenham] Undisclosed
Football League
Jon Ashton [Stevenage - Crawley] Free
Graham Burke [Aston Villa - Notts County] Free
Eggert Jonsson [FC Vestsjaelland - Fleetwood] Free
Will Keane [Manchester United - Preston] Loan
Filip Valencic [Monza - Notts County] Free
Romain Vincelot [Leyton Orient - Coventry] Undisclosed
Scottish Premiership
Logan Bailly [OH Leuven - Celtic] Undisclosed
Premier League
Cuco Martina [FC Twente - Southampton] Undisclosed
Football League
Sammy Ameobi [Newcastle - Cardiff] Loan
Craig Davies [Bolton - Wigan] Free
Julian Jenner [Disogyor - Notts County] Free
Jamie O'Hara [Blackpool - Fulham] Free
Jayden Stockley [Bournemouth - Portsmouth] Loan
Jelle Vossen [Genk - Burnley] Undisclosed
Scottish Premiership
Jordan Roberts [Aldershot - Inverness] Free
Global
Bryan Ruiz [Fulham - Sporting Lisbon] Undisclosed
Premier League
Etienne Capoue [Tottenham - Watford] Undisclosed
Enes Unal [Bursaspor - Manchester City] Undisclosed
Football League
Alex Baptiste [Bolton - Middlesbrough] Undisclosed
Billy Bingham [Dagenham & Redbridge - Crewe] Free
Adam Campbell [Newcastle - Notts County] Free
Richard Chaplow [Millwall - Doncaster] Free
Kyle De Silva [Crystal Palace - Notts County] Free
Michael Doyle [Sheffield United - Portsmouth] Free
Joe Edwards [Yeovil - Colchester] Free
Greg Halford [Nottingham Forest - Rotherham] Free
Adam King [Swansea - Crewe] Loan
Niki Maenpaa [VVV-Venlo - Brighton] Free
Remi Matthews [Norwich - Burton] Loan
Eddie Nolan [Scunthorpe - York] Free
Sanmi Odelusi [Bolton - Wigan] Undisclosed
Derik Osede [Real Madrid - Bolton] Free
Kudus Oyenuga [Dundee United - Hartlepool] Free
Ollie Palmer [Mansfield - Leyton Orient] Undisclosed
Sam Ricketts [Wolves - Coventry] Free
Josh Simpson [Crawley - Plymouth] Free
Genaro Snijders [FC Oss - Notts County] Free
Matt Taylor [Cheltenham - Newport] Free
Scottish Premiership
None
Global
Nani [Manchester United - Fenerbahce] £4.25m
Andrea Pirlo [Juventus - New York City] Free
Arda Turan [Atletico Madrid - Barcelona] £24m
Premier League
None
Football League
Sam Beasant [Stevenage - Cambridge] Free
Jonathan Bond [Watford - Reading] Undisclosed
Tony Craig [Brentford - Millwall] Free
Danny Green [MK Dons - Luton] Free
Scottish Premiership
None
Global
Lukas Podolski [Arsenal - Galatasaray] £1.8m
Premier League
Radamel Falcao [Monaco - Chelsea] Loan
Football League
Mawouna Amevor [Go Ahead Eagles - Notts County] Free
Anthony Barry [Forest Green - Accrington] Free
Troy Brown [Cheltenham - Exeter] Free
Jamie Burrows [Rangers - Yeovil] Free
Graham Carey [Ross County - Plymouth] Free
Conor Coady [Huddersfield - Wolves] £2m
Danny Collins [Nottingham Forest - Rotherham] Free
Mark Duffy [Birmingham - Burton] Loan
George Elokobi [Oldham - Colchester] Free
Jack Hunt [Crystal Palace - Sheff Wednesday] Loan
Thomas Ince [Hull - Derby] £4.75m
Tony McMahon [Blackpool - Bradford] Free
Max Power [Tranmere - Wigan] Fee to be set by tribunal
Tom Thorpe [Manchester United - Rotherham] Free
Anthony Wordsworth [Ipswich - Southend] Free
Scottish Premiership
None
Global
Luiz Adriano [Shakhtar Donetsk - AC Milan] £5.7m
Mario Pasalic [Chelsea - Monaco] Loan
Premier League
Jose Holebas [Roma - Watford] £1.8m
Football League
Andreas Bjelland [FC Twente - Brentford] £2.1m
Gaetan Bong [Wigan - Brighton] Free
Ryan Clarke [Oxford - Northampton] Free
Max Ehmer [QPR - Gillingham] Free
Tom Elliott [Cambridge - AFC Wimbledon] Free
Neil Etheridge [Charlton - Walsall] Free
Emmanuel Ledesma [Middlesbrough - Rotherham] Free
Paul McShane [Hull - Reading] Free
Ainsley Maitland-Niles [Arsenal - Ipswich] Loan
Cristian Montano [Unattached - Bristol Rovers]
David Mooney [Leyton Orient - Southend] Free
Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill [Arsenal - Swindon] Free
Karleigh Osborne [Bristol City - AFC Wimbledon] Loan
Sebastian Polter [FSV Mainz - QPR] Undisclosed
Jazz Richards [Swansea - Fulham] Undisclosed
Jon Stead [Huddersfield - Notts County] Free
Jamie Ward [Derby - Nottingham Forest] Free
Luke Williams [Middlesbrough - Scunthorpe] Free
Scottish Premiership
Stevie Smith [Rangers - Kilmarnock] Free
Global
Carlos Bacca [Sevilla - AC Milan] £21m
Andy Delort [Wigan - Caen] Undisclosed
Premier League
Nathaniel Clyne [Southampton - Liverpool] £12.5m
Sebastian Coates [Liverpool - Sunderland] Undisclosed
Sylvain Distin [Everton - Bournemouth] Free
Eder [Sporting Braga - Swansea] Undisclosed
Matej Vydra [Udinese - Watford] Undisclosed
Football League
Ben Amos [Manchester United - Bolton] Free
Stephen Arthurworrey [Fulham - Yeovil] Loan
Andy Barcham [Portsmouth - AFC Wimbledon] Free
Jason Demetriou [Anorthosis Famagusta - Walsall] Free
Ryan Dickson [Crawley - Yeovil] Nominal
Konstantin Kerschbaumer [FC Admira Wacker Modling - Brentford] Undisclosed
Tomasz Kuszczak [Wolves - Birmingham] Free
Gary Madine [Sheffield Wednesday - Bolton] Free
Simon Makienok [Palermo - Charlton] Loan
Paddy McCourt [Brighton - Luton] Free
Matt Mills [Bolton - Nottingham Forest] Free
Jason Mooney [York - Accrington] Free
Josh Morris [Blackburn - Bradford] Free
Magnus Okuonghae [Colchester - Luton] Free
Chris Wood [Leicester - Leeds] Undisclosed
Scottish Premiership
David Amoo [Carlisle - Partick Thistle] Free
Saidy Janko [Manchester United - Celtic] Compensation
Global
Benoit Assou-Ekotto [Unattached - St Etienne]
Douglas Costa [Shakhtar Donetsk - Bayern Munich] £21m
Samuel Eto'o [Sampdoria - Antalyaspor] Undisclosed
Lewis Holtby [Tottenham - Hamburg] Undisclosed
Miranda [Atletico Madrid - Inter Milan] Undisclosed
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The Scot defeated China's Mei Xi Wen and England's Dominic Dale 4-0.
O'Sullivan recorded two 4-2 wins - over veteran fellow Englishman Jimmy White and Northern Ireland's Mark Allen.
Judd Trump faces Robert Milkins, Yu De Lu takes on Liang Wenbo and Mark Davis is up against Marco Fu in the other quarter-finals.
Hong Kong's Fu edged out Australia's Neil Robertson 4-3 having already beaten Finland's Robin Hull 4-0.
Following his 4-1 win over China's Xiao Guodong, Englishman Davis was also made to battle to a 4-3 win by Mark Williams, the Welshman having earlier beaten home favourite Stephen Maguire.
Trump beat fellow Englishman Kyren Wilson 4-2 after whitewashing Thailand's Noppon Saengkham.
Milkins was another to win a by a deciding frame, against Anthony Hamilton, having beaten another fellow Englishman, Joe Perry, 4-1.
China's De Lu had single-frame wins over Welshman Daniel Wells and England's Sean O'Sullivan.
Wenbo edged out Barry Hawkins by one frame after the Chinese beat another English opponent, Ian Burns, without the loss of a frame.
Sources close to government forces denied that they had been pushed aside and said they had driven the rebels back from an artillery base.
UK-based activists say the rebels have indeed managed to link up with their comrades in eastern Aleppo.
But the rebels have so far failed to establish a secure route, they add.
There were sporadic clashes and air strikes on Sunday morning, after the reported ending of the siege, monitors said.
Children burn tyres to create no-fly zones
Government forces cut Aleppo's rebel-held areas off in July, with some 250,000 people living under siege.
Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, said the rebels had broken the siege but the route was "not fully secure yet".
On Friday, the rebel groups said they had stormed an artillery base in the city.
But the Syrian army said it had repelled the assault and inflicted heavy casualties on the rebels.
Meanwhile, a US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters seized most of Manbij - a key Syrian city - from so-called Islamic State.
Fawaz Gerges, who is professor of Middle Eastern Politics at the London School of Economics, told the BBC News Channel that the rebels had certainly made gains.
"The rebels coalition - it's called the Army of Conquest - has basically made some major progress," he said.
"It has been able to score some major gains in the past 48 hours. The question is not whether the opposition has made some progress or not [but] whether they can really maintain the areas that they occupy and whether they can consolidate it."
The Syrian army has been fighting the rebels with the help of Russian air strikes.
Earlier this week, Russian state television ran pictures of civilians and fighters reportedly leaving the city through humanitarian corridors announced by Moscow.
But some rebel groups described the Russian initiative as a ploy to recapture all of Aleppo.
Aleppo was once Syria's commercial capital and also boasted a rich architectural and archaeological heritage.
Much of it has been destroyed or looted during more than five years of war.
RWE Innogy wanted to use water from the River Conwy to supply its proposed hydro power project at Betws y Coed.
The firm said it would have had a positive impact on the environment but campaigners were worried half an acre of the centuries-old Fairy Glen Wood would be destroyed by the build.
Snowdonia National Park Authority rejected the proposals on Wednesday.
The project would have taken water from the river above Penmachno bridge and diverted it through more than half a mile (1km) of pipeline around Fairy Glen to generate electricity, before returning it to the river near the River Lledr junction.
It would have been capable of generating enough power for about 3,200 homes a year.
Billy Langley, of RWE Innogy UK, said he was "extremely disappointed" with the authority's rejection of the plans, which he said would have had a positive impact on the local environment and economy.
"In light of this decision, we will now take some time to consider our options," he added.
She is accused of leading one of Africa's biggest ivory smuggling rings, responsible for more than 700 elephant tusks worth $2.5m (£1.7m) illegally leaving Tanzania for the Far East.
Ms Yang denies all charges. Her trial, set to begin in Dar es Salaam on 9 May, has been postponed for two weeks.
So what do we know about the woman dubbed the "Ivory Queen" and what exactly is she accused of?
Originally from Beijing, Ms Yang first went to Tanzania in the 1970s. She was one of the first Chinese students to graduate in Swahili and worked as a translator for Tazara, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway project that China was helping to fund and build.
According to China Daily, after the railway was completed in 1975 she returned to Beijing to work in the government's foreign trade department.
It wasn't until 1998 that she decided to set up business in Tanzania. In fact, she set up two.
She rented a two-storey building in downtown Dar-es-Salaam, opening a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor and establishing an investment company, Beijing Great Wall Investment, on the floor above.
The restaurant proved to be a success but in 2014 she told China Daily: "Now I do not count on the restaurant to make money. Instead, I see it as a place where people from China and Tanzania can communicate, get to know more friends and conduct information exchanges."
She has spoken of her attachment to Tanzania, both physical and emotional. Her daughter is named Fei, the first character of the word for Africa in Mandarin.
By 2012 she was secretary-general of the Tanzania China-Africa Business Council.
"I know I should have retired, but whenever I think that my language advantage and network can help many Chinese and Tanzanians and increase mutual trust and confidence, I do not want to stop. I myself am the best illustration of China-Tanzania friendship," she said in 2014.
But at the same time, investigators say, Ms Yang was a major player in a far darker relationship developing between Tanzania and China - the illegal ivory trade.
They say she was a key link between poachers in East Africa and buyers in China for more than a decade.
Tanzania's National and Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation Unit tracked her for more than a year. She was arrested after a high-speed car chase in October 2015 and charged with ivory smuggling between 2000 and 2014.
Poachers and ivory traffickers are threatening the very existence of elephants in Central and East Africa. Tanzania lost more than 60% of its elephants between 2009 and 2014.
The role of Chinese buyers in this hardly comes as a surprise - demand for ivory in China is high because of its use in ornaments and even in holistic medicine.
Most of the time those arrested are small-time smugglers - which is why Yang Fenglan's arrest was welcomed by wildlife groups.
"It's the news that we all have been waiting for, for years," Andrea Crosta, co-founder of the US-based Elephant Action League, said in October.
"We must put an end to the time of the untouchables if we want to save the elephant."
The Elephant Action League says Ms Yang is "connected to various companies abroad, all Chinese-owned, and circulates in the upper echelons of Chinese citizens living and working in Tanzania".
"When we think of a kingpin, we think of someone like Al Capone," Mr Crosta said. "But this was someone who mingled with the country's elite, who blended in."
Ms Yang denies the charges against her. If found guilty she faces up to 30 years in jail.
The federal government says it is monitoring the situation closely and is ready to provide assistance upon request.
CBC News reported that an estimated 7,000 people had been forced from their homes.
The fires threaten several communities in BC's central interior region.
It is the first state of emergency declared by the province in 14 years.
The BC Wildfire Service said that lightning, strong winds and high heat were all contributing factors in the spread of the wildfires burning across hundreds of kilometres.
The hot weather is expected to continue throughout the weekend.
No deaths or injuries were reported and authorities are asking residents to take every precaution to stay safe.
The province of Saskatchewan is sending three planes and 30 firefighters and support personnel to assist. About 260 firefighters from outside the province are expected to arrive in BC next week, provincial Natural Resources Minister John Rustad told journalists.
"The weather situation is not favourable," Mr Rustad told Reuters. "There is very aggressive fire behaviour that makes it very difficult to directly attack."
Incoming provincial Premier John Horgan in a statement: "To those who have lost their homes and to those who are under evacuation order, I want to send my comfort at this difficult time."
"Whatever these wildfires throw at us, we will overcome it."
Environment Canada said much of southern BC was under threat of forest fires.
The BC Wildfire Service said that the Gustafsen wildfire burning near 100 Mile House, a town about 400km (250 miles) north of Vancouver, reached a estimated size of 3,200 hectares by Saturday afternoon. About 120 firefighters are battling that blaze.
"This fire is expected to grow substantially in the next hours and the amount of growth is dependent on weather and wind conditions," the agency said, urging the public to exercise caution and stay away from the region.
BC experiences up to 2,000 wildfires a year but the majority are contained within 24 hours.
The 53-year-old's spell as interim Chelsea boss is coming to an end and he will replace Walter Mazzarri, who has joined Napoli's Serie A rivals Inter.
Napoli finished second in the Italian league last season and have qualified for next season's Champions League.
This season's Europa League win with Chelsea means Rafael Benitez has won 10 trophies as a manager:
"I am very happy and very satisfied for having committed to a great club with an illustrious heritage like Napoli," said Spaniard Benitez.
"I understand the history of the city and how the club forms a fundamental part of the culture and traditions of Naples.
"I must confess that I am extremely excited because I can share my passion for football with the fans of Napoli; it is proven that they are very, very special.
"I look forward to experiencing each and every one of the fans of Napoli and their strong support for this project that we will begin."
Benitez is bringing first-team fitness coach Paco de Miguel and first-team opposition analyst Xavi Valero with him from London to Naples.
Napoli club president Aurelio De Laurentiis first made the appointment public when he posted a picture on Twitter of himself shaking hands with Benitez.
"Rafa Benitez is the new coach of Napoli," he tweeted. "A man of great international experience. A leader."
Napoli later confirmed the appointment, calling Benitez a "prestigious" coach.
The Spaniard twice won La Liga with Valencia, while also leading the club to a Uefa Cup victory.
He then spent six seasons in charge of Liverpool from 2004 and guided the Reds to Champions League glory in 2005 as well as the FA Cup in 2006.
Benitez parted company with the Anfield club in June 2010 before taking over at Inter Milan a week later - a post in which he lasted just over six months, despite a Club World Cup success.
Following nearly two years out of club management, he took over as interim Chelsea boss in November 2012.
Benitez guided the Blues to the Europa League trophy this season, while a third-place finish in the Premier League ensured the Stamford Bridge outfit would play in the Champions League next season.
He also led Chelsea to the final of the Club World Cup - where they lost to South American champions Corinthians - and the semi-finals of the FA Cup and League Cup.
Despite a season widely regarded as a success, Benitez remained unpopular with a section of the Chelsea support after succeeding Roberto Di Matteo in November and had underlined his intention to leave the club at the end of the season.
The Spaniard was linked with the vacant roles at Everton and Stoke after announcing he would be leaving Chelsea, who are expected to re-appoint former manager Jose Mourinho this summer, after the Portuguese's departure from Real Madrid was confirmed.
A Blues statement read: "Everybody at Chelsea Football Club would like to place on record our thanks to Rafa and his staff for their work at the club, and wish them success for the future."
The 29-year-old, who joined the League One side from Millwall earlier this summer, suffered a suspected dislocated or broken left ankle.
He was hurt after landing awkwardly 13 minutes before full-time, and the game was called off soon afterwards.
"Our thoughts are with Lee," said Gillingham manager Justin Edinburgh.
"We hope that he makes a quick recovery," Edinburgh added of the former Manchester United youngster, who had come on at half-time in place of Bradley Dack.
First-half goals from Jordan Bowery and Jay Simpson had put League Two side Orient 2-0 up when the game was abandoned.
Martin is the third Gillingham player to be injured during pre-season, with defender Bradley Garmston and midfielder Aaron Morris both out of action with knee injuries.
The difference in average turnovers between Premier League and Championship clubs grew in each season from 2014-16.
More and more Championship clubs are spending beyond their means chasing a place at English football's top table.
However, the Premier League is becoming a "closed shop" as successful clubs only become richer, an expert says.
The EFL said its clubs were "in a good financial position overall because of the support of their boards and shareholders" and could compete with teams across Europe who did not take part in Uefa competitions but conceded there was "clearly a sizeable gap in revenue generation".
The Premier League said it made solidarity payments to EFL clubs "linked to the value of broadcasting contracts", made youth development and community grants throughout the EFL and made pension contributions and provided medical insurance to all professional players in the Championship and Leagues One and Two.
It said broadcast revenue gave its clubs "investment choices, and the financial regulations [including parachute payments for relegated teams] we have in place encourage good governance and sustainable investment".
In 2015, the Premier League sold television rights to its games for a record £5.136bn, 71% above the previous deal.
BBC England's data unit and BBC Sport analysed most recent accounts - covering the three years until 2016.
The full extent of the impact of the new TV deal on clubs is expected to be seen first in the 2016-17 accounts, which have not yet been published.
The extra money awarded to clubs at the end of the last season, however, suggests the financial divide between the Premier League and the EFL will only widen further.
Our analysis found:
That was up from eight out of 24 in 2014 and nine of 24 in 2015, with the rise occurring despite rules being in force to curb excess spending.
The combination of a record TV rights deal and the effect of spending rules will prevent the rise of any "new money" clubs in future and extend a hierarchy of historically rich Premier League clubs, according to football finance expert Kieran Maguire, from the University of Liverpool.
He added that the Championship is also at risk of becoming a "basket case" division as clubs are tempted to stake more money on chasing Premier League status, if they have financial backers who can sustain losses.
The Premier League rejected that criticism, saying its model supported all of its clubs "to put on competitive and compelling football, and compete in European club competitions".
It said this season Brighton and Huddersfield Town would be the 48th and 49th clubs to compete in the Premier League in "a clear example of the overall health of the English game and the opportunities for ambitious clubs to develop and progress within the football pyramid".
In the Premier League, what were known as Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules in place from 2014-16 limited the increases clubs could make in spending on players between seasons that were funded purely by new broadcast revenue.
They could, however, make bigger increases in player spending every year if they had more of their "own revenue", which could come from new commercial or sponsorship deals, profit from player sales, rising matchday income - such as an increase in ticket sales - or Uefa prize money from appearing, for instance, in the Champions League.
Clubs which could not satisfy those criteria were capped on any increases in player spending between seasons.
There was no cap on player costs or wages in the Championship but the rules limited losses to a maximum of £13m per season, or £5m per season if the owner did not inject cash into the club to cover those losses.
FFP was replaced with Profitability and Sustainability rules last season, which changed the assessment period to three years.
That change meant clubs that remained in the Championship from 2014-17 were permitted to lose an average of up to £13m each season without facing sanctions; they could lose a total of £39m at any point during those three years.
Maguire echoed the warning earlier this year from finance firm Deloitte that Championship clubs may continue to be tempted "to spend excessively relative to their revenues, particularly on wages".
"In the Championship, clubs have a three in 24 - or one in eight - chance of winning the lottery [by promotion] and it's just a case of how much are they willing to pay for a ticket," said Maguire.
"But it means the vast majority of clubs - if they do not have rich owners who can sustain losses - are happy to settle for staying up.
"The spending rules operate well at the lower levels because there is a wage cap but at the elite level it's anti-competitive and prevents the rise of the next new money club, such as a Manchester City."
The EFL told the BBC "these [spending] rules will be kept under regular review".
The gap in revenue generation between the divisions was "nothing new", said the EFL, which is reported to be set to announce its own new £180m-a-year TV deal.
"In addition, revenues for EFL clubs continue to increase through club-generated income, alongside improved central contracts and EFL-negotiated solidarity payments," the EFL added.
"FFP regulations were first introduced in 2012 to help support clubs to spend within their means.
"New regulations came into force this year, and now clubs in the Championship are governed by Profitability and Sustainability measures.
"These rules allow clubs to function in a fair and sensible manner, whilst also providing the freedom and flexibility for club owners to operate in what is an increasingly competitive marketplace. These rules will be kept under regular review."
Lord Alan Sugar, who was involved in the first Premier League TV rights deal in 1992, previously described the money coming into the Premier League as the "prune juice effect" - as in "it goes in one end and goes out the other".
The former Tottenham owner said the more money that was given to clubs, the more money would be spent on players.
The Premier League itself has previously highlighted its investment in facilities and good causes, the tax revenue from players' wages and said its wealth is distributed beyond those 20 clubs.
It emerged earlier this year higher costs for Premier League rights had hit annual profits at Sky despite a jump in revenues and new customers.
The Fifa confederations of Africa, Oceania, South America, Concacaf (North, Central America and the Caribbean) and Europe were drawn. Qualifying has already started in Asia.
Group A
Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, Luxembourg
Group B
Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Andorra
Group C
Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, San Marino
Group D
Wales, Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova, Georgia
Group E
Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, Kazakhstan
Group F
England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Malta
Group G
Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, FYR Macedonia, Liechtenstein
Group H
Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus
Group I
Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland
Nine group winners qualify. Eight runners-up with the best record against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their groups proceed to play-offs. Russia automatically qualify as hosts.
Round one
Two-legged ties, played 5 October and 13 October.
Somalia v Niger, South Sudan v Mauritania, Gambia v Namibia, Sao Tome e Principe v Ethiopia, Chad v Sierra Leone, Comoros v Lesotho, Dijibouti v Swaziland, Eritrea v Botswana, Seychelles v Burundi, Liberia v Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic v Madagascar, Mauritius v Kenya, Tanzania v Malawi
Round two
Two-legged ties, played 9 November and 17 November.
Somalia/Niger v Cameroon, South Sudan/Mauritania v Tunisia, Gambia/Namibia v Guinea, Sao Tome e Principe/Ethiopia v Congo, Chad/Sierra Leone v Egypt, Comoros/Lesotho v Ghana, Djibouti/Swaziland v Nigeria, Eritrea/Botswana v Mali, Seychelles/Burundi v Congo DR, Liberia/Guinea-Bissau v Ivory Coast, Central African Republic/Madagascar v Senegal, Mauritius/Kenya v Cape Verde, Tanzania/Malawi v Algeria, Sudan v Zambia, Libya v Rwanda, Morocco v Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique v Gabon, Benin v Burkina Faso, Togo v Uganda, Angola v South Africa
The 20 winners from the second round will go into a third round comprising five groups of four. The winners of each group qualify for the World Cup.
Third round
Two-legged ties, played from 31 August to 8 September.
Curacao v El Salvador, Canada v Belize, Grenada v Haiti, Jamaica v Nicaragua, St Vincent & Grenadines v Aruba, Antigua & Barbuda v Guatemala
Group A
Honduras, Mexico, Curacao/El Salvador, Canada/Belize
Group B
Panama, Costa Rica, Grenada/Haiti, Jamaica/Nicaragua
Group C
Trinidad & Tobago, USA, St Vincent & Grenadines/Aruba, Antigua & Barbuda/Guatemala
The top two teams from each group will play in a six-team mini-league. The top three qualify and the fourth goes into an inter-continental play-off.
Round one (group stage)
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga
Round two (group stage)
Group A
Winner of round one between American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga. Plus Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Tahiti
Group B
New Zealand, Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands
The top three teams in Group A and Group B progress to round three. That will comprise of two groups of three, with the top team in each progressing to a two-legged play-off. The winners of that qualify for the inter-continental play-off.
Group stage
Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay
Top four automatically qualify. Fifth place goes into a play-off.
He is expected to spend the remainder of a five-year prison sentence at his uncle's home in Pretoria.
He shot Reeva Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door in 2013 but said he thought she was an intruder.
Ms Steenkamp's relatives say they think Pistorius is "getting off lightly".
Oscar Pistorius, 28, was found guilty of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, of his 29-year-old girlfriend at a trial in October last year.
A case lodged by the prosecution appealing against that decision is due to be heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal on 3 November. State prosecutors say Pistorius should have instead been convicted of murder.
The athlete was released on Monday evening, a day earlier than expected, according to a spokesman from the Kgosi Mampuru II prison, where Pistorius was being held.
"Oscar Pistorius was placed under correctional supervision tonight," Manelisi Wolela confirmed in a statement.
"The handling of the actual placement is an operational matter of the local management, and how they handle it is their prerogative that is carried out in the best interest of all parties concerned, the victims, the offender and the Department of Correctional Services," he added.
Oscar Pistorius was driven under cover of darkness to his uncle's house 20 minutes away, a premature departure designed presumably to avoid the media glare, says the BBC's Karen Allen in Pretoria.
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It is understood he will not be electronically tagged but he will have restrictions on his movement, she adds.
His parole conditions include gun ownership restrictions and continued psychotherapy sessions. The disabled sportsman is also expected to do a period of community service.
South Africa's justice minister blocked an earlier attempt to get the Olympic athlete's release in August in a surprise move.
Speaking earlier to the BBC, Reeva Steenkamp's cousin Kim Martin said the family might consider visiting Pistorius when the time is "right". But she also said she felt he was "getting off lightly".
Her parents have previously said that the time served by Pistorius was "not enough for taking a life".
Under South African law, the double amputee was eligible for release under "correctional supervision" having served a sixth of his sentence.
Meanwhile, a close family friend of the athlete said he was in poor physical shape, adding that his return to athletics would be unlikely.
Pistorius competed in the 400 metres at the London 2012 Olympics, wearing carbon-fibre blades to run against able-bodied athletes.
If the prosecution is successful with its appeal next month, Pistorius could face a lengthy sentence back in prison.
Guy Verhofstadt said a system is needed for individuals to keep rights, such as freedom to travel and voting in European elections.
The former prime minister of Belgium said Brexit had been a "tragedy" for people in the UK and EU.
He also warned the European Parliament had veto powers over any deal struck.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Verhofstadt said he had received more than 1,000 letters from UK citizens who did not want to lose their relationship with "European civilisation".
He said: "All British citizens today have also EU citizenship. That means a number of things: the possibility to participate in the European elections, the freedom of travel without problem inside the union...
"We need to have an arrangement in which this arrangement can continue for those citizens who on an individual basis are requesting it."
He now hopes to convince European leaders to agree on this.
But Mr Verhofstadt also warned that the European Parliament will have veto powers to reject any deal brokered between the UK and the European Commission on Brexit.
Prime Minister Theresa May has said she wants to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty by the end of March, which would pave the way for Brexit negotiations.
But experts say many other factors could be at play and people should not stop taking supplements.
University of Auckland researchers analysed 23 studies involving more than 4,000 healthy people.
The UK government recommends children and over-65s take a daily supplement.
The New Zealand research team conducted a meta-analysis of all randomised trials examining the effects of vitamin D supplementation on bone mineral density in healthy adults up to July 2012.
The supplements were taken for an average of two years by the study participants.
Bone mineral density is a measure of bone strength and measures the amount of bone mineral present at different sites in the body. It is often seen as an indicator for the risk of osteoporosis, which can lead to an increased risk of fracture.
The trials took place in a number of different countries including the UK, the US, Australia, Holland, Finland and Norway.
Although the results did not identify any benefits for people who took vitamin D, they did find a small but statistically significant increase in bone density at the neck of the femur near the hip joint.
According to the authors, this effect is unlikely to be clinically significant.
Prof Ian Reid, lead study author, from the University of Auckland, said the findings showed that healthy adults did not need to take vitamin D supplements.
"Our data suggest that the targeting of low-dose vitamin D supplements only to individuals who are likely to be deficient could free up substantial resources that could be better used elsewhere in healthcare."
Writing about the study in The Lancet, Clifford J Rosen from the Maine Medical Research Institute agrees that science's understanding of vitamin D supports the findings for healthy adults, but not for everyone.
"Supplementation to prevent osteoporosis in healthy adults is not warranted. However, maintenance of vitamin D stores in the elderly combined with sufficient dietary calcium intake remains an effective approach for prevention of hip fractures."
The Department of Health currently recommends that a daily supplement of vitamin D of 10 micrograms (0.01mg) should be taken by pregnant and breastfeeding women and people over 65, while babies aged six months to five years should take vitamin drops containing 7 to 8.5 micrograms (0.007-0.0085mg) per day.
Dr Laura Tripkovic, research fellow in the department of nutritional sciences at the University of Surrey, said the study was important but very specific.
"I'm not surprised they didn't find any evidence of the effects of vitamin D on bone density because there are so many other factors involved in osteoporosis, like genes, diet and environment.
"To pin it all on vitamin D... it's difficult to do that."
Dr Tripkovic said it was no good taking vitamin D supplements if people didn't also maintain a healthy, balanced diet containing calcium and take plenty of exercise.
She said most healthy people should be able to absorb enough vitamin D naturally, through sunshine and diet.
"But if people are worried about their vitamin D levels then a multi-vitamin tablet would do. If you have bone pain and muscle aches then you should go and see your GP and discuss it."
We get most of our vitamin D from sunlight on our skin, but it is also found in certain foods like oily fish, eggs and breakfast cereals.
However, taking too much vitamin D in the form of supplements can be harmful because calcium can build up and damage the kidneys.
Experts advise taking no more than 25 micrograms (0.025mg) a day.
The UK guidance is currently being reviewed.
A video shot by Facebook user Johnny Lester in the Weston Favell store shows people forming a scrum as they cram their baskets full of bargain produce.
A woman is overheard calling the shoppers "disgusting". Mr Lester blamed the store for how the food was put out.
A Tesco spokesman said the "safety of our customers and colleagues is of paramount importance to us".
The video, which has been viewed by almost 1.5m people, starts with a number of Tesco customers surrounding a reduced counter at the store.
Someone is clearly heard telling them: "Sit, sit."
Staff have to fight their way out as customers dive in to grab the goods. Customers are seen piling baskets high with meat produce.
Mr Lester, who took the video on Monday, said he was "shocked and in disbelief".
"I had heard about it, but never seen it happen like that before," he said.
"Tesco were at fault. If you throw a load of trays on the floor like that with people waiting, what is going to happen?"
Former Northampton North MP and Green Party politician Tony Clarke said Tesco were "crass and irresponsible" for putting the food out in the manner they did.
He said: "They put their staff at risk and allowed their customers to wrestle on the floor in the hunt for a bargain."
A woman in the background of the video can be clearly heard saying: "I am sending this to your head office because they are disgusting."
The Tesco spokesman said an investigation had been held and the store manager "will take steps to prevent a similar situation happening again".
He said: "We are continually trying to improve the way we deal with surplus food, this includes making better reductions earlier in the day to make it easier for customers and colleagues in the evening."
Full-back Scott Wiseman made the decisive breakthrough in the 80th minute, his sweetly-struck shot from the edge of the box nestling in the back of the net via the inside of the post.
The story could have been much different had the Latics taken one of three good opportunities that came their way in the opening 45 minutes.
Billy McKay side-footed a great opportunity wide from seven yards when the goal was gaping and Iron keeper Luke Daniels twice thwarted Ryan Flynn after he had got in behind the defence.
Scunthorpe improved greatly after the break and were unlucky not to go in front much earlier.
Kevin van Veen thought he had broken the deadlock with a shot that cannoned down off the stanchion before being cleared and seconds later Tom Hopper was flagged offside after adding the finishing touch to a free-kick.
It did not matter though as, after Latics midfielder Paul Green had been sent off for his second booking in the space of seven minutes, Wiseman fired home.
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Match ends, Scunthorpe United 1, Oldham Athletic 0.
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 1, Oldham Athletic 0.
Jonathon Margetts (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic).
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Ryan Flynn.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Ryan Flynn.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Ryan Flynn.
Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jonathon Margetts (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic).
Foul by Jonathon Margetts (Scunthorpe United).
Cameron Burgess (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Luke Daniels.
Attempt saved. Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Jonathon Margetts.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Flynn (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic).
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Richard Smallwood replaces Kevin van Veen.
Luke Williams (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic).
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Lee Erwin replaces Cameron Dummigan.
Jonathon Margetts (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cameron Burgess (Oldham Athletic).
Foul by Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United).
Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 1, Oldham Athletic 0. Scott Wiseman (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
Connor Ripley (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Luke Williams (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cameron Burgess (Oldham Athletic).
Attempt missed. Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Jonathon Margetts replaces Tom Hopper.
Attempt missed. Lee Croft (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Lee Croft replaces Ryan McLaughlin.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Ousmane Fane replaces Billy McKay.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Luke Williams replaces Duane Holmes.
Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second yellow card to Paul Green (Oldham Athletic) for a bad foul.
The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in Margate said it had experienced a sudden surge in attendance in the last 24 hours.
People are being asked to go to a pharmacist, GP or minor injuries unit.
QEQM is run by East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which was put into special measures in September.
It followed a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection which rated QEQM's A&E as inadequate.
The trust said the hospital was currently extremely busy caring for large numbers of people who were seriously ill.
Senior Matron Mike Walker said it was dealing with increased numbers of elderly people who were suffering from dehydration in the hot weather.
The summer was also causing an increase in minor ailments from people visiting the seaside and working in their gardens.
The trust asked the public to carefully consider safe alternatives to A&E in east Kent, particularly at QEQM.
"This will help us to provide the specialist care seriously ill patients need in our emergency departments," said director of operations Jane Ely.
The trust also runs the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford; the Kent and Canterbury in Canterbury; the Buckland in Dover; and the Royal Victoria in Folkestone.
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The World Bank's chief economist for Africa, Francisco Ferreira, said the total economic loss was likely to be about a tenth of the $32bn his organisation had initially predicted.
Half of Liberians who were working when the outbreak began are now jobless.
A Cuban doctor working in Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with the virus.
Here is the latest Ebola news for Wednesday 19 November - in 15 seconds.
Coppola, an Oscar-winner for Lost in Translation, will direct a new production of Giuseppe Verdi's tragedy La Traviata at the Rome Opera.
She was enlisted by fashion designer Valentino Garavani, a fan since seeing her lavish 2006 film Marie Antoinette.
The venue and its patron Garavani - known as Valentino - said the drama balanced "the classic and the modern".
Like Marie Antoinette, Verdi's opera is set in 18th Century Paris.
But, based on the play La Dame aux Camelias by Alexandre Dumas fils - the son of The Count of Monte Cristo author Alexandre Dumas - it tells the story, not of a queen but of a young courtesan who sacrifices all for love.
Rome Opera Foundation's general manager Carlo Fuortes said the production of La Traviata would take inspiration from the world of film and would be a "momentous event".
Coppola, the daughter of Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, won the best original screenplay Oscar for her 2003 film Lost Translation, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson.
Her other notable films include The Virgin Suicides and Somewhere, for which she won the Golden Lion at the Berlin Film Festival.
Nathan Crowley, who worked on two Batman movies, will design the production.
Meanwhile, Valentino will fittingly create the costumes for his collaboration with Coppola. He will be helped by the two designers who took over from him at the fashion house that still bears the Valentino trademark name.
The involvement of the celebrated fashion designer has been a big boost for the Rome Opera House whose finances have been hit hard by the European financial crisis.
It finally returned to break even last year after cutting costs and accepting state funds. The engagement of the world famous designer has added extra kudos, funds, and now celebrity sway.
There will be 15 shows of La Traviata from 24 May to 30 June.
The IMF says Greece needs more leeway to pay its mountainous debts before further rescue funds can be released.
But the eurozone, which has already given the country significant debt relief, is reluctant to go much further.
With major repayments due later this year, can the two sides come to an agreement before Greece's financial situation becomes untenable?
It has long been the IMF's view that Greece needs more debt relief in order to make the government's financial situation sustainable.
The IMF has published its annual assessment of the Greek economy and it said: "Greece cannot grow out of its debt problem. Greece requires substantial debt relief from its European partners to restore debt sustainability."
Eurozone governments have provided some debt relief already, in the form of lower interest rates and extended repayment periods. IMF staff think they need more, although it can take the form of more of the same.
The IMF says there is no need for what it calls an "upfront haircut", a reduction in the principal that has ultimately to be repaid.
There were reports last month that analysis by IMF economists suggested the debt burden would, without relief, become "explosive". That means, on a path of continuous increases (as a percentage of national economic activity).
Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who chairs eurozone meetings, described the IMF's view as "unnecessarily pessimistic".
Several have domestic political problems about providing debt relief. It doesn't go down well rescuing governments of other countries from what are seen as the consequences of their own irresponsibility.
Some also worry that debt relief would take the pressure off Greece to complete difficult reforms. Last year, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said: "Anyone who now speaks about debt relief for Greece does not strengthen those who want reforms."
There have been reports of disagreements within the German coalition government. Germany is the key player (though not the only one) within the eurozone that has been unenthusiastic about debt relief.
The business newspaper Handelsblatt reported that Sigmar Gabriel, the German vice-chancellor, had expressed "great concern" and called for the German government to moderate its demands for the Greek government's financial targets.
Mr Gabriel represents the Social Democrats, the junior party in the ruling collation. His comments are seen as a criticism of Mr Schaeuble, who leads Germany's input into the negotiations with Greece and is a member of the leading party in the government, the Christian Democratic Union.
Unusually, diverging views within the IMF's Board have emerged publicly. When the IMF conducts annual reviews of countries, it also publishes a brief summary of the Board's discussion.
On this occasion, the document says "most directors" thought there would be a need for further debt relief. There were several other points where that phrase "most directors" cropped up. Usually these reports convey an impression (justified or not) of consensus.
There is no indication of which directors did not share the view on debt relief, but it's not unreasonable to hazard a guess that they were among those who represent eurozone governments.
The Board is made up of representatives of the member countries, plus Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
Not immediately. The key date is July. That's when Greece is due to make debt repayments, to creditors in both private and public sectors (notably the European Central Bank).
To make those payments, Greece will need the next payment of its current (third) bailout. It won't get that until the review of the programme - by the IMF, the European Commission and the ECB, known as the Troika - is completed.
That has been delayed, as Greece has been unable to convince them that it has made enough progress with reforms intended to support long-term economic growth and stable government finances.
The IMF is not contributing financially to the third bailout. It provides advice and did put money into the first two financial rescues. The eurozone would like to have the IMF's full backing. It would make the exercise look more credible.
The situation is further complicated by forthcoming elections in Eurozone countries. In France, Marine Le Pen's National Front and in the Netherlands, Geert Wilders' Freedom Party are both hostile to the European Union and have both criticised the bailout. Germany has elections later in the year.
Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation have spoken of the risks of moving patients hundreds of miles.
The warning comes as the results of a serious case review into the abuse of patients at the private hospital near Bristol are due to be released.
The abuse was uncovered during secret filming by the BBC Panorama programme.
Eleven people have admitted charges of ill-treatment and neglect related to the abuse.
South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) commissioned the review, carried out by an independent expert.
Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour said they had received 260 reports from families concerning abuse and neglect in institutional care since the Panorama programme was aired in May last year.
Their joint report - Out of Sight - detailed a number of serious incidences reported by families, including physical assault, sexual abuse and the overuse of restraint.
Mencap chief executive Mark Goldring said: "We fear that unless the government commits to a strong action plan to close large institutions and develop appropriate local services for people with a learning disability, there is a very real risk that another Winterbourne View will come to light."
There are currently hundreds of people with a learning disability in assessment and treatment units like Winterbourne View, the charities said.
Many of these are located hundreds of miles from home, where people are at particular risk of neglect and abuse, they added.
Vivien Cooper, founder of the Challenging Behaviour Foundation, said they had "deep concerns" over patient "safety and welfare".
"Many hundreds of people with a learning disability are being sent away to care institutions hundreds of miles from home, where they remain for years unnecessarily, at risk of neglect and abuse," she said.
A Department of Health spokeswoman said: "We are clear that wherever possible people should be supported to live in their own homes within their local community.
"In a small number of cases people might need access to good quality assessment and treatment services which might include some short periods of in-patient care.
"However this is not a substitute for high quality care within the community.
"It is vital all services are commissioned properly, reviewed regularly and not used as a long-term solution."
Twenty-four patients were transferred from Castlebeck-run Winterbourne View, near Hambrook, following the BBC investigation.
The hospital was closed the following month.
The criminal charges related to five patients at the hospital.
All the defendants are awaiting sentence.
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Using Trump National in New Jersey has attracted controversy as a result of comments about women made by Trump in the 2016 US presidential campaign.
The event, which starts on Thursday, was awarded to Trump National in 2012.
Wie, champion in 2014, said she wanted to inspire "a lot of young women", adding "this week is all about golf."
The 27-year-old world number 30 from the US said: "I take my role as a female role model very seriously.
"I really want to focus on the golf part and I want to hopefully inspire a lot of young women and women in general with my game.
"I will not comment on any political part this week."
World number 41 Brittany Lincicome said two weeks ago she hoped Trump would not appear at the event as the spotlight should be on the players.
Two-time major winner Lincicome said she would let her performance "do the talking".
"Hopefully, maybe he doesn't show up and it won't be a big debacle and it will be about us and not him," the American Solheim Cup player told the Chicago Tribune.
"I don't know him. I have met him probably once. I think it will be fine. We're going to play an amazing golf course and let our clubs do the talking."
American Brittany Lang is the defending champion, while England's 21-year-old Charley Hull starts the event ranked 22 in the world.
Trump National was also announced as the host of the 2022 PGA Championship - one of the four majors in the men's game - in May 2014.
Nicola Sturgeon said it was "democratically unacceptable" that Scotland faced the prospect of being taken out of the EU against its will.
She said the Scottish government would begin preparing legislation to enable another independence vote.
Scotland voted in favour of the UK staying in the EU by 62% to 38%.
The UK as a whole has voted to leave, by a margin of 52% to 48%, prompting UK Prime Minister David Cameron to announce he would stand down by October.
The SNP manifesto for May's Holyrood elections said the Scottish Parliament should have the right to hold another referendum if there was a "significant and material change" in the circumstances that prevailed at the time of the 2014 referendum, such as Scotland being taken out of the EU against its will.
At a news conference in Edinburgh, Ms Sturgeon said: "It is, therefore, a statement of the obvious that a second referendum must be on the table, and it is on the table."
It looks "highly likely", says Nicola Sturgeon, that there will now be a second referendum upon Scottish independence.
Is she enthused by this prospect? Does she thrill at the notion? Is she buffing up her best lines from 2014? The answers to those questions would be no, no and, once again, no.
To be clear, for the avoidance of any doubt, Nicola Sturgeon remains rather keen on the concept of Scottish independence. Indeed, she yearns for it.
She knows that means another referendum at some point in the future. But not now. Not in these circumstances. Not in these troubled times.
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Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish cabinet would meet on Saturday and she would make a statement to MSPs on Tuesday.
The first minister said there was now a significant divergence between Scotland and the rest of Britain which she "deeply regretted".
A majority of voters in all 32 council areas in Scotland voted Remain.
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Speaking at her official residence, Bute House, she said: "I intend to take all possible steps and explore all possible options to give effect to how people in Scotland voted - in other words to secure our continuing place in the EU, and in the single market in particular."
Asked if there were any other options available to the Scottish government, she replied: "I think an independence referendum is now highly likely but I also think it is important that we take time to consider all steps and have the discussions, not least to assess the response of the European Union to the vote that Scotland expressed yesterday."
She also revealed she had spoken to London Mayor Sadiq Khan since the result and that he shared, for London, the desire to remain in the EU. "There is clear common cause between us," she said.
BBC Scotland took to the streets of towns and cities across the country to find out what people felt about the decision to leave the EU.
Ms Sturgeon said: "After a campaign that has been characterised in the rest of the UK by fear and hate, my priority in the days, weeks and months ahead will be to act at all times in the best interests of Scotland and in a way that unites, not divides us.
"Let me be clear about this. Whatever happens as a result of this outcome, England, Wales and Northern Ireland will always be Scotland's closest neighbours and our best friends - nothing will change that.
"But I want to leave no-one in any doubt about this. I am proud of Scotland and how we voted yesterday.
"We proved that we are a modern, outward looking and inclusive country and we said clearly that we do not want to leave the European Union.
"I am determine to do what it takes to make sure these aspirations are realised."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said she shared Ms Sturgeon's disappointment at the result - but she did not believe it justified holding another independence referendum.
In a statement she said: "Like the first minister I want to see stability prioritised in the days ahead. Scotland will open for business next week in the same way as it closes today.
"But I do not believe that a second independence referendum will help us achieve that stability nor that it is in the best interests of the people of Scotland."
Ms Davidson added that addressing the challenges of leaving the EU should not mean "leaving our own Union of nations".
She said she believed in Scotland's place within the UK "today as much as ever."
Scottish Labour Leader Kezia Dugdale said the result was bad for jobs and the economy in Scotland and across the UK.
She added that she would be ready to work with Ms Sturgeon in the "best interests of the people of Scotland".
However, Ms Dugdale said she did not want to see a second Scottish independence referendum.
She explained: "On the question of independence, many of the fundamental questions that were unresolved and unanswered in 2014, remain so. Not least the question of currency. What we don't need today is more turmoil, more upheaval and more economic chaos."
Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell, said he would meet the Scottish government to ensure it was "fully involved" in negotiations surrounding the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Responding to suggestions that the result could trigger a second independence referendum, he said now was "a time for calmness and deliberation, not pushing other personal or political agendas".
Scotland's only UKIP MEP David Coburn said it was "fantastic" that "we're out".
He added: "Whatever nonsense Nicola is coming out with, all this nonsense of another referendum, another neverendum - she's talking through her hat - because 40% of the population don't want anything to do with the EU."
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said he was "angry that we have lost our place in Europe".
He said: "It is bad for our country and the people who live here. It means cutting our ties with our biggest economic market despite the consequences for trade, business, jobs and incomes."
Scottish Green co-convenor Patrick Harvie said Scotland "must keep open every option for protecting ourselves from this threat".
It has been estimated the project could be worth nearly £750,000-a-year to the local economy.
Dumfries and Galloway Council also endorsed a bid for Heritage Lottery Fund support.
The overall cost of transforming Kirkcudbright Town Hall into an art gallery would be just over £3.1m.
The local authority has been asked to commit a little more than half the funding, with an application set to be made to the HLF to complete the financial package.
If funding is secured, work on the new gallery is earmarked to begin early next year with the opening in time for the 2017 visitor season.
It is hoped the building could also house one of the most important hoards of Viking treasure ever found in Scotland.
Simon Rookyard submitted his PhD thesis on pulsars just two weeks ago.
Held in Carrbridge in the Cairngorms National Park, the event attracts an international field of competitors. The winner is awarded the Golden Spurtle trophy.
Dr Izhar Khan from Aberdeen won the competition last year using a spurtle made by one of his patients.
Charles Pickering, 69, from Driffield, had not contacted his family since 4 July.
His yacht, Equinox, which is based in Scarborough, left Kiel in northern Germany last week, heading for the UK.
Humber Coastguard said he had been found 80 miles off Spurn Point after he set off an emergency positioning beacon from onboard his 17ft (5m) yacht.
Mr Pickering's family reported him missing on Thursday after he failed to contact them.
A police investigation found he had not used his bank cards since 3 July, said Humber Coastguard.
A huge search operation, involving a rescue helicopter from RAF Leconfield, scoured the area from Scarborough to the median line in the middle of the North Sea.
Coastguards in Germany also carried out a similar search from Helgoland, a small island in the North Sea, and French, Belgian and Dutch authorities were alerted to his disappearance.
An appeal to all vessels in the North Sea was put out before the shipping forecast on BBC Radio 4 earlier.
People were asked to look out for the yacht, and the skipper was urged to make contact with the coastguard.
Mike Green, watch manager at Humber Coastguard, said: "We are all absolutely delighted that this gentleman has been found alive and well.
"It is important that yachtsmen planning this sort of passage have adequate communications and log a passage plan with a shore contact."
Peter Hubbard, executive editor at William Morrow & Co, said Pirsig's wife Wendy had confirmed the author's death at his home in Maine "after a period of failing health".
Pirsig was best known for his 1974 philosophical novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
The semi-autobiographical novel told the story of a father-son motorcycle trip across the western United States.
The book sold more than five million copies around the world but was originally rejected by more than 100 publishers.
The story was loosely based on a cross-country motorcycle trip that Pirsig took with his 11-year-old son, Christopher, and two friends, in 1968.
Pirsig was born in Minneapolis on 6 September 1928.
He released a second novel in 1991 - Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals - which picked up where Zen left off.
The follow-up book was nominated as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992.
After his death was announced, fans of Pirsig's books took to Twitter to pay tribute to the author.
US radio host Glynn Washington said: "A long time ago, everyone kept telling me to read this book. Everyone was right. One love, Robert Pirsig."
"Here's to your next road trip across the heavens, my inspiration. RIP Robert Pirsig," wrote Mahesh Murthy.
Jamie Bourdreau tweeted: "As cliche as it sounds/is, Robert Pirsig shifted my paradigm as a young person struggling with adolescence. Thank you for your book."
Pirsig is survived by his wife Wendy and two children.
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The defection of Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean to Moscow in 1951 left the US State Department's confidence in British officials "severely shaken".
Both had been involved in notorious drunken escapades, the files say.
US officials were "highly disturbed" and demanded Britain "clean house".
Burgess and Maclean were part of a group of Cambridge graduates working as double agents and passing official secrets to their spymasters in Moscow.
The files, released online on Friday, also reveal:
The files show that both Burgess - who had worked at the BBC before joining the Foreign Office - and Maclean had been involved in drunken escapades.
Maclean admitted he was a communist when he was drunk, but he was not believed, and Burgess revealed the identities of two British intelligence officers during a row in Tangiers.
They left for Russia when it looked as if Maclean's cover was about to be blown - and when Burgess's career looked to be over after he was found guilty of "serious misconduct" for drink-driving.
A telegram from the British embassy in Washington, in June 1951, reported that the US State Department and CIA were "highly disturbed" by the men's disappearance.
The message continued: "They pointed out that in the State Department repeated drunkenness, recurrent nervous breakdowns, sexual deviations and other human frailties are considered security hazards, and persons showing any one or more of them are dismissed summarily."
Dr Richard Dunley, records specialist at the National Archives, Kew, said the papers were the first to show the "inside story" of how the Foreign Office, Cabinet Office and secret services reacted to the shock defection.
"At the time, it was probably the biggest scandal in British society since World War Two," he said.
"It was a huge story - these hugely influential figures, suddenly going over to 'The Reds' as they were then called."
Dr Dunley suggests Burgess and Maclean's behaviour should have raised suspicions before they suddenly left for Russia in the middle of the night.
Burgess had travelled to Gibraltar and Tangiers in 1949 - a trip that his friend Goronwy Rees described as a "wild odyssey" of indiscretions.
And an MI5 representative in Gibraltar said: "Burgess appears to be a complete alcoholic and I do not think that even in Gibraltar I have ever seen anyone put away so much hard liquor in so short a time as he did".
"Both had almost breakdown-type incidents in the lead-up to their defection," said Dr Dunley.
"The idea of a relatively senior officer going around Gibraltar talking about MI5 and MI6, and who their agents were, to anyone - to modern eyes, it would seem like an instantly sackable offence."
Dr Dunley added: "In some ways, it worked well to protect him [Burgess] because everyone thought he was so outrageous there was no way he could be a Soviet spy."
Burgess's own mother also struggled to believe her son could be a spy, saying in a telephone call: "You don't think that thing in the Express about two Foreign Office people trying to get through to Russia could be Guy, do you?"
It was several years later that Burgess and Maclean surfaced in Russia.
Burgess exchanged letters with his mother from his village outside Moscow, but while boasting about his new life, there was evidence he was homesick and often "drunk and depressed", Dr Dunley said.
"There's the impression he wasn't entirely convinced by his own decision," he added.
In fact, the prospect that Burgess might return caused serious concern within the British government .
Not only was there relatively little evidence that could be put before a trial, due to the covert methods of information gathering used, but he was linked to many high-profile figures, including W.H. Auden and E.M. Forster.
In the end, Blunt - himself a member of the "Cambridge Five" - was asked to write on behalf of MI5, pleading with Burgess not to return.
Blunt, who admitted his own treachery in 1964, knew his own loyalties would be questioned if Burgess returned.
"You would be arrested on landing - that is certain - and put on trial," he wrote.
"What the outcome of the trial would be is, of course, a matter of speculation, but on the way the whole story would be raked up again, many of your friends would certainly be called as witnesses, and mud would be slung in all directions."
In the end, neither Burgess or Maclean would return - Burgess drinking himself to death in 1963, aged 52. Donald Maclean also died in Russia, in 1983.
The lender said it had received "a number of non-binding proposals", and it had selected "several parties" with which to continue talks.
The bank, in which the Co-operative Group still has a small stake, was rescued from the brink of collapse by a group of hedge funds in 2013.
Last month, it reported its fifth annual loss in a row.
On Thursday, the Co-op Group declared the bank worthless, cutting the value of its stake in the lender to zero.
The write-down of its stake in the bank pushed the Co-op Group into a pre-tax loss of £132m for 2016.
In its latest statement, the Co-op Bank said that, in addition to talks with suitors, it was also in discussions with existing and other potential new investors to raise capital.
It added that it continued to discuss both the sale process and capital raising process with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), "which has welcomed the actions being taken".
The Co-op Bank put itself up for sale in February after it was unable to reach a strong enough footing to satisfy regulatory requirements.
It blamed low interest rates and the higher-than-expected cost of its turnaround plan for its failure to meet the PRA's rules.
Northamptonshire Police said the pair had a "noxious substance" squirted at them as they stood at a zebra crossing in Daventry.
Police said the man, 23, was left with minor burns to his forehead, and the 19-year-old woman with minor burns to her legs.
Police described it as "an extremely harrowing incident".
The victims, who were on their way home from a night out before the attack in Park Leys, were treated at the scene by paramedics at about 01:30 BST before being taken to hospital.
The rider of the moped is described as wearing grey joggers, trainers, a cream-coloured hoodie and a white helmet.
His passenger was white and had dark hair, and was wearing dark clothing. One of them pulled out a machete before they drove off.
"We would urge people to be extremely vigilant to this type of incident which, as evidence suggests, is becoming increasingly common in this country," said Det Ch Insp Louise Hemingway.
"We are appealing for anyone who has information to contact us."
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Constable Stephen Carroll was shot dead as he responded to a 999 call in Craigavon, County Armagh, in 2009.
He was the first police officer to be killed since the formation of the PSNI.
Brendan McConville, 42, of Glenholme Avenue in Craigavon, and 22-year-old John Paul Wootton, from Colindale in Lurgan, are serving life sentences.
The pair had attempted to overturn their convictions but their appeal was dismissed at the High Court in Belfast on Thursday.
The officer's widow, Kate Carroll, and her son, Shane, were in the public gallery to hear the ruling.
Outside court, Mrs Carroll expressed relief at the outcome and said her husband's murder had been "futile".
"There's more to life than trying to kill somebody because of a piece of land," she said.
The widow said the appeal had been hanging over her family like the "biggest, blackest cloud" and the whole process had been "a long, arduous journey".
"I heard the evidence and I was thinking - you'd know that people were guilty, it hasn't changed," she told reporters.
"I'm just so, so relieved. Nobody knows how much this has taken out of me."
Mrs Carroll added that she had worn her late husband's watch throughout the proceedings and felt that "he was with me the whole day".
She has set up a peace foundation in his memory and said that the ruling would allow her to "move forward" and "promote peace"
Dismissing the appeal, Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan said he and his fellow appeal judges were satisfied that the original verdict had been correct.
"This attack was clearly an operation which required considerable logistic support. There were a number of others involved apart from those who were directly involved in firing the weapons.
"The surrounding circumstances in our view formed a compelling case that each of these appellants was guilty of the offences with which they were charged," he said.
Wootton and McConville showed no emotion as the ruling was delivered, but their relatives and supporters wept outside the court amid a heavy security presence.
Mrs Carroll told reporters she felt sympathy for the McConville family.
"I have a son exactly the same age as Brendan McConville and there, but for the grace of God, go I.
"My parents were very strict with us and I use an awful lot of old sayings, such as 'revenge is better served up as success'.
"My revenge is going to be success. With Steve's foundation, (I will) try and help as many people as I can along the way to peace," she added.
Constable Carroll was ambushed and shot by the Continuity IRA on 9 March 2009 as his patrol responded to an emergency call at Lismore Manor, Craigavon.
McConville is serving at least a 25-year-sentence for the murder.
Wootton, who was a teenager at the time of the attack, received a minimum 14-year term.
The pair were originally convicted of the murder at a non-jury trial in March 2012.
Both men were also convicted of possession of an AK47 assault rifle and ammunition with intent to endanger life.
Wootton was further found guilty of attempting to collect information likely to be of use to terrorists.
Speaking after the Court of Appeal decision, PSNI Det Ch Insp Ricky Harkness said: "Our thoughts today are with Kate Carroll and the Carroll family."
"We welcome this decision," he added. "It is an acknowledgement of all the hard work by Serious Crime Branch detectives and partner agencies to get justice for a valued and much missed colleague."
The officer said that "more than two people were involved in the murder of Constable Carroll" and he appealed for anyone with information about the attack to contact police.
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The striker's two goals on Friday were not enough to prevent Falkirk progressing to the play-off final.
But Hibs have the chance on Saturday, against Rangers, to end their 114-year wait to lift the Scottish Cup.
"I've got one more chance now to make all these fans and everyone associated with the club very happy," he said.
"We are lucky. Obviously that could have been the last game of the season and had all summer to think about that game.
"Whereas we have one more game to make it right. We can go to Hampden and become heroes by winning that cup."
Losing to Falkirk means Hibs, who also lost the League Cup final to Ross County, miss out on promotion for the second season running.
"It was the worst of my career so far," said 24-year-old Keatings. "That third goal that went in for Falkirk just took the wind away from us.
"Myself personally, I felt totally gutted, totally deflated. I sat on the bench and watched them celebrating.
"That night, I sat up until four o'clock in the morning going over the game in my head. It was just frying my brain."
However, family time left Keatings refreshed and raring to put things right against a Rangers team who beat Hibs to the Championship title.
"We have won the two at home and they have won their two and they won the Petrofac Training Cup game at the start of the season," he said.
"We know how to play against them, we know they are a good team and respect them, but hopefully we can put our game-plan together and do it as a team."
The defeat by Falkirk also denied Keatings the rare accolade of helping three teams to promotion from the Championship in consecutive seasons.
Two seasons ago, he helped Hamilton Academical relegate Hibs by defeating them in the play-off then last season he was wearing the maroon of Hearts as they beat his present club, their city rivals, and Rangers to the Championship title.
"If you look back at Hamilton, I never thought I would end up two years on at Hibs and still trying to get out of the Championship," said Keatings.
"I knew I was going to get a lot of stick for joining Hearts' city rivals. I was warned about it, but at that point I was talking to a few clubs and it was about doing what was best for me.
"It was a surprise to leave Hearts as I had a good season there and scored a few goals and gave my all.
"It was a mutual agreement because I was not going to feature as much as I wanted and I thought it was best for my career.
"It was my time to move on and, when I spoke to the manager here, it was a great opportunity for me - and, 12 months on, I am looking forward to a cup final."
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The bomber ran into the crowd and detonated his device before he could be spotted, an organiser told AFP.
The attack happened shortly after a man was arrested in possession of a bomb, a witness told the BBC.
The blast took place in the village of Dakasoye, about 20km (13 miles) south of the provincial capital, Kano.
"We lost 21 people and several others have been injured," Muhammad Turi from the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) said.
Police said they did not know who was behind the attack, but IMN organisers blamed the Sunni militant group Boko Haram.
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The procession - an annual event lasting seven days - continued after the blast.
"We are not surprised that we've been attacked because this is the situation all over the country. This will not deter us from our religious observance," said Mr Turi.
The procession travels from Kano to Zaria in neighbouring Kaduna state, where the IMN, the country's biggest Shia organisation, has its headquarters.
Security forces had been ordered away from the procession after clashes between pilgrims and the army left several people dead last year, including three sons of its leader Sheikh el-Zakzaky.
Most of Nigeria's Muslims are Sunnis and correspondents say there are underlying tensions between them and Shia Muslims.
Boko Haram's six-year insurgency has killed thousands and made more than 2m people homeless. The group condemns Shias as heretics who should be killed.
The militants have increasingly attacked civilian targets since being pushed out of territory they controlled by a military offensive.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has given the military commanders until next month to end the conflict, but there are fears bomb attacks may continue.
While the UK, Greece, Spain and Portugal pay the least, on average, for the drugs they use, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland pay the most.
The authors said more transparency was needed because some countries risked overpaying for drugs.
The pharmaceutical industry said the UK was getting a fair deal on medicines.
Prices of cancer drugs have risen steeply in recent years, placing major stress on many healthcare systems, including the NHS.
The report said drugs had accounted for nearly a third of the EU's 51 billion euro (£37bn) cancer healthcare spending in 2009.
And the researchers then compared the 2013 price of 31 cancer drugs in 18 high-income countries, including the UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Greece, Switzerland, Sweden and Portugal.
Prices in Greece were the lowest for 14 out of the 24 cancer drugs available there.
The price of drugs in the UK was also low.
Prices of drugs in Switzerland, Germany and Sweden were frequently the highest - and for some drugs, such as interferon alfa 2b to treat leukaemia and skin cancer, were twice as high.
The price figures come from the Pharma Price Information service in Austria, which details what manufacturers charge per unit - a single tablet or vial of a drug, for example.
But although the official list prices published in this report are freely available, any further discounts - which are often negotiated by organisations in different countries - remain confidential.
Sabine Vogler, report author and researcher at the Austrian Public Health Institute, said some countries risked overpaying for drugs as a result.
"The discounts should be open to everyone, but industry doesn't want to do it. However, it would allow some countries to see that they are overpaying."
David Watson, director of pricing and reimbursement at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, said the report was evidence that newer medicines "are affordable in the UK".
He said the UK was "getting a fair deal with regards to medicines pricing" and the NHS was "getting good value for money".
The government also promised a better relationship with indigenous peoples under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
That relationship will be based on "rights and respect".
The new government's legislative agenda was delivered in a speech in parliament by Governor General David Johnston.
Mr Johnston, the Queen's representative in Canada, said the country will have a better future by being "smart and caring on a scale as never before".
"The times we live in demand nothing less," he said.
The speech improved education for First Nations children and a government investigation into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.
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The speech, known as the throne speech, called for many Liberal campaign platform ideas, such as government process reforms, investing in clean energy, fighting climate change, enhancing pension plans, the legalisation and regulation of marijuana sales and removing weapons from the streets.
Under the Liberal government, more investments will be made in public transit, green infrastructure and social infrastructure as well.
The Liberal government will renew its commitment to United Nations peacekeeping and work with allies to fight terrorism, said Mr Johnston.
Canada is "fundamentally a safe and peaceful country" and the government will work to keep Canadians it that way, he said.
The Doncaster Central MP was one of three members to be chosen in a secret ballot, succeeding Natascha Engel who lost her seat at the election.
Labour's Lindsay Hoyle topped the ballot and was re-elected as chairman of ways and means. In that role, he will preside over Budget debates.
Tory Eleanor Laing was also re-elected as another deputy to John Bercow.
The Commons Speaker, who has held the role since 2009, was himself re-elected without a formal vote two weeks ago.
As he first stood for the Commons as a Conservative MP, Mr Bercow's deputies must be comprised of one Conservative and two opposition MPs to ensure balance.
Labour's Roberta Blackman-Woods was the only other candidate who stood in the election. Details of the number of votes each candidate got will be published later.
As no other Conservative candidate put their name forward, Mrs Laing was automatically chosen as first deputy chair of ways and means.
Deputy speakers, who stand in for Mr Bercow in the main Commons chamber and have a range of other duties, were elected for the first time in 2010.
Shepherd remains the leading wicket-taker in Glamorgan's history, having claimed 2,174 victims in a 22-year career with the Welsh county.
In fact his career total of 2,218 first-class wickets is the highest achieved by an England-qualified player never to play Test cricket.
After retiring from playing he worked for BBC Wales Sport for more than 30 years, even commentating this season.
Shepherd was one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year in 1970.
He made his Glamorgan debut in 1950, and by the time he retired in 1972 Shepherd was among the most respected bowlers in the first-class game.
He claimed 100 wickets or more in a season on 12 occasions, and over the course of his career could boast an average of 21.32.
Shepherd started his career as a medium pace bowler, but switched to spin in the mid-1950s to immediate effect - taking a match total of 10-85 against Warwickshire in the last game of the 1955 season.
His off-cutters were delivered at quicker pace than usual, and he used to ask his wicketkeepers to stand back from the stumps to compensate for the speed.
That he did not play for England was a measure of the quality of his contemporaries - particularly Fred Titmus, Derek Underwood and Ray Illingworth.
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Shortly before his death as he celebrated turning 90, Shepherd shared the memories of his career with BBC Wales Sport.
"It never worried me [not playing for England]. I played for MCC against the West Indians at Lord's in 1957, and I played for a Commonwealth team under Australian captain Richie Benaud," Shepherd said.
"If I'd been an Australian, he told me I would have played quite a lot of times.
"But there were so many terrific off-spinners around towards the end - Fred Titmus, David Allen, John Mortimore, Ray Illingworth - and they could bat, while I was a bit of a slogger.
"I was happy enough doing what I did and what happened to me through my life."
Shepherd starred for Glamorgan as they beat Australia in 1964 - claiming nine wickets in the match.
And he captained the Welsh county when they again beat the Aussie tourists in 1968.
But the real highlight of his county career when he was vice-captain of the Glamorgan team that won the County Championship in 1969.
Shepherd toured Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] and the Far East with the MCC in the winter of 1969-70.
And after his retirement in 1973 Shepherd's status as a hero in his native Wales was underlined by his work as a commentator on BBC Radio Wales, where his mellow tone confirmed the general perception that Shepherd was one of sport's true gentlemen.
For young Jews, the violent anti-Semitism comes as a shock, and a reminder of the Holocaust 70 years ago.
Here are the views of five young people across Europe, including one who knew Dan Uzan, the 37-year-old man shot dead while guarding Copenhagen's synagogue on 15 February.
It feels weird at the moment - on the one hand I feel very safe, on the other I don't. I've known this would happen for a long time, so it didn't come as a surprise. We've asked for more security from the government several times.
I used to say "Hi" to Dan when I saw him at the synagogue. One of my best friends was Dan's pallbearer - he stands outside as well and it could have been him.
I went to the synagogue for a memorial to Dan and I was afraid. I have an American boyfriend and I think I want to emigrate. I'm not sure I feel safe enough to raise children here.
It means a lot to see my countrymen rallying around us, especially at the memorial. But all the racism scares me. You see so much abuse towards Muslims: why wouldn't they say it to Jews?
If you know enough about Jewish history, then you know it's not safe to be a Jew in Europe right now.
You can see it slowly coming. It was the same before the Second World War - the anti-Semitism just grows and grows.
I can feel it coming. I don't want to die in Auschwitz.
It's no easy task being a French Jew at the moment. We're always being asked whether there is a future for Jews here. I think there is.
I'm not living in fear but when I go to a kosher supermarket, I can't stop myself thinking it is a target.
Anti-Semitism has risen every year - and the French people realise more and more that it has grown. The president supported us and said that France would not be France without the Jews. I couldn't agree more.
Some Jews want to leave to Israel and I'm okay with that. But I won't move to Israel because of fear. I think if someone needs to leave France, it's not the Jews - it's the haters.
Being a Jew in Eastern Europe is different from elsewhere: I always have to make a good impression because I am the only Jew that most people know.
When I go out, I can't wear my kippah (skullcap) or a Star of David t-shirt. When I wear those, I feel that I am not a member of Hungarian society.
I believe in change and that in my lifetime we will change people's thinking. I don't want to be afraid to be a Hungarian Jew. I don't want to go and live in Israel, I want to stay and live here.
However, Hungary's second biggest political party, Jobbik, is anti-Semitic and a very big problem. There was a similar situation before the Second World War. We have to do something. I don't want to believe it will be the same.
I think being a young Jew in London hasn't changed visibly after these attacks. I've always felt safe and part of a thriving intellectual community. Receiving the news about the attacks is shocking, upsetting and scary but doesn't change this.
I have thought about being attacked, and so have my friends in the community. But these attacks are rare. Until we see evidence that it could happen here, I don't want to spread the panic.
My dad and his family left Iraq in the 1970s to seek refuge from terrible persecution, and that's exactly what they've found. These attacks have caused fear and panic, but we still feel safe in Britain.
It's pretty scary to be a Dutch Jew at the moment.
My niece and nephew go to the same Jewish elementary school as I did - there are now soldiers standing outside with guns.
Whenever I'm with my Jewish friends, we talk about security and threats; a few years ago we would never do that. I'm not saying people should be afraid because stopping living your life is how the terrorists win.
I don't see a clear way of stopping these attacks - I can't say if we do this or that then in 10 years it will all be fine. So I think my children will be scared as well.
But I still feel safe to be Jewish here; I don't think people should leave Europe for Israel. I feel much more Dutch and European than Israeli. This is my home.
Life for German Jews hasn't changed, but being a Jew in Germany already makes my everyday life very different.
The attacks were scary but I went to a Jewish high school and synagogue. There have been police in front of them for a long time.
I am a full part of German society. Most of my friends aren't Jewish, but still it is impossible to wear a kippah outside.
I do think twice before I tell somebody that I am Jewish - I know that sometimes you have to keep it to yourself.
I experience anti-Semitism - words like "dirty Jew".
Once I was out with my school and singing to commemorate victims of the Holocaust. Students from another school started throwing coins and then attacked us.
It's only happened a few times and people often step in. The government helps by speaking out a lot.
There is also a new type of anti-Semitism, mostly informed by people's views of Israel, even though most Jews are not necessarily Israeli. A lot of this comes from Muslim immigrants.
I believe we can co-exist but radicalism is challenging this. Even if an attack happened here, it would still take a lot for me to leave. I feel at home here.
The inquiry sat for more than a year between 2010 and 2011, taking evidence from more than 160 witnesses over 139 days.
More than a million pages of evidence were submitted.
What did the report say?
The report argued for "fundamental change" in the culture of the NHS to make sure patients were put first.
It said the trust management ignored patients' complaints and local GPs and MPs also failed to speak up for them.
The local primary care trust and regional health authority were too quick to trust the hospital's management and national regulators were not challenging enough, the report said.
The Royal College of Nursing was accused of not doing enough to support nurses who were trying to raise concerns.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health was criticised for being too "remote" and embarking on "counterproductive" reorganisations.
The report recommended making it a criminal offence to hide information about poor care, introducing laws to oblige doctors to be open with patients about mistakes, a code of conduct for senior managers and an increased focus on compassion in the recruitment, training and education of nurses.
What happened at Stafford Hospital?
Data shows there were between 400 and 1,200 more deaths than would have been expected.
It is impossible to say all of these patients would have survived if they had received better treatment.
But it is clear many were let down by a culture that put cost-cutting and target-chasing ahead of the quality of care.
Examples included patients being so thirsty that they had to drink water from vases and receptionists left to decide which patients to treat in A&E.
Nurses were not trained properly to use vital equipment, while inexperienced doctors were put in charge of critically ill patients.
Some patients needing pain relief either got it late or not at all, leaving them crying out for help, and there were cases where food and drinks were left out of reach.
The failings have led to scores of legal challenges from the families of patients.
What has happened to the individuals involved?
The senior managers in charge during the years in question have now left the trust. When the scale of the failings emerged, the chief executive, Martin Yeates, resigned.
The chairman of the trust, Toni Brisby, left soon afterwards.
The two people who filled the post of director of nursing during the period - Jan Harry and Helen Moss - have also left the trust.
They have both been criticised for their roles. Mrs Harry was eventually suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council for her role. She then retired from the profession.
Officials further up the NHS system have also been implicated. Cynthia Bower was head, from 2006 to 2008, of the West Midlands Health Authority, which oversaw the trust. She left to become head of the Care Quality Commission, the regulator which replaced the Healthcare Commission. She left that post last year amid criticism of the regulator's performance.
She told the public inquiry she was sorry for failing to spot the problems. Concerns had been brought to her attention in 2007 but after an investigation it was decided there were no systematic problems.
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has also come in for criticism. Sir David was head of the health authority before Ms Bower. In his evidence to the inquiry he said he did not think Stafford represented a systematic failure as it had been the only case uncovered on such a scale.
Tom Kark QC, the counsel to the inquiry, described that as "naive" and "dangerous".
This was not the first inquiry, is it?
No. There have actually been five major investigations. The scandal first came to national prominence following the publication of a report by the Healthcare Commission in March 2009.
The regulator criticised the hospital for its "appalling" standards.
The investigation was prompted by complaints and statistics showing more people were dying than would be expected.
The publication of the report prompted the government to launch other inquiries, one of which was an independent inquiry chaired by Robert Francis QC.
The findings were published in February 2010 and detailed the "unimaginable" distress and suffering of patients between 2005 and 2008.
But the inquiry, held in private, was criticised by relatives of patients for being too narrow as it did not look at whether the wider NHS system had been culpable.
In opposition, the Tories had promised a full public inquiry. A month after the coalition was formed, David Cameron announced it would take place.
So how was this one different?
In recognition that the harrowing stories of what happened at Stafford Hospital had already been covered, the public inquiry was charged with looking at how the lapses could have been allowed to take place and why they were not picked up earlier.
Mr Francis was once again asked to chair the inquiry.
His remit included the commissioning, supervision and regulation of the hospital.
This means the role of senior management at the hospital, the local and regional NHS bodies responsible for it and the national organisations in charge of overseeing them.
Despite the extensive investigations already carried out several key questions still remained unanswered.
Why wasn't the alarm raised earlier? How did the trust manage to become a foundation trust - an elite status which requires sign-off from ministers and a regulator? Could this happen again?
The inquiry attempted to answer these questions and now the government is responding to its recommendations.
The second stage of Plasdwr - a 900-acre site bordering Fairwater, St Fagans, Danescourt and Radyr - was approved for land south of Pentrebane Road.
It comes after plans for the first 630 homes bordering Llantrisant Road were given the go-ahead in February.
Redrow Homes said work on the first phase is due to start this summer.
Bernard Jenkin claimed the government watered down the Trade Union Bill to ensure union support in its campaign to keep Britain in the EU.
Mr Jenkin told MPs "this stinks" like "cash for questions" and showed the government was at the "rotten heart of the European Union".
But Business Minister Nick Boles said his claims were "not right".
He told Mr Jenkin, who is a leading figure in the Vote Leave campaign, that "not every compromise is a conspiracy".
Mr Jenkin made his comments in the Commons on the day the Guardian published an article jointly written by Prime Minister David Cameron and the former TUC general secretary Sir Brendan Barber.
In it, they say that "very special circumstances" have brought them together, adding that despite their political differences they are "united in our conviction that Britain - and Britain's workers - will be better off in a reformed Europe than out on our own".
Last week the government backed down over plans to end the right of workers to pay union subscriptions by deducting them from their wages.
MPs approved concessions to the Trade Union Bill on Wednesday following a series of defeats over the plans in the House of Lords. They included a climb-down on attempts to force all union members to "opt-in" to paying a political levy - which will now only apply to new members.
Mr Jenkin told MPs in the Commons: "Yesterday, the ministers' concession was wholly unexpected."
He questioned whether the changes were linked to reported claims that unions could donate up to £1.7m to the "Labour In for Britain" campaign to remain in the European Union.
Mr Jenkin said: "It has been confirmed to me through more than two independent sources that No 10 instructed these concessions to be made after the discussions with trade union representatives.
"This being true would amount to the sale of government policy for cash and political favours."
He went on: "This stinks, this reeks of the same as cash for questions. This shows this government really is at the rotten heart of the European Union."
But Mr Boles said the Cabinet Office had advised him there was no breach of the ministerial code and nothing for the prime minister's adviser on ministerial interests to investigate.
Mr Boles said it was "customary" for ministers to have regular discussions with shadow ministers to discuss possible compromises that would secure the passage of a Bill.
"The Trade Union Bill is now in ping pong and, as is customary at such times, ministers have held regular discussions with shadow ministers to discuss possible compromises that would secure passage of the Bill and delivery of the commitments made in the Conservative Party's manifesto," the business minister said.
Mr Boles also said that the TUC, GMB Unite and Unison had declared their support for remaining in the European Union before concessions were offered.
He added that major opposition from peers, including prominent Conservatives, had encouraged the government to make concessions.
The exercise took place in recent days in the Bohai Sea, near the Korean peninsula, said the ministry.
Ten vessels and 10 aircraft engaged in air-to-air, air-to-sea and sea-to-air combat drills, state media reported.
The exercise comes as concerns grow over China's increasing military presence in the South China Sea.
Several countries have overlapping territorial claims with China in the region, but no country other than China claims the Bohai Sea.
According to a statement released by the ministry, the exercise tested weapon performance and training levels.
State broadcaster CCTV showed images of fighter jets taking off from the Soviet-built Liaoning aircraft carrier, firing missiles and destroying a target at sea.
China announced the Liaoning was ready to engage in combat last month, marking a milestone for a navy that has invested heavily in its ability to project power around the region.
But China is still years away from perfecting carrier operations similar to those the United States has practiced for decades, according to Reuters.
The exercise comes the day after the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) released new photographs it said showed "significant" Chinese military defences on artificial islands China has built in the South China Sea.
China has repeatedly denied it is militarising its controversial developments in the region. On Thursday, the defence ministry said the deployment of military equipment was "legitimate and lawful".
A statement said: "Zayn has been signed off with stress and is flying back to the UK to recuperate.
"The band wish him well and will continue with their performances in Manila and Jakarta."
On Wednesday the singer declared his love for his fiancee, Little Mix star Perrie Edwards, after photos emerged of him with his arm around another woman.
The picture, which has been widely shared and published online, shows Malik with his arm around the bare stomach of a woman in a cropped top.
A second photo, taken from behind, shows Malik standing close to the woman. Their hands and arms look like they're linked.
Malik told his Twitter followers on Wednesday: "I'm 22 years old ... I love a girl named Perrie Edwards. And there's a lot of jealous [people] in this world I'm sorry for what it looks like x."
Zayn Malik along with Louis Tomlinson had faced losing more than £3,000 each if they were caught using, or promoting, illegal drugs in Manila.
The pair were asked to post bonds of 200,000 pesos each for a special work permit, ahead of two concerts in the Philippine capital this weekend.
It's after a video appeared last year of them both smoking what they called "a joint" in Peru.
Possession of a small amount of cannabis is not illegal there.
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Evidence has been unearthed in Horsford including artefacts such as pottery, flint and a complete spindle wheel.
Oxford Archaeology East said the network of fields was separated by post holes rather than ditches, which makes it surprising.
A spokesman said it was of "potentially national significance".
Project manager Tom Phillips said the settlement, dating from between 1500-1200 BC, was made up of a "large rectangular ditched enclosure" and about eight to ten roundhouses.
But there was also a network of post hole alignments - rows of closely spaced posts - dividing fields.
Mr Phillips said: "This is very unusual, we have no parallels for how it looks."
He said that while much of southern England was divided into field systems at that time, they had ditched boundaries. Post hole boundaries were unusual because they were not as practical.
He said other experts would now be consulted to see if there were similar examples and to establish why they might have been used.
"It is possible that it was an important settlement where people met and they needed to make it look more visually impressive and show they could generate the labour needed to create such an environment," he said.
The discovery was made close to where the Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NDR) will run.
Norfolk County Council's historic environment manager David Gurney, said: "Such Bronze Age settlement evidence is always difficult to find so the NDR excavation results will be of regional and national significance."
The council said the excavation of the NDR route was programmed as part of the project so the find will not cause delays.
Alvarez, 25, stopped Briton Amir Khan in the sixth round of their Las Vegas bout on 7 May to retain the title.
The WBC had given Alvarez a deadline of 22 May to begin negotiations with WBA and IBF champion Golovkin or face being stripped of his title.
But Alvarez says he will now target a fight against the unbeaten Kazakhstani.
"I'm hopeful that by putting aside this ticking clock, the two teams can now negotiate this fight," said Alvarez.
Alvarez, whose only professional defeat came against Floyd Mayweather in 2013, added that he had instructed his promoter to "finalise a deal as quickly as possible".
Golovkin, 34, who now holds three of the four major middleweight crowns, has won 32 of his 35 fights by knockout in an undefeated career, and was invited into the ring after Alvarez's win over Khan.
"I will fight 'GGG' and I will beat 'GGG' but I will not be forced into the ring by artificial deadlines," said Alvarez.
He will be in France to watch the Northern Ireland game and the Republic of Ireland play Italy on Wednesday.
Northern Ireland could qualify for the next round with a draw.
Mr McGuinness said it was "an opportunity to reach out the hand of friendship".
He told Good Morning Ulster that while he did not know the words to fan-favourite chant 'Will Grigg's On Fire', he was confident of getting a good response from Northern Ireland fans.
"I just met a large group of fans here at the airport from the Northern Ireland fans club, and they were all looking photographs," he said.
"So, if that's a barometer of where people's thoughts are at, it should be grand."
"I do believe that sport has a unifying effect," he added.
"The reports back from France have clearly shown that the fans of both Irish teams have been very, very well appreciated and well received.
"Also the fact that they have come together whenever they meet each other on the street, it's very heartwarming that people appreciate how unifying sport can be for all of us."
Mr McGuinness also said that while he had been to Windsor Park for football matches he had never seen Northern Ireland.
"As a very keen sports fan and soccer fan, I am looking forward to these games.
"It's tantalising given Michael O'Neill's team are playing against Germany, the world champions, and Italy, who were described as no-hopers before the competition, have now developed into one of the favourites."
The party insists its failure to report six figure sums it spent on trying to win three by-elections and the general election was an "administrative error".
The Electoral Commission said there was a "realistic prospect" the money had given the party an advantage.
The Metropolitan Police is now looking at the evidence to see if the reporting omissions were deliberate.
The party broke spending rules by moving campaigners and staff from its national headquarters to boost local party efforts and not properly declaring their hotel bills and expenses.
The investigation, which followed Channel 4 News' investigation, found:
The successful Conservative campaign in South Thanet to see off a challenge by then UKIP leader Nigel Farage at the 2015 general election was among those criticised in the commission's report.
The Electoral Commission found the Conservative Party also failed to correctly report all expenditure on a national battlebus campaign, which helped David Cameron win a majority at the general election.
It has referred a possible criminal offence - of whether Simon Day, the Conservative Party's registered treasurer until April 2016, "knowingly or recklessly made a false declaration" - to the Metropolitan Police.
Labour and the Lib Dems have previously been fined for breaking election spending rules prompting the Electoral Commission to warn that "there is a risk that some political parties might come to view the payment of these fines as a cost of doing business".
Speaking at a charity event in London on Thursday evening, Mr Cameron said he had won the general election "fairly and squarely", and that he was happy with a statement made earlier by Conservative head office.
The Conservatives said "there needs to be a review of how the Electoral Commission's processes and requirements could be clarified or improved".
Seventy thousand pounds is a lot of money, but in the context of a political campaign where millions of pounds are spent, it's not exactly going to break the Tories' bank. But the political cost of what might happen next is much higher.
Thirteen police forces are now looking at whether the mistakes made might constitute criminal offences. If that was to happen, there could be by-elections in seats around the country, that could seriously affect the PM's unhealthily slim majority in Parliament.
And the whiff of financial wrong-doing is an odour no political party wants. But how likely is that actually to happen?
Senior Tory sources tell me they think it's unlikely the mistakes, and there were plenty of them, will reach the hurdle for the prosecution. The CPS has to believe there is a good chance of a successful conviction, and while this is speculation, senior Tories don't believe in most of the cases that's likely.
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The Commission's chief executive Claire Bassett told BBC Radio 5 live the investigation had taken much longer than necessary because of "some difficulties" in getting information from the Conservative Party.
She added that having had to get a court order to get information was "very disappointing".
Electoral Commission chairman Sir John Holmes said: "Our investigation uncovered numerous failures by a large, well-resourced and experienced party to ensure that accurate records of spending were maintained and that all of the party's spending was reported correctly."
He added that failure to follow the rules "undermines voters' confidence in our democratic processes".
But senior Conservative MP Oliver Letwin said that spending record "mistakes" were probably down to "human error".
"I don't think you should conclude from this that there is some great conspiracy," he told BBC Radio 4 Today's programme.
The Electoral Commission's investigation covered the national party rather than spending by individual candidates, which local police forces have been looking into.
Twelve police forces have asked the Crown Prosecution Service to consider charges over election expenses.
BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg said that if prosecutions go ahead "we could be looking at by-elections".
In response to the Electoral Commission report, a Conservative spokesman said it had "complied fully... and will pay the fines".
"This investigation and these fines relate to national spending by CCHQ, and the Conservative Party's national spending return for the 2015 general election.
"As we have consistently said, the local agents of Conservative candidates correctly declared all local spending in the 2015 general election.
"CCHQ accepted in March 2016 that it had made an administrative error by not declaring a small amount constituting 0.6% of our national spending in the 2015 election campaign.
"Political parties of all colours have made reporting mistakes from time to time... this is the first time the Conservative Party has been fined for a reporting error.
"We regret that and will continue to keep our internal processes under review to ensure this does not happen again.
"Given the range of technical errors made by a number of political parties and campaign groups, there also needs to be a review of how the Electoral Commission's processes and requirements could be clarified or improved."
UKIP's chairman Paul Oakden said: "As UKIP has always said, the laws are in place in order to ensure that big and wealthy political parties cannot buy British politics."
The Ipsos MORI survey of nearly 1,800 people for the Health Foundation think tank found 85% thought the NHS should be protected from cuts - significantly more than other public services.
When presented with a range of options setting out how that could be achieved, 59% said they supported tax rises.
There was also some support for fining people for missing appointments.
But only 16% were in favour of charging for services, such as a £10 fee for GP appointments.
Funding of the NHS is already proving to be a major theme of the election campaign. The Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, UKIP and Greens have all promised extra funds for the health service.
This issue includes NHS funding, GP access and social care, particularly of older people.
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Richard Taunt, the Health Foundation's director of policy, said: "It's clear the public think the government should continue to support the principles of our NHS and want to see it protected from spending cuts."
But he said that would "inevitably involve some difficult decisions".
This was reflected by the fact that, while 85% said the NHS should be tax-funded, free at the point of use and providing comprehensive care, only 63% thought it would continue to be free by 2020.
Nearly one in three thought care had got worse in the past six months, but 51% said it had not really changed and 11% thought it had got better.
Opinion was divided over the use of the private sector, with 30% saying private sector involvement would make the health service better, 33% worse and 34% stay the same.
Katherine Murphy, chief executive of the Patients Association, said: "The underlying message is that the public want the NHS to continue to be protected by government, remain tax-funded and free for everyone - and with this the Patients Association agrees."
Separately, Dr Mark Porter, head of the British Medical Association, t told the Guardian whichever new government is formed after the general election will face a temptation to introduce charges and may not be deterred by the unpopularity of such a move.
"I think they will be tempted. They said in 1950 that a Labour government wouldn't introduce charging and it did," he said.
Dr Porter also said any future government "must resist" moves to introduce charges.
Republic boss Martin O'Neill has a major selection headache with first-choice central defensive pairing, Shane Duffy and Ciaran Clark, both already ruled out.
Midfielders Harry Arter and Wes Hoolahan are both out injured too.
Burnley wide player Robbie Brady is suspended.
As he took Monday's training session, O'Neill had his fingers crossed crossed over a series of other concerns.
His captain, Everton right-back Seamus Coleman, and Aberdeen midfielder Jonny Hayes were both nursing ankle problems, but are expected to be fit.
News of Daryl Murphy was not so encouraging for the Irish. The Newcastle striker was due to have a scan on a calf problem in Dublin.
Everton midfielder James McCarthy, who has missed his club's last two games with a hamstring injury, was due to meet up later on Monday, as was Colorado Rapids striker Kevin Doyle.
Ireland are unbeaten and top Group D with 10 points from their opening four qualifiers, while Chris Coleman's Wales are four points behind in third.
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But a range of new technologies are helping to make the process less arduous and more productive.
And with UK business trip expenditure expected to top $42bn (£25bn; 31bn euros) by the end of 2014, according to the Global Business Travel Association, productivity on the road is becoming a business essential.
This requires seamless connectivity wherever you are in the world.
In reality, travellers have to navigate a multitude of hotspot "providers, prices and passwords adding to the complexity", says Evan Kaplan, chief executive of wi-fi service provider, iPass.
As a result, European companies waste at least £2.4bn a year in unmanaged connectivity costs, he says. And 53% of travellers feel the wi-fi services currently available at airports are pretty poor.
The iPass solution is to act as a "hotspot aggregator", whereby a single log-in gives users automatic access to more than 150 network operators across 2.7 million hotspots around the world.
"Through these agreements, iPass can enable its subscribers to roam seamlessly onto any of its partner networks," says Mr Kaplan. "[It is] simpler to navigate, and more cost-effective."
The company claims its service can cut data roaming costs by 50% to 73%.
Several airlines are beginning to introduce in-flight wi-fi as well, enabling long-haul passengers to stay connected and productive.
Connectivity is one issue for the business traveller, a feeling of anonymity is another.
So some travel companies are using technology to personalise their services.
For example, travellers using Virgin Atlantic in May and June may have been surprised by a new service being trialled by the airline.
It installed Apple iBeacons at its Heathrow airport lounge in an attempt to personalise the pre-flight experience.
These transmitters use low-energy Bluetooth technology to notify passers-by of nearby services, discounts and flight schedule updates, via their Apple smart devices.
"We could use the passenger's location to help direct them to the lounge or gate area," says Tim Graham, Virgin Atlantic's technology innovation and development manager.
"Or we could link back to their preferences or previous behaviour to provide them with a unique service or offer."
Furthermore, the airline could use iBeacons to identify an approaching passenger so an agent could "greet them in a more personal way", he says.
"Many of these passengers travel a lot, so anything we can do using technology to make their journey that bit more memorable is key," adds Mr Graham.
How else is technology helping to make business travel more economic and efficient?
According to Geraldine Calpin, senior vice president and global head of digital at Hilton Worldwide, her hotels are "putting innovation and digital tools at the forefront of what we do, in order to stay ahead of the game".
The aim, she says, is to empower guests through their entire journey, "from booking to check-in to departure".
Hilton's Conrad Concierge service for customers of its luxury Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand, can check in online up to 48 hours in advance using a dedicated app.
They can also order room service at a moment's notice, book a room for a business meeting, or even order extra towels.
Hilton is also trialling Google Business Photos - a spin-off from Street View - which allows businesses to take 360-degree virtual tours of a hotel's facilities before booking.
Douglas Rice, chief executive of the trade group Hotel Technology Next Generation, says that hotels are experimenting in other ways, too.
Some are trialling "location services that can alert them, for example, when an arriving guest has landed at the airport or gotten to within a mile of the hotel".
And chains like Starwood have piloted "mobile locking", whereby travellers can check in and open their rooms with their mobile phones.
Anything that makes the registration process easier has to be welcome.
Technology can also help business travellers with the perennial annoyance of losing bags in transit.
According to the industry technology provider SITA, about seven bags per 1,000 passengers went missing in 2013.
Today's tracking systems rely on barcode technology that is printed on a tag and stuck to the bag.
But airports, such as Hong Kong International, Italy's Milano Malpensa, and Denmark's Aalborg International, have introduced radio-frequency identification technology (RFID) to make the process more accurate.
"Put simply, RFID chips react to radio frequencies and return their own 'signature'," explains Carlo Gagliardi, co-lead of PwC's digital practice.
"The chip can be located some distance from the reader, while a normal barcode needs the reader to be close to the barcode itself."
RFID systems have achieved "read rates" of 99% in some cases - but the chips need to get smaller and cheaper if they're to become widespread, Mr Gagliardi admits.
There is an elephant in the room, however, and its name is video-conferencing.
This technology theoretically removes the need for business people to travel at all, potentially saving billions in costs and drastically reducing companies' carbon footprints.
Free online video, voice and text services from the likes of Skype would seem to make the business case compelling.
But Tudor Aw, partner and technology sector head at KPMG, says video-conferencing just has not taken off in the way that many people predicted.
"High-grade video-conferencing facilities are still relatively expensive to install and many organisations understandably do not want to go with cheap or low-quality alternatives for important meetings," he says.
Hotel Technology Next Generation's Mr Rice adds that, while the internet certainly has had an impact, it has not reduced "the need, or the desire, to meet people face-to-face".
So while traditional business methods persist - and the real world trumps the virtual - people will continue to travel.
At least there are some technologies around helping to make this sometimes arduous process more seamless, friendly and productive.
"I cannot imagine that Congress would dare leave Washington without a beautiful new Healthcare bill fully approved and ready to go!" he tweeted.
But lawmakers remain split on passing a measure to overhaul former President Barack Obama's signature health law.
Mr Trump vowed to repeal the law, known as Obamacare, during his 2016 campaign.
Arizona Senator John McCain told CBS programme Face the Nation on Sunday that he believes the Republican bill is "probably going to be dead".
But the Trump administration adopted an optimistic tone.
White House chief of staff Reince Priebus told Fox News Sunday the president expected the Senate to approve a healthcare bill either before the start of lawmakers' August recess "or maybe a little bit into" the summer break.
Congress returned to Washington on Monday as a new survey highlighted the number of Americans without health insurance has grown by some two million this year, according to the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.
The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, which would roll back parts of the 2010 Affordable Care Act and cut the tax increases that fund it, has faced mounting challenges.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced late last month lawmakers would delay a vote on the measure until after the 4 July holiday recess.
Liberal groups held protests to express their frustrations over the bill while lawmakers were home for the bank holiday last week.
Eight Republican senators had announced they would oppose the bill and the party can only afford to lose two votes to pass it in the upper chamber.
A version of the bill passed in the House of Representatives in May after facing a similar delay.
Hardline conservatives like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have said they will not support the legislation, arguing the measure does not go far enough to dismantle the law, while moderate Republicans say the bill will harm some of their vulnerable constituents.
The non-partisan Congressional Budgetary Office (CBO) found the bill would strip 22 million Americans of health insurance over the next decade.
The 142-page Senate draft phases out the expansion of Medicaid, a government health programme for low-income Americans, and imposes deep cuts to the policy.
The bill also gives states more latitude in requiring insurers to provide essential health benefits guaranteed under Obamacare, including emergency and maternity care and mental health services.
More than 20 million people gained healthcare coverage under Obamacare.
Senator Cruz has proposed an amendment that would allow health insurers to sell cheaper, basic plans as long as at least one complies with Obamacare regulations, providing a loophole to the requirement that insurance companies charge sick and healthy consumers at the same rate.
Mr Cruz and other conservatives argue it will help lower premiums for healthy Americans, but opponents say it strips protections for sick people and those with pre-existing conditions.
A version of the bill with the Cruz amendment is being scored by the CBO.
The attack happened in the London Road South area of Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Anthony Riley, 25, from Raglan Street has been charged with conspiring to apply a corrosive fluid with intent and is due to appear in court on Friday.
Another man has already been charged with throwing a corrosive fluid with intent to disfigure.
Mr Riley will appear at Ipswich Magistrates' Court in connection with the incident on 14 August.
Leon Thompson, 38, of Alma Road, Lowestoft, is due to appear at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday and has yet to enter a plea.
If a simple majority votes in favour, as is expected, Ms Rousseff will be automatically suspended from office.
Ms Rousseff made a last-ditch appeal to the Supreme Court to stop proceedings, but the move was rejected.
The president is accused of illegally manipulating finances to hide a growing public deficit ahead of her re-election in 2014, which she denies.
Wednesday's debate started an hour late. Of the first 12 senators to speak, only one argued against an impeachment trial.
Senator Telmario Mota of the Democratic Workers' Party said that "this impeachment was born of revenge, hatred and revenge".
He also argued that Brazil's Congress was less popular than President Rousseff "and yet she will have to pay the price".
"What a country is this?" he asked.
Before him, 11 senators said they would vote for the impeachment trial.
They included former football player Romario, who is now a senator for the Brazilian Socialist Party, who said the country was going through "a very serious crisis".
One of the most passionate speakers in favour of the impeachment trial was Magno Malta of the Party of the Republic.
He compared the government of Ms Rousseff to "gangrene" which needed to be removed to make Brazil healthy again.
But the atmosphere in the upper house is a far cry from the packed lower house session on 17 April.
Many seats are empty and senators can be heard chatting amongst themselves while the speeches are going on.
What has been a long, damaging and divisive political process is at a critical moment as the 81 members of the Brazilian Senate prepare to vote on whether or not to subject Dilma Rousseff to a full impeachment trial.
The beleaguered president denies the charges against her - that she illegally concealed the scale of the budget deficit. Brazil's first female leader says that what is really happening, first in the lower house of Congress and now in the Senate, is a judicial coup by her political opponents to remove her from office.
Whatever the real reasons for impeachment, there is no doubt that Ms Rousseff's leftist Workers' Party is deeply unpopular, with Brazil in the middle of an economic crisis and her government embroiled in a huge corruption scandal.
In a recent interview with the BBC, Ms Rousseff appeared to acknowledge that she would be suspended pending an impeachment trial but she said would fight to clear her name and fully intended to resume the final two years of her presidency.
If the vote goes against her, Ms Rousseff will be replaced by Vice-President Michel Temer while the impeachment trial lasts.
She says Mr Temer is a traitor who is taking part in a political coup against her democratically elected government.
Mr Temer was spending Wednesday in meetings with allies, Brazil's O Globo newspaper reported.
If the vote is in favour of an impeachment trial, Ms Rousseff is expected to dismiss her entire Cabinet on Wednesday, governing party Senator Humberto Costa was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying.
That would allow Mr Temer to appoint his own Cabinet when he takes power on Thursday.
Brazil's Attorney General Eduardo Cardozo, the government's top lawyer, said on Tuesday that the Supreme Court should annul impeachment proceedings, arguing that they were politically motivated.
The court rejected the appeal on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Ms Rousseff has promised to fight to the end.
"I will not resign. That never crossed my mind," she said during a speech at a women's rights conference in the capital Brasilia on Tuesday.
The operation on Malala Yousafzai, a campaigner for girls' rights, went well, her father told the BBC.
The attack sparked outrage among many Pakistanis, who gathered in several cities for anti-Taliban protests and held prayers for the girl's recovery.
The militants said they targeted her because she "promoted secularism".
A spokesman for the Islamist militant group, Ehsanullah Ehsan, told BBC Urdu on Tuesday she would not be spared if she survived.
The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad says the authorities will now have to consider how to protect the girl.
He says her family never thought about getting security because they just did not think that militants would stoop so low as to target her.
Two other girls were injured in Tuesday's attack, one of whom remained in a critical condition on Wednesday.
Malala Yousafzai came to public attention in 2009 by writing a diary for BBC Urdu about life under Taliban militants who had taken control of the valley.
By M Ilyas KhanBBC News, Islamabad
Even if Malala Yousafzai survives, life is not going to be the same for her and her family. No place in Pakistan is safe for people targeted by militant groups. She may have to live under state security or in asylum abroad. In either case, her life and her ability to campaign for girls' education in north-western Pakistan will be severely limited.
Malala Yousafzai rose to fame because of her innocent but courageous desire to attend school, which translated into a one-girl campaign of resistance when Taliban captured Swat valley in 2009 and ordered girls' schools closed. Several hundred in Swat and neighbouring Bajaur and Mohmand were destroyed. Only a few in urban areas have been rebuilt.
The government's inability to rebuild is matched by its ambivalence towards the Taliban, which has enabled them to carry out acts of sabotage with impunity. The question is, will it change now? The attempt on Malala Yousafzai's life has shocked and angered the nation, and reports from parliament suggest a wider anti-Taliban consensus might be in the works - something Pakistan's fractious politicians have rarely achieved before.
The group captured the Swat Valley in late 2007 and remained in de facto control until they were driven out by Pakistani military forces during an offensive in 2009.
While in power they closed girls' schools, promulgated Islamic law and introduced measures such as banning the playing of music in cars.
Malala Yousafzai's brother, Mubashir Hussain, told the BBC that the militants were "cruel, brutal people" and urged all Pakistanis to condemn them.
Pakistani politicians led by the president and prime minister condemned the shooting, which the US state department has called barbaric and cowardly.
President Asif Ali Zardari said the attack would not shake Pakistan's resolve to fight Islamist militants or the government's determination to support women's education.
Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Malala in hospital on Wednesday and said the Taliban had "failed to grasp that she is not only an individual, but an icon of courage".
Thousands of people around the world have sent the teenage campaigner messages of support via social media.
Schools in the Swat Valley closed on Wednesday in protest at the attack, and schoolchildren in other parts of the country prayed for the girl's recovery.
Protests were held in Peshawar, Multan and in Malala's hometown of Mingora, and another rally was expected in Lahore.
Late on Tuesday, she was flown from Mingora, where the attack happened, to the city of Peshawar, 150km (95 miles) away, for surgery.
Doctors in Peshawar operated on her for hours before managing to remove the bullet early on Wednesday.
"The operation went well, now she is ok and the swelling is down," her father, Ziaudin Yousafzai, told BBC Pashto.
"Please pray for her, the next 24 to 48 hours are very important. Doctors are saying we don't need to shift her. It's good for her to be here now."
A medically equipped plane had been placed on standby at Peshawar airport as medical experts tried to determine whether she would need further treatment overseas.
Police said they had arrested more than 40 people in the area, but all were later released on bail.
Correspondents say the arrests are part of a routine, and even the police do not believe they have found the attackers.
Swat women on changing life
Diary of a Pakistani schoolgirl
Malala Yousafzai earned the admiration of many across Pakistan for her courage in speaking out about life under the rule of Taliban militants, correspondents say.
She was just 11 when she started her diary, two years after the Taliban took over the Swat Valley and ordered girls' schools to close.
Writing under the pen-name Gul Makai for BBC Urdu, she exposed the suffering caused by the militants.
Her identity emerged after the Taliban were driven out of Swat. She later won a national award for bravery and was nominated for an international children's peace award.
Since the Taliban were ejected, there have been isolated militant attacks in Swat but the region has largely remained stable and many of the thousands of people who fled during the Taliban years have returned.
"I don't know where this came from. There is nothing to pardon," Jay Sekulow said.
On Saturday, Mr Trump said he had "complete power" to issue pardons, following reports he had asked advisers about the scope of his authority.
Criminal and congressional inquiries are underway into alleged collusion between Russia and Trump's campaign.
Earlier in the week, the Washington Post reported that Mr Trump had inquired about his ability to pardon himself, family members or aides in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into claims Russia interfered in the US election.
Mr Trump has reportedly been infuriated that the inquiry has widened to consider his finances and close family.
Presidents have broad abilities to issue pardons and Mr Trump could potentially restrict Mr Mueller's investigation.
His tweet said: "While all agree the U. S. President has the complete power to pardon, why think of that when only crime so far is LEAKS against us. FAKE NEWS."
But Mr Sekulow said they were not looking into the question of pardons.
"We're not researching it, I haven't researched it because it's not an issue we're concerned with or dealing with," he told ABC.
He went on to say whether a president could pardon themselves remains an open question.
"With regard to the issue of a president pardoning himself, there's a big academic discussion going on right now," he added. "From a constitutional, legal perspective you can't dismiss it one way or the other."
A spokesman for the Democratic Party called the reports Mr Trump could pardon himself "extremely disturbing".
US intelligence agencies think Russia tried to help Mr Trump to power. Russia denies this, and the president says there was no collusion.
The new board of Glasgow Clyde College has reversed a decision to take disciplinary action against Susan Walsh.
No reason was given for Ms Walsh's suspension in February.
Last week the Scottish government removed the chairman and board of the college, citing governance failures.
Glasgow Clyde College was formed following the merger of Anniesland, Langside and Cardonald colleges.
Detectives want to speak to Arthur Collins, 25, from Hertfordshire, over the incident which saw 20 people suffer burns inside Mangle E8.
Mr Collins is believed to be the boyfriend of TV personality Ferne McCann. She urged him to go to a police station immediately.
A witness said the attack left two men "unable to see".
Officers believe a dispute between two groups of people resulted in a noxious substance being sprayed directly at two people and hitting others.
Police do not believe the attack was gang related. No arrests have been made.
Ferne McCann appeared in The Only Way Is Essex, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and This Morning.
Three other stars of The Only Way Is Essex - Jamie Reed, Jade Lewis and Chloe Meadows - were also reported to be among the hundreds evacuated from the LoveJuice event.
A spokeswoman for Ms McCann said: "Ferne is aware that the police wish to speak to Arthur Collins and the nature of the accusations against him.
"Obviously these are highly shocking and Ferne has co-operated with the police in their inquiries.
"She was not with Arthur on Sunday night, was not at Mangle, and has no direct knowledge of the events that unfolded.
"As much as anybody she wants to know the truth and urges Arthur to co-operate fully with the police and attend a police station immediately."
Emergency services were called to the nightclub in Hackney at 01:10 BST on Monday.
Twelve people were taken to hospital for treatment, while two men aged 24 and 29 have been taken to a specialist burns unit at an Essex hospital.
A 20-year-old woman, who was also injured in the attack, said "they couldn't see".
She said the men were "two black guys, but their faces were turned white because of the acid".
The witness, who asked not to be named, said she had not see any argument or fight in the club but "in the space of two minutes people went from dancing to the acid being thrown".
"I was standing by the bar and then I got hit by something that at first felt like water but then my arms started blistering," she said.
A 25-year-old woman who suffered burns to her foot said people in the "packed" venue suddenly started shouting "go, go, go" and "let's move, let's move".
She said the acid had caused a "red circle" around her toes around the size of a 50p piece, which caused a strong "stinging" pain.
Some witnesses have criticised security saying sufficient searches had not been carried out at the event but the club's owners have not commented.
The company behind the event tweeted it was co-operating with the police investigation.
The 29-year-old, who moved to Pompey on a free transfer from Crawley in June 2014, initially rejoined the Red Devils on a 28-day deal in February.
Former Exeter and Peterborough keeper Jones has made four appearances and kept one clean sheet since returning to the Checkatrade.com Stadium.
Crawley sit 17th in the table after 33 games and host Newport on Tuesday.
The battle in present-day Belgium on 18 June 1815 saw the final defeat of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, by Allies including the British, led by the Duke of Wellington, and the Prussians.
The university has been obtaining records including books and maps since the end of the battle. It is hosting a public exhibition on 1 May, but prior to that is putting many of its items online for people to see around the world.
In this interactive video, you can take a closer look at some of the exhibits and witness how hundreds of years' worth of records are put on to the internet.
Production by David Keller, John Galliver and John Lawrence.
If you are unable to watch, here is the content included in this interactive video.
Jan Jedrzejewski, 41, of the city, was found unconscious on Keene Street, Lliswerry, at about 23:00 GMT on Thursday and later died in hospital.
Three men and a teenager have been arrested and remain in custody.
Gwent Police has now revealed details of Mr Jedrzejewski's final movements and asked for help from a witness seen on a bike at the time.
The force posted a request for help on Facebook on Sunday.
Supt Glyn Fernquest said Mr Jedrzejewski was last seen in Ladbrokes in Pill at about 19:45 on Thursday, before he left to walk towards Cromwell Road, with officers keen to speak to anyone who saw him between 20:00 and 22:10.
"He was a distinctive man - he was 6ft 2in (187cm), with a stocky build and he was wearing a hi-vis, fluorescent jacket," he said.
"We're particularly interested in speaking to a man seen riding a bike along Cromwell Road, seen opposite the entrance to Keene Street at the time of the incident.
"The man was wearing a dark, possibly black, jacket, blue jeans and a grey or light coloured rucksack on his back. If this is you, please be assured you are not in any trouble. We just need to speak to you. You hold vital information to this inquiry."
Two men aged 18 and a 17-year-old boy were arrested on Friday, with a 43-year-old man arrested on Saturday - all on suspicion of murder.
Barry McNamee's superb pass set up Rory Patterson to strike Derry into the lead in the 10th minute but Keith Treacy levelled 13 minutes minutes.
Lukas Schubert also hit the Pat's woodwork but Derry keeper Gerard Doherty made a series of great saves.
Derry stay third, a point behind Cork City, who have four games in hand.
Fourth-placed Shamrock Rovers are now only three points behind the Candystripes after they defeated Longford Town 2-1 on Friday night.
Despite losing ground to their nearest rivals, Derry boss Kenny Shiels is unlikely to have been overly perturbed by Friday's result.
The manager was forced to start without injured centre-backs Ryan McBride and Aaron Barry which led to call-ups for Harry Monaghan and Conor McDermott.
Monaghan's lack of experience in the centre-back role was clear in the first half as was caught out on a couple of occasions but McDermott produced an impressive full-back display to win his individual battle with former Derry player Mark Timlin.
Patterson's goal came after a brilliant build-up with Schubert, Aaron McEneff and McDermott all involved before McNamee's incisive pass was followed by an accomplished finish.
After Billy Dennehy almost levelled within a minute, Schubert headed against the Pat's woodwork two minutes later in probably the game's turning point.
Pat's were on terms by the 23rd minute as Republic of Ireland international Treacy finished to the net after McEneff conceded possession near halfway.
As Derry lost their way in the remainder of the opening period, goalkeeper Doherty had to make three brilliant saves before half-time to deny two Christy Fagan efforts and a Sean Hoare chance.
The second half was more subdued with the superb Doherty saving a Dennehy effort and Niclas Vemmelund spurning a late headed chance for Derry.
China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province. US policy set in 1979 cut formal relations with Taiwan.
Mr Trump's transition team said he and Tsai Ing-wen noted "close economic, political, and security ties".
The US is Taiwan's most important ally and provides Taiwan with sufficient weaponry to defend itself.
China said it had lodged a "solemn representation" with Washington.
According to the state news agency Xinhua, China urged the US "to cautiously, properly handle Taiwan issue to avoid unnecessary disturbance to Sino-US relations".
Foreign Minister Wang Yi dismissed the call as a "petty trick" by Taiwan, Chinese state media said.
Mr Trump tweeted on Friday that Ms Tsai had called him to congratulate him on winning the US election.
His team said that the US president-elect had also congratulated Ms Tsai on becoming the president of Taiwan last January.
No US president or president-elect has spoken directly to a Taiwanese leader for decades.
Following media reports pointing out the risks of angering China, Mr Trump tweeted: "Interesting how the US sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should not accept a congratulatory call."
The White House has said Mr Trump's conversation does not signal any change in US policy. US media reported that the White House learned of the call only after it had happened.
Mr Trump's spokeswoman said he was "well aware" of US policy towards Taiwan.
Read more: What's behind the China-Taiwan divide?
The split between China and Taiwan goes back to 1949, when the Republic of China (ROC) Kuomintang (KMT) government fled the mainland to Taiwan after being defeated by the communists under Mao Zedong. The KMT held China's seat on the UN Security Council and was, for a while, recognised by many Western nations as the only Chinese government.
But in 1971, the UN switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing. Only a handful of countries now recognise Taiwan's government.
Washington cut formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979, expressing its support for Beijing's "one country, two systems" concept, which states that Taiwan is part of China.
But despite the cut, the US remains, by far, Taiwan's most important friend, and its only ally.
The Taiwan Relations Act promises to supply Taiwan with defensive weapons. It says that any attack by China on Taiwan would be considered of "grave concern" to the US.
China has hundreds of missiles pointing towards Taiwan, and has threatened to use force if it formally declares independence.
President Tsai, Taiwan's first female leader, led the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to a landslide victory in the January 2016 election.
The DPP has traditionally leaned towards independence from China. President Tsai's administration does not accept the "One China" policy.
Read more: Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's shy but steely leader
Mr Trump's decision to turn his back on four decades of US protocol on Taiwan and speak directly to a president of Taiwan has stunned policymakers in Beijing.
Since his election last month, they have struggled to understand who is advising Donald Trump on Asia and what his China policy will look like.
This move will turn concern into alarm and anger.
Beijing sees Taiwan as a province. Denying it any of the trappings of an independent state is one of the key priorities of Chinese foreign policy.
Read more from Carrie: The Trump phone call that will stun Beijing
China's reaction is relatively mild. It doesn't want to get off on the wrong foot with Mr Trump. And it sees Mr Trump as an inexperienced politician, so for now it's willing to forgive him and not play this up.
It may also be somewhat reassured by statements from the US that its policy on China and Taiwan has not changed. But behind the scenes it's safe to say China is working hard to "educate" the Trump team on not repeating such diplomatic faux pas.
This move by Taiwan's President Tsai will further infuriate Beijing and make it distrust her even more and see her as favouring Taiwan's formal independence from China.
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Crispin Blunt's call comes after the Times reported that UK troops fired a missile to destroy a truck packed with explosives by Islamic State militants.
Mr Blunt said it was "not surprising" but there should be "proper accounting for our strategy to Libya".
The Ministry of Defence does not comment on special forces operations.
The attack helped Libyan militias to halt IS's advance on the city of Misrata earlier this month, The Times reported.
How IS's Libya foothold threatens UK
"The convention that we don't comment on special forces operations or seek parliamentary authorisation will be undermined if they are used as conventional forces," Mr Blunt said.
He told the BBC: "I don't think it is particularly controversial that special forces should be taking on the forces of Daesh, the Islamic State."
It was "certainly not a surprise" because King Abdullah of Jordan gave a briefing to US congressional leaders, which was then leaked, that British and French forces were operating in Libya, he added.
"There should be proper accounting for our strategy to Libya. Explain why British special forces are taking part in that strategy and the kind of role you would expect them to play [while] protecting their capacity for operations," he went on.
He said discussion was needed between the Commons government and the foreign affairs and defence committees.
The BBC understands that British special forces - units from the SAS and SBS who operate in small teams - have been in Libya for more than a year, even though officially the government insists there are no British boots on the ground, defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said.
Last month a spokesman for the Foreign Office said the UK was focused on training Libyan security forces to provide security for its newly-appointed unity government, but had no plans to deploy ground troops.
The foreign affairs committee demanded an explanation from the foreign secretary, amid reports the UK was preparing to send 1,000 personnel.
Earlier this year, UN experts said they believed the political and security vacuum in Libya was being exploited by IS, reporting it had "significantly expanded" the territory it controls in the nation and become "increasingly attractive to foreign fighters".
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Explosives expert Lorna Philp told the Old Bailey the device was intended to explode and project metal fragments into those nearby.
Student Damon Smith, 20, denies making or possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life.
He is accused of leaving a homemade improvised explosive device (IED) on a Jubilee Line train in October.
The jury heard the defendant told police the device was only supposed to produce smoke and said he left it on the train as a prank.
Pictures of the device were shown to jurors who were told it was made using materials including sparklers, a fairy light and a wall clock.
Ms Philp said that - in her opinion - it was "an improvised explosive device designed to explode and produce fragmentation that could cause injuries to persons and damage to property within close proximity".
It was not intended to produce smoke, she told jurors.
The presence of ball bearings indicated that "an attempt has been made" to increase the damage caused by the IED by producing "additional fragmentation to cause injuries to persons nearby," Ms Philp said.
She said an ignition section of the device was "viable" and believed it "had functioned" due to charring residue, but had failed to ignite the attached explosive substance.
Ms Philp said the device itself "could have functioned" had some elements of the design been different.
On Wednesday, the Old Bailey heard Mr Smith has Asperger's syndrome, or Autism Spectrum Disorder, and has a keen interest in guns and other weapons that may have been a function of the condition.
The trial continues.
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The 27-year-old, who won silver at last year's world championships, landed a 6.67m jump to finish behind Canada's Christabel Nettey and winner Ivana Spanovic of Serbia.
Fellow Brits Anyika Onuora and Tiffany Porter came fourth in the women's 400m and 100m hurdles respectively.
Compatriot Charlie Grice finished sixth in the men's dream mile.
Meanwhile, world champion Dafne Schippers clocked 21.93 seconds as she cruised to victory in the 200m.
"To run under 22 seconds in these conditions is very special for me," said the Dutchwoman.
"After all the Diamond Leagues I need to rest and train a little bit before the European Championships in my country. No more races until then."
The innovation is called 3D XPoint, and is the invention of Intel and Micron.
The two US companies predict a wide range of benefits, from speeding up scientific research to making more elaborate video games.
One expert described it as a "huge step forward".
"There are other companies who have talked about new types of memory technology, but this is about being able to manufacture the stuff - that's why they are making such a big deal out of it," says Bob O'Donnell, from the consultancy Technalysis.
If all goes to plan, the first products to feature 3D XPoint (pronounced cross-point) will go on sale next year. Its price has yet to be announced.
Intel is marketing it as the first new class of "mainstream memory" since 1989. 3D XPoint retains data when the power is switched off - one of its key advantages over RAM (random access memory), which remains faster.
Rather than pitch it as a replacement for either flash storage or RAM, the company suggests it will be used alongside them to hold certain data "closer" to a processor so that it can be accessed more quickly than before.
Because there are other situations where using today's storage slows things down or introduces constraints.
So-called "big data" tasks are a particular issue.
For example, efforts to sequence and analyse our genes/DNA hold the potential for new and personalised medical treatments.
But copying the huge amounts of information involved backwards and forwards makes this an extremely time-intensive activity at present.
Faster storage would also help cloud services better handle big files.
That could be helpful in the future, for example, if we wanted to stream 8K ultra-high definition video clips without experiencing lags at their start.
And it would also prove a boon to video game-makers.
At present, level designs are limited by how much data can be stored in the RAM - or, strictly, a type of RAM chip called dynamic RAM (DRAM).
That's why players sometimes have to halt their play while they wait for the machine to load a new section.
But if the data can be loaded more quickly from 3D XPoint, the developers should, in theory, be able to deliver them bigger, open worlds and a more seamless experience.
It refers to the fact the technology is made up of a 3D structure featuring layers of wires.
On each layer, the wires run in parallel to each other, but at right-angles to those on the layer below.
In between each layer are vertical sub-microscopic columns, which connect the points at which the wires criss-cross.
Each of these columns contains:
3D XPoint does away with the need to use the transistors at the heart of Nand chips.
Nand works by moving electrons back and forth to an isolated part of the transistors known as their "floating gates" to represent the ones and zeros of binary code.
An issue with this technique is that it cannot rewrite single bits of data at a time. Instead, larger blocks of information have to be wiped and then rewritten to incorporate the changes.
"It's kind of like a parking lot where you want to move one of the cars, but they are all jammed in," Intel executive Rob Crooke says.
"So, you have to shuffle them all around to get one new one in there."
By contrast, 3D XPoint works by changing the properties of the material that makes up its memory cells to either having a high resistance to electricity to represent a one or a low resistance to represent a zero.
The advantage is that each memory cell can be addressed individually, radically speeding things up.
An added benefit is that it should last hundreds of times longer than Nand before becoming unreliable.
Intel suggests not.
Solid state drives - and even slower hard disks - will remain significantly cheaper than 3D XPoint for some time to come, so it makes sense to continue using them to store most files.
The suggestion is the new technology will normally be used instead as an intermediary step.
Rather than copy data directly from the slower types of storage into RAM, programs will anticipate what data is likely to be needed and then transfer it in advance to the 3D XPoint.
As a metaphor, imagine a furniture retailer keeps most of its goods in a distant hub that is cheap to run but has slow road links.
It would make sense for it to build a second smaller depot on land that is more expensive but has motorway access, where it could store a selection of its most in-demand items. As a result, it should take less time to restock stores with bestselling goods.
RAM's speed advantage over traditional storage has long made it the chip of choice to funnel data directly into processors.
However, because it is relatively expensive to produce, computer makers tend to restrict how much they include.
Each megabyte of 3D Xpoint will certainly be significantly cheaper than the equivalent amount of RAM. And the new technology has the added advantage of being non-volatile, meaning it does not "forget" information when the power is switched off.
But, unfortunately it is still not quite as fast as RAM, and some - but not all - applications need the extra speed the older tech provides.
Online gaming companies might want to substitute 3D Xpoint for RAM.
At present, the amount of players that can be hosted on a single server is limited by the amount of RAM it contains.
Switching to 3D Xpoint would cause only a small - and possibly unnoticeable - difference to the performance of many of the simpler titles. But it would radically increase the number of people that could be supported for the same price.
One instance when you might want to use the new chips instead of flash would be to store operating system files that are required every time you boot up your machine.
Many users have already experienced faster switch-on times on new computers thanks to such files being kept on SSDs rather than disk drives. A similar performance leap would be experienced by adopting 3D Xpoint.
"It would make for an instant-on experience," says Intel's marketing director Greg Matson.
Whether that proves tempting will depend on exactly what 3D Xpoint costs and just how precious your time is.
The discovery was made by police during a search of a house in the Sallins area on Saturday evening.
No arrests have been made and enquiries are continuing.
Irish broadcaster RTÉ reports that an AK47 assault rifle has been found along with firearm magazines and assorted ammunition.
Operation Stack was implemented on Tuesday with lorries waiting to cross the Channel queuing on the carriageway.
Industrial action by MyFerryLink workers saw blockades at Calais port and the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles.
Thousands of migrants in France took advantage of the action and tried to board Kent-bound lorries.
On Wednesday police found 350 migrants hiding in vehicles at the French port in the wake of the chaos.
Later in the day, 10 people were found in the back of a lorry in Folkestone.
A Kent Police spokesman said: "They were all fine and taken by police to Dover Immigration Centre and are now under their care."
Another seven suspected migrants were arrested after climbing out of lorries at a service area on the M1 in Bedfordshire.
David Cameron described the scenes at the French port as "totally unacceptable".
The Prime Minister said Britain was considering the possibility of sending more UK officers and sniffer dog teams to Calais, and more fences were being installed at the port as well as around the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.
The Foreign Office has warned travellers to keep their car doors locked in slow-moving traffic heading back to the UK.
The developers said they "look forward to beginning construction by the spring of this year".
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said due diligence would include "rigorous value for money testing".
But he said the deal on the table was "certainly better" than the one last July.
Mr Skates confirmed that the developers had given names of the private investors.
He said he would also assess how the project would be delivered and it would include a fit and proper person test of the directors.
"We will seek clarity on the types and number of jobs directly and indirectly resulting from the project," said Mr Skates in his statement.
He said he wants to know "how those job numbers compare to the initially reported figure of 6,000, as well as the likely number of jobs that would be filled by local people".
The latest developments, while they might seem just bureaucratic, are a significant step for the project.
Nearly 12 months ago the Circuit of Wales plans were kicked into the long grass precisely because the Welsh Government and the company behind the circuit could not agree terms.
A process of due diligence will now begin by independent assessors.
It is a financial process for checking the assets and liabilities of the companies involved. That is expected to take about six to eight weeks.
That needs to happen before any work can begin on the ground.
The Circuit of Wales was at one time claimed to eventually result in 6,000 jobs in the unemployment blackspot of Blaenau Gwent by building a track with hotels and business units.
It has the rights to MotoGP until 2024.
In response to a question from Neil Hamilton AM, Mr Skates said the "deal on the table was certainly better than the one that was presented back in July".
He added: "It justified the position taken back then when we were presented with guarantees amounting to 83% - which is £100m more in guarantees than what we've been able to drive through with this deal.
"However, due diligence is required, as normal, as in every project of this type, to give us confidence that the investment, the potential guarantee draw-down is something the tax payer is comfortable with, something that we are comfortable with, and no investor should fear the due diligence process."
In the last year the project has attracted two new important partners.
In October 2016, the private bank Kleinwort Benson joined Circuit of Wales as its corporate advisor.
The developers then recently teamed up with the Extreme company - which has an online sports channel - with the proposals now including mountain bike trails, a BMX park, stages for live concerts and indoor skiing, a skate park and virtual reality zone.
That development reduced the risk of the project as it would be expected to attract a range of adventure sports and visitors all year round.
The partners claim the development could attract 750,000 visitors a year and inject an estimated £50m into the Welsh economy annually.
The project has hinged on financial guarantees from the Welsh Government.
Last April, the then Economy Secretary Edwina Hart said there was an "unacceptable risk" in guaranteeing it all, 100%. But the company was asked to come back with alternatives.
It was then suggested that after the circuit is built, the Welsh Government would underwrite half the cost the project - and be paid more than £125m over 33 years.
Mrs Hart's successor Ken Skates, keen for "faster progress", finally gave the developers a two-week deadline to produce details of its financial backers.
The plans were first unveiled more than five years ago and included a public inquiry over common land.
A spokesman for the Heads of the Valleys Development Company said: "We are working to a proactive timeline and look forward to beginning construction by the spring of this year."
A striking feature of the story so far has been the mismatch between the rhetoric from those behind the Circuit of Wales and eventual decisions made by the Welsh Government.
Both previous attempts to get ministers to commit public money to underwrite the cost ended up being rejected despite the build-up dominated by bullish comments from directors.
This time they appear to be getting closer, although there is still a gap.
The statement from the Circuit of Wales gives an overwhelming impression of T's being crossed and I's being dotted.
It describes the due diligence as "confirmatory", while in contrast the Welsh Government statement includes a list of "rigorous" checks and poses the fundamental question of whether it is a project that can benefit the people of Blaenau Gwent and Wales.
The 17,000-tonne drilling rig ran aground at Dalmore, near Carloway on Lewis, in a storm in August.
It remains anchored off Lewis awaiting removal. The rig would be floated on to the transport ship, Hawk.
Hugh Shaw, an official overseeing the salvage operation, said Hawk could arrive on or about 20 September.
Following a public meeting in Stornoway to provide islanders with the latest information on the operation, Mr Shaw told BBC Alba that floating the rig on to the ship would require good weather.
He added that the work would involve a number of small tugs, which should begin arriving off the Western Isles over the next few days.
Transocean Winner was being towed from Norway to Malta, from where it was to be moved to Turkey to be scrapped, when it and the ship towing it were hit by a storm off the Western Isles.
The tow line broke and the rig ran aground on the beach at Dalmore.
They will ensure the way victims are treated - and evidence gathered - is the same across Scotland.
Ministers said it was important to ensure a consistent and sympathetic service to support victims.
The government has also launched a survey to find why few female doctors have been willing to be involved in forensic examinations.
It followed claims that some rape victims in the Northern Isles do not report it because they have to travel, without washing, to the mainland for forensic tests.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) will produce the new standards to ensure best practice is applied when examining victims following a rape or sexual assault - including the conditions and way examinations are handled.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said it was important that victims of sexual violence felt confident coming forward, knowing they were going to be supported every step of the way, including forensic examination.
"While the way evidence is gathered and recorded is a top priority for the legal process, it must be balanced with the needs of victims, who may be vulnerable and traumatised," he said.
Sara Twaddle, director of evidence for HIS, said: "It is vital that victims of rape or sexual assault receive the best care and support possible, that they have confidence in the service and that forensic examinations are carried out to the same high standard across the country."
The government said many sexual assault victims wanted to be examined by a female doctor - and more were needed.
It has launched a survey to help ministers understand the barriers for woman getting involved in this area of medicine, with concerns doctors might not realise what is involved - or may be fearful the eventual court process would be time-consuming.
Dr Louise Scott, who carries out forensic examinations in Stornoway, urged more women to do the same.
She said: "When an individual has been brave enough to come forward after sexual assault, healthcare professionals have a vital role as part of that multi-agency response in meeting both the therapeutic needs of the victim and the high standard of evidential requirements.
"Many doctors and healthcare professionals may not realise they already have many of the professional skills required to provide a competent and caring response for victims of sexual assault and that, with the additional training and support available, they could be contributing to a high quality, co-ordinated, sensitive and victim-centred forensic medical response within their community.
"We need more female healthcare professionals prepared to take on this rewarding work, especially those from a GP, sexual health or gynaecology background, and help improve the experience and outcomes for victims."
Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS) said developing new standards should ensure that, no matter where someone lives in Scotland, they can access an appropriate and sensitive response.
RCS national co-ordinator, Sandy Brindley said: "The response someone receives following rape can vary greatly, depending where they live and when the offence took place.
"Forensic examinations conducted in an appropriate location, by a female doctor, with co-ordinated sexual health follow-up and emotional and practical support, could make a huge difference to rape survivors experiences."
The standards are expected to be rolled out before the end of 2017.
Minimum standards for the forensic examinations to victims of a sexual offence were set out in 2013, but they are not obligatory and health boards do not have to formally report on how they are applied.
The 44-year-old started his playing career with the Iron and has agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the League One club.
Nick Daws, who had previously been placed in charge until the end of the season, will be Alexander's assistant.
His first game in charge of the 13th placed side will be Good Friday's trip to Barnsley.
"I'm an ambitious guy, I want to win things. The guys in charge at the club are exactly the same and I'm sure we'll do great things here," Alexander told the club website.
"There are a lot of good players in this squad without a doubt. For whatever reason it hasn't fulfilled its potential this season, but that's my remit - to come and assess, and try to improve it.
"Any manager when he comes into a new club has to look at where he needs to put his stamp on things, and get the players to enjoy their football and play as well as they can."
The former Scotland international guided Fleetwood to League One in 2014, but was sacked last September after a poor start to the season.
He will be the third person to take charge of the team this season after Mark Robins was sacked in January following a 5-0 defeat at struggling Blackpool.
Iron chairman Peter Swann added: "Over the last couple of weeks we've felt it quite important that, if we were to have a manager in place, now would be a good time.
"It made a lot of sense. We have nine games remaining this season and we'll do whatever can be done within that, but it will give him a chance to get organised for the summer, target any new players and plan what we need to do for pre-season training."
Blackpool-born Croft captained the Red Rose for the majority of the season after Tom Smith was injured and led the team to their first T20 Blast title.
He hit five half-centuries in the T20 tournament and scored at an average of 41.61, including two hundreds, as Lancashire were promoted from Division Two of the County Championship.
"I want to help us win more trophies," the 31-year-old said.
"We want to be the first club to defend the T20 Blast and challenge back in the top division of the County Championship.
"It's a really exciting time to be part of this club and it's great to see the talent in the changing room, particularly with some of the younger guys signing new contracts as well."
The length of the new deal has not been disclosed and he becomes the fifth Lancashire player to sign a new contract this week, following Stephen Parry, Kyle Jarvis, Tom Bailey and Gavin Griffiths.
South Korean troops fired about 90 machine gun rounds towards the flying object.
North Korea has flown drones over the border in the past and the incident came at a time of high tension around the heavily guarded border.
The South said the balloons were likely to have come from inside North Korea.
South Korean activists have often flown balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda messages and light goods like snacks in to North Korea, to the frustration of the South's authorities.
But defence ministry spokesman Moon Sang-Gyun said the object on Tuesday had been spherical, not cylindrical like activists' balloons.
South Korea's new president Moon Jae-in said last week that there was a "high possibility" of conflict breaking out at the border.
The pace of North Korean missile tests has increased in recent months and experts fear it indicates progress towards Pyongyang's ultimate goal of putting a nuclear warhead on a missile that could strike the continental US.
On Sunday, North Korea said it had carried out a "successful" test of a medium range ballistic missile.
That came a week after North Korea tested what it said was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead.
The UN Security Council held a closed-door meeting on North Korea on Tuesday evening. In a statement on Monday, it agreed to "take further significant measures including sanctions" to force North Korea to end its "highly destabilising behaviour".
But North Korea's historic ally and main trade partner China said the priority was to push for diplomatic talks.
China's UN Ambassador Liu Jieyi said: "There is no reason why dialogue is not taking place in the current situation," and he stressed all progress in the past "was achieved as a result of dialogue".
Sole guardians of the professional league from 1888 to the Premier League's formation in 1992, the EFL, as it was rebranded in the summer of 2016, is at the centre of the biggest issues affecting the game.
BBC Sport spoke to EFL chief executive Shaun Harvey about:
After a number of former professional footballers came forward with historical child abuse allegations, Operation Hydrant was set up by the police as an over-arching inquiry.
By January, 1,106 cases, implicating 248 clubs, had been referred in what Football Association chairman Greg Clarke called one of the game's biggest crises.
Prior to 1992, the Football League was the major domestic league and a number of its member clubs have been implicated.
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Harvey said: "This has been exceptionally difficult for football. But let's not forget, it has been a lot more difficult for the individuals who were directly affected.
"Other than help the victims, we can't do anything that changes the past. But sexual predators exist in our society. We have to make sure, as an industry, we do everything to repel them at our borders.
"I am satisfied, having seen what goes on today, that we are in an infinitely better place than we were when these historical cases came forward.
"We will never be complacent. We must put in place a culture that allows parents and players to come forward with anything they feel uncomfortable with so we can deal with these matters in the here and now rather than wait for a 20-year review."
There are currently three black managers in charge at the 92 clubs in the top four divisions of the English football pyramid; Brighton's Chris Hughton, Marcus Bignot at Grimsby and Carlisle's Keith Curle.
There have been 29 managerial appointments since Bignot replaced Paul Hurst at Grimsby on a six-month rolling contract on 7 November to become the most recent black manager to be given a job.
In June 2016, the EFL unanimously approved proposals aimed at tackling the under-representation of coaches and managers from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
The new measures were a version of American football's Rooney Rule and included the introduction of mandatory recruitment practices for coaching positions in academy football and a voluntary recruitment code in first-team football.
There has been no change in the number of BAME managers since then. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was sacked by QPR a day before Bignot's appointment.
Harvey said: "It is apparent the imbalance is there, just on a purely statistical basis.
"We have set on this process of trying to address the inequality. There is probably further to go but we have moved the dial to a position that is way beyond where we have been in the past.
"You can't just take a snap shot. The Rooney Rule wasn't an overnight success. It took time. Football needs to be given the same amount of time to achieve the same outcome."
In recent months, Leyton Orient, Morecambe, Coventry, Charlton and Blackpool have all experienced large amounts of disquiet amongst their supporters about the ownership of their clubs.
At others, including Championship trio Nottingham Forest, Blackburn and Leeds, there is an uneasy relationship between the fans and the owners.
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So, is football's fit and proper persons test for club owners and directors doing its job?
Harvey said: "It is purely an objective test. It tests against a set of conditions that ask if you are an appropriate person to own, be a director or be a relevant person at a club. That is as far as it goes. It offers no view on skill or ability. It offers no view on judgement.
"There is always something to be reviewed and we have a responsibility to ensure people are running clubs in their best long term interests.
"But it is very difficult, unless you get into areas of subjectivity, to start engaging on how someone is going to perform.
"We also have to be careful that we don't categorise people as good owners or bad owners because fans' views move, usually because of success on the pitch or ticket prices."
From 2016-17, parachute payments - the money given to clubs relegated out of the Premier League to prevent them suffering major financial problems given the increased contracts needed to compete in the top flight - are expected to be around £90m per club over a three-year period.
It has been suggested they might be reviewed because some promoted teams are choosing not to invest in their squad, knowing they will receive a huge amount of money even if they go down.
Harvey said: "Yes, the allegation has been made that clubs have got promoted, pocketed the cash, then come back down in a very healthy financial situation. In reality, the number of clubs who come into that category are very small.
"The real challenge is maintaining a competitive balance.
"If we can't keep football competitive in the Championship, week in, week out, and clubs don't start the season with a realistic ambition of getting promoted, the competition will eventually die.
"We can't allow that to happen. Neither can we get into a position where clubs are putting themselves in financial trouble chasing the dream of getting promoted."
Prior to 2016-17, when it introduced 'profit and sustainability' rules that would be assessed over three seasons, the EFL's Financial Fair Play regulations were based upon a single season.
In 2013-14, clubs that exceeded losses of £8m were subject to a transfer embargo or a fine if they had been promoted.
Champions Leicester and play-off winners QPR were fined. Both clubs decided to fight their cases through the courts. Neither has been resolved, with Leicester saying on 2 March they were confident of success.
Harvey said: "There are ongoing matters with some clubs who didn't meet FFP requirements in the relevant years. Those issues and debates continue. For everybody's benefit, they need to be brought to a conclusion as quickly as possible.
"The objective of keeping clubs secure for the long term whilst allowing them the ambition to chase promotion is one most people can agree with. The real challenge is how do you achieve it when you have some owners who would like to be able to spend as much money as they choose and we have some who seek a sustainable model so they don't have to invest as much to stay in the division.
"We will never find the right balance exactly but the profitability and sustainability model means we should be in a position where clubs' long-term futures are not messed with and everyone is given a chance of getting promoted."
In January, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said English football would benefit from allowing the reserve teams of major clubs to compete in the Championship.
A similar system applies in Spain, where B teams can be promoted as far as the league below their senior team. In 2016-17, no Spanish B team is higher than the third tier.
The concept has been resisted in England.
In July 2016, Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said it would never happen.
Harvey agrees, and now also dismisses the notion of Scotland's Old Firm, Celtic and Rangers, being invited into English football, an idea that was floated when the subsequently scrapped 'Whole Game Solution' was launched in May 2016.
Asked if B teams or Celtic and Rangers will ever form part of the English pyramid, he said: "As it stands, no.
"The clubs who are the key to the 92 club professional structure make their views clear each time this conversation is mooted.
"They want sovereign clubs playing inside our competition.
"Whilst ever that is the case, it will never change."
Traffic will be diverted via the newly aligned A8 near Bargeddie from 20:00 on Friday 17 February.
The works are part of the wider M8/M73/M74 improvements project.
Transport Scotland said the diversion was necessary to connect the newly built M8 to the existing motorway at Baillieston Interchange.
Project manager Graeme Reid said: "The M8/M73/M74 motorway improvements project is a very significant investment in the central Scotland motorway network which will greatly reduce congestion and boost the economy.
"These scheduled works are a major milestone of the £500m investment in the main route between Scotland's two largest cities, which will see the completion of the M8 between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
"Whilst delays are inevitable on a project of this scale and complexity, and the impact this has on the travelling public is regrettable, these works are necessary to complete the M8 missing link.
"Road users can look forward to realising the benefits of the new motorway when it fully opens to traffic upon completion of these works in spring 2017."
He said the latest phase was the "most significant peak time traffic management" implemented as part of the works.
Ch Insp Craig Linton from Police Scotland added: "In respect of this major piece of works, I would urge drivers to take heed of the diversionary routes, which will be signposted.
"A significant amount of planning has taken place with our partners in Transport Scotland to help minimise the disruption to commuters for the duration of the works.
"We will ensure the diversionary routes are adequately patrolled. Road safety is a high priority for Police Scotland."
It said most of the jobs would go in its aerospace division, with most of the posts being shed in 2015.
It is not clear where the cuts will be made from Rolls-Royce's global workforce of 55,000, 24,000 of whom are in the UK.
However, the Unite union told the BBC there would be 800-1200 engineering jobs cut in Derby and Bristol.
Rolls-Royce also said Finance Director Mark Morris leaves after 27 years with the firm and would be replaced by David Smith, who is promoted from finance director of the Aerospace division.
The company's chief executive John Rishton said: "The measures announced today will not be the last, however they will contribute towards Rolls-Royce becoming a stronger and more profitable company."
Last month, Rolls warned that its underlying revenues for 2014 would be 3.5-to-4% lower than expected.
Unite's national officer Ian Waddell said: "Rolls-Royce is in danger of making decisions in the short term that it will later regret. This is a bitter blow to a proud workforce and we will be doing everything we can to fight for jobs and skills."
The company said voluntary redundancy would be offered, although it could not rule out compulsory redundancies.
Today's announcement on job losses is likely to be the start of a series on cutting costs for Rolls Royce. After a profits warning in February and October, the company is under pressure to act.
Aviation - where these job losses are - has not been as affected by the economic downturn and Russian sanctions as Rolls Royce's land and sea businesses, and those divisions will now be under scrutiny.
Company sources say that the aviation losses are more closely linked to a general cut in global defence spending, greater productivity after investment in new factories and an end of the development phase of the new Airbus A350 and Dreamliner engines.
Those with good knowledge of the company have told me that the 2,600 job losses will be split between civil and defence aviation in the UK and the US, with two-thirds of the losses coming in the UK.
The business hopes that all the losses will be voluntary and the process will be largely completed this year and into the first half of 2015.
The company's UK staff are employed at four locations in the East Midlands, as well as 1,500 at five sites in the North West and 2,400 employees at six locations across Scotland.
A Scottish Enterprise spokeswoman said: "We have been in contact with Rolls-Royce, and at this stage there is no impact on the Scottish operations."
The two largest sites are in Bristol and Derby.
The company said it had become more efficient, and cited the fact a large engineering team, needed for the development phase of two Trent engines, were no longer needed as both these were now in production.
That would point to job losses in Derby, where the Trent engines, used by many international airlines, are built.
Rolls-Royce is the second largest aero-engine maker in the world.
It has customers in more than 120 countries, including more than 380 airlines and leasing firms, 160 armed forces, 4,000 marine customers including 70 navies, and 1,600 energy and nuclear customers.
Rolls-Royce said the job losses would cost it £120m over the next two years, but would bring "annual cost benefits" of £80m once implemented.
A statement from the Department for Business said: "We have consistently supported Rolls-Royce in the UK and will continue to work with them and local partners to support those affected - for example the Talent Retention Solution matches engineering talent with new job opportunities."
TAV Engineering Ltd, of Guildford, Surrey, was found guilty earlier of failing to protect its employees.
Hertfordshire Oil Storage Limited and Motherwell Control Systems 2003, Liverpool, were convicted of breaches at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday.
The blast injured 43 people and homes and businesses were destroyed.
The explosion, which could be heard 125 miles away, happened when a massive vapour cloud ignited after 250,000 litres of petrol leaked from a tank, the court heard.
Motherwell Control Systems 2003 Ltd, which is in voluntary liquidation, was found guilty of failing to protect its employees.
HOSL was found guilty of failing to prevent major accidents and limit their effects - a verdict which could not be reported on Wednesday for legal reasons.
The company pleaded guilty on Friday to causing pollution to enter controlled waters underlying the vicinity around Buncefield, contrary to the Water Resources Act.
TAV Engineering Ltd had denied committing a breach between 1 October 2003 and 12 December 2005.
Total UK and the British Pipelines Agency Limited had already pleaded guilty to offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
The verdicts follow a joint prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency (EA).
They said in a joint statement: "This was the biggest and most complex criminal inquiry we have worked on together - the product of many hundreds of hours of painstaking forensic investigation.
"When companies put workers and members of the public at risk and cause environmental damage we will prosecute.
"When the largest fire in peacetime Europe tore through the Buncefield site on that Sunday morning in December 2005, these companies had failed to protect workers, members of the public and the environment.
"The scale of the explosion and fire at Buncefield was immense and it was miraculous that nobody died. Unless the high hazard industries truly learn the lessons, then we may not be that fortunate in future."
Sentencing of the companies by trial judge Mr Justice Calvert-Smith will take place back at St Albans Crown Court next month.
New York Fed president Mr Dudley said economic turmoil in China had made the case for a rate rise harder to make.
"The slowdown in China could lead... to a slower global growth rate and less demand for the US economy," he said.
The US central bank was also "a long way from" engaging in more quantitative easing to prop up the economy, he said.
Before the recent China turmoil many economists expected rates to be raised at the Fed meeting on 16-17 September.
And only last week minutes from the minutes of the Fed's meeting on 28-29 July showed that policymakers thought then that conditions for a US rate rise "were approaching".
But the turmoil in China's stock markets and the, so-far, limited impact of Beijing's efforts to calm the situation has increased fears of a greater-than-expected slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
That in turn could drag down growth globally, and there have been calls from some economists for the US to now put back any interest rate rises.
However, despite his misgivings Mr Dudley has left the door partly open to the possibility of a rate hike in September.
He said the case for a rise "could become more compelling by the time of the meeting as we get additional information on how the US economy is performing and... international financial market developments, all of which are important to shaping the US economic outlook".
US interest rates have been held at near-zero since the 2008 financial crisis. Should there be a rise, it would be the first interest rate increase in nine years,
Eight men are accused of drilling into a concrete vault beneath the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit company in London over the Easter weekend.
The guard said he was alerted about alarms going off on 3 April, but found everything in order when he visited.
Three men deny conspiracy to commit burglary.
A fourth denies conspiracy to conceal or transfer criminal property.
Kelvin Stockwell, a security guard who worked in the building for more than 20 years, agreed with defence lawyer Nick Corsellis's suggestion of burglars having "inside information".
Mr Corsellis, who is representing Carl Wood, 58, asked the guard: "But it is plain to you, is it not, having worked there for as many years as you have, appreciating the complexities of the security system, where things are located, how things were bypassed, what area of the vault was drilled into, that the people who were involved in this crime must have had detailed inside information to commit this crime."
Mr Stockwell said Alok Bavishi, son of the building's owner, called him about the alarm being activated and was told police were at the scene.
But when the guard arrived at about 12.40am, after the alleged break-in, he found no police officers but instead saw "a young boy and his girlfriend".
"I went to the front of the building and pushed against the front doors, they were secure. I went around into Greville Street to check the fire exit and I looked through the letterbox," he said.
"I called Alok, he said he was about five minutes away in the car. I told him the place was secure, he said 'go home'."
The burglary was discovered on 7 April and Mr Stockwell said he called police after being informed by a colleague.
He said: "I looked and there was a lock on the door and that had been popped, there was a hole through the wall and I saw that we had been burgled.
"On the floor there was drills, cutting material, the lights were on and the second floor (lift) barriers were left open. I went into the yard to get a signal and dialled 999."
Jurors heard the alarm system was monitored remotely by a security firm. The jury also saw photos of the alarm's damaged keypad and the transmitter, which had been removed. The cover to the control unit had also been removed.
Mr Stockwell said the basement and vault were covered by an alarm system but: "You wouldn't hear it from the street".
The burglars took jewels, gold bullion and cash, but boxes containing sentimental pieces or personal effects, and even a taped confession were ignored, the court heard.
The trial continues.
Defendants and charges
Previously John Collins, 75, of Bletsoe Walk, Islington; Daniel Jones, 58, of Park Avenue, Enfield; Terry Perkins, 67, of Heene Road, Enfield and Reader, of Dartford Road, Dartford, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.
They will be sentenced at a later date.
Barrie, who was born Leslie Hulme in Stoke-on-Trent, provided the voice for Pat and many of the other characters in the animated series.
He also famously sang the show's theme tune, which was released as a single and spent 15 weeks in the top 75.
His daughter Lorraine Hulme Peterson said he died at his Buckinghamshire home after a short battle with cancer.
She told BBC News her father, who had a singing career with Embassy Records under the name of Les Carle, was "a master of different character voices" who also found success providing voiceovers for films and television adverts.
His talents saw him appear on an album with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby, provide backing vocals on Top of the Pops for the likes of David Essex and overdub the voices of Larry Hagman, George C Scott and Horst Bucholz.
Mrs Hulme Peterson said her father also gave his voice to adverts, including one for Martini, which starred his idol Frank Sinatra, and another promoting instant mashed potato product, Smash.
Barrie stopped using the name Les Carle when a friend told him it was French for The Charlie and instead took a moniker from combining the first names of his wife's brothers.
He got his most famous role as the voice of Pat in 1981 after recording his voice on tape for Bryan Daly, the songwriter who was working on the show's music.
The stop-motion animated show, created by John Cunliffe and directed by Ivor Wood, was about the adventures of a postman in and around the fictional valley of Greendale, a location inspired by Longsleddale in Cumbria.
Barrie was the narrator of the original 13-episode series and also supplied voices for famous characters such as handyman Ted Glen, the Reverend Peter Timms and farmer Alf Thompson.
He reprised his role in the 1990s when a second series was made and in a rebooted version of the show which began in 2004 before handing over the voice of Pat to actor Lewis MacLeod.
His daughter said that while he was not someone who liked the idea of "being bombarded for autographs, it was lovely to see when children realised who he was".
"He'd do the voice and they'd be gobsmacked," she said.
He also provided the soundtrack for the 1987 animation Charlie Chalk, sang the theme tune for the sitcom Hi-De-Hi and later topped the charts as part of Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band on the Official BBC Children in Need Medley in 2009.
His daughter said he was "most proud of the fact he looked after his family well".
"He was always a very reserved character who just saw it as a job. He was approached to be managed and go a lot bigger in the early days but he chose to decline because he wanted to be there at home.
"His legacy is not so much Postman Pat, he did a lot more and he loved singing after starting in the late 1950s."
BBC Children's director Alice Webb said Barrie "brought a magical warmth to the role of Postman Pat".
She said thousands of children had "grown up listening to his wonderful voice".
"Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this time."
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Some 400 Russian ratings are living in the western French port, awaiting delivery of their controversial new command-and-control ship, the Vladivostok.
By day the sailors receive instruction at an on-shore facility run by the Vladivostok's builders, STX France.
This week they have finally been allowed on board the vessel for the first time.
At the end of the afternoon they return to the Russian navy ship which serves as their sleeping-quarters.
The Russian navy flag - a blue Saint Andrew's cross on a white field, like an inverted Scottish saltire - flies from the stern.
There then follows half an hour of drill, commanders barking out orders as files of sailors parade along the dock. After that they mooch about and play football.
From behind a fence, locals come to stare. The atmosphere is friendly enough - at one point an officer comes over to give a Russian navy badge to a child watching with his parents.
But otherwise there is no contact. No-one here speaks Russian, and the Russians are under strict orders to stay tight-lipped.
A mass of gray steel, its superstructure looming over the town, the Vladivostok is moored a few hundred metres away.
Workers are applying some final touches, but essentially the Mistral-class helicopter carrier is complete and ready for delivery.
In another part of the dockyard not accessible to the public, work has started on a second ship, the Sevastopol.
As with the Vladivostok, the rear part of the Sevastopol - essentially the container part - was built in Russia. It was then transported by barge to the French naval dockyards at Saint-Nazaire for the all-important front section to be attached.
The French government is now in a quandary over whether to go ahead with delivery of the ships.
On the one hand the warships could greatly enhance the power of President Vladimir Putin's navy. And no-one in France wants that, during the current east-west crisis over Ukraine.
But on the other hand, the contract has been signed. And in Saint-Nazaire hundreds of jobs are at stake.
It is beginning to look very unlikely that President Francois Hollande will stop the sale of the first ship, the Vladivostok. It is paid for - and now the Russians have arrived to take delivery.
The fate of the second ship, the symbolically named Sevastopol, is less sure. President Hollande will keep options open on that sale as long as he can.
Sevastopol has long been the Russian Black Sea Fleet's base in Crimea, a "hero" city associated with Soviet sacrifices in World War Two. But Mr Putin's annexation of the whole Crimean peninsula in March drew international condemnation.
Two problems complicate a proposed alternative plan to sell the ships instead to Nato, or a friendly government.
First, as half of the ships was built in Russia, Russia actually owns part of them already.
Second, the ships are designed for Arctic ports with ice-breaking reinforcement. There is no demand for that kind of ship outside of Russia.
Among the local people watching the Russian sailors, feelings are mixed.
"They're not going to use the ship to fight a war against France," says one woman. "So what's the problem?"
But for Jean-Paul Regent, a retired ship-builder, "It's a terribly difficult decision. We need the jobs and the investment. Building ships is what we do here.
"But for Putin's Russia? The destination makes us feel very uneasy. We are all in two minds about it all."
It was felt in Italy too, where voters used a constitutional referendum to unseat a prime minister - and it may yet be felt in France where Marine Le Pen, standard bearer of the far-right National Front, seems certain at least to make it to the second round of the presidential elections next year.
The common thread from Peoria to Pinner to Perugia was a surge of angry resentment at establishment politicians - a populist revolt against being told what it is acceptable to think about issues like globalisation, migration and Europe.
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The mood of the moment in 2016 would have gladdened the heart of Pierre Poujade, the French political activist who is a sort of spiritual grandfather to our age of exasperation.
In the period following World War Two, Poujade ran a stationery shop in the little town of Saint-Cere in the Lot Valley, deep in the heart of south-west France, where fruit is grown, wine is made and foie gras is produced.
The local people in Saint-Cere are close and clannish - the authorities in the nearby cities of Bordeaux and Toulouse are regarded with a degree of suspicion, and Paris is practically seen as a foreign capital.
Steve Bellinger, a British expatriate who runs a local B&B with his wife, summed up the local people for us.
"They tend to be very conservative," he said. "They don't like change and they can be very suspicious of people from other areas. They don't tend to move around very much and they're also wary of Parisians and of what goes on in Paris."
The spark that ignited the righteous rage of Pierre Poujade was a series of visits to Saint-Cere by tax inspectors, whom local shopkeepers saw as meddlesome bureaucrats choking the life out of small businesses with burdensome demands.
We're sick to the back teeth with taxes that fatten up an unjust state. Get the rascals out, we need change!"
Poujade's protests captured the mood of a country that lurched from one crisis to another. France was painfully losing an empire, at war first in Indo-China and then Algeria.
He was an extraordinary orator. At the peak of his powers he gathered a crowd of well over 100,000 Parisians to a rally at the Porte de Versailles, quite an achievement for a country shopkeeper with no established political party behind him.
Prof Jim Shields of Aston University is an expert on that extraordinary period in French history and is in no doubt that Poujade created a kind of "politics of the outsider" which has a direct link to the campaigns for Brexit and a Trump presidency.
He listed for me the characteristics that all populist insurgent campaigns can trace back to Pierre Poujade.
"Weak against strong," he told me, "Ordinary people against remote elites and simple against intellectual."
In the hands of a certain type of politician, Prof Shields argues those attitudes can be intoxicating.
"When Donald Trump rallies forgotten Americans," he says, "when Nigel Farage speaks for the left-behind, when Marine Le Pen appeals to the forgotten and invisible majority, they are all invoking Poujade's defence of the 'little man'."
Poujade is sometimes seen as a figure who emerged from the extreme right, but that misunderstands his appeal and misrepresents his life.
His daughter, Marie-Paul Pons, told me that her father had once told his followers to vote for Socialist presidential candidate Francois Mitterrand because he felt that Mitterrand was prepared to listen to the voices of the forgotten voters of deep, rural France.
For a period in the 1950s Jean-Marie Le Pen - who went on to found the far-right National Front in France - was a member of Poujade's movement, but the two men fell out. Even then Le Pen was an extremist and he was more interested than his leader in professionalising the party and seeking power.
When I asked Madame Pons if she thought her father would have voted for Marine Le Pen in next year's presidential election she was adamant that he wouldn't.
And when I asked why her answer was simple.
"He didn't like extremes," she told me.
Pierre Poujade's movement eventually fizzled out. It had always been a vehicle for expressing popular discontent than a serious political party with a genuine programme for government.
It had a touch of theatricality about it too - a blood-curdling oath of loyalty - and there was a whiff of anti-Semitism in its loathing of France's Jewish Prime Minister, Pierre Mendes France.
Mendes France, who governed with Communist support, enraged the traditional right in France with his enthusiastic support for de-colonisation. And it didn't help that he was known to drink milk at official dinners rather than the great wines of the country he led.
But Poujade lives on in the spirit of the turbulent year of 2016 when the anti-establishment mood he once helped to articulate was felt around the world.
And, interestingly, he lives on too in the dictionary, where you will see "Poujadism" listed.
That puts him in rarefied company - not many politicians have an 'ism' named after them: De Gaulle and Thatcher in relatively recent times, Stalin and Lenin from a more distant past.
Poujade never won power - and probably never wanted it - but his place in history and in the dictionary is assured. The way in which his spirit reverberated in the events of 2016 is testament to the power of the populist spirit he represented.
The collision happened on the A6094 between Wallyford and Dalkeith at about 14:40 on Monday.
The grey Lamborghini Gallardo had been travelling southbound on the A1 and exited at the Wallyford junction before going on the A6094 towards Whitecraig.
A maroon-coloured Ford Focus and a green Ford Fiesta were going in the opposite direction when it happened.
Three men and two women were taken by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.
The road was closed while police investigated the scene and officers are appealing for witnesses.
PC Julie Bishop, of Police Scotland, said: "Our inquiries into this matter are ongoing and I would be interested to hear from anyone who saw these vehicles prior to the collision to contact police.
"Likewise, I would ask anyone who saw the collision itself to come forward if they have not already done so."
Paul Mason, from Ipswich, weighed 70 stone (440kg) at his heaviest before he had gastric by-pass surgery.
Surgeons at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York have carried out the operation to remove 10lbs (4.5kg) of loose skin.
Mr Mason, who gave up hope of having the procedure performed on the NHS, said it had "gone well".
"My arms feel like feathers and my chest is back where it should be," he said.
It is the second time Mr Mason has undergone such surgery after he had excess skin removed from his legs and midriff in May 2015.
Mr Mason, who lost 45 stone (285kg) after the initial gastric by-pass in 2010, said once he has recovered from the latest operation he will embark on a fitness regime.
"I will be having treatment for my severe arthritis in my knees and left foot, which will give me my mobility back," said the former postman.
Mr Mason said he plans to ride his bike, complete a 5km (3.1m) run and go regularly "to the gym and swimming pool".
He also thanked Dr Jennifer Capla, who donated her time for the operation, and her team, as well as "everyone else that made this surgery happen".
Speaking at the Edinburgh Festival, the Commons Speaker said: "If the House wants to change its procedures, it can, if they vote to do so."
MPs currently register their approval by shouting: "Hear, hear!" - clapping is considered un-Parliamentary.
But if MPs lifted the ban on applause, the Speaker promised to be "the servant of that new procedure".
Mr Bercow made his remarks, which were reported by the Herald at a fringe event organised by the University of Edinburgh's Business School.
He pointed out that currently the Commons "doesn't like applause as a method of approval".
Last May, Mr Bercow told SNP MPs to stop clapping during a speech by the SNP leader at Westminster Angus Robertson.
He advised them: "The convention that we do not clap in this chamber is very, very long established and widely respected, and it would be appreciated if members showed some respect for that convention."
The SNP heeded the Speaker's request and stopped clapping in the chamber although the Scottish Nationalist MP, Mhairi Black recently remarked: "So you're not allowed to clap like an ordinary person, but you're allowed to bray like a donkey."
Clapping is permitted in the Scottish Parliament.
After the general election the number of SNP MPs went up from six to 56 - it's now the third largest party at Westminster.
Clapping aside, the Speaker praised the party for its behaviour and attitude in Parliament.
Mr Bercow: "I think the significant thing is that, whatever you think of the SNP, their Parliamentary party has said something very significant by its behaviour since May about group solidarity.
"They turn up in large numbers, they turn up very regularly, they turn up to support each other and a lot of them are already proving to be very good parliamentarians."
The Speaker, who must maintain strict political impartiality, added: "It's not for me to support the SNP or oppose the SNP and I wouldn't dream of doing so, but I'm simply saying respect where it's due."
As an example of SNP influence, he cited the Commons row over changing the rules in England and Wales on hunting with dogs,
Mr Bercow said: "They have already scored a notable political victory - I'm not making any comment on the merits or otherwise of the arguments - in the sense that there was to be a vote brought forward on the subject of hunting and whether to amend the law on hunting to liberalise it somewhat.
"The government chose not to bring forward that measure and that did follow the announcement by the SNP that they would in fact vote against the government. I think there is a link there and I think they certainly packed a punch on that subject."
The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) said Turkey shot at its forces in the town of Tal Abyad on Sunday.
The YPG has been a key ally of the US in fighting the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.
Turkey fears advances by the YPG near its Syrian border could fuel separatist sentiments amongst Kurds in Turkey.
The attacks come amid increasing tensions in Turkey ahead of elections.
"We said the [YPG-aligned Democratic Union Party] PYD will not go west of the Euphrates and that we would hit it the moment it did," Mr Davutoglu told Turkish ATV television late Monday.
He gave no further details.
It is not the first time the YPG has said Turkey has attacked them. In July they said Turkey had shelled them in the Kurdish-held village of Zormikhar, which Turkey denied.
In a separate incident, Turkey has confirmed detaining 30 IS militants during a dawn raid on Tuesday.
Police conducted simultaneous operations against IS cells in the central Anatolian city of Konya and the nearby town of Cumra, the Dogan news agency reported.
It comes a day after a deadly shoot-out with suspected IS militants in the city of Diyarbakir on Monday which left two police officers and seven militants dead.
Another five officers were injured and 12 militants were detained, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said.
AFP news agency said this was the first clash with IS militants on Turkish soil since Turkey launched air strikes on IS targets in Syria in July.
Turkey has stepped up operations against IS since the group was blamed for twin blasts that killed more than 100 people in Ankara this month.
Tensions are running high in Turkey just five days ahead of general elections.
The double bombing in Ankara - targeting a Kurdish peace rally - was the country's most deadly, and came amid an upsurge of fighting between Turkish forces and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels.
Prime Minister Davutoglu said the bombings were an attempt to influence the 1 November elections.
Many of the victims were activists of the pro-Kurdish HDP party, which believes its delegation at the rally was specifically targeted.
The picture released by Operation Resolve of people caught up in the disaster on 15 April 1989 comes after three previous witness appeals.
Pictures of 59 people have already been released, with 28 identified so far.
Ninety six Liverpool FC fans died following the crush at the FA Cup semi-final at the Hillsborough stadium.
The appeal was launched at the request of coroner Sir John Goldring and the victims' families.
Investigators urged people to heed warnings and advice issued by the coroner and the office of the Attorney General about not passing comment on the appeal or any other aspect of the disaster on social media and forums.
Images of all those yet to be traced are shown on the Operation Resolve website.
The fresh inquests being held in Warrington, Cheshire, are due to continue on 1 June.
They were found in the Drumtara estate on Sunday morning. Police have said the circumstances surrounding the deaths are being investigated.
Ch Insp Keith Jackson said: "The investigation is at a very early stage and there are no further details at this time."
Post-mortem examinations will be carried out later.
The Englishman, the 2010 champion, beat the 2014 winner 9-4 6-6 to move into the men's singles quarter-finals.
Commonwealth Games champion Burnett had already won the men's pairs and mixed pairs finals this week and said the heavy schedule had taken its toll.
"Greg played very well and deserved to win. I unfortunately did not turn up," the Scot told BBC Sport.
"And, if you don't play your best, you are going to struggle at this level.
"But it is fantastic to win two world titles. That's me completed the set, so I can't complain."
Harlow was delighted with his own game.
"I was very comfortable out there and got off to a very good start and that settled me down, but I knew Darren would battle all the way," he said.
Harlow now faces fellow Englishman and world number one Nick Brett in the last eight.
The run of 19-year-old Englishman Connor Cinato came to an end when he was beaten by unseeded compatriot Jamie Chestney 10-3 8-3.
Chestney faces fourth seed Robert Paxton, who beat fellow Englishman Mark Royal 6-7 12-5 2-0.
Holder Alex Marshall and former world champion Stewart Anderson both survived tie breakers on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals.
Marshall, who has won the title a record six times, edged out England's Mark Dawes, the 16th seed, 2-1 after two sets finished all square at 7-7.
Anderson, the winner in 2013 and seeded ninth, beat English eighth seed Mervyn King, the 2006 champion, 11-2 3-8 2-1.
The two Scots now face each other in Friday's quarter-finals.
David Gourlay, the 1996 champion who is the sixth seed, faces English qualifier Mathew Orrey after beating fellow Scot Jonathan Ross, the 11th seed, 7-2 9-4.
Gourlay next faces Orrey, who beat compatriot Simon Skelton 7-10 7-6 2-1.
The government has promised a "war" against pollution in "every corner" of the land, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
The report adds that the new law requires officers to show "zero tolerance" for those who illegally dispose hazardous waste and fabricate environmental monitoring data.
Media outlets have termed the new environmental law, which will come into effect next year, "the toughest in history".
A report in the Global Times notes that local governments will be required to "scrap rules that hinder environment law enforcement by June 2015".
Wang Canfa, an environmental specialist at China University of Political Science and Law, highlights that the announcement of the new environment law was made by the State Council - China's top policy making body.
"This shows that the state has placed great emphasis on the execution of the law," he tells The Paper.
Staying with environmental news, several media outlets are also discussing a proposal to introduce stricter controls on the use of cars in Beijing.
This comes after Beijing's executive Vice-Mayor Li Shixiang said that the city was studying the feasibility of allowing the use of odd and even number plate cars on alternate days.
A temporary odd-even license plate policy was imposed during the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) Summit earlier this month.
Noting the unhappiness of some car users over the proposed scheme, the Xinhua News Agency says some drivers may feel that they are being asked to "sacrifice their interests".
"The main concern of the public over the restriction is that the authorities should not place all pressure of cleaning up the air on the public," says the news agency.
The commentary urges the government to "lessen the price that the public has to pay" to curb pollution.
Turning to other news, some media outlets reiterate that the people in Hong Kong must respect the "mighty central government" which has "comprehensive jurisdiction" over the territory.
Several activists appeared in a Hong Kong court on Thursday to face charges of obstructing bailiffs.
The protesters were detained on Tuesday and Wednesday amid violent clashes over the clearance of the Mong Kok protest site by authorities.
Describing the police action as a "crucial move" to put the city "back on track", the China Daily concludes that the clearing operation "has spelt the defeat" of the street campaign.
"The political adventure supported by outside forces, who are scheming to curb the rise of China, was doomed to fail from the very beginning," says the daily.
And finally, several media outlets are closely following events in North Korea after the younger sister of leader Kim Jong-un was referred to as a senior party official for the first time in state media
Kim Yo-jong, who is in her mid to late twenties, was identified for the first time as a vice-director of a department within the powerful Central Committee, according to North Korea's state media KCNA.
Zhang Liangui, an expert on North Korean affairs at the Central Party School of the Communist Party, tells the Beijing News that the announcement is "not a sudden move" because Ms Kim was seen in various "cultural and educational activities" earlier this year.
"She has appeared in the media for a number of times before the announcement, and Pyongyang had vaguely listed her as a leader," says the pundit.
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Years of fighting caused massive destruction, until a partial ceasefire took effect at the end of last month.
Drone footage reveals how much of the rebel-held eastern part of Aleppo - once Syria's commercial centre - now lies in ruins.
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Moeen scored 128 and shared 172 for the first wicket with the stuttering Ian Bell, who contributed 54.
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But, when they were parted, England could only manage 131 runs in the final 20 overs as they posted 303-8.
Still, it was too many for Scotland, who never threatened an upset, despite Kyle Coetzer's 71, and were bowled out for 184, with Steven Finn taking 3-26.
Following heavy defeats against co-hosts Australia and New Zealand, the success in Christchurch provides England with a much-needed morale boost.
However, little can be learned as to whether England are in better shape for the sterner tests to come - starting with Sri Lanka in Wellington on Sunday - given the nature of the opposition.
Scotland are the lowest-ranked one-day international side in Pool A and slip to the bottom of the table following the three-wicket defeat by New Zealand in their opening game.
Preston Mommsen's side face Afghanistan on Thursday, likely to be their best chance for success in the tournament.
Still, there were times when they troubled England. An attack which began poorly improved to take eight wickets in the final 20 overs and ensure that Eoin Morgan's men did not fully capitalise on a platform of 172-0 after the first 30.
At one point around the beginning of the batting powerplay, England lost three wickets for two runs in three overs, Moeen being caught on the leg-side boundary from the off-spin of Majid Haq, Gary Ballance continuing his poor run by chopping on to his own stumps and Joe Root edging behind.
Before that, Moeen, who gave a half-chance to cover on only seven, scored freely, particularly through fierce pull shots and lofts down the ground.
His 107-ball knock included five sixes and 12 fours and his second ODI century is also his highest score.
In contrast, Bell never looked fluent, scratching his way to a half-century in an 85-ball innings that contained only two fours.
It was Bell's wicket, caught at extra cover off the medium pace of Richie Berrington, that began England's slide, a decline halted by the late impetus of Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler.
Patient at first, Morgan accelerated to a 42-ball 46, including two sixes, while Buttler contributed an inventive 24 from 14 deliveries.
If the win was most welcome for England, then next will be the runs scored by Morgan, who had managed only 19 in his previous five innings.
The target of 304 always seemed beyond Scotland and they never came close to pulling off a first win against a Test-playing side as they slumped to a 10th defeat in as many World Cup matches - joining the Netherlands with the worst record in the tournament's history.
England put in comfortably their best bowling performance of the tournament, admittedly under little pressure, picking up wickets at regular intervals.
Finn, who conceded 49 runs in two overs against New Zealand, was the pick of the seamers, while Moeen (2-47) had Coetzer caught at long-on to end his resistance for 71.
Coetzer had earlier added 60 with Mommsen, who swept Root to deep square leg to spark the collapse that accelerated the end of the contest.
Six Scotland players were dismissed for singles figures as they lost their final seven wickets for 70 runs.
There were two wickets apiece for James Anderson and Chris Woakes, ensuring England's margin of victory was extremely comfortable.
But, the fact it could have been greater suggests there is still plenty of room for improvement.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says resulting aerodynamic forces caused the brakes to be actually deployed, tearing apart the craft.
The NTSB has been probing what caused the craft to break up over the Mojave Desert in a test flight 10 months ago.
The accident killed co-pilot Michael Alsbury and badly injured the pilot.
The Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft was flying a manned test last October when it experienced what the company described at the time as "a serious anomaly".
It had been undergoing a powered test flight over the desert north of Los Angeles.
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson said after the disaster that he was "shocked and saddened" by the "tragic loss".
NTSB chairman Christopher Hart said on Tuesday that he hoped the investigation would prevent a similar accident recurring, adding that the safety board had learned "with a high degree of certainty the events that resulted in the break-up".
"Many of the safety issues that we will hear about today arose not from the novelty of a space launch test flight, but from human factors that were already known elsewhere in transportation," he added.
Both pilots were employed by Scaled Composites, the company that designed the craft.
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Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
England's path to Poland and Ukraine next summer looked to be a smooth one as goals from Ashley Young and Darren Bent gave them a comfortable lead after 31 minutes.
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But England's final qualifier, played out in the hostile surroundings of Podgorica City Stadium, turned on two incidents that will have cast a cloud over Capello's delight at reaching another major tournament.
Elsad Zverotic gave Montenegro hope with a goal with the last kick of the first half - and when Rooney was deservedly shown red by referee Wolfgang Stark, England were placed under pressure they could not survive.
Just as the clash entered stoppage time Dzudovic crossed for Andrija Delibasic to head in at the far post for a goal that gave Montenegro the point that puts them into next month's qualifying play-offs.
Rooney's sending off will be the main talking point, however, and his actions once again raise questions about his temperament that he looked to have gone a long way towards answering in recent times.
The Manchester United striker's explosive response to a block from Dzudovic was a complete over-reaction and the consequences quickly dawned on Rooney as he made his way off.
England and Capello can now make plans for Euro 2012, but they will be without Rooney for at least the opening group match and perhaps more should Uefa decide to increase his suspension.
Capello warned his players that caution was not an option as they went in search of the result that would take England to Euro 2012. And his message was carried out to the letter in the opening exchanges as England played with a tempo and threat Montenegro struggled to subdue.
Theo Walcott's final pass has often drawn criticism but there could be no complaint in the 11th minute when his perfect delivery to the far post only required a stoop and a nod of the head from Young to put England ahead.
Capello can now turn his attention to next summer, but only the wildest optimist would study England's body of work and their squad and predict success in the face of competition from the likes of Spain, Holland and Italy
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And with the sting drawn from Montenegro's gifted attacking players and thunder and lightning crackling around the small but atmospheric arena, England's rain-soaked fans were celebrating a second goal after 31 minutes.
Bent was again left with the simplest of finishes when Rooney picked out Young and he unselfishly crossed for Bent to tap in from inside the six-yard area.
Even then the perfectionist Capello was not happy, almost dancing in his technical area in fury when Gareth Barry wasted possession, constantly urging England to maintain the tempo that saw them take such a measure of command.
Just as a satisfactory 45 minutes looked to be drawing to a close without further incident, England conceded a sloppy goal with the last act of the half. Fatos Beciraj was allowed time and space to find Zverotic, whose shot took a crucial deflection off Gary Cahill's boot and out of Joe Hart's reach.
In a single moment Montenegro and their supporters were given fresh impetus and encouragement. Beciraj tested Hart with a low shot before teenager Phil Jones, on his England debut, suffered an anxious moment when Stevan Jovetic went down under his challenge, leaving the youngster clearly relieved to see referee Stark wave away Montenegro's appeals.
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Capello made a change on the hour which was presumably enforced by injury as the excellent Young was replaced by Stewart Downing. And four minutes later Bent went off to allow Frank Lampard to come on and restore England's earlier midfield superiority.
As England attempted to steady the ship, the Rooney flashpoint occurred 17 minutes from time. He was involved in little more than a routine battle for possession near the touchline before lashing out at Dzudovic.
Dzudovic made the most of the offence but Rooney could have no complaints when he was shown a red card.
The final twist came with that late equaliser. The final whistle brought celebrations from both sets of fans - but utter dejection for the tormented Rooney.
Sandro scored twice for Malaga to keep Granada seven points adrift, with only four La Liga games remaining.
Former Arsenal and England defender Adams, who was sporting director at Granada, is only expected to stay in charge until the end of the season.
"Nobody wants relegation on their CV. The players need to keep fighting and giving everything," he said.
Granada are yet to score in their three games under Adams, who was relegated to the fourth tier of English football in his first managerial job at Wycombe in 2004.
Adams added: "We started the game brightly, but then seemed to lose confidence. In the second half Malaga exposed our weakness. We tried, but we weren't good enough.
"I need to get the team motivated. We've got to give the fans something to cheer about."
Match ends, Granada CF 0, Málaga 2.
Second Half ends, Granada CF 0, Málaga 2.
Federico Ricca (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Granada CF).
Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aly Mallé (Granada CF).
Goal! Granada CF 0, Málaga 2. Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Ontiveros.
Martín Demichelis (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adrián Ramos (Granada CF).
Luis Muñoz (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gastón Silva (Granada CF).
Attempt missed. Duda (Málaga) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Camacho.
Attempt missed. Duda (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Substitution, Málaga. Javier Ontiveros replaces Recio.
Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Uche (Granada CF).
Recio (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aly Mallé (Granada CF).
Offside, Málaga. Luis Muñoz tries a through ball, but Sandro Ramírez is caught offside.
Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Recio.
Pablo Fornals (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Uche (Granada CF).
Foul by Duda (Málaga).
Aly Mallé (Granada CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Uche (Granada CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Ponce.
Foul by Luis Muñoz (Málaga).
Martin Hongla (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Granada CF. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Isaac Cuenca.
Foul by Duda (Málaga).
Aly Mallé (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luis Muñoz (Málaga).
Gastón Silva (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Málaga. Martín Demichelis replaces Juankar because of an injury.
Foul by Diego Llorente (Málaga).
Isaac Cuenca (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Aly Mallé (Granada CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match Juankar (Málaga) because of an injury.
Juankar (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Martin Hongla (Granada CF).
Tens of thousands are expected to march to a memorial on the outskirts of the capital, Yerevan, to lay flowers.
Later, the presidents of Russia and France will be among foreign leaders attending a ceremony.
Turkey strongly objects to the use of the term genocide to describe the killings and the dispute has soured relations between Turkey and Armenia.
Turkey argues that there were many deaths on both sides during World War One.
A memorial service will also be held in Turkey on Friday and its prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has said the country will "share the pain" of Armenians.
However, he has reiterated Turkey's stance that the killings were not genocide.
On Thursday the Armenian Church canonised the 1.5 million people it says were killed in the massacres and deportations.
It said it wanted to proclaim the martyrdom of those who died for their faith and homeland.
After the ceremony, bells tolled in Armenian churches around the world.
Also on Thursday, German President Joachim Gauck described the killings as genocide, on the eve of a debate in the German parliament on the issue.
Earlier this month, Turkey recalled its envoy to the Vatican after Pope Francis also used the word genocide in a reference at a Mass at St Peter's Basilica.
Friday's commemorations will be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and France's President Francois Hollande.
France has been a strong advocate of recognising the killings as genocide and President Hollande has pushed for a law to punish genocide denial.
The issue has strained Franco-Turkish relations.
Hundreds of thousands of Armenians died in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks, whose empire was disintegrating.
Many of the victims were civilians deported to barren desert regions where they died of starvation and thirst. Thousands also died in massacres.
Armenia says up to 1.5 million people were killed. Turkey says the number of deaths was much smaller.
Most non-Turkish scholars of the events regard them as genocide - as do more than 20 states, including France, Germany, Canada and Russia, and various international bodies including the European Parliament.
Turkey rejects the term genocide, maintaining that many of the dead were killed in clashes during World War One, and that many ethnic Turks also suffered in the conflict.
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Nigel Farage clearly is hoping to be a giant gooseberry in the relationship between the prime minister and the president-elect. But can he take a role? Should he? And does his grinning picture outside the Trump Towers' golden lift actually create any problems for Mrs May?
As the PM prepares to give her first big foreign policy speech at the Guildhall, Mr Farage's antics are clearly deeply annoying for Number 10. One source said they were "maddening".
Mrs May's team had no prior knowledge of the meeting, and found out the same way as everybody else, when Mr Farage turned up at Trump Towers in New York, before posting a picture with a smile as wide as Mr Trump's ego after their meeting, and later apparently enjoying a cigarette break on the balcony of the his penthouse.
Just at the moment, when Mrs May's government is trying to get to grips with a new administration - a largely unexpected one - across the pond, Mr Farage pulls off one of his biggest achievements in a career of winding up Conservatives.
But let's be clear. Despite a few MPs suggesting the contrary, it is about as likely as Mrs May taking selfies with 10-year-old Barron Trump on the patio outside the Cabinet Room that she will end up giving Mr Farage an official role.
But right at the time when Number 10 is trying to organise its visit to Washington DC, after being the ninth seat of government to receive a call from Trump Towers, Mr Farage's mini-break certainly looks bad for Mrs May, implying that he has more clout than she does, that it's the UKIP leader, not the prime minister, in charge of our ties with the US.
It matters not, perhaps, because it was Mr Farage, or because of the temporary story about the embarrassment. But because the relationship between the UK and the US matters enormously, and like any diplomatic tie, it is created and maintained through the painstaking application of protocol.
The Farage-Trump visit demonstrates, as one diplomat put it, that Mr Trump is "deeply unorthodox", that he is not interested in sticking to any convention.
That was, after all, a huge part of his political appeal for those who backed him. But for Mrs May, as she embarks on building a relationship with Trump and his team, there's no predicting what he will do.
And she has also been criticised from the left, for refusing to condemn some of his most controversial beliefs. The prime minister finds herself with no map, little guide on how her most important ally will behave.
Whether or not Mr Farage keeps popping up, that's a problem she could do without.
Slamming the door of the kebab shop shut, two teenagers stuff a handful of chips into their mouths and walk down West Street.
It is a scene that is repeated up and down high streets in England.
But the title of fattest town fell to Boston in 2007 after a series of NHS community health profiles showed 31% of adults in Boston - a mid-sized market town famed for its sausages - were obese.
However, local health workers in the town say the tide has turned.
Health trainer Siobhan Bernadin, 52, who weighed as much as 23 stone (146kg), struggled with obesity for years.
Her weight problems peaked after she broke her spine in a horse-riding accident and lost her husband to kidney disease.
"It was especially hard when I was immobilised and in a wheelchair - the weight just piled on. My husband died and I started comfort eating."
She said her GP "sort of gave up on me" and suggested a gastric band, but she changed her mind after seeing some leaflets about health trainers in Boston.
Mrs Bernadin, who now works part-time for Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Services, lost nearly seven stone (38kg) over five years.
"It was the small and realistic changes to my lifestyle that made the difference," she said, such as keeping a food diary, adding a piece of fruit to every meal and sticking to a strict exercise regime.
Health experts say they do not have adult obesity figures more recent than 2006 because the cost of collecting them has become too expensive.
But annual child obesity statistics are available - and they show an encouraging trend.
Public Health England has found the proportion of obese children in Year 6 (12-year-olds) in Boston has fallen over the past year from 22% to 17.5%, something that is not reflected nationally.
Although the figures for that age group tend to fluctuate, they indicate an overall decline in child obesity in the town and surrounding area over the past six years.
East Midlands GP Ian Campbell, who specialises in obesity, said he was pleasantly surprised but also convinced the battle is not yet won.
"We are slowly tackling the rate of increase in obesity but the total numbers are still going up - 25% of adults remain obese nationally.
"We all sit on our backsides and watch telly and play on Xboxes and we drink far too much alcohol, and snack on sweet foods whenever we want when once they were rare treats.
"Town planners need to make sure the streets are lit - so children can run and walk safely - and reduce the speed limit for the same reason.
"We need to make it attractive to go to the gym and to the swimming pool - all this needs to be made affordable."
Steps have been taken to tackle the town's problem.
Giant climbing frames for adults in town parks, guided walks over the fens and cooking classes where low-income families can learn to prepare home-grown vegetables are all now available.
Mrs Bernadin said those who struggle with weight problems, as she did, "need a lot of hand holding until they feel comfortable about themselves".
"It is a big confidence issue and often involves mental health and alcohol problems - they are all interconnected."
She said some people, for instance, will not go to aqua aerobics because they are afraid of what they will look like in a swimming costume.
"They have to set their own goals - we simply help them to achieve them. It is ultimately your lifestyle that makes the difference."
Although Lincolnshire still has a slightly higher rate of obesity than the rest of the country, local authorities like Boston Borough Council say they have pushed hard to change attitudes.
Ideas like the introduction of child-sized plates at schools have made a dent, health consultant Chris Weston said.
"Children don't need a huge scoop of chips - and the plates drive the point home," Mr Weston said.
"The whole of the east coast in Lincolnshire including Boston is one the most deprived areas of the country - incomes and aspirations are low.
"As sure as eggs are eggs - there is a strong link between deprivation and health."
Boston butcher Scott Palmer is convinced more fresh meat and vegetables would help make a difference.
"The people in Boston people who are overweight ... that is probably the result of a poor diet. Often their diet is full of ready meals which are full of fat.
"Lincolnshire is renowned for its cauliflower and broccoli but still has a problem with overweight people - that's quite ironic."
In an interview, the former One Directioner and the US model talked about borrowing each other's clothes.
They were photographed in colourful, fairly androgynous clothes.
But readers mocked the magazine for its definition of the phrase, pointing out that what you wear does not make you "gender fluid".
Many on social media pointed out that the term refers to people with a particular transgender identity, who do not conform to societal expectations of male or female or identify as either.
For instance Jacob Tobia wrote in Cosmopolitan: "If you're going to talk about a marginalised community, talk to that community.
"Unlike how this new Vogue cover shoot presents it, the lived experience of being gender-nonconforming is rarely that fun and glamorous."
Vogue describes a conversation between the pair, with Hadid telling Malik: "I shop in your closet all the time, don't I?".
The 24-year-old singer then replies that he borrowed an Anna Sui T-shirt from her, adding: "I like that shirt. And if it's tight on me, so what? It doesn't matter if it was made for a girl."
Hadid, 22, agrees, saying: "Totally. It's not about gender. It's about, like, shapes. And what feels good on you that day.
"And anyway, it's fun to experiment."
Vogue writer Maya Singer comments in the piece, in US Vogue's August issue, that for many young people "gender is a more or less arbitrary distraction" and that there is "a terrific opportunity for play".
She says "this new blase attitude toward gender codes marks a radical break", adding: "For these millennials, at least, descriptives like boy or girl rank pretty low on the list of important qualities - and the way they dress reflects that."
But poet Tyler Ford, who's quoted in the accompanying article exploring gender norms, tweeted (with an eyeroll emoji): "The only mention of the word 'trans' is by me via interview."
Journalist and author Hannah Orenstein said she would have preferred Tyler to have been profiled instead of Hadid and Malik, tweeting: "Zayn and Gigi are profiled in this piece on gender fluidity because... they borrow each other's clothes sometimes?"
Another reader noted on Twitter: "Y'all notice Zayn isn't out here wearing dresses."
And Colette Fahy wrote: "All Z & G say is that they borrow each other's clothes. Such a big jump for the mag to declare gender fluidity."
In a statement issued on Friday, a Vogue spokeswoman said: "The story was intended to highlight the impact the gender-fluid, non-binary communities have had on fashion and culture.
"We are very sorry the story did not correctly reflect that spirit - we missed the mark.
"We do look forward to continuing the conversation with greater sensitivity."
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His style influenced a generation of modern singers such as George Strait, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson and Vince Gill to name but a few.
Though he never enjoyed the same pop success as such other country greats as Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard's success in the country charts was staggering.
Only country singers Conway Twitty and George Strait have had more number one hits.
Haggard's songs were the staple of honky-tonk juke boxes in the south. They echoed the aspirations and struggles of the blue-collar worker.
In the words of critic Bob Allen, Haggard, above all, succeeded in "capturing in metaphor the bleary-eyed angst and dark revelations of the soul that lie beyond the second six-pack".
In the 1970s, he was the scourge of liberal America with songs like Okie from Muskogee, which poked fun at hippies and the anti Vietnam war movement, and the deeply patriotic Fightin' Side of Me, a love-America-or leave-it anthem.
Haggard's early life is the stuff of legend. His family migrated from the dust-bowl of Oklahoma to Bakersfield, California where Merle was born in 1937.
His father died when Merle was nine, and his devout Christian mother was unable to control him. The young Merle became a teenage tearaway, hopping freight trains, working in orchards and oil fields, and getting mixed up in petty crime.
He was sent to, and escaped from, a variety of penal institutions. He wound up serving nearly three years in San Quentin for burglary and escape.
He was subsequently pardoned by the then governor of California, Ronald Reagan, whom he later befriended.
Haggard married a waitress, Leona Hobbs, at 17, with whom he had four children over a 10-year period. He was behind bars when the first two were born.
A love of singing and a concert by Johnny Cash, in 1958, inspired him to join the prison band. Songs from his experience inside include Sing Me Back Home, Branded Man and Mama Tried.
His first number one hit came with I'm a Lonesome Fugitive in 1966. He achieved great popularity with an album of love songs recorded with his second wife, Bonnie Owens.
In the late 1960s, Haggard enjoyed success with several country classics, including I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am, and Silver Wings. His song Today I Started Loving You Again has been recorded by more than 400 singers.
The bleakness of recession-hit America was perfectly expressed in If We Make It Through December which provided Haggard with his only significant pop hit.
Between 1973 and 1976, he achieved nine straight number one country singles. His struggle with alcohol inspired Swinging Doors and The Bottle Let Me Down. It also led to divorce, his second of three.
Haggard's voice, wide-ranging both dynamically and emotionally, lent itself well to interpreting other people's material too.
He recorded tributes to such giants as Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills and Elvis Presley. He was a fine guitarist and even played the fiddle well.
By 1990, Merle Haggard had notched up 95 country hits including 38 number ones. Yet, within three years, he declared himself bankrupt.
He continued to tour, though the venues became smaller as the advent of "new country" saw traditional singers like Haggard become passé.
But his final years saw a renaissance in his popularity, and his recent albums were well reviewed.
In 1996, Merle Haggard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and in 2010 he was honoured at the White House's 33rd annual national celebration of the arts.
After making a full recovery from lung cancer he released another album, I am what I am in 2011.
His story is one of crime, punishment, alcoholism, and violence mixed with a love of music, religion and America.
He once said "There's the guy I'd love to be and the guy I am. I'm somewhere in between, in deep water, swimming to the other shore."
The retailer said sales for the three months to 28 March rose by 1.9%.
Closely-watched general merchandising sales, which include women's clothing, rose 0.7% on a like-for-like basis over the quarter, its best performance in nearly four years.
Sales in food also rose by 0.7% for stores open at least a year.
However, overall international sales declined 3.8% as conflict in Ukraine continues and Russia's economy struggles, the retailer said.
M&S was the biggest gainer in the benchmark FTSE 100 index, rising 6.1% compared with a 0.2% rise in the wider market.
"We had a record Valentine's Day and launched over 350 new products over the quarter," said the company in a statement.
Clothing sales were aided by "great fashion press coverage, including that of our iconic suede skirt", said the firm.
In January, Marks & Spencer said unseasonal autumn weather hit clothing sales, particularly knits, while Christmas food sales were "very good".
In December, disruption at M&S's Castle Donington online sales distribution centre badly affected online sales, which in turn hit general merchandise sales in the month.
The 0.7% sales boost ends 14 quarters of sales declines for clothing, footwear and homewares.
The company said it did fewer promotions, instead focusing on full-price sales.
Online sales jumped nearly 14%, returning M&S.com to growth.
Analysts forecast annual pre-tax profits of £641m, an increase from £623m for the previous 12 months. If the firm hits that target, it will be its first rise in annual profits in four years.
Chief executive Marc Bolland, who took over in 2010, has poured investment into the retailer, sprucing up stores and bringing in new products.
Thursday's figures are a trading update and full results for the year will be released on 20 May, the company said.
Shares closed 23.5p, or 4.4% higher, at 554p, valuing the company at £9.1bn.
Marc Bolland will have a little spring in his step this morning after finally seeing sales rise in what is known as "general merchandising" - which includes vital womenswear and home.
After 14 straight quarters of decline, the changes brought in by style director Belinda Earl appear to be working.
Customer ratings on style (up 4%) and quality (up 6%) have seen improvements on the quarter, a key metric for Marks & Spencer over which the words "frumpy" and "out of date" once hung heavy.
Shop revamps to ape the success of John Lewis's department store model are working and investors will be cheered that gross profit margins are gently increasing.
That means that M&S is not "buying" market share by discounting. Full price sales are marginally up.
The era of rail after rail of tired black slacks appears to be over.
The international business saw sales fall 6% including currency fluctuations. Although it is only a small part of the overall whole, problems in Russia, Ukraine and Turkey are of concern.
Mr Bolland, the chief executive, does remain committed to those markets. Just as he is, I am told, to plucky Greece.
On Monday, Sheridan made all his first-team available for a reserves game, which was later called off.
"These are decisions I don't really want to make, but I think hopefully they'll work out," he said.
Sheridan has also said that players were paid late last month, but they have all now been given their wages.
The Magpies were handed their second winding-up petition of the year by HM Revenue and Customs on 23 November, with a hearing scheduled for 19 December.
Former Oldham boss Sheridan said that his players have not been distracted by the club's off-field issues, and said they have responded well to his recent decisions.
"Whatever decision I make I don't think it's a punishment, no way is it a punishment, and I don't care what the players think," he told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"I think the players know it's not a punishment anyway, so the players have responded the way I want them to respond. I don't think they see it as a punishment, I think they actually agree with me.
"They know we've got to get things right, so I don't see it as a problem whatsoever, and hopefully it'll work out the way we want it to work out."
Andrew Surman returns from a one-match ban but Tyrone Mings is still suspended and Junior Stanislas remains a doubt with a groin injury.
Swansea top scorer Fernando Llorente has recovered from the dead leg he sustained against Hull last weekend.
However, Martin Olsson and Angel Rangel are out after suffering ankle and foot injuries respectively during that game.
Mark Scott: "Strikers were in the spotlight for these two sides last weekend.
"Joshua King shrugged off a missed penalty to continue his hot streak, while Swansea struggled when Fernando Llorente was forced off.
"So Eddie Howe's relief at Bournemouth ending their winless run would have been an emotion shared by Paul Clement upon learning his top scorer will be fit for this one.
"You'd argue the loss at Hull was Swansea's first real setback under Clement, as their only other league defeats came against Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea.
"He was disappointed with their defending at the KCOM Stadium and, given both clubs are far from watertight at the back, we should be in for goals (…cue a 0-0 and last spot on MOTD!)"
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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "With so few games to go each game takes on more importance. On the back of last week's win we want to keep pushing forwards and continuing our form.
"We're confident and we believe in ourselves, the players showed last week their ability to score goals, which is crucial at any stage of the season."
Swansea City head coach Paul Clement: "It's more than likely that we will not be safe before the end of the season.
"We have done very well against teams through January and in to February.
"Clearly we're very disappointed after Hull, not necessarily that we lost the game but that we allowed a team below us to get closer to us."
Bournemouth are at home, where they always seem to create a lot of chances. They often leave themselves wide open at the back too, but I fancy them to win again on Saturday.
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The accident, involving a 4x4 and a lorry, happened on a single carriageway section of the road at Dalwhinnie at about 00:10.
All those injured were in the BMW X5 and were taken to hospital. The driver of the Mercedes HGV was uninjured.
Police said one of the injured men was in critical condition and another had serious injuries.
The road was closed at Dalwhinnie, south of Aviemore for almost nine hours. The only alternative route was a four-hour 152-mile (244km) drive.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said two people were taken by helicopter to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee while one was taken there by ambulance.
One of those receiving treatment at Ninewells was the man described as being in a critical condition.
Two people, one of them seriously injured, were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness by ambulance.
Police Scotland has appealed for witnesses to the accident, or anyone who saw the northbound black BMW X5 and southbound lorry before the incident, to contact the force.
The lorry had a white cab and was pulling a red trailer.
He is already serving a three-month sentence he received in July over comments on social networking websites.
Mr Rajab, president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, had previously been detained several times.
He was one of the organisers of pro-democracy protests which have rocked the Gulf kingdom since last February.
Mr Rajab's lawyer Mohammed al-Jishi said three year-long sentences had been handed down on three separate counts.
Mr Jishi said he plans to appeal against the ruling.
Fellow activists immediately condemned the decision, with some members of the protest movement calling for demonstrations on Thursday evening.
Mr Rajab's sentence in July came after prosecutors received complaints that he had libelled residents of the town of Muharraq on Twitter.
He wrote on Twitter, where he has more than 155,000 followers, that Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa should step down, and that Muharraq residents had only welcomed him during a visit because he had offered them subsidies.
Mr Rajab's appeal in that case has been deferred to 23 August, according to Mr Jishi.
Last week, several members of the US Congress wrote to the Bahraini King Hamad al-Khalifa expressing concern over Mr Rajab's case and urging the release of "Bahrainis being held for crimes related to freedom of expression".
PC Liz Kenworthy helped two fellow travellers when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives on the Circle Line train at Aldgate station.
She said she chose 7 July to leave the Met as it gave her "something positive to think about" on the day.
Fifty-two people died in the attacks, with more than 700 injured.
PC Kenworthy was off duty when the Aldgate bomb exploded. After hearing people shouting in the next carriage, she pushed her way through to help.
She described the scene as "hellish" but said she was just "doing my job" when she gave first aid and comforted two passengers.
"I did what I could in the circumstances. All I wanted to do was make sure they survived", she said.
One of those was Martine Wright, who went on to compete in the 2012 Paralympic volleyball team.
At the inquest into the attack, the coroner described the former schools liaison officer as a "very exceptional person".
She also received an MBE for bravery.
Following her retirement, PC Kenworthy said she was "looking forward to having a break and doing a few things I haven't had a chance to do".
Elsewhere, Sadiq Khan paid tribute to the victims of the attacks and the "heroic efforts of our emergency services" at a Hyde Park memorial ceremony.
"As Mayor, my first priority is to do everything possible to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again," he said.
The bombing of three Tube trains and a bus - carried out by four bombers linked to al-Qaeda carrying rucksacks of explosives - was the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil.
At just after 08:50 on 7 July 2005, three explosions took place on the Underground - 26 people died at Russell Square, six at Edgware Road and seven at Aldgate.
Almost an hour later, a fourth device was set off on a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square, killing 13 people.
But before you sigh in relief that their classmates don't appear to be the psychopaths of tomorrow, you need to realise you've just stepped on the social rollercoaster too.
Elephant traps abound in the perilous world of playground politics - here we give fair warning of some and how to deal with them.
It's not a popularity contest
As you stand spare and alone in the playground, your eyes may be drawn to a gaggle of mothers and a few fathers, all enjoying what seems like the most hilarious joke in the history of jokes.
Naturally, as you are not part of this, it can feel excluding, threatening even.
How have they all made friends so quickly? Why aren't they talking to me? And who is that one with the perfect hair holding court in the middle?
Far from having made life-long soul buddies in the blink of an eye, they are probably parents of children in higher years. Or they may have had children at the same nursery for the past few years.
Don't be deterred; just as you probably tell your children they will make some great friends, so will you. You have no choice!
There's always time for a coffee
Meeting for a coffee after dropping off the children is a great opportunity to get to know people.
Some parents might even be struggling to find things to do now that the last of their gang has finally started school.
Some get-togethers are organised on a termly basis by your class reps, gutsy and assertive parents who have volunteered to be a conduit for information between the class teacher, the school and their fellow parents. And sometimes it's an ad hoc thing.
You may or may not wish to join in, but it certainly helps to have a few friends and going for a cuppa is no bad way to break the ice.
The playground glide
Once you have made some friends and acquaintances, negotiating the playground at "drop-off" and "pick-up" can become an incredibly intense experience.
It's especially acute if you've had a fearsome morning trying to cajole your little angel out of dreamland and on to the mad dash to school.
Once in the gate, there are nods of acknowledgement this way and that, and a glide, with single purpose, over to the mother in charge of the Christmas fair stall rota, only to be intercepted by a very chatty dad whom you don't wish to offend by blanking.
Then your eye may be caught by someone you need to arrange a play date with before your child spontaneously combusts, and, momentarily distracted, you engage in a brief diary chat with them.
The bell goes and the Christmas fair mum has disappeared in an explosion of children's feet.
Your kids may be on their way to class, but you've still got the dodgy slot you cannot manage on the nearly new stall.
My door is always open
These words must be uttered by every class teacher in every school in the land. But surprise, surprise, they seldom mean what they say.
Teachers, as we are always reporting, are extremely busy people, and may seem endlessly unavailable and, dare I say, uninterested.
In actual fact they are probably catching up on their marking, preparing the class for the day or trying to get home to their own family.
Each school will have its own way of arranging those little informal chats that are necessary from time to time, so best bet is to check it out with the class rep or the school office.
Your child is probably not a genius
Most schools will hold parent-teacher evenings, or afternoons, when you get to go and hear all about how your precious one is doing in class.
Once you've negotiated an early out from work, the excitement can ride quite high.
The first thing to bear in mind is the teacher is very unlikely to tell you your child is a genius.
And that can be a shock, as we all know how brilliant our children are, but it can take a bit longer for the penny to drop with teacher.
The second thing is that, despite waiting outside the classroom for what may seem like hours, it will be over before you know it.
These meetings are quick and dirty, and despite the teacher's best efforts, you will probably be none the wiser when you leave.
One useful rule of thumb is - if they say there is nothing wrong, believe them!
Play date etiquette
"Mum, Mum, Mum - can Tilly come to play?" your child cries as she splutters out of class with the said Tilly in tow.
You have something really important planned - like the entire week's homework - and the idea of having Tilly running round your house for the fourth time in two weeks causing mayhem doesn't really appeal.
Tilly's mum is clearly not keen to have your mucky little scamp and there's a few moments' stand-off when you negotiate who's in for the blitzkrieg.
On this occasion, it seems, it's you - sometimes it's better to take the hit.
But if the occasional bombing raid is turning into the siege of Stalingrad, it may be time to recommend a childminder.
The school social
Before your child has her first hole in her new school jumper, a school social will be advertised in the school newsletter.
There'll be some sort of enticement to get you there to spend money - a fish and chip supper, cheese and wine or maybe a curry and a quiz.
Jolly parents will turn up in couples and cliques and will gulp down wine in plastic cups, while some bad music blares in the background.
There's something very surreal about boozing in the school hall, and that unfortunately can give the alcohol a bit of a bizarre boost. Be warned.
If you find yourself stumbling in front of the head teacher or shaking your tail-feather with the head of Key Stage 1, it might be time to beat a hasty retreat.
You are a cash cow
State education may be free in this country, but being fully part of a school requires a bulging wallet.
There's a fiver here and a fiver there for educational trips, and then there's the endless presents for those teachers and class reps, some of whom you won't even like.
There are some days when you walk into the playground only to find yourself fleeced within a few minutes.
Paying out for raffle tickets, class charity donations or for ingredients for the monthly cake sale all take their toll on the private purse.
Power hungry PTA
If you think the nation's power battles are fought out in the boardrooms of our top companies, try being a fly on the wall in a common-or-garden PTA meeting.
You may be surprised to see your usually slick head teacher savaged by an utterly charming, yet fiercely controlling dominatrix.
The dynamics of the PTA are astounding, as some individuals go all out to prove themselves worthy by gathering thousands of pounds worth of prizes for a fair, while the queens and kings of delegation seem to skate into glory just by barking out a string of orders.
If there's one thing guaranteed, it's that almost everyone is going to get their nose put out of joint.
If you are helping out because you would truly like to see more equipment in the junior playground, fine.
If you are doing it because you want to be held aloft as the saviour of the school, you are going to be disappointed.
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The Italian's reign began with a much-needed 2-1 win at Goodison Park.
Swansea are up to 15th in the Premier League table and are four points clear of the relegation zone after a second successive win.
"Confidence is very key and our confidence is improved," Guidolin said.
"The table was not good and still not good. Day-by-day we will play more matches and try to win."
Gylfi Sigurdsson's penalty gave Swansea the lead but Everton levelled when Gareth Barry's near-post flick from a corner was touched into his own net by Jack Cork.
Andre Ayew's deflected strike secured Swansea's first ever league win over Everton and back-to-back victories for the first time this season.
Former Udinese and Monaco coach Guidolin had watched Swansea's 1-0 win over Watford on Monday from the Liberty Stadium directors' box.
"It's all new and my first Premier League game was away against a very strong team like Everton so it's fantastic [to get the win]," Guidolin added.
"This is a new world but football is the same."
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Callum McGregor put Celtic ahead after being played in by Scott Sinclair, before the ex-Swansea man doubled the lead after the break.
The excellent Kieran Tierney teed up Patrick Roberts to make it 3-0.
Sinclair scored from the spot late on to round off a comfortable victory.
Celtic's dominance under Rodgers has been almost total, with only two points dropped in the entire league campaign to date.
Those dropped points came courtesy of a last-minute equaliser from Inverness Caledonian Thistle's Alex Fisher on 18 September. It is 17 straight league wins since then for the champions.
Celtic were missing some amount of firepower, with Moussa Dembele ruled out because of a knee injury and Leigh Griffiths missing with a sore calf. Stuart Armstrong didn't make it either, even though he was named in the starting line-up. The midfielder suffered a recurrence of a calf problem in the warm-up and was replaced by McGregor.
He was not a bad deputy as it turned out. It was McGregor's goal, after half an hour, that sent Celtic on their way to a record.
The goal was clinical, with Celtic taking advantage of the softness in the Hearts defence. Sinclair had begun as an emergency centre-forward but soon moved to his usual spot wide on the left - and it was from there that he created it. He cut through a gap with ease and then picked out the on-rushing McGregor, who beat Jack Hamilton with a shot that went in off the inside of his left-hand post.
In the absence of Arnaud Djoum, Faycal Rherras - at the Africa Cup of Nations - and the injured Callum Paterson, Ian Cathro is throwing new players into his team on a weekly basis.
Mohammed Choulay was the latest to make a debut, off the bench, and there are more players to follow, it seems. They are needed - in all areas.
Hearts did not raise much of a gallop in the opening half. The only time they created a frisson of excitement for their supporters was when Celtic gifted them possession, which happened a number of times. Craig Gordon, a much-talked about goalkeeper, was guilty twice and had Hearts had any composure they might have made the Chelsea target suffer. They didn't.
They looked vulnerable at the back - John Souttar had a poor day, which got worse as he was carried off on a stretcher a few minutes from the end with what appeared to be a serious Achilles injury. They had little presence in the middle of the park and nothing to speak of up front. Having sold Igor Rossi and Alim Ozturk, they will wait anxiously for news of Souttar's injury.
Celtic could have made it two but James Forrest was denied by a fine covering tackle by Liam Smith. Hearts then, finally, found something when Martin forced a save from Gordon. That was it for them. They were over-run from that point on.
Rodgers' team were unimpressive for the first hour, operating in third gear, which was still good enough to control the game. They raised their tempo later on, not long after that minor scare from Martin.
And it was Tierney who took hold of things, pinging in a low cross form the left which Aaron Hughes failed badly to deal with. Sinclair slid in to score the second. Minutes later, from a clever Liam Henderson ball, Tierney cut it back to Roberts for the third.
When Lennard Sowah took down substitute Jack Aitchison in the dying minutes, Sinclair made it four from the penalty spot. Even without their two principal attackers, and not hitting their straps the way we know they can, Celtic swatted Hearts aside. That's two wins in eight for Cathro now. Another sobering lesson for the new Hearts manager.
Match ends, Celtic 4, Heart of Midlothian 0.
Second Half ends, Celtic 4, Heart of Midlothian 0.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Smith.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jamie Walker.
Goal! Celtic 4, Heart of Midlothian 0. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Celtic. Jack Aitchison draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Lennard Sowah (Heart of Midlothian) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
(Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Conor Sammon (Heart of Midlothian).
Substitution, Celtic. Jack Aitchison replaces Patrick Roberts.
Scott Brown (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian).
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Angus Beith replaces Perry Kitchen.
Goal! Celtic 3, Heart of Midlothian 0. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Conor Sammon replaces Malaury Martin.
Substitution, Celtic. Mikael Lustig replaces Cristian Gamboa.
Goal! Celtic 2, Heart of Midlothian 0. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Malaury Martin (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Celtic. Liam Henderson replaces James Forrest.
Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Cristian Gamboa (Celtic).
Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Moha replaces Sam Nicholson.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by John Souttar.
Malaury Martin (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cristian Gamboa (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Malaury Martin (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt saved. Nir Bitton (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Smith.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Lennard Sowah.
Cristian Gamboa (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian).
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Smith.
Attempt missed. Cristian Gamboa (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
The batsman has joined Leicestershire, who came bottom of Division Two, after finishing third with Essex this year.
"The biggest thing was the ambition to become a successful side again, to get promoted and win trophies," he said.
"As a player that's really important, being somewhere where results are a main priority, where you can play a part in achieving something."
The 32-year-old told BBC Radio Leicester: "That's where they believe they can take the club and also to do it with an exciting brand of cricket."
Pettini became the third experienced county pro to sign for the Foxes for 2016, following the recruitment of Middlesex all-rounder Neil Dexter and Lancashire opener Paul Horton.
The former Essex captain has scored 7,934 first-class runs at an average of 36.73, including 12 centuries and 46 half-centuries since making his debut in 2001.
And he expects his former side will end their seven-year drought without a trophy in the not too distant future.
"I was there 14 or 15 years and received huge support the whole time from all the other players, members, coaching staff and supporters.
"I was sorry to leave it behind, it will always hold a special place in my heart, no doubt. But for me, at the age of 32, what Leicestershire were offering me, it was the right decision for myself and my cricket," he said.
"Essex have a very talented squad, they're a close-knit group and want success. They've probably fallen a bit short in not putting a trophy in the cabinet but I do believe that will change and I wish them well."
Former teacher, Roger Griffiths, 76, from Wrexham, was accused of two counts of indecent assault.
He was cleared by a jury at Mold Crown Court of one charge on Thursday and the panel returned another not guilty verdict on Friday.
Gary Cooke, 64, and two others have been convicted of several offences.
The men had been arrested as part of the National Crime Agency led Operation Pallial inquiry into historical abuse in north Wales.
Mr Griffiths, also a former children's home owner, told the trial that he had never met his complainant and accused him of lying in order to claim compensation.
When the second not guilty verdict was returned, he put his head in his hands and shook with relief.
The judge then ordered Mr Griffiths to be released from the court.
Former wrestler Cooke was convicted of 16 charges on Thursday after the trial heard how young victims were passed around sex parties at his home in the Wrexham area in the 1980s.
David Lightfoot, 72, and former local radio presenter Roy Norry, 55, were also convicted of a string of offences by the jury on Thursday.
A further nine verdicts remain outstanding against another three men - Keith Stokes, 62, George Phoenix, 63, and 70-year-old Edward Huxley.
The jury has now retired for the day and will resume deliberations on Monday.
The White House press briefing room was evacuated just a few hours after parts of the Senate's Dirksen office building were emptied by security guards.
No threats were found at the US congressional complex, and an "all clear" has been declared at the White House.
It is not clear if the two incidents are connected.
The live televised White House briefing was in progress when security agents asked attendees to leave the building.
Upon resuming the briefing, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said a bomb threat was made against the briefing room in a phone call made to the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.
A Secret Service spokesman said the evacuation was "limited to the White House Briefing Room and does not affect any other sections of the White House".
Cameras were left running after the evacuation and agents could be seen directing bomb-sniffing dogs through the room.
Earlier on Tuesday, a bomb threat was placed against parts of the US Capitol Complex in a call made to the US Capitol police.
The threat prompted authorities to evacuate parts of the Dirksen office building and to investigate a suspicious package in one of its rooms.
During the same incident, authorities investigated a suspicious package that was found in the Russell office building's courtyard, but that building was not evacuated. The package was later determined to be a left-behind lunch cooler.
Nothing hazardous was found at either location, a Capitol Police spokeswoman said.
A spokesman for the US Secret Service would not immediately rule out that the threats at the Capitol complex and the White House were connected.
Caroline Starmer said on Facebook the security guard at the Leicester store told her if she wanted her daughter "I was to come and get her".
She said it was a "horrific experience" which has left her confidence "shot".
Primark said it has seen no evidence that Ms Starmer was approached.
The company said it had investigated the customer's claim and reviewed CCTV footage from the time in question.
It also said it had spoken to the security guards on duty, who "deny behaving in the way alleged" and who did not fit the description given by the customer.
It concluded "that the customer's allegation is not supported by the available evidence to date".
Ms Starmer wrote on the breastfeeding campaign Free to Feed's page that she fed her nine-month-old daughter in "a quiet spot" in the shop after she started crying.
After five minutes, she said, the security guard approached her and asked her to leave.
"I stood my ground and stated my rights, that I can legally feed where I want," she wrote.
"Just for the security officer to physically remove my daughter from my breast and walk down the store with her, saying if I wanted my daughter, then I was to come and get her."
In other posts she wrote she was in "complete shock" and she has been left "a right mess" by the incident.
The Free to Feed group posted: "This is absolutely disgusting. Primark sort it out!! This woman deserves more than a public apology! I actually feel sick with rage."
Leicestershire Police said they have spoken to Ms Starmer and "arrangements are being made to take further statements in relation to the incident".
Primark said on Twitter it "welcomes" breastfeeding mothers in store and is investigating "as a matter of urgency".
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More than a third of 11 to 18-year-olds who responded said they had asked their parents to stop checking their devices.
And one in five said using mobiles stopped their families enjoying each other's company.
The research was carried out by Digital Awareness UK and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
But what do you think - are your parents checking their phones and tablets too much?
Your comments
We do not think this is a problem with our parents. We are talking face to face during meals and when we chill in the evenings.
Maria and Olaf, Oppdal, Norway
60% of the class felt that their parents used their mobile phones or tablets too much. One student said her Dad refuses to come out sometimes because he would rather be on his mobile. A number of them said their parents play games and others said they use social networking sites too much. The ones who felt their parents didn't use their phones too much said they use them for work or limit it to evenings only.
7H, Stonar School, Melksham
Our dad plays it too much, he sits and plays Mobile Strike all day.
Ethan, Northern Ireland
My dad spends long on his phone.
Oliver, Gwent
My mum is always on her phone or computer and often when I ask her something she will not answer me and she complains that I am on my phone to much.
Sarah, Portsmouth
My dad spends a lot of his time on his phone but he says I spend too much time on my tablet.
Isla, Nottingham
I don't think that my parents are on their phones too much. My dad has to be on his phone a lot for making work calls and sending emails. But I understand that.
Jessica, London
My mum and dad use the phone sometimes.
Harsimran, Warwickshire
My mum always uses her phone all the time and it's kind of boring when you want to play with them.
Milano, London
I think my mum spends a normal amount of time on her phone but sometime she blames me for using my phone to much!
Phoebe, Southampton
The majority of our class think that their parents spend too long on their phones. Just over half of us think that during family or meal times, parents should not go on their phones unless they have a very good reason.
Year 6, High Lawn Primary School
I have asked my dad to stop loads of times he's on Facebook right now!
Lucas, Devon
Thank you for all your comments this chatpage is now closed.
Ronnie Howard, 31, died following a disturbance at the Prince Edward in South Shields, on 1 May.
At Newcastle Crown Court Michael Wilson, 35, of of Hylton Avenue, South Shields, appeared by video link from Durham Prison to deny the charge.
A trial date was set for 4 October and Mr Wilson was remanded in custody. Four other men have denied offences including assault and affray.
The 48-year-old was pictured with cuts to his face and being accompanied by a police officer on Sunday.
"I'm not perfect and don't want to be either but I am trying my best always," he said on Facebook.
In June, Gascoigne said he was glad when told at the age of 33 he was an alcoholic.
The former Newcastle, Tottenham and Rangers player, known to fans as Gazza, was not admitted to hospital or rehab according to his management company.
He added: "Thanks so much for all your support. You would think they would leave me alone but it is good sometimes being famous.
"I've done really well for 11 months. I have one blip and I get hammered for it. I am back on track now."
Gascoigne played 57 times for England and was an integral part of the team that reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 1990.
Scientists have drilled into the 200km-wide Chicxulub crater now buried under the Gulf of Mexico.
They say its rocks show evidence of having been home to a large "hydrothermal system", where hot fluids flowed through cracks and fissures.
Similar systems, generated by impacts on the early Earth, could have helped kickstart the first lifeforms.
The hydrothermal system at Chicxulub may have been active for two million years or more, the scientists say.
Dr David Kring, from the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, is one of the researchers who discovered and reported the crater's location.
"The impact generated a very large subsurface hydrothermal system," he told BBC News.
"That's exciting because we are using Chicxulub as a proxy for other, large impact events very early in Earth's history when we think these kinds of systems might have been crucibles for pre-biotic chemistry and the habitats for the evolution of the earliest life on our planet."
About 829m of Chicxulub core material was drilled between May and June 2016. Since then, team-members have been hard at work examining rocks from the crater which was punched in the crust by a 15km-wide space object some 66 million years ago.
The drilling project targeted an area called the peak ring, which contains the rocks that moved the greatest distance in the impact.
At a briefing here at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) in Texas, Prof Sonia Tikoo, who studies palaeomagnetism, said the cores had given scientists a lower bound for how long this hydrothermal system lasted.
The direction of Earth's magnetic field flips every few hundred thousand years. When the Chicxulub extinction event occurred it had the reverse polarity to today.
"One thing that was very intriguing was that there were several samples in the breccia melt sequence that had what's now the normal polarity - the same direction as what we have today," the Rutgers University, New Jersey, scientist said.
"Three hundred thousand years [after the impact] the Earth's magnetic field crosses over and assumes the 'normal' polarity - it has the opposite direction [to that which existed at the time of the impact]. These rocks must have acquired their magnetisation during one of these normal polarity times that came later. Since the first of these happened 300,000 years later - that provides a lower bound constraint for the hydrothermal system, telling us how long hot fluids were going through the crater."
The whole system may at first have been too hot for even the most heat-tolerant microorganisms. However, as time went on, the peak ring would have cooled down, allowing tiny lifeforms to exploit the chemicals dissolved in the hot fluids for fuel.
Chicxulub Crater - The impact that changed life on Earth
"With regard to the hydrothermal system, we've been able to deduce the mineralogy that the hot water fluids produced," said Dr Kring.
"We're starting to track, in time, the thermal evolution: how hot the waters got and we've been able to watch how they cool down.
"Eventually, they get cool enough to support thermophilic and hyperthermophilic organisms - the same type of biota that live at volcanic hot springs. These would have lived within the fractures and the veins of this subsurface impact crater.
"We don't know how diverse this population will be. Is it two species that persists for millions of years? Or will we see an explosion of life so that we suddenly see 15 or 30 or 50 species?"
The asteroid impact killed off 75% of species on Earth, including the dinosaurs.
Debris thrown into the atmosphere probably saw the skies darken and the global climate cool. It may also have triggered raging wildfires. But why this environmental cataclysm killed off some groups such as the dinosaurs, while allowing birds and mammals, for example, to survive remains unclear.
"The differential survival of animals on the planet - we don't know why birds survived and why turtles and some types of reptiles survived," pondered Dr Kring. "But based on this borehole, we are going to get some limits on important parameters like energy, like trajectory - and all of that is data that will carry us towards those answers."
The project to drill into Chicxulub Crater was conducted by the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) as part of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP). The expedition was also supported by the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP).
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The four-week-old kittens, called Shrek and Smurf, were found in Bradford and are being cared for at the city's Cat Watch Rescue centre.
Volunteers have been bathing the kittens in the hope of washing out the stubborn blue and green ink.
Several well-wishers have also offered to take the kittens into their homes.
Volunteer Katie Lloyd said: "It's been really busy, the phone has not stopped, but the care of the kittens is paramount.
"I am sure in the future we will have no problem re-homing them."
The kittens had been coloured in with a very dark royal blue and an emerald green.
Ms Lloyd said: "They are black and white kittens and all the white bits had been coloured in. Its horrific, and meticulously done.
"We have to be very careful to ensure that the ink does not go down their nose or throats or in their eyes.
"But I am fairly confident that over time the colour will completely come out. If not by washing then it will grow out."
The kittens' plight has attracted global attention and also prompted an American author to set up a donation page to help with their care.
New York-based Gwen Cooper, who wrote Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, said on her Facebook page that making a donation would show that "most humans are caring and compassionate".
She said she hoped to raise around $2,000 (£1,370) and early on Wednesday had pledges of $1,336 (£915).
The horse, trained by Mouse Morris and owned by Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary, was paraded through the streets of Mullingar, County Westmeath, on Sunday.
The 33-1 shot won the Aintree race on Saturday and returned to Ireland on an overnight ferry.
Traffic was stopped as the horse made his way up Mullingar's main street.
Mr O'Leary said: "We don't bring enough trophies here to Mullingar, and on the rare occasion when Tipperary and Mouse lend us one I think we should bring it down here and let the people in Mullingar celebrate."
On Saturday, Mr O'Leary said he would "like to retire" the nine-year-old horse "if the trainer will let me".
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But now an Italian airport has decided to waive the 100ml maximum limit - as long as the liquid is pesto.
More than 500 jars have made it through since Genoa's Cristoforo Colombo airport launched the "Il pesto è buono" (Pesto is good) scheme on 1 June.
The cost? A donation to Flying Angels, which flies sick children abroad for treatment.
Pesto - a popular pasta sauce made with basil, cheese, and pine nuts - is a local speciality in Genoa.
The airport said the brainwave arose after staff were faced with "hundreds of jars that were seized in airport security checks".
Tourists with pesto jars of up to 500g can ask for a special sticker in exchange for a €0.50 (£0.44; $0.55) charity donation - although the airport says many are donating more.
The pesto is then scanned in a special x-ray machine before proceeding onto the plane as hand luggage.
Foreigners are not the only ones grateful for the pesto-preserving initiative. According to the airport, Genoese travelling out of Italy are delighted to find they can take the much-loved foodstuff along.
There are some rules, however: Passengers can take either one 500g jar, or two jars up to 250g. They must be flying directly from Genoa.
And crucially, the pesto must be Genovese.
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Dr Elkington, who used to be the Bishop of Newcastle's chaplain, succeeds Clive Cohen who retired after 11 years in the post.
Audrey Elkington was born and brought up in the outskirts of Newcastle. She read Biochemistry at St Catherine's College, Oxford, and became fascinated with how life works at the level of molecules. This led to four years in Norwich conducting research into the molecular genetics of a soil bacterium.
During this time, she sensed a calling to ordained ministry and met her husband.
Audrey served 14 years in parish ministry - in Monkseaton, Ponteland and Prudhoe - and in 2002 became Bishop's Chaplain and Director of Ordinands.
Dr Elkington said: "God has surprised us both in calling us from the north-eastern-most part of the Church of England to its south-western extremity, but already we have been able to see some connections.
"Both our dioceses can trace our Christian faith back to the Celtic saints, and as we leave behind St Aidan and St Cuthbert, we look forward to getting to know St Piran and St Breaca."
The Bishop of Truro, the Right Reverend Tim Thornton, said he was "delighted with the appointment" of Dr Elkington.
Bishop Tim said: "I am especially looking forward to working closely with Audrey as we shape further our work in formation and discipleship. She has a keen interest in the calling of all people. She will of course want to get to know the diocese and we shall give her and her husband a very warm welcome. Please do keep them in your prayers."
Northumbrian piper, Bea Geddes, the St Minver Silver Band and the Wadebridge Male Voice Choir all played their parts in a special welcome service for the Revd Canon Dr Audrey Elkington as she was installed as Archdeacon of Bodmin in Truro Cathedral on Friday 29 July.
In her inaugural sermon, the Venerable Dr Audrey Elkington drew strong analogies between the North East - its people and its Celtic saints - and those in Cornwall.
She spoke of the characteristics of the early Christian saints and the pattern of their lives; which consisted of journeying, wrestling with the Scriptures, prayer and worship, and being in community.
"I may have been seeking to walk with Christ 'a canny few' years, but this doesn't mean to say I am any more of an expert than you are. There are still times when I'd rather walk my way and on my own terms.
"That's why you and I need to journey together, why we need to explore alongside each other what it means to be a disciple of Christ in Cornwall today."
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Officials said the 17-year-old girl fell into the water while washing her hands, said the Xinhua news agency.
Six relatives, including her parents and her younger sibling, then dived in to try and save her, but all drowned.
The family had just finished cleaning the graves of deceased relatives on China's traditional Tomb-Sweeping day.
The Associated Press quoted local officials as saying the dead included a 13 and a 15-year-old.
"In the rush I think some of those words didn't come out exactly the way they were meant," Dr Harold Bornstein told NBC News.
Dr Bornstein's letter said Mr Trump, 70, would be the "healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency".
He said he "picked up" the candidate's own "kind of language" when writing it.
Two weeks before the note was written, Mr Trump tweeted to say he had "instructed my long-time doctor to issue, within two weeks, a full medical report", adding that it would "show perfection".
Mr Trump later highlighted the endorsement from Dr Bornstein, who faced questions about its exaggerated tone.
The doctor, of New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, says he may have overstated the case "so that they [the Trump campaign] would be happy".
"I think I picked up his kind of language and then I just interpreted it to my own," he said.
Mr Trump would be the oldest person to be elected US president, were he to win in November. Mrs Clinton is 68.
The health of two candidates has become a focal point in the campaign, with Mr Trump repeatedly alleging that his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is physically unfit.
Mrs Clinton has hit back at what she says are unfounded allegations, and Mr Trump has faced criticism over the personal nature of the attacks.
Neither candidate has divulged their full medical record. Mrs Clinton released a statement from her doctor, Lisa Bardack, last year.
Dr Bardack said: "She is excellent physical condition and fit to serve as President of the United States."
It comes after a report by academics branded UK government proposals to clarify devolution for Wales as "convoluted" and "unstable".
Carwyn Jones said he had warned UK ministers he would not back plans if they turn out to be "overly complex".
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb insisted the plans would give ministers in Cardiff Bay more power, not less.
The report, by the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University and the Constitution Unit at University College London, looked at proposals to set up a so-called reserved powers model of devolution, as in Scotland.
Wales currently has a conferred powers model, which lists all the responsibilities the assembly has been granted by the UK government.
In Scotland, all policy areas are assumed to be the responsibility of the parliament in Edinburgh, unless specifically reserved by Westminster - such as foreign affairs and defence.
The Welsh government said it would be easier to understand how devolution works if Wales had a reserved powers model too.
It would also avoid legal tussles over the extent of the assembly's powers, ministers claim.
In a statement, Mr Jones said: "The people of Wales would not accept unworkable or overly complex legislation that's not in the best interest of Wales.
"I made this abundantly clear to the Secretary of State for Wales in our meeting last week. Any attempt to row-back on the current settlement will not be acceptable to them.
"As I've said before, if we are not satisfied that the Bill meets the needs of Wales, we will not support it.
"The challenge is there for the UK Government to produce a straightforward Bill that does not restrict the powers of the people of Wales and gains their support."
The report, unveiled on Thursday, said decisions about which powers are kept by Westminster should be based on "wider principles about how a devolved UK should work".
"Another ad hoc political bargain underpinned by short-term considerations will not produce a robust, stable and lasting settlement," it warns.
Prof Richard Wyn Jones from the Wales Governance Centre said: "The problem that we've identified with the proposals is that frankly the Wales Office haven't thought this through properly.
"They seem to be suggesting a model of devolution which is actually going to be convoluted rather than clear, which is going to be unstable rather than robust and which frankly doesn't really stand much of a chance of lasting very long."
Assembly Presiding Officer Dame Rosemary Butler said the report "chimes closely with my own vision for what a move to reserved powers should achieve - a clearer, more workable devolution settlement for the people of Wales".
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb rejected the suggestion that the UK government wanted to take away power from the assembly as "just not true".
"As was demonstrated in the St David's Day agreement, we're giving really significant extra powers to Welsh Government and the Welsh Assembly," he said.
"We're bringing forward a law that doesn't just provide clarity about the existing devolution arrangements, it's actually adding extra powers and extra competencies to Welsh Government.
"So in future Welsh Government Ministers in Cardiff will be able to do more with their powers."
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood warned the "sorry saga of Wales' devolution process cannot continue in this vein".
"Years after the publication of the Silk Reports, months after the St David's Day process concluded, our country is left in a constitutional 'no man's land'," she said.
The academics' fears that the UK's latest devolution proposals won't provide a clear and lasting settlement for Wales are shared at the highest levels of the Welsh government.
Officials and ministers fear the proposals would actually weaken rather than strengthen the assembly's powers.
At the heart of the problem is the difficulty of crafting a lasting settlement while Wales and England share a common legal system - an issue the academics claim the Wales Office has failed to tackle in drawing up the proposals.
Privately, Welsh government sources say they regard the current proposals as unacceptable, while some AMs suggest the assembly should refuse its consent for the bill to be tabled in Westminster.
That is a situation both governments are desperate to avoid, since it would create something of a constitutional crisis on the brink of next year's assembly election.
Georgina Edmonds, 77, was found dead at her home near Eastleigh, Hampshire, in 2008.
A conversation between Matthew Hamlen and his mother was secretly recorded by police while he was in custody, his trial at Winchester Crown Court heard.
It is alleged he tried to get her to find him an alibi through a false entry in a friend's diary.
Mr Hamlen, from Bishopstoke, is accused of torturing Mrs Edmonds for her bank pin number. He denies her murder.
The prosecution claims DNA and telephone evidence places him at the scene, but he has repeatedly denied the killing.
There was a heated exchange in the courtroom as Mr Hamlen faced a string of accusations in relation to the recorded conversation with his mother.
Prosecutor Michael Bowes QC said: "There's only one reason why your DNA was on Georgina Edmonds' blouse and on the rolling pin, that's because you killed her didn't you?"
"No I didn't," Mr Hamlen replied.
Mr Bowes said: "You tried to use your mother to make a false alibi, with the false diary entry didn't you?"
"I didn't use my mother, no," Mr Hamlen said.
He later added: "If you hadn't sneakily recorded a conversation between me and my mum and tried to set me up....this never would have come out.
"I did not do this."
Mr Bowes said: "You got caught out in a lie, didn't you?"
"I didn't get caught out at all," Mr Hamlen replied.
"What you've been trying to do throughout is to conceal your true behaviour," Mr Bowes said.
"I thought the police were lying to me...I asked them 27 times, explain this to me," Mr Hamlen said.
Mr Bowes replied: "There's only one person who's lying Mr Hamlen, and that's you. No further questions."
The 36-year-old is on trial for murder for a second time after being acquitted of the same crime in 2012.
The trial continues.
East Sarajevo seems a world away from notions of Hapsburg emperors and an idealistic assassin who fired the shots that ignited World War One.
Boldly coloured but otherwise identical mid-rise concrete blocks line the largely treeless streets. Cyrillic signs indicate that the visitor is in Bosnia's ethnic-Serb "entity", Republika Srpska.
But on an unpromising patch of land, fully exposed to the fierce Balkan summer sun, workers are sweating over a tribute to the man who brought Austro-Hungarian influence over Bosnia to a violent end.
They are rushing to complete a small municipal garden in which the centrepiece will be a statue of Gavrilo Princip, the young Bosnian who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914.
The few passers-by stick to the shade at the perimeter of the park. But, when asked their opinion of the subject of the statue, they light up.
"Historically, Gavrilo Princip was an important person," says a man emerging from a decorators' shop. "He used to play an important role in our society and then suddenly that changed."
"I think Gavrilo Princip deserves to have his monument erected," says a woman walking past with plastic bags of shopping.
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A short walk away in the municipal town hall, Mayor Ljubisa Cosic offers highly alcoholic apple rakija and a voice of reason.
"There are many different discussions about his role and his act," he says. "Our opinion is that he was not a terrorist. He had revolutionary ideas of liberty, not just for Serbs - he belonged to the Slavic movement."
In the former Yugoslavia - the pan-Slav state which emerged from World War One - that would have been a reasonably uncontroversial statement. But following the ethnically charged Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, Princip, as a Serb, has become a far more divisive figure.
Still, Mayor Cosic insists that the erection of a statue to the assassin should not be viewed as an act of provocation to Bosnia's other ethnic groups.
"Erecting a Princip statue is not an act against reconciliation," he says. "I have my own view of history - so do my citizens - and they view Princip as a hero."
The view could hardly be more different in the centre of Sarajevo, some 20 minutes' drive away.
Many of the buildings here date back to before 1914 - a daily reminder that Bosnia was once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. For some of the Bosniak Muslim majority here, Princip's shot was the start of the country's descent into tragedy.
"The consequences of his action were very bad for Bosnia," says Fedzad Forto, an editor at the news agency of the Bosniak-Croat ethnic entity.
"Bosnia ceased to exist in Yugoslavia, and Bosnian Muslims were not recognised until 1968."
Fedzad's view is that Princip was a terrorist - an uncontroversial position in Bosniak parts of the country, where the assassin is largely viewed as an ethnic Serb nationalist rather than a pan-Slav idealist. Even pointing out that Austria-Hungary was an occupying power fails to persuade Princip's critics that he helped to liberate Bosnia.
"They were still much better rulers than the kingdom of Yugoslavia or communist Yugoslavia," says Fedzad of the Hapsburgs. "You can look at the historical records and see how Austria-Hungary cared about issues like the rule of law. We lost so much in 1918."
So the commemorations in the centre of Sarajevo will take on a completely different tone to those in the east of the city. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra will visit and play, in front of City Hall, a selection harking back to Hapsburg days, including Haydn's Emperor Quartet.
The concert will end with an extract from Beethoven's ninth symphony - since adopted as the anthem of the European Union. Fedzad Forto admits a display of unity would be better for his country than the rival commemorations.
"We should join forces to commemorate the victims of the war - and make new common ground, not more divisions."
But that is not going to happen. Princip's pan-Slav dreams are further away now than they were a century ago.
But now the shadow business secretary has struggled to pronounce the city's name - despite it being the first place he visited when he got his job.
Appearing on BBC Hereford and Worcester, Chuka Umunna called the city something which sounded like 'wichita'.
Wichita does exist, of course, but not in England. It is several thousand miles away in Kansas in the US.
Breakfast presenter Howard Bentham had suggested to Mr Umunna that Labour were communicating in "management speak" and failing to "talk to normal people".
Mr Umunna said: "I think there are two audiences when you are looking at business policy and economic policy. When you look at the local businesses in your area, you have Local Enterprise Partnerships.
"Now, I doubt that most people on the streets in Hereford and Wichita know what that Local Enterprise Partnership is about, but your local branch of you chambers of commerce or the Federation of Small Businesses, they will know what that is about.
"They are the people who are going to ensure that your economy there grows. Two thirds of private sector jobs come from our small businesses and I think they understand it. The bottom line is for your listeners, what it is about is ensuring we have good quality jobs in every single area."
The station later teased Mr Umunna by setting his mistake to music - the 1968 hit Wichita Lineman sung by Glen Campbell.
A source close to the shadow business secretary said he had "made a simple mistake in an early morning radio interview, tripping over his words - of course he knows how to say Worcester. It was the first place he visited as shadow business secretary, when he went to Worcester Bosch."
The prime minister has also made a Worcester related faux pas in the past.
David Cameron appeared on the David Letterman Show in America in 2012 and gave the wrong name for the composer of the music to Rule Britannia, naming Edward Elgar instead of Thomas Arne. Edward Elgar was from Worcester.
For the past two years Bulo Hawo has been mainly under the control of the Islamist al-Shabab militia.
Government troops, backed by forces from the African Union, also gained ground from the group in the country's capital, Mogadishu.
Reports say 50 peacekeepers were killed but the African Union's peacekeeping mission (Amisom) has not confirmed this.
Freedom of manoeuvre
Maj-Gen Nathan Mugisha of Amisom said his forces had captured the former ministry of defence building in the north of the capital, gaining control of a major al-Shabab base.
"By taking these positions we have effectively reduced their freedom of manoeuvre in that sector," Gen Mugisha told Reuters news agency.
He said the offensive meant the UN forces now had control of seven districts in the capital, leaving six contested and three under rebel control.
The offensive in the town of Bulo Hawo began early in the morning. Dozens of militants were reported to have been killed in the fighting which lasted more than three hours.
"We have chased them to an area 40km (25 miles) south of the city," Sharif Abdiwahid Sharif Aden, a spokesman for the pro-government militiamen told Associated Press.
Eyewitnesses said Ethiopian troops were also part of the offensive against al-Shabab.
Somalia has not had a functioning national government for 20 years.
Al-Shabab controls much of southern Somalia and has been fighting interim government forces and the 8,000 AU troops for control of Mogadishu in recent months.
The BBC's Will Ross, in Nairobi, says that it is clear the group has been under increased pressure on several fronts.
The question now, he says, is whether or not the al-Qaeda-linked fighters have sufficient power to reverse any of their recent losses.
Sudan is hosting Mr Machar on "purely humanitarian grounds", it said.
Mr Machar has not been seen in public since July's clashes between his supporters and those of President Salva Kiir which killed some 300 people.
South Sudan has suffered more than two years of civil war, since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011.
Riek Machar's condition was now "stable" and he would "stay in Khartoum under full medical supervision until he leaves... for a destination of his choice," the Sudan News Agency (Suna) said.
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The governments of both Sudan and South Sudan have accused each other of backing rebels in a bid to destabilise their countries.
Mr Machar's presence in Khartoum will give Sudan influence. It is likely to try and present itself as a mediator in the conflict, although many South Sudanese will be suspicious of its intentions.
Taban Deng Gai, Mr Machar's successor as vice-president, has also been in Khartoum this week.
He is likely to have sought assurances that Sudan is not planning on siding with Mr Machar, as well as requesting help to overcome his country's economic crisis.
Mr Machar demanded a neutral force be deployed in July to keep peace and guarantee his safety after his bodyguards and President Kiir's presidential guards fought each other, sparking days of violence.
Political differences between Mr Machar and Mr Kiir ignited the civil war in December 2013 - and they only agreed to settle their differences under intense international pressure, signing a peace deal last August.
Mr Machar returned to Juba in April to take up the post of vice-president, but President Kiir dismissed him in the wake of the latest violence.
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This month, the UN authorised a 4,000-strong African protection force for Juba with a more robust mandate than the 12,000 UN soldiers already in the country.
But South Sudan's government said it opposed the deployment and it is not clear how the mission can go ahead without its co-operation.
The firm confirmed the raids took place last week and said investigators wanted to check equipment at its factories.
Investors feared Renault was embroiled in cheating emissions tests, something Volkswagen admitted last year.
However, Renault stressed that tests have shown "no evidence" of devices designed to cheat emissions tests.
Renault's comments were backed up by French Energy minister Segolene Royal who said government tests had not uncovered software designed to cheat emissions tests.
According to Renault the fraud investigators were looking at the way Renault uses exhaust emissions technology, and it was co-operating fully with the probe.
The statement said that investigators "decided to carry out additional on-site and material investigations, in order to definitively confirm the first findings resulting from the analysis of the independent technical commission".
Investigators "went to the headquarters, the Renault Technical Centre in Lardy and the Technocentre in Guyancourt," Renault said.
News of the searches first came from the CGT Renault union. It said the raids targeted the engine control units and that they were likely to be "linked to the consequences of the Volkswagen rigged-engines affair".
The union also said police officers took the personal computers of several directors.
Last month, Renault said it would invest €50m (£38m) into bringing the real emissions of its cars into line with those measured in official test conditions.
Authorities and car manufacturers have been on alert in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, which emerged in late September.
Volkswagen (VW) admitted its diesel-engine cars had been fitted with computer software designed to flatter emissions data during tests.
In the days following the scandal several car manufacturers issued statements affirming their cars adhered to all emissions standards and were not fitted with cheat software.
VW said around 500,000 cars in the US had been fitted with the so-called defeat devices, which were designed to make VW cars appear more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly than they really were.
It also announced plans to recall and inspect 8.5 million cars in Europe, including 2.4 million in Germany, 1.2 million in the UK and 500,000 in the US.
Meanwhile, Renault's French rival Peugeot said its factories were not involved in the raids. The company also pointed out that its car emissions equipment had passed recent tests to ensure they complied with regulations.
"The test results carried out by the technical committee of Energy Minister Madame Royal were passed on to us and the showed an absence of anomalies," a Peugeot statement said.
And Germany's Daimler said diesel engines that Renault supplies for its Mercedes-Benz brand do not contain defeat devices.
"We have no reason to budge from our previous statements. We do not use defeat devices... Renault has assured us that it also doesn't," a spokesman for Daimler told Reuters on Thursday.
Glencoe Mountain and Nevis Range snowsports centres have been among places to report having coverings of snow.
A picture by Mark Trigg for his Facebook page Back Corries shows a thick covering on Aonach Mor.
The picture has been shared on Twitter by Iain Cameron, who studies and writes about snow, and Lomond Mountain Rescue Team.
In a message below the photograph, Mr Cameron said: "This is 1pm on Tuesday the 2nd of June on Aonach Mor and this is just ridiculous. Unprecedented, perhaps."
The rescue team has also asked if anyone can remember a longer winter season.
BBC Weather has been reporting how 40 years ago there were snow falls across the UK.
Forecasts suggest temperatures should rise later this week.
Adlene Guedioura is cup-tied and Antonio Barragan is out, but George Friend returns after missing three weeks with a calf problem.
There are no new injury concerns for Oxford, who have defender Joe Skarz available following illness.
Christian Ribeiro and Sam Long remain sidelined, although in-form Kane Hemmings is set to start.
Robyn Cowen: "Premier League survival remains the priority for Middlesbrough, so their increasingly tenuous position in the table might lessen their commitment to this fifth-round tie against Oxford United.
"Aitor Karanka's side should not underestimate their League One opponents. Oxford's form in cup competitions this season has been outstanding. As well as their FA Cup exploits, they're into the semi-final of the EFL Trophy and a late push for the play-offs is also in their sights.
"It remains to be seen whether juggling three separate competitions will finally prove too much for the U's, but Michael Appleton's men have already conquered the big team from Tyneside; could Teesside be next?"
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Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka: "I always said that, for me, every competition is important. The FA Cup is an amazing trophy. We have to keep our belief and keep dreaming.
"Roberto [Martinez] won the title with Wigan and that shows it can be done. Our main aim is to stay in the Premier League this season, but for this week my priority is the cup.
"Our players are intelligent and know this is a good opportunity to go through. But to reach the next round we have to be at our best."
Oxford manager Michael Appleton: "We've beaten eight sides from a higher division, one of them a Premier League side. We give sides above us a really good game. We've got players that can play at that level. On a one-off, in a cup competition, they've proved they can do it.
"The cup competitions have been good to us. Some people see them as a distraction and they can be for some clubs, but we view it completely differently."
This is an absolute free hit for Oxford. I would love my old team to get through, but I fear this might be a hurdle too far.
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But the most serious impact was here in the UK on the National Health Service. So what made our hospitals so vulnerable?
There are plenty of theories - among them that far too many computers in hospitals were running Windows XP.
Microsoft stopped supporting this now quite ancient operating system back in 2014, leaving it vulnerable to attacks (although the company took the unusual step over the weekend of rushing out a patch to deal with the Wannacry threat).
The government warned NHS trusts in 2014 that they needed to move away from XP as rapidly as possible.
A letter from the Cabinet Office told them there would be some temporary help with security for old equipment until April 2015, but after that they were on their own.
"It is therefore essential that all NHS organisations put in place robust plans to migrate away from Windows XP, Office 2003 and Exchange 2003 by that date if you have not already done so," the letter said.
But did they? At the end of last year the software firm Citrix said that a Freedom of Information request had revealed that 90% of hospitals still had machines running on Windows XP.
Now, while that is extremely worrying, it paints an exaggerated picture. IT professionals in the health service tell me that while many hospitals may have a few computers - or perhaps some key medical equipment - dependent on XP those devices would not usually be connected to the internet.
They believe that the more likely explanation dates back to March this year when Microsoft issued a security update for its more recent versions of Windows. It was designed to deal with a vulnerability in something called Server Message Block, which is a protocol for sharing files across a network.
We now know that Friday's attack made use of this vulnerability, so hospitals which did not apply that patch were leaving themselves open to attack.
So why would they have failed to act? Well, many organisations take time to apply updates, wanting to be sure that there are no compatibility problems with other software applications.
Hospitals often have a wide and somewhat chaotic collection of software, some of which will be very old but still seen as vital by those who use it.
But Dr Joe McDonald, who runs what he describes as a network of geeky doctors and nurses, identifies some other issues.
He explains that since the collapse of the disastrous NHS National Programme for IT there is no longer a centralised approach to things like updates - each trust goes its own way.
He says his area is systematic about keeping systems up to date - but for others, cost is a big issue. "There is a real squeeze on spending - and IT security isn't seen as sexy compared to things like incubators and kidney machines," he says.
The fact that so many Windows XP computers are still allowed in hospitals is a reflection of the low priority given to spending on robust IT.
What we now need to understand is what those NHS organisations which were affected by the ransomware have in common, and how they differ from those which escaped unscathed.
This attack does not appear to have been targeted at hospitals. In fact, security expert Professor Alan Woodward says it may have been an experiment by some relatively inexperienced hackers that took off in a way they didn't expect.
But the NHS will now need to think long and hard about whether it can afford to make cybersecurity such a low priority.
The 45-year-old had been in a vegetative state since 2011 when he was found at the bottom of a flight of stairs with a head injury.
His team paid tribute to him after he died on Thursday, claiming he "changed the art world forever".
Robbo's tit-for-tat feud with Bansky was the subject of a TV documentary.
On Robbo's website, his team wrote: "Peace and respect to Robbo's close family and friends... the Crew of Team Robbo and WRH and all his many fans and supporters around the world.
"Team Robbo - "All the way" - Robbo changed the art world…forever!"
King Robbo started tagging trains in London in the 1980s after the practice became popular in New York, though he became less active in the 90s.
A representative from Team Robbo said: "He was known by a lot of underground graffiti writers, old-school writers, the original pioneers."
He added: "He was infectious. Once you'd met him, you'd know that you would have met him."
His notorious feud with Banksy began in 2009 when the Bristol-based artist painted over one of his tags next to Regent's Canal in Camden, which dated from 1985.
London graffiti blogger Joe said it was one of the last authentic pieces from the hey-day of graffiti, which was why Robbo was so angry.
In retaliation, he painted his name over Banksy's artwork - an image of a painter and decorator hanging wallpaper over Robbo's original tag.
The street war continued and the pair painted over each other's work numerous times.
The feud reignited interest in Robbo's work, which he said gave him the impetus to return to the art scene, and an exhibition of his paintings was subsequently held in a London gallery.
Team Robbo said the artist was the self-appointed king of the London graffiti scene in its 1980s.
At 6ft 8in tall, he was an imposing figure on the graffiti scene, his team said.
"He was a bit of a scallywag. However, you do silly things when you're younger, but we're now talking about a 45-year-old man," his team said.
Banksy has paid tribute to Robbo on his website, listing the names of the graffiti crews he was a part of: "Robbo WRH WD PFB - RIP".
Graffiti Wars, a documentary examining the duo's rivalry, was broadcast on Channel 4 in September 2011.
Vaughan has held talks with the England & Wales Cricket Board over the role, while fellow ex-captains Andrew Strauss and Alec Stewart are also candidates.
Sidebottom, who played for England alongside all three, said Vaughan was best placed to "get things done".
The new man will replace outgoing ECB managing director Paul Downton.
Downton, who was instrumental in the sacking of former England captain Kevin Pietersen in February 2014, left his post on Wednesday.
Sidebottom said former Yorkshire batsman Vaughan would combine best with Colin Graves, who is leaving his post as chairman of the white rose county to take over at the ECB in May.
Vaughan led England to Ashes victory over Australia in 2005, the first series win since 1987.
"All three of the candidates are young, fresh, and with a vast knowledge of the game but for the fact that he has been at Yorkshire and has that relationship with Graves, for me it would be Vaughan," Sidebottom told BBC Sport.
"There needs to be a big shake up over the next 12 months because it's quite clear we've been left behind. Vaughan and Graves will bang some heads together."
Former ECB managing director Downton left his post after England's dismal performance at the World Cup, with the focus now on building towards a successful Ashes series with Australia this summer.
Wood Mackenzie said tax relief on scrapping platforms and pipelines would "wipe out" the government's expected future income from the North Sea.
The figure is in line with previous industry estimates but higher than the Treasury's forecast of £16bn.
The Treasury said forecasts would differ given timing uncertainties.
The Wood Mackenzie report said: "Decommissioning is arguably the single biggest issue in the minds of those interested in UK oil and gas right now, weighing on operators, oilfield services companies, prospective asset buyers and sellers.
"There are a number of uncertainties surrounding this market, from fundamental questions such as how much will it cost, when will it happen, through to what happens if someone defaults on their liabilities.
"There are, mercifully, some certainties in the decommissioning sector. The UK has stringent regulations that set out the obligations of what needs to be removed, how to handle companies defaulting on obligations and decommissioning relief deeds which guarantee the rate of tax relief."
It added: "It is clear that no one is in a hurry to decommission and no one is rushing to pay for it.
"There is a clear mutual benefit for government and industry to achieve cost savings in decommissioning projects and extend the productive life of assets."
A Treasury spokesperson said: "The oil and gas industry has contributed £330bn in taxes since production on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) began.
"We're committed to maximising the recovery of the UK's oil and gas while ensuring a fair return for the nation.
"We provide tax relief for the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure, whilst also working with industry and the OGA (Oil and Gas Authority) to reduce decommissioning costs."
Friars Walk in Newport and a major road adjacent to it were closed for nearly five hours on Thursday afternoon after a bomb disposal team was called.
A suspect package was also reported at the nearby George Street bridge.
Gwent Police said on Friday no viable devices were found at either site and inquiries continued. The incident is not thought to be terror-related.
The force also thanked members of the public who offered bottled water and snacks to officers at the scene.
Viewers saw Peggy make a surprise return on Friday night when she told her son Phil her cancer had returned.
Dame Barbara, 78, said she had thought "long and hard about it" but it was now time to say goodbye to the character.
She joined the soap in 1994 and played the character full-time until 2010. She has since made occasional returns.
Unlike her previous storyline, she will not win her cancer battle and will die from the disease.
"Peggy is a character close to my heart but I made the decision a while ago that I need to say goodbye to her once and for all, as otherwise she will always be there, urging me to go back, and that is something I need to shut the door on," Dame Barbara said.
She said EastEnders executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins had accepted her decision and they had been "secretly plotting Peggy's last scenes" since the summer.
The scenes were filmed secretly in November, and will air in the late spring of 2016, said a blog posted on the official EastEnders website.
Dame Barbara said she wanted the role to end while Mr Treadwell-Collins was still working on the programme.
"After thinking long and hard about it, I realised that it is time for me and the audience to say our final farewells to the lady who I have loved for many years and I thought that whilst the guvnor, who I adore, is still in charge I want him to be the one to oversee it," she added.
Born in east London, Dame Barbara made her West End stage debut at the age of 15 after training in drama and dance. In the 1960s and 1970s she appeared in a series of TV sitcoms and the Carry On... comedy films, before becoming a household name to a new generation of TV viewers through EastEnders.
In pictures: Career of Dame Barbara Windsor
Treadwell-Collins said: "Barbara is the real guvnor of EastEnders. So when she told me her decision back in the summer, we both had a little cry before getting excited about how Peggy Mitchell, the matriarch to end all matriarchs, could bid her final farewell to Albert Square."
He praised the actress, who was made a dame in the Queen's New Year Honours list for services to charity and entertainment, for creating one of the "greatest ever characters on British television" and said her exit was the end of an EastEnders era.
He added that Peggy's departure would be "one of the most heartbreaking, uplifting and epic exits an EastEnders character has ever had".
As the Mitchell family matriarch, Peggy's biggest storylines have included her battle with breast cancer, her marriage to Frank Butcher, her feud and friendship with Pat Butcher and her marriage to Archie Mitchell, which resulted in the family losing The Queen Vic pub.
The Labour-led city council's executive is to consider plans for re-siting the cenotaph in St Peter's Square away from its site next to the tram station.
Council leader Sir Richard Leese said the proposal arose from the competition to re-design the square and the proposed Metrolink extension.
The final cenotaph site will only be decided after public consultation.
The competition brief for re-designing the square had envisioned the cenotaph staying in the same place but during consultations it became clear that it needed a better place.
Sir Richard said: "I would stress that the proposal for a sensitive relocation of the cenotaph within St Peter's Square is something which has only been brought forward after careful consultation with veteran's groups, church authorities and other interested parties."
He added: "There was a strong consensus that the current site is not ideal and that there is scope to make the cenotaph more of a focal point, in a location better suited to quiet contemplation and with fewer space constraints for remembrance events."
The report to be considered by the executive recommends further consultation on the cenotaph proposal and the Metrolink second city crossing route in partnership with the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE).
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The Taliban have not provided details on where or when he died, but the Afghan government says he died two years ago in Pakistan.
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The 39-year-old American, winner of 14 majors, had an operation on Wednesday and is hoping to return to playing in early 2016.
"This is certainly disappointing, but I'm a fighter," Woods said in a statement on his website.
"I've been told I can make a full recovery, and I have no doubt I will."
Woods, who has had a small disc fragment pinching his nerve removed, will miss the Frys.com Open, Bridgestone America's Golf Cup and the Hero World Challenge.
He missed the cut at three of the four majors this year, although he tied for 10th in his most recent tournament, the Wyndham Championship.
Ranked 283 in the world, Woods has not won a major since the 2008 US Open and has struggled with form and injury in recent years.
He missed three months of last season after surgery on a pinched nerve in his back in March 2014.
The statement added that Woods had felt "some occasional discomfort in the back and hip area in the last several weeks".
"I appreciate the fans' concern and support," he said. "This is unfortunate, but these things happen.
"I've been injured before and played again. It won't be any different this time."
The Liverpool singer, whose 1987 single Wonderful Life was a top 10 hit around the world, suffered head injuries and has been placed in an induced coma.
"He is likely to remain under heavy sedation for a number of days and the outcome at this stage is unclear," said his spokesman.
The star is surrounded by "warmth, love and the best possible care," he added.
"We know he and the family will appreciate your thoughts and positive hopes for his full recovery."
Hundreds of fans have written messages of support on the musician's Facebook page.
Although he is best known for the 1980s singles Sweetest Smile and Wonderful Life, the singer has released 15 albums under his own name. Last year, he returned to his original stage name for a crowd-funded album, Blind Faith, which received positive reviews.
He has also published poetry and staged exhibitions of his paintings in south-west Ireland, where he now lives.
North Lincolnshire and Goole, University Hospitals of North Midlands and St George's University Hospitals trusts have a predicted combined deficit of £145m.
NHS Improvement - a department set up to aid "rapid financial improvement" - is responsible for the move.
Chief Executive Jim Mackey said trusts must "keep a strong grip on finances".
He said the trusts involved were not on course to meet their savings targets, and placing them in financial special measures would help get them the support needed to improve.
NHS experts will now work with the trusts to make sure money is not being spent without proper checks and controls.
The trusts will also receive help with planning staff rotas more effectively, so there is less reliance on high-cost agency workers.
NHS Improvement said the programme has already saved about £100m in 2016/17 at other trusts.
Reacting to the news, Nicholas Dakin, the Labour MP for Scunthorpe, said: "It is a real blow that Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Trust is being placed in financial special measures."
He stressed the move was no reflection on the "dedicated staff trying to deliver services", but added: "Financially the NHS is creaking, underfunded by this Conservative government."
Sir David Henshaw, interim chair at St George's, said: "We are taking steps to reduce our financial deficit, whilst also tackling the long-standing and systemic problems the trust faces."
He added that "despite significant problems we are making good progress".
Seven other trusts are already in financial special measures, including North Bristol NHS Trust and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Well, it's time to put that knowledge to good use. Have a crack at this little quiz we've put together for you to do over a mince pie and a sherry this festive period.
Because some of these kits will hurt your eyes, we have thrown in the odd retro classic too. Enjoy!
This amazing discovery was found in the 'Messel pit' in Germany - which used to be an ancient volcanic lake, where scientists have found some incredibly well preserved fossils from around 57 - 36 million years ago.
The fossil is a really well-preserved example of the food chain in action.
It shows that a bug was eaten by a lizard, who then shortly afterwards, became lunch for a giant snake!
Scientists think the snake must then have died soon after, and was preserved in the Messel pit for millions of years.
This fossil is incredibly rare, and scientists have only ever found one other fossil like it.
Krister Smith, who is the lead researcher on the project said that: "It's probably the kind of fossil that I will go the rest of my professional life without ever encountering again."
The fossil is really useful to scientists who can learn more about how ancient animals lived and what they ate.
The singer, born blind in the Northern Territory, became the highest-selling Australian indigenous artist ever.
He died at Royal Darwin Hospital on Tuesday after enduring "a long battle with illness", his record label said in a statement.
A former member of Yothu Yindi, his 2008 solo album sold well in several countries.
Obituary: An exquisite singer who 'spoke to the soul'
Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has led tributes on social media, calling Yunupingu "a truly great musician".
"Very sad news. Too young, so much left to give. Heart goes out to family," Garrett said on Twitter.
Yunupingu's family asked media outlets not to use pictures of him after his death in accordance with indigenous traditions.
Yunupingu's record label, Skinnyfish Music, said he was "one of the most important figures in Australian music history".
"His debut album cemented him as the Australian voice of a generation, hitting triple platinum in Australia, silver in the UK and charting in multiple other countries across the globe," the statement said.
The singer's label also praised the artist for creating opportunities for young people in the Northern Territory.
"His legacy as a musician and community leader will continue as his life's work continues its positive impact on Elcho Island, The Northern Territory, Australia and the world."
The singer had ongoing liver and kidney issues for some time, which had forced him to cancel a European tour.
The musician, who sang in English and in his native Yolngu language, performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in 2012.
To respect tradition the BBC along with many other media outlets adheres to long-standing cultural protocol not to publish a picture or the name of the indigenous person who died.
While the naming taboo differs across different indigenous communities, there's a general belief that doing so would jeopardise the spirit on its journey to the afterlife.
Speaking the name of a dead person is thought by indigenous people to potentially undermine that journey, calling the departed spirit back to world of the living.
This restraint is customary for the entire mourning period - depending on local practice, that can last for weeks, months or years.
The 30-year-old striker, whose next club appearance will be his 500th as a United player, has missed the last three games because of an ankle injury.
United manager Louis van Gaal revealed the England skipper had been training during the past week.
The 64-year-old Dutchman said: "It is possible he can play, but we have to wait and see."
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) called the attack at the cemetery in Rochdale Road, Blackley, "sickening and cruel".
GMP said the boys were arrested on Friday on suspicion of committing a racially-aggravated public order offence.
The boys were released on police bail until 25 July.
In addition to the slogans and graffiti, about 40 headstones were toppled.
Ese's family travelled from their southern home state of Bayelsa to be reunited with her.
A social media campaign with around 50,000 tweets using the hashtag #FreeEse prompted Sunday's search for her after she went missing in August.
The man denies taking Ese against her will and forcing her to convert to Islam before the wedding.
From Bayelsa, she is said to have been moved to the city of Kano, some 900km (600 miles) away from her home.
Police who delayed Ese's release would also be prosecuted, Abuja police spokesman Olabisi Kolawole told the BBC's Yakubu Liman in the capital, Abuja.
The family say they made several efforts to bring Ese back from Kano, but were told she was no longer their daughter.
The alleged abductor of the girl was a long-standing customer of Ese's mother, who is a food vendor.
The marriage was reported to have taken place at the palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, an influential Muslim leader in Nigeria, which he has denied.
The Emir said the girl was brought to his palace after her alleged conversion to Islam but he said she was too young.
"We asked that if he really wants her, he should wait for her until she turns 18 and then if she still wants him they can get married. No-one will stand in the way," Mr Sanusi said in a statement.
Ese and the man were sent to the police by the Emir as he said she should be returned to Bayelsa state because of her age.
However, this was not acted upon.
Though reunited with her mother, Nigeria's Premium Times newspaper has reported that Ese said she wants to remain in Kano.
She told police she was not forced to convert to Islam, it reports.
A debate about child brides and forced marriages in Nigeria has erupted due to the alleged abduction.
The UN said more than one in three girls are married before the age of 18, mostly in poor rural families in Africa.
More on child marriage
The statement from Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is the UK's strongest comment so far on the case of Lee Bo.
It is also the first time the UK has noted a serious breach of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Mr Lee is one of five booksellers or publishers missing from Hong Kong.
China has yet to issue an official response to the Foreign Office's report.
Read more: Hong Kong's missing booksellers and 'banned' Xi Jinping book
All five missing men are associated with publishing house Mighty Current, a publishing house specialising in books critical of senior Chinese leaders, and Causeway Bay Books which sells the titles.
Their supporters believe China has detained them because of this. China has confirmed it is investigating three of the men for "illegal activities".
A Hong Kong government spokesman said: "Any suggestion that Mr Lee was involuntarily removed to the mainland remains speculative".
The spokesman said that Hong Kong authorities had sought help from mainland China and would "continue to follow through with the cases".
A fourth suspect, Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, has appeared on Chinese state TV saying he voluntarily handed himself over to the authorities over a historic drink-driving fatality.
Lee Bo, also known as Paul Lee, who holds a British passport, disappeared from Hong Kong in December.
Letters sent to his family, apparently by him, have said he went to China voluntarily to attend to certain matters, but did not elaborate.
The UK had earlier expressed concern, but in his twice-yearly report on Hong Kong affairs, Mr Hammond said that while the full facts of the case were still not clear, "our current information indicates that Mr Lee was involuntarily removed to the mainland without any due process".
"This constitutes a serious breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong and undermines the principle of 'One Country, Two Systems' which assures Hong Kong residents of the protection of the Hong Kong legal system.
Under Hong Kong law, Chinese police do not have jurisdiction in the territory.
It is the first time the UK has accused China of a "serious breach" of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, the document in which China promised to safeguard Hong Kong's freedoms after the territory was handed back by Britain.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said there was no legal provision to enforce a breach, but that the UK would continue to raise Mr Lee's case with China.
Mr Hammond has previously said any charges against Mr Lee should be dealt with in Hong Kong, not mainland China.
The report, which also assessed Hong Kong's media, academic and legal progress, also said some of the city's guaranteed rights and freedoms "have come under unprecedented pressure" and urged authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing to take steps in maintaining confidence in the system.
Mighty Current publishing house disappearances
1. Lui Bo, General Manager, goes missing in Shenzhen, 15 October
2. Cheung Jiping, business manager, 32, goes missing in Dongguan, 15 October
3. Gui Minhai, co-owner, 51, goes missing in Thailand, 17 October
4. Lam Wingkei, manager, 60, last seen in Hong Kong, 23 October
5. Lee Bo, shareholder, 65, goes missing in Hong Kong, 30 December
The charges stem from an incident in which Mr Wilders led an anti-Moroccan chant during a speech in March.
The Dutch public prosecutor later received more than 6,400 complaints.
Mr Wilders, who leads the Party for Freedom (PVV), has often expressed his distaste for Islam and mass immigration.
In response to the prosecution, Mr Wilders described the charges in a statement as "a travesty".
"The public prosecutor would do better to devote his time to prosecuting jihadis instead of me," he said.
Mr Wilders made his comments during a political meeting in The Hague.
Asking supporters in a cafe if they wanted fewer Moroccans in the country, some responded by chanting "Fewer! Fewer! Fewer!"
The politician then replied: "I will fix it for you."
During a later television interview he referred to "Moroccan scum", the Reuters news agency reports.
The PVV is currently topping the opinions polls in the Netherlands.
The 29-year-old Frenchman joined Leeds from Brentford a year ago, but has only played once this season, in a 3-0 defeat by QPR in August.
Diagouraga has made more than 350 career league appearances in England, having also featured for Hereford and Peterborough among others.
He could make his Ipswich debut at Preston North End on Saturday.
Following last weekend's defeat by Huddersfield, Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy confirmed former Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor will train with Town as cover for injured Adam Webster.
"We have lost Adam Webster for the season, so we're short on numbers and Steven Taylor would add that experience," McCarthy said.
"It's good to bring in new faces. It can revitalise the place."
The champions have opened up an eight-point gap on the Reds ahead of the festive clash at Seaview.
"It's a massive game - it always had that sense of occasion with a full house expected," said Baxter.
"Nothing will be decided from this game but we face a top, top team with good players and they're doing really well."
Cliftonville slipped back in the title race following a 2-0 defeat by Glentoran last Saturday.
Reds manager Gerard Lyttle wants his team to respond with a derby victory but he realises the size of the challenge.
Join presenter Michael McNamee for Irish Premiership action on a festive Saturday Sportsound from 14:00 GMT on BBC Radio Ulster.
Joel Taggart and Liam Beckett are on commentary at Seaview as Crusaders meet Cliftonville.
Michael Hammond and Philip Mitchell will take you through the action from Glentoran v Linfield.
There will also be reports from the other four matches and the latest sporting news.
"It's important we bounce back for the defeat and put things right," said Lyttle.
"However, Crusaders are on a great run, winning every game so it will be a tough game."
Linfield manager David Healy and Glentoran counterpart Alan Kernaghan will experience their first 'Big Two' showdown on Saturday.
The Blues are unbeaten in four games although Healy said he was "a draw away from a crisis at Linfield".
Kernaghan's team will be boosted by beating the Reds and they now face their traditional foes at the Oval.
"There will be no need to get the players revved up - that will be the same with both teams," said the former Republic of Ireland player.
"They all know what it means to the supporters and they will be going out to try and entertain them."
Glenavon and Portadown meet at Mourneview Park with the Lurgan Blues 11 points ahead of their mid-Ulster derby rivals.
Coleraine will aim to end a run of three straight league defeats when they host Ballymena United in another Boxing Day derby.
Carrick Rangers will be without the suspended Conor McCloskey for the trip to bottom club Warrenpoint Town while Ballinamallard United take on Dungannon Swifts at Ferney Park.
Danske Bank Premiership
Saturday 26 December - 15:00 GMT kick-off
Ballinamallard Utd v Dungannon Swifts
Coleraine v Ballymena Utd
Crusaders v Cliftonville
Glenavon v Portadown
Glentoran v Linfield (16:00 GMT)
Warrenpoint Town v Carrick Rangers
Visitors to the US shopping site were greeted with a message saying: "Oops! We're very sorry," alongside a "500 Service Unavailable Error" report.
The site returned online about half an hour after the problem was first flagged by users of the news site Reddit.
Amazon could not be reached for comment at this time.
The firm's UK site was not affected by the issue; however, its Canadian home page also showed an error message.
The support section of Intel's website and some pages which are only accessible to the computer chip-maker's staff also became unavailable for a period on Monday. A spokeswoman said this was due to an "internal issue" and it was a coincidence that it had occurred shortly after Amazon's problem.
It follows Google's two-minute downtime on Friday. That affected the firm's main search page as well as its Gmail email service, YouTube video site and Drive storage product.
Analytics firm GoSquared reported the fault caused a 40% dip in worldwide internet traffic. Google has not explained the cause.
Microsoft's Outlook.com and the New York Times website have also faced problems
Microsoft blamed a three-day-long disruption to its email product on a failure in its "caching" temporary storage service. It said this "resulted in a flood of traffic that our services did not handle properly".
The New York Times has said that an "internal issue" with its servers meant that the newspaper became unavailable for two hours on Wednesday.
"It's very unusual to see such a number of high-profile websites all suffering peak-time outages within the course of a few days of each other," said Chris Green, principal technology analyst at the Davies Murphy Group consultancy.
"People are going to be very interested to know exactly what the reasons were for the incidents that are still unexplained because the implications are huge: we've seen everything from users being unable to see their email to visitors and third-party retailers who use Amazon's marketplace being unable to buy and sell goods - all happening seemingly with no warning."
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It is the start of the replacement of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) by Personal Independence Payments (PIP).
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said the current "ridiculous" system where people were given benefit with no further checks must end.
But charity Scope says the changes have been designed just to save money.
That charge has been denied by the government, which says spending will not be reduced, but more help will be given to those who need it most.
There are currently 3.3m people claiming DLA, compared to 1.1m when it was introduced in 1992.
PIPs will be introduced gradually for new claimants, starting in Merseyside, Cumbria, Cheshire and North East England.
Scope says 600,000 people will eventually lose their financial support.
The disability benefits changes are the latest in a round of welfare reforms introduced at the start of April.
Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that more than 70% of claimants get DLA for life.
But ministers believe the circumstances of some individuals can improve over time, so there is a case for more regular assessment.
Mr Duncan Smith told the Daily Mail: "Seventy per cent of people on it have lifetime awards which means no-one sees you ever again. It doesn't matter if you get better or your condition worsens - it's quite ridiculous."
"Taxpayers pay out £50bn in sickness and disability benefits - we're ahead of pretty much every other major country in the G20," he said.
"So this is not exactly what you would call harsh - this is quite reasonable to get it back under control and stop the unnecessary growth levels".
Minister for Disabled People Esther McVey said the PIP would give more targeted support than DLA.
"Disability Living Allowance is an outdated benefit... and needs reform to better reflect today's understanding of disability," she said.
By Emma TraceyBBC News, Ouch!
The DLA application form is universally dreaded and will be missed by few. Fifty-five pages long, it forces claimants to focus firmly on what they can't do. Simpler paperwork will be broadly welcomed.
But disabled people have concerns about the new face-to-face assessments for PIP, worrying that an assessor won't fully grasp the extent of their needs.
Many have also experienced - or heard - horror stories about controversial Employment Support Allowance assessments carried out by Atos, one of the companies contracted to do PIPs assessments on behalf of the government.
The government says it will continue to spend similar amounts on PIPs as it does on DLA. However, 600,000 people who get DLA now, won't be eligible for PIPs.
There's a general feeling of fear as current claimants try to establish whether they'll receive the new benefit.
"At the moment the vast majority of claimants get the benefit for life without any systematic reassessments and around 50% of decisions are made on the basis of the claim form alone".
"The Personal Independence Payment will include a new face-to-face assessment and regular reviews - something missing in the current system. This will ensure the billions we spend give more targeted support to those who need it most."
New claimants in the north of England will now begin face-to face assessments with Atos - one of two firms administering the process.
One of the new assessment criteria that has been heavily criticised is tougher rules to judge how far a person can walk.
Under the new regulations, claimants who are unable to walk more than 20m will qualify for the benefit, rather than the previous distance of 50m.
From June, new claims will be treated under the PIP system elsewhere - and in October some current DLA claimants will start moving to PIP if their circumstances change or an existing award ends.
But it will be two years before most existing claimants begin moving to PIP.
Even before the majority of the face-to-face re-assessments have taken place, the government claims the introduction of PIPs will reduce spending by a total of £2.2bn between now and May 2016 compared to spending projected under an unchanged system.
BBC reporter Emma Tracey said the 55-page DLA application form will not be missed, but that many disabled people have concerns that PIP assessors will not be able to fully grasp the extent of their needs.
One of those facing the changes is Margaret Allen, of Chadderton in Lancashire, who is registered blind with the hereditary eye disorder Retinitis pigmentosa and is unable to work.
She is worried the reforms will cause her to lose money for petrol, which she and her husband need to get around.
"My message to the government would be: 'Stop persecuting the entire sick and disabled population for a handful of people and listen.
"'People need it, they paid taxes.'"
Disability groups have argued that DLA is one of the most effectively targeted benefits, with an estimated fraud rate of just 0.5%.
Scope says DLA does need to be reformed but the new changes mean a "financial lifeline is being cut".
The charity's chief executive, Richard Hawkes, said: "Day-to-day life can be more expensive if people are disabled. These are tough times for everybody and times are even tougher if your everyday life experience is more expensive.
"The assessment itself has been designed to achieve a budget target of the reductions that the government talked about in the Comprehensive Spending Review. They said there was going to be a 20% reduction, then developed an assessment that will deliver that.
"The assessment looks at an individual's condition, the health or medical condition of an individual, it doesn't look at what the fuller picture is and what the additional cost might be of being a disabled person."
Ms McVey denied that the government had any targets to reduce spending.
"We will be spending more in 2015-16 than we are spending now, and it will remain at approximately £13bn every year, so what the difference is and what the big reduction is in is actually in the growth of the number of people getting the benefit, which had gone up 35% in 10 years," she said.
She added that the changes are "about the fact that we couldn't have, by 2018, one in 17 people in the public on the benefit".
The rock-bottom Lions held on until the break, although they needed some good fortunate to do so.
Goalkeeper Jonathan Maxted saved superbly from Tom Shaw, then Ryan Lloyd hit the post, and Kane Richards fired straight at the keeper during a goalmouth scramble as Guiseley rode their luck.
Jon McCarthy's hosts did find the breakthrough not long into the second period as Richards converted James Akintunde's cut-back with a smart chip.
Chester sealed matters from the penalty spot with Shaw slotting home after Johnny Hunt was fouled.
Will Hatfield completed Guiseley's miserable night as he was sent off after a foul on Craig Mahon with six minutes to go.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Chester FC 2, Guiseley 0.
Second Half ends, Chester FC 2, Guiseley 0.
Michael Rankine (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Chester FC. Matty Waters replaces Craig Mahon.
Theo Vassell (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card.
Alex Purver (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Chester FC. Wade Joyce replaces James Akintunde.
Second yellow card to Will Hatfield (Guiseley) for a bad foul.
Substitution, Chester FC. Jordan Chapell replaces Elliott Durrell.
Substitution, Guiseley. Michael Rankine replaces Jordan Preston.
Javan Vidal (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Chester FC 2, Guiseley 0. Tom Shaw (Chester FC) converts the penalty with a.
Substitution, Guiseley. Simon Walton replaces Jake Lawlor.
Substitution, Guiseley. Luke Porritt replaces Reece Webb-Foster.
Goal! Chester FC 1, Guiseley 0. Kane Richards (Chester FC).
Second Half begins Chester FC 0, Guiseley 0.
First Half ends, Chester FC 0, Guiseley 0.
Will Hatfield (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Lisabela Marschild is standing for Blaydon, in Tyne and Wear, (click on the link for full list of candidates) for the Space Navies, a party named in a nod to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
The party describes itself as an organisation "dedicated to the future of our beautiful world".
It is styled - in an ironic way born out of performance art - on military lines with ranks, medals, uniforms and so on - but its main honours are awarded for reasons such as "never having killed anybody".
But its main manifesto offerings, Marshal Marschild says, are introducing direct democracy and cutting MPs' pay.
A database would be set up to allow every registered voter to vote on an issue three days before a vote in Parliament.
The MP would then simply vote in Parliament the way the majority in the constituency had voted.
Conversely, constituents could also propose issues for debate, and the MP would then present them to Parliament as a private member's bill.
The Space Navies Party also supports a "basic income grant" of £19,000 a year.
Marshal Marschild says she would, as soon as she was elected, take an MP's salary of £19,000 plus the basic grant of £19,000 - and donate the rest of her £74,000 to a charity chosen by her constituents.
"We all need a new future without the self-serving, greedy, careerist politicians of today and of the past years," she says.
The Space Navies isn't the only party offering direct democracy ideas.
There is Keith Garrett's Rebooting Democracy, standing in Cambridge.
He had hoped the movement would fight all 650 seats in the election - but the snap election meant there was only time to get one.
It doesn't have a manifesto as such, because its primary goal is to move towards a "sortition-based government" - where lawmakers are chosen not in elections but as groups drawn at random (although weighted to be representative) from the population at large.
Each group would then seek advice on a particular issue and make decisions.
Sortition was the form of democracy in ancient Athens, Mr Garrett says, and is a much better form of democracy than our current one - which is a "really, really bad form of democracy".
Mr Garrett's main focus is climate change - and he says that under the present system it is difficult for politicians to make the hard, long-term decisions that need to be made.
Or, on a similar note, there is Something New, which is fielding candidates in Ross, Skye and Lochaber and Horsham.
James Smith, the Horsham candidate, describes Something New as a "progressive platform for the 21st Century", using the internet as a device for listening rather than just broadcasting.
The party has adopted the OpenPolitics Manifesto, which anyone can contribute to - to suggest a change, you just click a button on its website and write in what you think the manifesto should say.
It is then voted on by other members, in a system similar to that used by Wikipedia, and adopted if approved.
The manifesto ideas currently include a "right to health" and an aim to "stop the Brexit process".
"It is a filter bubble, and that's OK," says Mr Smith.
Or there's even the Money Free Party , which has a national manifesto of transition to a "money-free world" where resources are equally shared, plus local manifestos to create a system of local governance where locals are "supplied with ample food and energy security".
It is fighting the Bristol West constituency, and its local manifestos include:
The Young People's Party wants to rebalance the economy towards young people, who it says are the most productive in society. It has three candidates, in Epping Forest, the Cities of London & Westminster, and Durham.
Some of its manifesto suggestions are:
Leader Thomas Hall says the land value tax is the "least bad tax" and would make society a lot fairer.
The Animal Welfare Party has been around for about 10 years and is contesting four seats, including in Maidenhead against Prime Minister Theresa May, and London constituencies Hackney South and Shoreditch; Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and Lewisham Deptford.
It wants to create a "fairer, more equitable and sustainable society, in which the interests of the environment, people and animals are taken into account".
Some of its manifesto pledges include:
Leader Vanessa Hudson told the Daily Politics that as the world population was growing we could not carry on the way we had been.
All a bit heavy? Well, veteran candidate David Bishop, also known as Lord Biro, who first stood for a general election in 1997, had planned to retire from politics, but is giving it another shot for the Church of the Militant Elvis Party.
The retired painter and decorator's manifesto for Nottingham East includes:
Mr Bishop has had some electoral success - he beat the Liberal Democrats in a local council by-election in 2014, getting 67 votes to their 56.
The other famous electoral veterans, the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, are standing in 12 different constituencies this year, including against Prime Minister Theresa May in Maidenhead, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Islington North.
Their 2017 "manicfesto" offering is topped with the pledge: "We will stand on a platform of free woollen hats for all, so we can pull the wool over people's eyes."
Others include:
Leader Howling "Laud" Hope - fighting Maidenhead - told the Daily Politics some of their past and present manifesto pledges had been pinched by other parties and even put into practice - citing UKIP's one-in, one-out immigration policy, 24-hour drinking and pet passports.
Prefer to write some policies of your own?
"If you go to our Loonyparty.com... there's a piece on there you can send in your own policies," says Mr Hope.
"And at our party conference in Blackpool we then look through them, see which ones are good and see which ones we're going to use."
And finally, if you're a fan of fish-based puns, then you could have a look at Mr Fish Finger's "manifishto", which includes:
Mr Fish Finger is running against Lib Dem leader Tim Farron in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency, and says he is "fully codmitted to making Brexit work for the codstituents".
The hosts went into the match on the back of a six-match winless run in the league which had seen them drop down to 13th in the standings, but bounced back in style from Tuesday's defeat at Boreham Wood.
Gary Waddock's visitors were reduced to 10 men when Jake Gallagher was shown a straight red card just before the break after going into a tackle with Bedsente Gomis, his opponent seeming to come off worse.
The U's took advantage after 58 minutes as Collins headed home the opener before netting his sixth goal this season as he picked up Kevin Amankwaah's cross from the left and fired past Mark Smith to seal the points with 10 minutes remaining.
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Match ends, Sutton United 2, Aldershot Town 0.
Second Half ends, Sutton United 2, Aldershot Town 0.
Substitution, Sutton United. Adam May replaces Nicky Bailey.
Goal! Sutton United 2, Aldershot Town 0. Jamie Collins (Sutton United).
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Iffy Allen replaces Bernard Mensah.
Jim Kellerman (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Sutton United. Dan Fitchett replaces Maxime Biamou.
Substitution, Sutton United. Craig McAllister replaces Chris Dickson.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Charlie Walker replaces Jack Saville.
Goal! Sutton United 1, Aldershot Town 0. Jamie Collins (Sutton United).
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Josh Wakefield replaces Matt McClure.
Second Half begins Sutton United 0, Aldershot Town 0.
First Half ends, Sutton United 0, Aldershot Town 0.
Gomis (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Idris Kanu (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jake Gallagher (Aldershot Town) is shown the red card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The 32-year-old managed to force the intruders out of the property in Willow Court, Toxteth, but was shot as they left, at about 21:45 GMT on Wednesday.
His partner and children, aged one and six weeks, were in the house during the attack, Merseyside Police said.
The men, wearing balaclavas, are believed to have escaped in a car and officers are appealing for information.
The victim was taken to hospital where he is being treated for shotgun wound to his arm. His condition is not believed to be life threatening.
Det Sgt Adam Smith said: "The fact that these people saw fit to threaten and attack a man at his own home, whilst his partner and two young children were in the house, shows the mentality of these people, who have a complete disregard for others.
"Our inquiries are clearly at a very early stage, although it does appear that this was a targeted incident."
First they gathered at an office near the airport where they were due to meet an official from Malaysian Airlines for one of their regular, two-monthly briefings.
After being denied permission to bring the media with them to that meeting, they marched on.
Next stop, the Malaysian Embassy, where there were a few scuffles and skirmishes with the police before they were eventually allowed to hold a protest at the gates.
And then, after that proved fruitless, they headed off shouting and chanting for truth and justice to the Malaysian ambassador's residence, where they set about punching and kicking the gates.
They were quickly hustled away by the police with the promise of a meeting with a Malaysian government representative, so in the end, perhaps, there was a victory of sorts.
But it is, you can't help but conclude, a very sorry sight.
Seventeen months after the loss of their close family members, they've been reduced to a small, despairing band of protesters.
Today, they at least managed to make their point in front of the foreign media although some muttered quietly of constant control and harassment by China's plain-clothed police.
It is a treatment normally reserved for those perceived as a political nuisance rather than the bereaved family members of the victims of an air disaster.
But then, that is, arguably what they have indeed become.
Around 30-strong, they do not, of course, represent all of the 153 Chinese passengers on board MH370.
But it is still a sizeable sample and they are united by that one, abiding belief; that they have not been given the truth by the Malaysian authorities.
Their biggest fear is that they are being duped.
The discovery of the wing part on the island of Reunion is, in their view, perhaps a convenient device to help draw a line under the whole affair without the plane, or the bodies, ever being produced.
On one level, you could argue, it is simply a refusal by the grief-stricken to accept the obvious.
The evidence after all is strong; the satellite data shows the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean and now that debris find - matching the sea current patterns - does indeed seem to add further corroboration.
But the unwillingness of many of the Chinese relatives to believe is not as illogical as it sounds.
There are indeed real question marks over the way the Malaysian authorities have handled both the search for the plane and the release of information - marred by delay, confusion and apparent self-interest.
And here in China too, the families feel there is no-one they can trust.
There are no independent media voices campaigning on their behalf or doggedly pursuing the truth.
Their own attempts to demand answers here in Beijing, as we saw today, are falling on deaf ears.
Bewildered and despairing, it is perhaps little wonder that some find comfort in the myriad conspiracy theories swirling online: that the plane might not be at the bottom of the ocean and that their loved ones might still be alive.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced the funds on the second day of a visit to Iraq.
She said the situation there was "deeply worrying", with thousands of people forced from their homes by the fighting and living in makeshift camps.
The UK has already given £13m, including 62 tonnes of food, 1,574 tents and 840 water filtration sets.
RAF planes have undertaken seven missions to deliver aid to thousands of Yazidi civilians trapped on Mount Sinjar while there have been eight flights by the Department for International Development to the northern city of Irbil.
The Iraqi authorities and Kurdish militia are battling militants from Islamic State and allied Sunni groups, which control large parts of the north and west of the country.
The United Nations Refugee Agency has estimated there are up to a million internally displaced people in Iraq, as well as up to 500,000 refugees from the civil war in Syria and 100,000 stateless people.
The UK had already given £13m in aid.
Of the new funds, £6.5m is being given to non-government organisations (NGOs) working on the ground while £2m is to ensure the rapid delivery of emergency supplies.
About £500,000 is going to the International Red Cross to help communities cut off from forms of outside help while £20,000 will go to setting up a camp for displaced people near Dahuk.
Other resources will go to supporting logistics and to facilitate a safety hub for humanitarian workers.
Speaking after meeting Kurdish President Masoud Barzani in Irbil and meeting displaced people at a camp in Bakhara, Ms Greening said the UK was "scaling up" its efforts to help the most vulnerable.
"Hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes and thousands are surviving in makeshift camps as the fighting continues," she said.
"I am particularly concerned about increasing reports of human trafficking and violence against women, as well as children suffering terrible trauma.
"Britain has been quick to respond and I have seen for myself how lifesaving supplies of food, water and shelter are making a real difference to people who have been left with nothing.
"But we can do more, and will do more."
Mr McCausland said Sinn Féin was "stepping up its cultural war".
Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd, who is Stormont education minister, said Mr McCausland's claims were "nonsense".
Mr O'Dowd said he had no personal involvement with the letter.
"It was a routine departmental matter until Nelson released his rant," he told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme.
"Officials confirmed to me that as part of the normal day-to-day running of the Department of Education, and in engagement with the curriculum advisory body, they sent out a letter to all schools asking them would they be interested in this project.
"There is no John O'Dowd agenda, there is no Sinn Féin agenda, there is no other agenda."
Mr McCausland told the BBC he had issued his press statement after being contacted by a number of school principals who raised their concerns with him.
"Principals feel very nervous about dealing with something like this because at the end of the day, he who pays the piper calls the tune, and if you've got a bid in for development for your school, you're not going to go out of your way to offend the education minister," he said.
Mr O'Dowd said this was "complete rubbish", and said Mr McCausland had used "disturbing language" in his statement.
"He's attempting to intimidate schools in unionist communities away from this project, and that's his agenda," he said.
Mr McCausland, who is a former Stormont culture minister, defended the wording of his statement.
"We are familiar with their phrase about every word spoken in Irish being another bullet in the freedom struggle, and they also referred on one occasion to the terrorist war being the peak of the cultural revival," he told the BBC.
"I think the language that I used was simply borrowed from Sinn Féin's own language."
The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment said it had written on behalf of the Department of Education to non-Irish medium primary schools "to explore the feasibility of developing a programme of support for the teaching of Irish and aspects of a shared cultural heritage".
"This followed a previous survey which showed interest from a number of non-Irish medium primary schools in developing this area of their curriculum.
"The decision to engage in such a programme is a matter for individual schools, led by the support of governors and teachers, in line with their guiding ethos. Such a programme would only be taken forward by CCEA based on demand and available funding."
Lambeth Council said the wire was fed into the terraced house in Rectory Gardens, Clapham which had been illegally turned into flats.
It said the man acting as landlord was charging £100 per week for each of the eight rooms which shared one bathroom.
The council has repossessed the house.
The Clapham house had been licensed to a housing association on a "short-life" basis in the 1970s when the council was unable to pay for renovations.
But the agreement had continued for decades and it was unclear who should have been managing it.
Councillor Matthew Bennett, cabinet member for housing, said: "The conditions the people in this illegal HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) were living in were truly appalling, and represented a genuine danger to life and limb.
"It is shocking that someone can make money exploiting people by illegally renting out such dangerous accommodation with no regard for the safety of the people living there."
The council was alerted to the property as part of a programme to reclaim more than 40 buildings which remain operating under the short-life scheme and offer tenants homes with little or no rent.
Any resident displaced because of the action is being put at the top of the local authority's housing list for new accommodation in the borough.
The council said it had made about £58m through the sale of about 1,160 short-life properties.
It is considering whether to take legal action against the landlord.
"For years we have been eager to expand our entertainment expertise to the world of live stage," said Fox chairman Jim Gianopulos in a statement.
"But we wanted to do it right and, most importantly, with the right people."
Kevin McCollum, the producer behind Broadway hits Rent and Avenue Q, is among those co-financing the operation.
He has teamed up with film producer John Davis and entertainment mogul Tom McGrath to match Fox's 50% investment in the venture.
"Theatre is about surprises and things that you haven't seen before on stage," McCollum told the New York Times.
"There are amazing Fox Searchlight titles and great films from the '70s that nobody today has heard of."
Some nine to 12 films will be developed into musicals, bound either for Broadway or US and international tours.
McCollum declined to say what films he saw as potential candidates for a musical makeover. However, Fox's back catalogue includes such successes as Star Wars, Home Alone and Avatar.
"Most important is not forcing anything," said Davis, whose big-screen hits include Doctor Dolittle, Predator and I, Robot.
"A big, popular movie doesn't always lend itself to a live experience."
Co-financer McGrath previously worked for Viacom, where he was involved in the musical adaptations of Paramount titles White Christmas, Footloose and Saturday Night Fever.
McCollum, who brought a version of High Fidelity to Broadway in 2006, is currently enjoying success with Motown: The Musical, which opened on Broadway in April and was nominated for four Tony awards.
McCollum told the New York Times he hoped Fox would become a partner in reverse by bringing his original stage shows to the big screen.
Fox's only prior experience of stage musicals has been as a licensee for productions such as 9 to 5 and Big.
Warner Brothers, MGM, Sony and Universal all have Broadway operations of varying sizes, where the losses are relatively small compared to the film business.
The profits can also be impressive, with Disney recently claiming the US tour of The Lion King has taken more than $1 billion.
"A lot of different companies have wanted to get in," said Thomas Schumacher, head of Disney's theatrical group, when asked about the new Fox alliance
"But to do this with someone like Kevin, a smart producer who knows everybody, is a great decision."
The Australian Livestock Exporters' Council said the footage, released by animal rights group Animals Australia, was "horrific".
Animals Australia said it had been filmed inside the two abattoirs approved to process Australian cattle.
Exports to Egypt were halted in 2006 for four years over similar concerns.
And in 2011, livestock exports to Indonesia were suspended after evidence of cruelty emerged there.
The Egyptian videos have not been made public, but Animals Australia said they showed cattle believed to have come from Australia being treated in a "vicious, cruel and clumsy" way.
The group is campaigning for a full ban on livestock exports.
"The way that these animals are treated are quite horrific," said spokeswoman Glenys Oogjes.
In one instance, a cow fell off the processing line and was chased through the abattoir before having its legs cut and being stabbed to death, she said.
"It is quite terrible and it shows systemic problems in these abattoirs for our animals. And how Australia ever sent animals back there after a suspension in 2006 is beyond us."
The chief executive of the Livestock Exporters' Council, Alison Penfold, said the acts shown in the footage were "exceptionally distressing" and "completely unacceptable to the industry and to Australians".
She told the BBC the trade was undertaken under a memorandum of understanding between the Australian and the Egyptian governments.
The industry was investigating, she said, and working with the Egyptian authorities to ensure the welfare of animals already at the facilities.
Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said in a statement it was "pleased with the level of co-operation" from the Egyptian authorities.
Australia exports more than 700,000 cattle each year, and the industry is worth about A$1bn ($1.03bn: £0.7bn) a year.
But pressure is growing for a total ban on live exports amid a series of cruelty scandals.
Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig said he backed the industry's voluntary suspension.
He said the export industry had "bright future" but that it had to "maintain animal welfare outcomes", The Australian newspaper reports.
Staff at West Kent Neuro Rehab Unit were filmed cleaning Grant Clarke's feeding tube with a pen and giving him drinks when he was nil-by-mouth.
The unit in Sevenoaks, now renamed Knole Centre, will shut on 24 December.
The NHS trust which runs it said bad publicity had affected the unit's ability to recruit and retain staff.
Grant Clarke had a massive brain haemorrhage in 2012, at the age of 43 and after 12 weeks in hospital was transferred to Sevenoaks.
After raising concerns on a number of occasions about his treatment his partner Binny Moore installed a secret camera in his room.
Footage passed to BBC's Newsnight programme revealed:
Mr Clarke's family made 26 complaints to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), most of which were upheld.
KMPT originally intended to close Knole - an eight-bed unit for people with brain injuries or neurological illness - in April 2016.
The date has been brought forward because keeping it open over Christmas would be "clinically unsafe".
Patients will now receive care based on their individual needs from other local private and NHS providers in the community or acute settings.
A report being considered by Medway councillors on Thursday says adverse publicity has affected the unit's ability to recruit and retain staff.
Ms Moore said it was a "crying shame" the unit was closing because patients would have to go to London for care.
"It's the right decision that KMPT shouldn't be managing it because they have proved they are not up to the standard of what is needed by patients," she said.
"It should be handed over to a service provider with a proven track record of excellence in care."
KMPT said in a statement the high cost of providing a quality and safe service meant it was not sustainable.
"Our staff are highly valued and anyone currently working at the Knole Centre will be redeployed to other areas across the trust," it said in a statement.
A Freedom of Information request revealed the county council paid about £100,000 in compensation to motorists for pothole damage over two years.
For the second year running the B4526 came top for damage claims.
The council said "comprehensive repairs" to prevent potholes on the B4526 would cost £6.4m.
A total of £7,758.96 compensation was paid out for damage caused on the B4526, which runs between Goring and Cane End, from April 2014 to March 2015.
The A4074, which links Oxford and Reading, was the second worst with £5,605.22 in payouts.
Over the last two years, 192 defects relating to the condition of the carriageway were recorded on the B4526. Of these, 105 were potholes and 61 were clusters of potholes which resulted in £16,808 of compensation, the council said.
The biggest single compensation payment was £3,905.46 and related to damaged caused on the Goring to Cane End road.
Motorist Robin Adams, who lives near Goring, told BBC Radio Oxford he claimed £300 after damaging a wheel on a pothole.
Delivery driver Andy Benton, who lives near Chipping Norton, said he hit a deep pothole on the A40 in West Oxfordshire and bent the wheel on his car, but did not make a claim.
He said: "It's pretty bad everywhere. A lot of the side roads are absolutely awful."
In a statement Oxfordshire County Council said: "Reducing the number of potholes is a national problem, not a local problem.
"We are similar to most authorities and managing a road network without as much funding as we would like."
The council said it was working to develop more effective ways to make and fund repairs to highways.
13 March 2016 Last updated at 12:18 GMT
The craft, part of the European-Russian ExoMars programme, lifted off from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on board a Proton rocket at 9.31am (UK time), starting a seven-month journey through space.
It is carrying equipment to study gases around Mars, such as methane, which is a chemical that is strongly linked with life on Earth.
This is the first of two ExoMars missions, together costing £924 million, designed to uncover signs of past or present life on the Red Planet.
Watch Leah's report to find out more.
9 December 2015 Last updated at 08:48 GMT
After the first goal fans are asked to chuck stuffed toys onto the ice rink. And this year was a bumper year...
Jordy Stallard's second period marker triggered a record-setting avalanche of 28,815 teddy bears.
The annual Teddy Bear Toss has got bigger each year, and it's not just for fun - after the game all the toys get donated to charity.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the man, named by French media as Ayoub El-Khazzani, had links to the "radical Islamist movement".
He was restrained by passengers, including three Americans, two of whom are members of the US armed forces.
They have been praised by the French and American presidents.
Mr Cazeneuve said on Saturday that the identity of the suspect had not been "established with certainty", but official sources later said he had been identified through fingerprints.
The suspect, who is being questioned near Paris, was flagged up to French authorities by their Spanish counterparts in February 2014.
He is reported to have lived in France, Spain, and Belgium and to have travelled to Syria.
What we know
The incident happened on a high-speed Thalys service near the northern city of Arras on Friday.
When a French passenger tried to enter a toilet, he encountered the gunman and tried to overpower him.
A gun was fired and a French-American passenger was injured by the bullet.
The gunman was carrying a Kalashnikov rifle, an automatic pistol with ammunition clips, and a box cutter knife, Mr Cazeneuve said.
One of the Americans, Spencer Stone, seized the gunman, while a second, Alek Skarlatos, grabbed his guns, according to accounts from the passengers.
A friend of theirs, Anthony Sadler, and Chris Norman, a British man who lives in France, also helped restrain the attacker.
Mr Norman told reporters on Saturday that he initially hid when he saw the gunman running down the aisle, before deciding that "perhaps the only chance was to act as a team".
"He had a Kalashnikov - I don't know how many magazines he had. My thought was: 'I'm probably going to die anyway so, let's go'," he said.
"I jumped up and I was actually the fourth person to begin working on the terrorist."
With Mr Stone holding the gunman in a headlock, the passengers hit him until he fell unconscious.
The gunman injured Mr Stone with a knife. Mr Stone and another man, who received cuts to his neck, were treated in hospital.
"I don't know why [the gunman] could not fire, but I think it was because his gun was jammed," said Mr Norman. "We were all enormously lucky."
Mr Stone and Mr Skarlatos are members of the US Air Force and the National Guard respectively.
Mr Stone has now been discharged from hospital and has joined his countrymen. They were all due to spend the evening at the US embassy in Paris.
US President Barack Obama has telephoned the three men to commend their "extraordinary bravery".
US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter praised the three, saying that the two servicemen had shown why "on duty and off, ours is the finest fighting force the world has ever known".
The 554 passengers included French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade, the star of Betty Blue and Nikita, who was lightly wounded breaking glass to sound the alarm.
In an interview with Paris Match magazine, Mr Anglade said train staff had entered a private cabin and locked it when they heard gunshots, leaving the passengers alone.
"I thought it was the end, that we were going to die, that he was going to kill us all," he said.
However Agnes Ogier, the boss of Thalys, denied Mr Anglade's allegations, saying train staff had "fulfilled their duties".
One member of staff found himself under fire and took five or six passengers with him into the baggage car, where he sounded the alarm, she said.
French President Francois Hollande telephoned Mr Obama on Saturday to thank him for the "exemplary conduct" shown by the three US citizens.
British Prime Minister David Cameron also praised their "extraordinary courage".
The American men and Mr Norman were awarded medals for bravery by authorities in Arras.
Anti-terror investigators in Paris now have 96 hours to question the suspect.
The suspect boarded the Thalys train in Brussels, and Belgian prosecutors also opened an anti-terror investigation on Saturday morning.
France has been on edge since the attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris in January, which left 17 people dead.
Brigadier John Donnelly said there must be a cultural shift, but change would take "a few years".
The inquest in Woking into the death of a teenage recruit at Deepcut barracks in Surrey has heard she was the subject of unwanted sexual conduct.
Pte Cheryl James was found dead with a bullet wound to the head in 1995.
The 18-year-old from Llangollen, Denbighshire, was one of four recruits to die at the base in seven years.
The inquest heard a survey two years ago of 24,000 service men and women found the majority of respondents thought the Army had an overly sexualised culture.
Brig Donnelly, head of Army Personal Services, said the results had been a "wake-up call".
The survey also suggested serving soldiers did not have faith in their own complaints system.
Questioned by Alison Foster QC, representing the family, Brig Donnelly admitted this "troubled" him.
He said a number of changes had been made throughout the Army as a result of the death of Pte James and three other recruits who died between 1995 and 2002.
They included a confidential support line, a female-focused officer attached to each unit to provide advice, and better awareness of how to make complaints.
"We recognise that a number of changes have taken place since 1995," he said.
"We got some things wrong and we took too long to recognise that and I have apologised to Mr James [Pte James's father]."
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In a wider context, he spoke of other changes including a policy at Deepcut where no trainees were expected to undertake guard duty, as Pte James had been doing at the time of her death.
"We recognise that trainees in large part were not ready to take on guard duty," he said.
Supervising ratios are also now "vastly different" to those when Pte James was there, he said.
The inquest heard that in 1995 there was often just one corporal in charge of 200 trainees - but one warrant officer second-class who was at Deepcut between 1995 and 1998 had seen one non-commissioned officer in charge of 300 to 400 recruits.
Pte James's boyfriend, Simeon Carr-Minns, told the inquest how she had claimed she had been assaulted by a fellow soldier, known as soldier B.
He said soldier B had propositioned Pte James while she was on restriction of privileges at Leconfield army barracks but she "fobbed him off".
Mr Carr-Minns gave a statement about it to Surrey Police when they investigated Pte James's death in 2002 and 2003.
He told officers a soldier had come on to her "sort of groping maybe or a bit of innuendo".
He also said Pte James felt soldier B was picking on her and she said she found him "creepy".
Mr Carr-Minns said he complained on his girlfriend's behalf to a sergeant the day after she told him.
An initial inquest into Pte James's death in 1995 recorded an open verdict, but that was overturned by the High Court which ordered the new hearing.
The inquest was adjourned until Monday.
The guardsmen performing for their colonel in chief on the parade ground were fighting soldiers.
Centuries ago, the colour or flag was a rallying point on the battlefield.
It's now a symbolic affair. Today, it was held in honour of the Queen who inspected her troops - as Queen Victoria did once, and as all monarchs have done since the time of Edward VII.
The annual pageant ended with the fly past and the Queen and other royals appearing on the balcony.
Dedicated royal watchers will have been delighted by the sight of Princess Charlotte and an animated Prince George.
With Prince Charles and Prince William also there, this was the British monarchy, its present and its future on display.
The report estimates that there are just 7,100 of the world's fastest mammals now left in the wild.
Cheetahs are in trouble because they range far beyond protected areas and are coming increasingly into conflict with humans.
The authors are calling for an urgent re-categorisation of the species from vulnerable to endangered.
According to the study, more than half the world's surviving cheetahs live in one population that ranges across six countries in southern Africa.
Cheetahs in Asia have been essentially wiped out. A group estimated to number fewer than 50 individuals clings on in Iran.
Because the cheetah is one of the widest-ranging carnivores, it roams across lands far outside protected areas. Some 77% of their habitat falls outside these parks and reserves.
As a result, the animal struggles because these lands are increasingly being developed by farmers and the cheetah's prey is declining because of bushmeat hunting.
In Zimbabwe, the cheetah population has fallen from around 1,200 to just 170 animals in 16 years, with the main cause being major changes in land tenure.
Researchers involved with the study say that the threats facing the fabled predator have gone unnoticed for far too long.
"Given the secretive nature of this elusive cat, it has been difficult to gather hard information on the species, leading to its plight being overlooked," said Dr Sarah Durant, from the Zoological Society of London, UK, and the report's lead author.
"Our findings show that the large space requirements for the cheetah, coupled with the complex range of threats faced by the species in the wild, mean that it is likely to be much more vulnerable to extinction than was previously thought."
Another of the big concerns about cheetahs has been the illegal trafficking of cubs, fuelled by demand from the Gulf states, as reported by the BBC earlier this year.
The young cats can fetch up to $10,000 on the black market. According to the Cheetah Conservation Fund, some 1,200 cheetah cubs are known to have been trafficked out of Africa over the past 10 years but around 85% of them died during the journey.
At the recent CITES conference in South Africa, governments agreed to put new measures in place to tackle this issue, clamping down on the use of social media to advertise cheetahs for sale.
However if the species is to survive long term then urgent efforts must be made to tackle the wider question of protected areas and ranges.
The new study argues for a "paradigm shift in conservation", moving away from the idea of just declaring an area to be protected and towards incorporating "incentive-based approaches". This, in essence, means paying local communities to protect a species that many see as a dangerous predator.
"The take-away from this pinnacle study is that securing protected areas alone is not enough," said Dr Kim Young-Overton from Panthera, another author on the report.
"We must think bigger, conserving across the mosaic of protected and unprotected landscapes that these far-reaching cats inhabit, if we are to avert the otherwise certain loss of the cheetah forever."
To fully recognise the scale of the threat that the cheetah now faces, the report is calling on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to change the categorisation of the fastest animal on its Red List from vulnerable to endangered.
This would help focus international conservation support on a species that the authors fear is heading for extinction at an increasing pace.
The report has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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The London-based developer, Canonical, has generated $10,288,472 (about £6.6m) in pledges, passing the record set by Pebble smartwatches last year.
But with six days of its campaign left the company is far from reaching its funding goal of $32m.
Canonical would have to return all the money if it does not reach the target.
The developer had said that if its campaign on the Indiegogo crowdfunding website was successful, it would aim to deliver 40,000 handsets to qualifying backers by next May.
In an interview with the BBC, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said public interest in the Ubuntu Edge smartphone was high.
"The campaign has sparked a level of interest that has surprised even us," he said, adding that it had seized the attention not only of phone enthusiasts but innovators and futurists as well as manufacturers.
He added that some large manufacturers had come "out of the woodwork" to discuss the device with him.
Last week, Bloomberg said it had made an $80,000 contribution to the campaign, explaining that the open-source initiative could benefit its clients and influence the future of mobile computing.
But Mr Shuttleworth conceded the product might be too much of a departure from the current generation of smartphones for many institutional investors, such as major telecom companies, to consider backing it now.
If the Edge managed to find enough funding, "we would have been bringing the future forward a year or two at least", Mr Shuttleworth said.
Programs on the proposed smartphone would look like standard mobile apps when the handset was being used as a standalone device.
But they would change their user interfaces to that of a desktop application when the phone was docked with a monitor, Canonical said.
In addition, the operating system could support apps written in the HTML5 web language, albeit at slower speeds.
Particularly in regions such as Asia, Mr Shuttleworth said, businesses as well as individuals expressed interest in this type of device.
But he acknowledged that, with one week of the campaign left, there was still a long way to go to meet the funding target.
Canonical aimed to raise $32m. Indiegogo's current funding record is $1,665,380, which was raised by Scanadu Scout - a scheme to build a Star Trek-style Tricorder medical scanning device.
Its rival Kickstarter's record is $10,266,845 for the Pebble smartwatch.
Other independent fundraising campaigns have attracted larger sums, such as Cloud Imperium Games, which has gathered more than $15m by soliciting contributions directly on its website. It raised more than $2m in a separate campaign on Kickstarter.
"We were mindful that tripling a record is always a big stretch and a big ask," Mr Shuttleworth said.
"Risky new technology is difficult for mainstream manufacturers," he said, adding that the campaign's funding target was "head and shoulders" above anything else.
According to Chris Green, senior consultant at the Davies Murphy Group, "$10m in crowd-sourced funding is a huge achievement, a very powerful and distinct message".
But he added that Canonical's strategy of raising all the money through a single crowdfunding campaign was "naive", and the developers chose the wrong platform for it.
"It was a smart move to go straight to buyers and say, 'Be part of the future,' " Mr Green said. "But they would have had a better chance of tapping into funding if they went for a bigger platform, just because of the sheer base.
"They need to really start looking at more conventional forms of fundraising," he added.
Mr Shuttleworth admitted there were lessons learned in the campaign. For example, he said he would rethink the discounted price offered to early contributors.
Backers were asked to commit $600 on the first day or $830 on the remaining days of the campaign to secure a handset, roughly double the cost of LG's Nexus 4 mobile, which supports its software.
But Mr Green said Ubuntu's pricing was an "absolute bargain", adding: "The product was sound. I would not say it is expensive."
Mr Shuttleworth said that if the campaign made significant gains in the coming days, Ubuntu would consider extending its online campaign. If it remained far from its goal, all the money would be returned to contributors.
Canonical chose to use Indiegogo's "fixed funding" campaign, under the terms of which all the money pledged must be returned if the campaign does not reach its funding goal.
The company could have selected a "flexible funding" campaign and kept most of the funds, after paying a higher percentage to Indiegogo for missing the target.
Canonical makes money by charging for support and training for Ubuntu and also plans to take a share of sales from online marketplaces offered by handset makers who adopt its software.
It is seeking to gain ground in an increasingly crowded smartphone marketplace.
Canonical's campaign will run until 21 August.
On Wednesday afternoon - as MPs debated air strikes in Syria - hundreds of student nurses (not to mention midwives, podiatrists, occupational therapists and radiographers) marched around Westminster.
Their gripe? The decision announced in last week's spending review to scrap bursaries and introduce tuition fees.
The government's rationale is that at a time when the NHS is under enormous financial pressure, providing financial assistance when other students pay their way is simply unaffordable.
The system also means the number of places has to be capped. As a result demand outstrips supply of places by two to one.
Ministers believe by scrapping the bursaries they can save £800m a year as well as increasing the number of nurses and other professionals because there will be no need for a cap.
But - as the pictures above and below show - the move is being met with strong resistance. Royal College of Nursing general secretary Janet Davies has described it as a "crushing blow".
Her argument - and it is one that is being made by others too - is that student nurses are different.
They spend half their time in clinical practice caring for patients and unlike other students do not get long breaks at Easter, Christmas and during the summer (denying them the opportunity to earn money pulling pints or waiting on tables).
Bursaries are, she says, a "lifeline" not a "luxury". She believes the move could even have the opposite effect the government wants, and actually discourage people from applying.
At a time when the NHS is already short of nurses - vacancies are proving hard to fill forcing the health service to rely on expensive agency staff or recruiting staf from abroad - that would be a disaster.
With the cuts due to be implemented in 2017, this is a dispute we could be hearing much more about.
And, of course, it comes just days after a temporary truce has been called in the junior doctor dispute with both sides embarking on a fresh round of talks to try to find a solution.
If they unravel, and this dispute escalates, the government could find itself in a fight with two sets of staff. And that is before we even consider the possibility of the talks that are on-going over the consultants' contract collapsing.
A quick scan of social media shows there is already a great deal of anger being directed towards Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
But others are getting drawn in too. The well-respected and admired NHS medical director, Sir Bruce Keogh, recently found himself the subject of much ire when he raised concerns about the idea of junior doctors going on strike (although admittedly he was pretty inflammatory in questioning whether they would be available if there was a terrorist strike).
So why is the government so intent on picking a fight with staff? The truth is, it isn't. Ministers would probably happily leave many of these issues alone if they could.
But one of the problems they face is that to change the NHS or to save it money staff are the obvious target.
Half the NHS budget is spent on labour costs and unlike in other areas of public spending (I'm thinking libraries and bin collections) it's simply not possible to start closing or restricting services en masse.
Battles between government and health staff could become a common theme of this Parliament.
The Criminal Courts Charge introduced in April means convicted criminals in England and Wales have to pay up to £1,200 towards the cost of their case.
Radio 4's You and Yours has been told once the compulsory amount is imposed, Judges feel there is less available for victim compensation orders.
The Ministry of Justice said the charge should not affect payments to victims.
When announced the government said the fee would be paid on top of fines, compensation orders and defendants' own legal charges.
But in one GBH prosecution at Leeds Crown Court on August 19, Judge Christopher Batty outlined the impact of the new charge while setting a compensation order for a victim who had suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung in an attack at a party in Castleford, West Yorkshire.
Setting a compensation order of £500, the judge said it was not possible to impose a higher amount because he had been obliged to impose the Criminal Courts Charge.
Court reporter Olwen Dudgeon told the programme: "He was clearly unhappy that he couldn't award the amount he would have liked to have done."
She said the charge had also had an impact during the prosecution of Andrew Shires, 37, of Holmfirth, who pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to unlawfully wounding Chloe Knapton when he threw a vodka bottle through her car window.
The 21-year-old dancer suffered facial scars.
Ms Dudgeon said: "The Recorder Peter Babb made the £900 Criminal Courts Charge and knowing the defendant didn't have much money available said it's not possible to consider compensation - so again because £900 went on the Criminal Courts Charge she didn't get a penny in compensation."
The Magistrates' Association has warned the new charge could place a burden on people with little income.
It also suggested innocent people could be encouraged to plead guilty to avoid the risk of higher payments, as those who admit their offences will pay less than those convicted after a trial.
The government said the new charge would be reviewed three years after implementation, but the Magistrates' Association said it should be reviewed after six months.
President of the Law Society, Jonathan Smithers, said: "There are cases because of this change in policy where people are losing out, the victims who would otherwise have received compensation are not receiving it.
"Compensation orders are important because the criminal injuries compensation scheme is limited. This is a way for the judge to say 'you should have this without any further evidence'."
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "It is right that convicted adult offenders who use our criminal courts should pay towards the cost of running them.
"We have always made it absolutely clear that offenders must pay compensation orders, victims surcharge and fines before the criminal court charge.
"The charge does not form part of an offender's sentence and magistrates and judges should not take it into account when awarding compensation to victims."
The bomber blew himself up among devotees in the shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in the town of Sehwan, in Sindh province, police said.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the attack, which has been claimed by so-called Islamic State.
A surge of attacks this week has shattered a period of improving security in Pakistan.
The shrine was crowded as Thursday is considered a sacred day for Muslims to pray there.
The blast, in one of the country's most revered shrines, is the deadliest in a string of bombings in Pakistan this week, claimed by the Pakistani Taliban and other Islamist militants.
The Edhi Welfare Trust, which runs the country's largest ambulance service, said 43 of the dead were men, nine women and 20 children.
At least 250 others were wounded, a senior police official told the BBC. The only hospital in the area was said to be overwhelmed.
The critically injured were being sent by ambulance to Jamshoro and Hyderabad, some two hours away. The military said navy helicopters capable of flying at night would be sent to airlift the critically injured.
Prime Minister Sharif has vowed to fight the militants who have carried out attacks.
"The past few days have been hard, and my heart is with the victims," he said in a statement.
"But we can't let these events divide us, or scare us. We must stand united in this struggle for the Pakistani identity, and universal humanity."
Sufism has been practised in Pakistan for centuries. Most of the country's radical Sunni militant groups despise the Sufis, as well as Shia Muslims, as heretics.
Two separate bombings in the country's north-west killed at least seven people on Wednesday.
And on Monday, at least 13 people died in a suicide bombing in the eastern city of Lahore. A faction of the Pakistani Taliban, Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, said it had carried out that attack.
After a couple of years of diminishing violence credited to a military operation that kicked off in June 2014, the militants appear to have returned with a vengeance.
In six back-to-back attacks since Sunday, suicide bombers have killed nearly 100 people in different parts of the country.
There have been some spectacular, though sporadic, attacks in recent months that have exacted a significant toll on human life.
But the latest surge stands out in so far as it has come amid reports of the reunification of some powerful factions of the Pakistani Taliban. Some of these groups have links with the Afghanistan-Pakistan chapter of the so-called Islamic State which itself is composed largely of a former faction of the Pakistani Taliban.
This surge has blown the lid off an air of complacency that was brought on by statements of the military and civilian leaders to the effect that Pakistan had successfully defeated the militants.
The army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, now seems to have lost patience. On Thursday he issued a veiled threat to some neighbouring countries that "each drop of [the] nation's blood shall be avenged, and avenged immediately. No more restraint for anyone."
Pakistani officials have been accusing Afghanistan of not eliminating the sanctuaries of anti-Pakistan militants on its soil.
It has also been blaming India for using Afghan soil to foment trouble in Pakistan. But many here believe that militancy refuses to die down because Pakistan continues to tolerate selective militant structures as cover for its own covert wars that sustain the economy of its security establishment.
Rice, 18, only made his West Ham debut as a late substitute in the Premier League against Burnley on Sunday.
In March, Rice was named the Republic's Under-17 player of the year.
Rice, who can play in defence or midfield, is the second call-up to the squad in 24 hours after Preston's Alan Browne was drafted in on Monday.
The Republic face Mexico in New Jersey on 1 June and take on Uruguay in Dublin three days later before the qualifier at home to Austria on 11 June.
Uncapped Corkman Browne previously played for the Republic's Under-21s.
The 22-year-old joins his Preston club-mates Aiden McGeady, Daryl Horgan and Andy Boyle in Martin O'Neill's squad.
Browne joined Preston from Cork City in 2014 and made 35 appearances for the Championship club this season.
The Republic are level on points with leaders Serbia after five series of games in their World Cup qualifying group.
Wales and Austria are both four points off the pace.
Humberside Police said more than £250,000 has been stolen from victims in the last year.
They said up to 25 people a day - more than 750 people a month - are receiving calls from bogus officials.
The force has urged people to be aware of the scam.
"Vishing" - or voice phishing - occurs when fraudsters, often posing as police officer, phone their target and tell them they have been the victim of fraud.
The victim is then duped into either handing over their card and personal details, often to a second fraudster posing as a bank employee, or into passing cash to a courier in order to protect it.
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source: Financial Ombudsman Service
Det Sgt Mike Wood, of Humberside Police, said: "Over the last four months we've had a vast influx.
"I would estimate that probably around £250,000 has been lost. We've had some people who have lost quite large amounts but a more regular amount is about £5,000."
Pat Bottomley, who lost £8,000 said: "I can't give anything to charities anymore, which used to be one of my big pleasures, or to my children and grand children. It leaves you personally devastated."
The legend goes that in late 1944 or early 1945, as the Red Army advanced further westwards during the final days of World War II, the authorities in the Lower Silesian capital of Breslau (now Wroclaw) collected several tons of gold bullion from the city's residents and deposited it in police headquarters.
The gold was then loaded on to a train that was to take it deeper into the territory of the Third Reich.
But the train disappeared and when the war ended the Allies gave Lower Silesia to Poland in compensation for the larger chunk of territory it lost in the east to the Soviet Union.
One story has a train located in an underground siding near the 13th Century Ksiaz Castle, another locates it in the hills near Piechowice.
Now two men, a Pole and a German, have hired a lawyer and informed the local authorities in the town of Walbrzych, near Ksiaz Castle, that they have located a train in an underground tunnel that may in fact be mined.
The men are requesting 10% of the value of the discovery.
The intriguing aspect is that the Germans did build a complex system of tunnels in the area.
In 1943-45 the Nazis used forced labourers and POWs to build 9 km (5.5 miles) of tunnels below Ksiaz Castle and in the surrounding Owl mountains.
The surviving documentation is inconclusive, but some say the Nazis' Project Riese ("Giant"), which was never completed, was designed to construct a new headquarters for Hitler.
Others say that the tunnel complexes would also be used as underground factories. Some of the tunnels are now a tourist attraction.
The gold train legend appears to spring from two different Polish sources - one, a businessman named Mr Posibirski, who said he saw a document locating the train near Piechowice; the other, Tadeusz Slowikowski, a retired miner from Walbrzych, who said that just after the war a German living in the area told him about the train underneath Ksiaz Castle.
Explorers have been looking for the trains for decades. Some reports suggest the Polish authorities searched the area in the 1990s.
To date, nothing has been discovered, and there is no documentary evidence the trains ever existed, local journalist and writer Joanna Lamparska says.
"I do not know of any account confirming what is said, that the trains really existed. All the more, for many years, in Piechowice, as well as in Walbrzych, different exploration teams were trying to find these trains.
"Every five years the news appears that we are now close, we're at the entrance of the tunnel and we'll soon get inside," she told RMF FM radio.
But while they want Orcadians to be given a "stronger voice", they do not back full independence for Orkney.
Orkney voted decisively in favour of the UK remaining in the EU in last year's referendum.
It also returned the highest No vote of any council area in the 2014 independence referendum, with 67% voting for Scotland to stay in the UK.
But the reality of being taken out of the EU and the possibility of another independence referendum has rung alarm bells with some members of Orkney Islands Council, who feel that the views of Orcadians are in danger of being ignored.
Council officials prepared a 19-page report considering "whether the people of Orkney could exercise self-determination if faced with further national or international constitutional changes" and whether "more autonomy might be beneficial for the wellbeing of Orkney".
It had been requested by Councillor Graham Sinclair, who clarified during a council meeting on Tuesday that he was "not in favour at all of separatist independence" but instead wanted to explore "greater autonomy and self-determination for Orkney".
And he stressed that calls for more autonomy should not be taken as a sign of support or criticism for any party political stance or constitutional arrangement.
Mr Sinclair added: "The report reinforces what has been a very long-held belief for me - Orkney is so distinctively different, both historically and culturally, that Orcadians deserve and are entitled to have a strong and clear voice of their own.
"They should at least be heard, and that is all Orcadians from those who have recently chosen to make Orkney their home to those that can trace their family roots back for a millennium."
Mr Sinclair's views were echoed by the vast majority of councillors, who said there was "general agreement" that the islands should have greater autonomy - with the only question being what form it should take.
And they said it was important that Orkney was in a position to respond quickly to any further constitutional change.
Councillor Bill Stout argued that Orkney needed greater control over its own affairs "for the very pragmatic reason that we so often get one-size fits all instructions coming from Edinburgh when really we want to have the ability to tailor those instructions to the environment in Orkney".
But he said no decisions could be taken until the question of Brexit became clearer, and that the process of securing greater autonomy would be complex and require the cooperation of both the UK and Scottish governments.
In the report, council officials explore the different methods that could be used to win greater powers.
And it sets out the constitutional arrangements of similar islands groups, including Jersey and Guernsey - which are both British Crown Dependencies but have never legally been part of the UK - and the Faroe Islands, which are a self-governing territory of Denmark.
Members voted for the council's chief executive to prepare a further report identifying what action could be taken in the event of "further national or international constitutional changes" that would allow the people of Orkney to exercise self-determination.
Orkney is already involved in the Our Islands, Our Future campaign, which is seeking additional powers and resources alongside the local authorities in Shetland and the Western Isles.
The Scottish government made the Lerwick Declaration in July 2013, which indicated its intention to decentralise power to the three island council areas of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.
And the UK government has insisted that it "recognises the unique contribution that the Scottish islands make to the United Kingdom and is firmly of the belief that their potential can be fully realised as part of a prosperous, thriving UK economy and society".
There is currently no organisation in Orkney calling for independence for the islands - unlike in Shetland, where the Wir Shetland group is dedicated to winning self-governing powers for the islands.
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Brian Ambrose said talks with government had taken place to establish if Stormont could aid the airport.
Frankfurt, Munich and Brussels are among his targets for new services.
He told BBC Radio Ulster's Inside Business programme: "Whether we get them across the line in one year or five remains to be seen."
Vueling, an airline new to Northern Ireland, recently announced it would start flights between George Best Belfast City airport and Barcelona next year.
Belfast International has also unveiled ten new routes, including Iceland.
A report on air connectivity is due to be published by Stormont in the coming months, and a new air development fund, similar to one that ran a decade ago, is being explored.
"We are working with government on funding these new routes," Mr Ambrose said.
"If we can find a state-aid compliant way of supporting route development, then the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment are up for that challenge."
In 2003, a £4m fund helped attract new routes such as New York.
Inside Business is on BBC Radio Ulster at 13:30 GMT on Sunday.
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The Help to Buy Equity Loan was introduced to boost the housing market.
A property expert said the scheme has had "little success" in London, where in some cases, loans of up to £190,000 have been taken up.
The government said it has helped buy more than 100,000 homes across England.
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How the taxpayer is helping people buy their homes
£4.6 billion
worth of equity loans
100,284
loans taken
£17.7bn total value of properties sold
£46,301 average equity loan
£229,608 average purchase price
81% were first time buyers
Just 10 equity loans had been taken in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham by October 2016 since their introduction in 2013, receiving £1.9m between them, or an average of £190,000 each.
Six of Hammersmith's 10 buyers were helped between June and September 2016 alone, suggesting the rise in the upper limit made a difference.
In Kensington and Chelsea, the most expensive place to buy a home, the only two loans taken were worth a combined £360,000.
The highest number of loans taken per head of population was in Bedford, where the 1,268 loans was equivalent to two in every 100 households.
Between them, the loans came to £62.9 million, or £49,416.68 each.
The average loan for England, including London was £46,301.03.
The rate of take-up has been significantly less in London compared with the rest of England.
Property agent and housing market commentator Henry Pryor warned there could be a "severe hangover" once the subsidies of Help to Buy are removed.
He said: "The (HTB) initiatives have been more helpful away from the South East, where prices are lower. Clearly, there is less practical opportunity in London which is one reason why the numbers here are so small. Even the capital's own version (with a higher upper loan limit of 40%) has had little success.
He said the schemes had "clearly helped politically and practically" but added: "The question is whether the government can wean lenders and developers off the financial drug that it has become addicted to.
"Watching commercial businesses [house builders and developers] get fat on taxpayer subsidies is not something that can or perhaps should last for ever.
"At some stage, we will need to 'remove the punchbowl' and when that happens, the hangover may be severe."
Roger Harding, Shelter's director of communications, policy and campaigns, said: "While a Help To Buy equity loan might help some first-time buyers on to the ladder, in the short-term there is a risk it will push up house prices making it even tougher for others to buy a home in the future.
"If the government really wants to tackle our housing shortage, its best bet is to start with building homes that are genuinely affordable for people on low to average incomes to buy and rent long-term."
House builders say the equity loan scheme has helped first-time buyers who would not otherwise have been able to afford a home.
Gavin Stewart, sales director at Barratt London, said it had proved an "effective way for many Londoners to get on the property ladder".
Luke Smith and Barbara Antkowiak, who bought a Barratt London property in Hendon with a Help to Buy loan, say it means they spend less than they would on rent.
Mr Smith said: "We're hoping that by the time we come to pay it off the house will have gained enough in equity."
A DCLG spokeswoman said: "Help to Buy: Equity Loan has helped more than 100,000 households get on the housing ladder since it was launched in 2013.
"It is one of a number of housing schemes provided by the government, so people have a choice of what is right for them."
There was little evidence the scheme was increasing house prices, she added.
The department said London Help to Buy was "performing strongly" and has seen take up in the capital double since its launch in February 2016.
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The remains of Sgt David Harness Blakey, along with those of two others who have not been identified, were found in Thiepval in November 2013.
Sgt Blakey, from Gateshead, who served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, was 26 when he died on 1 July, 1916.
He was reburied, alongside the other two, at Connaught Cemetery in Thiepval.
The first day of the World War One battle was the bloodiest in the history of the British Army, with 20,000 men killed and 40,000 captured or wounded.
Following the discovery of the remains during a road-widening project, Sgt Blakey was identified via a home-made metal identity tag.
It is rare for fallen WWI soldiers to be identified from their tags, as they were commonly made from paper or compressed fibres, which rapidly decomposed.
Sgt Blakey is only the fifth in 10 years to be named using personal items.
The married father-of-three was born in Gateshead and became a miner before he enlisted in January 1915.
He rose to the rank of Sergeant and was serving with D Company, 11th Battalion, when he died, along with scores of others at the edge of Thiepval Wood.
In December 1916 he was awarded the Military Medal for "bravery in the field".
Following an appeal for family members, three generations of them attended the reburial.
Great-granddaughter Jackie Coleman said: "David's memory has been kept alive in our family since he went missing.
"This is a very special and fitting end to our search for him and one we will always treasure."
The two unknown soldiers, one from the Royal Irish Rifles and another from the Cambridgeshire Regiment, were also reburied.
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They say the Syrian national carried out the attack in the Sultanahmet district, near the famous Blue Mosque.
Fifteen people were wounded, many of them also German.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was the "top target for all terrorist groups in the region".
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said: "We have determined that the perpetrator of the attack is a foreigner who is a member of Daesh [IS]."
The shops and restaurants around the Blue Mosque are open tonight but deserted - no surprise when the German government has warned its tourists to stay away from crowded open areas.
The Turkish government now firmly believes this was an attack by the so-called Islamic State - a reflection of Turkish foreign policy, with Turkey an increasingly active part of the US coalition against IS.
One source said Turkey had taken the lead recently at a meeting of anti-IS armed groups on the Syrian border. IS has been losing territory in Iraq and in Syria. The Syrian town of Manbij may be next to fall - there are reports of IS commanders pulling out.
As IS comes under pressure, it has warned of more attacks against its enemies - not only in Turkey, but in Europe and the US.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed the deaths of at least eight German nationals.
"I mourn for our compatriots and express my sympathy for the relatives. They now have to live with the terrible pain of knowing that a loved one will not return," Ms Merkel said.
She added: "International terror chooses different locations for its attacks but the target is always the same: our free life in free societies... It is precisely this freedom and our determination together with our international partners to act against these terrorists, that will go on."
Turkey's Deputy PM Numan Kurtulmus said the suicide bomber had been identified as a Syrian. The suspect, said to have been born in 1988, was identified from body parts. Some Turkish media said the suspect was born in Saudi Arabia.
Mr Kurtulmus said the suspect was not on Turkey's militant watch-list and was believed to have recently crossed into Turkey from Syria.
Turkey last year took a more active role against IS in Syria, carrying out air strikes and allowing US warplanes to use its Incirlik base for missions.
Eyewitness Murat Manaz said: "It was a suicide bomb. I went there and saw it and came back to the hotel. There was chaos. Everybody was running somewhere.
"Policemen did not see this coming. They were distressed but at the same time they were trying to evacuate the area because they said there was a possibility that a second bomb could go off."
Bishop Pat Buckley, from Northern Ireland, had been taking photos in Sultanahmet Square shortly before the blast and had moved on into the Blue Mosque.
He told the BBC: "I have lived in Northern Ireland since the 70s, and I have heard explosions, and this was incredibly loud. I saw dust through the doorway of the mosque and I could smell the explosives."
He added: "I am slightly worried because there is talk here that they are expecting further trouble and we have been warned to avoid crowds."
One Norwegian was confirmed among the injured.
Germany currently provides the largest number of tourists visiting Turkey. In 2014, 23.6 million people visited, with the top three:
Turkey faces many security threats and establishing which group is behind this latest attack will be a matter of urgency. The Islamic State group has been blamed for three bombings in Turkey in the past year, including an attack in Ankara that killed more than 100 people. Violence has also soared between Turkish security forces and PKK militants, battling for more autonomy for the Kurds, after a ceasefire agreement broke down in July. A PKK offshoot, the TAK, fired a mortar at Istanbul airport last month. Far left groups are also active in Turkey, and a female suicide bomber attacked a police station in Istanbul's Sultanahmet district last year.
President Erdogan has blamed a "suicide bomber of Syrian origin". The conflict in Syria has not only seen the rise of IS but also strengthened the PKK's offshoot in Syria, known as the YPG. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but correspondents point out that IS was similarly silent following previous attacks last year that were widely blamed on the jihadist group.
Last year Turkey agreed to take a more active role in the US-led campaign against IS, carrying out air strikes in Syria. It also allowed US warplanes to strike IS targets from its base in Incirlik and moved to tighten security along its 900km (560 mile) border with Syria. Meanwhile Turkish forces have also been targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. And violence has flared in Turkey's mainly Kurdish south-east, where the Turkish military says it has killed some 600 PKK militants over the past month, according to Anadolou Agency.
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Aaron William Luxton, 31, of Alexander Park, Newtownards, is also accused of having nine movie files of children being sexually abused.
Mr Luxton is alleged to have committed the offences on dates between 16 October 2009 and 24 September 2013.
No facts of the case were outlined at Newtownards Magistrates Court. The defendant made no comment.
Mr Luxton faces six counts of having prohibited images of children and 26 further offences of making and possessing indecent images of children, encompassing both still photographs and movie files.
A defence lawyer told the court she had no contrary submissions regarding whether there was a case for Mr Luxton to answer.
Mr Luxton was freed on continuing bail to appear in court again later this month.
The 18-year-old from Denbighshire was found dead in November 1995 with a single bullet wound to the head.
A previous inquest recorded an open verdict, however, a new inquest was ordered in July.
During a pre-inquest review at the High Court a barrister for Surrey Police requested the new inquest was delayed.
The force wants the delay in case applications for fresh inquests into the deaths of three other soldiers at Deepcut - Pte Sean Benton, Pte Geoff Gray and Pte James Collinson - are made.
The hearing has now been delayed for at least four weeks.
Pte James's parents - who believe their daughter suffered sexual harassment and violence - want the new inquest into her death to be held separately and as soon as possible.
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The thrush chicks, just days old at the time, were attacked on 15 July within the War Memorial Park in the town.
They were put down as a result of their injuries.
Police have issued an appeal for anyone with information on the attack to come forward.
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped by 6 points to 17,760.77 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was 8 points lower at 5,013.87 by the close of trading.
However the broader S&P 500 index nudged higher by 1 point to 2,079.28.
Shares in Procter and Gamble were the best performers on the Dow, up 1.5%.
Shares in the yogawear retailer Lululemon jumped by 11% after it reported better than expected earnings and raised its full-year profit forecast.
Helen Henderson, 68, had been walking on the forecourt when the incident happened at about 07:10 on Monday.
The area had been busy with commuters at the time and Police Scotland had earlier appealed for witnesses.
A report is to be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
It links Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti - a stretch of more than 750km (466 miles).
Travelling at 120km/h, the new service cuts the journey time down from three days by road to about 12 hours.
The $3.4bn (£2.7bn) project was built with the help of funding from a Chinese bank and will have Chinese staff.
The track runs parallel to the abandoned Ethio-Djibouti railway, built more than 100 years ago.
The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza in Addis Ababa says the new track will initially only run freight services.
The passenger trains - which will run each way daily - are to start in three months' time and ticket prices will be announced nearer the time.
Getachew Betru, chief executive of Ethiopia Railways, says it will be much cheaper and more reliable than travelling to Djibouti by road.
"In Ethiopia currently if you want to bring your container from Hong Kong to Djibouti it will take you maybe two, three weeks. But it will take you more than that to take it from Djibouti to Addis Ababa. It will now take us one day or more," he said.
At the opening ceremony on Wednesday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said that the rail line would be a boost to the economy.
"It will provide huge benefits to the industrial parks and modern farms that will be built in the future," he said.
A businessman at the opening told the BBC that the railway "would transform" his trade in transporting livestock.
"It will be easier, more efficient," he said.
The railway was 70% financed by China's Exim Bank and built by China Railway Group and China Civil Engineering Construction.
Chinese controllers, technicians and station masters are among those staffing the services for the next five year after which Ethiopians will be employed.
Mr Getachew told the AFP news agency that their local counterparts are in training.
Djibouti is important to landlocked Ethiopia which currently imports and exports nearly 90% of its goods through its port.
Before construction was completed freight services transported food to areas affected by drought last year.
The railway is the first step in a vast 5,000km-long network of rail which Ethiopia hopes to build by 2020, connecting it to Kenya, Sudan and South Sudan.
The dream is that one day the railway will extend from Djibouti's coast all the way across Africa to the Atlantic Ocean.
Hamilton shot into the lead at the start from second on the grid as Rosberg slipped to fourth, where he finished after a difficult afternoon.
Rosberg was penalised for forcing Red Bull's Max Verstappen off the track.
The German finished behind Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Verstappen after being unable to make up the lost time.
It was the icing on the cake for a perfect afternoon for Hamilton, who has put a stranglehold on the championship after a remarkable recovery from a difficult start to the season.
In seven races, Hamilton has turned his season around, moving from a 43-point deficit to Rosberg after five races to his current advantage of just six points short of an entire win. This was his fourth consecutive victory.
Hamilton knows he will have to take a grid penalty for using more than the permitted number of engine parts at one of the first two races after the summer break, starting with the Belgian Grand Prix at the end of August.
And he targeted a result like this to try to ensure that when he does have to start from the back, he will not leave that race with another big deficit to Rosberg.
"What a race," said Hamilton. "Yesterday second place but got a great start, the balance was amazing and it was just about keeping it cool and looking after the engine."
This victory was determined by the start. Rosberg, who had taken a superb pole position under highly pressured circumstances on Saturday, bogged down off the line.
Hamilton shot into the lead, and Rosberg exited the first corner behind both Red Bulls as well, with Verstappen slotting into second ahead of Ricciardo.
Despite the Mercedes' inherent pace advantage, Rosberg was unable to pass either Red Bull before the second pit stops just before the 30-lap mark.
The key moment for Rosberg's attempt to recover ground on Hamilton came after that stop.
Mercedes tried the 'under-cut' on Verstappen, getting an advantage by stopping a lap earlier, and when the Red Bull emerged from its stop at the start of lap 29, Rosberg was right behind Verstappen.
Rosberg dived late for the inside into Turn Six, as Verstappen moved to the right to defend in the braking zone - a manoeuvre which he has made something of a trademark, to the anger of the other drivers, who feel it breaks a gentleman's agreement between them about a dangerous tactic.
In response, Rosberg went straight on deep into the corner, and emerged ahead.
But Verstappen complained on the radio he had been "forced off the track", the stewards looked into it and penalised Rosberg five seconds.
Rosberg, who passed Ricciardo into second when the Australian made his second stop on lap 33, had to serve that at his third and final pit stop on lap 44, dropping back to fourth again.
Mercedes technical boss Paddy Lowe admitted the team had held Rosberg a little too long at the stop, but it is unlikely it would have made any difference.
Rosberg emerged 5.4 seconds behind Verstappen but could make no progress towards the Red Bulls and had to settle for a disappointing fourth, Lowe admitting: "There wasn't the pace in the car to make up that gap."
Rosberg now has a four-week break to ponder how his season has fallen apart, and his best chance yet of winning the title appears to have already as good as evaporated.
Ferrari had an underwhelming first race following the departure of technical director James Allison, with Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen an anonymous fifth and sixth, ahead of the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg.
Behind Hulkenberg, McLaren's Jenson Button passed Williams' Valtteri Bottas for eighth place on the penutimate lap, just after team-mate Fernando Alonso had lost out to Force India's Sergio Perez for the final point after a mix-up with Verstappen as the Red Bull lapped the McLaren and then slowed down.
Alonso backed out of an attempt to unlap himself, and Perez took advantage of the McLaren's wearing tyres to slip by after Alonso locked up on the entry to Turn Six.
The Spaniard appeared to have worn out his tyres closing in on Button earlier in the final stint - as Button warned over the radio would happen to both if the two drivers were not careful.
Formula 1 heads into its summer break, returning for the Belgian Grand Prix on August 28 at Spa Francorchamps, where Hamilton dominated last year.
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A woman was badly injured at an address on Boythorpe Road, Chesterfield, on Thursday evening, while a man was in "a less serious condition".
Police said two of the animals would be destroyed, while the other is being kennelled while investigations continue.
Officers confirmed the dogs belonged to the couple.
Net profit fell 42%, to $939m (£607m), from $1.63bn for the same three-month period a year ago, the bank's second consecutive quarterly drop.
Net sales fell 13% to $7.77bn, missing analyst estimates of $8.5bn
Rivals Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase have all reported dips in trading revenue.
During the three months to the end of September oil prices slumped and investors speculated over when the Federal Reserve will raise rates. It was also the time the Chinese stock market collapsed in value - from trading higher than 5,000 in June to below 3,000 in August.
Stocks and shares sales and trading was almost unchanged from a year ago, at $1.87bn
The shares were down 4.9% in premarket trading.
"The volatility in global markets in the third quarter led to a difficult environment, impacting in particular our fixed income business and our Asia merchant banking business," chief executive James Gorman said.
Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund downgraded its forecast for global economic growth for 2015 to 3.1% from the 3.3% it predicted in July. The 2016 forecast is down to 3.6% from 3.8%.
Last week, rival banking giant Goldman Sachs reported a sharp fall in profits as its trading activity stalled.
Goldman's quarterly profits were $1.43bn, down more than a third on a year earlier.
The results contrasted sharply with those of Citigroup, which posted a 50% jump in profits, to $4.29bn.
But by the time the cabin services person gets to your seat, you are told the bake has gone and all you can have is the tasteless salmon and dill or the irradiated, overcooked beef.
Yes, you're disappointed. But you are also immediately in a new mindset. The choice is no longer about what do I want the most. It's what do I mind the least.
The Republican Party establishment finds itself in that position now on the eve of the Iowa caucus.
The palatable, easy-to-digest candidates - a Marco Rubio, a Jeb Bush, even a John Kasich or Chris Christie - are not on the menu.
There is only so long that you can look at the polls and say one of them will break through to challenge the two insurgents, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
As things stand, rather than the "moderates" getting together and trying to work out which of them has the best chance to face down Trump or Cruz, they seem to have formed themselves into a circular firing squad and are busy spraying each other with gunfire.
So it's hard to overstate the significance of what has been unfolding over the past few days. It is the grudging acceptance by significant parts of the Republican establishment that not only is Mr Trump the least worst option - he is virtually unstoppable in the race to be their candidate.
The conclusion they've reached is they can live with Mr Trump but they can't with Mr Cruz. Mr Trump will cut deals and compromise; Mr Cruz won't. Mr Trump is biddable; Mr Cruz is not.
Let me say that again. Unless there is a seismic shift in polling, Donald Trump stands to be nominated as the Republican candidate for the 2016 general election. Potentially the first ever president who has never held elected office or been in the military.
But let me go back to the assertion about the Republican establishment starting to cosy up to Trump. What's the evidence to support that?
As wise old owls, they don't come much wiser than Senator Bob Dole. The 92-year-old, decorated World War Two veteran and former presidential candidate has been there, seen it and done it all. And this week he said that Mr Cruz, a senator from Texas, would be "cataclysmic" as the candidate.
"If he's the nominee, we're going to have wholesale losses in Congress and state offices and governors and legislatures," said Mr Dole, who amassed 35 years' service in the House and Senate.
Meanwhile one of the senators who today epitomises the "establishment" is Orrin Hatch. He says he's "coming round" to Mr Trump. It turns out that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, from Kentucky, has also had conversations with Mr Trump.
Also, highly unusually, the serving governor of Iowa, Terry Branstad, weighed in. When asked directly whether he wanted to see Ted Cruz defeated, he didn't equivocate . "Yes," he said.
At one of the first Republican debates, Cruz tried to make light of how people saw him: "If you want someone to grab a beer with, I may not be that guy," he quipped. At the time it seemed like self-effacing modesty, but - wow - do the Republican high command loathe him. The ABC strategy seems to be Anyone But Cruz.
And so, faced with no chicken, tomato and pasta bake, they are swinging decisively against the slippery fish, and going for the leathery, old spray-tanned beef, with a heavy heart.
Because these are the very grandees who commissioned the exhaustive research after the 2012 defeat about how the GOP needed to connect with the ethnic minorities, women and disadvantaged. All groups that - it could be argued - that Mr Trump has been alienating with his rhetoric.
But what he's tapped into is something bigger, which is the profound and visceral anger felt by so many towards that amorphous thing in Washington, "the establishment".
It was brilliantly put by Edward Luce when writing in the FT about Mr Trump's appearance in Iowa earlier this week with Sarah Palin, someone cut from similar cloth: "The more tongue-tied Mrs Palin seemed, the more intently her supporters backed her. The more the media mocked her, the more her fan base exulted. Mr Trump has elevated that approach into an art form. In an age when knowledge is a mark of elitism, ignorance is power. It is also great marketing."
So can he be stopped? Well, if after Iowa and New Hampshire - the first two states to vote - the circular firing squad of moderate/establishment candidates got together and agreed that there can only be one of them to take on Mr Trump, then maybe. The shortest word in that last sentence was "if", but it is a HUGE if.
The primary process is long and protracted and, as I said earlier, Iowa and New Hampshire are not the pulse of the nation. A lot can happen, a lot can change. Primary history is littered with political mayflies whose wings flutter brightly at the start but live for a very short time. The polls may also be wrong; and the people who profess their greatest support for Mr Trump might not be the people who bother to go and vote. But, but, but.
The polls currently have Trump around 20% ahead of the nearest establishment candidate, with support in the mid-30s - and nothing that has happened along the way these last six months has left a mark on him.
Furthermore, you would have to guess that if Mr Trump's nearest rival, Mr Cruz, pulls out of the race, most of his support will switch to the real-estate mogul.
All of which can only lead to one conclusion - Mr Trump is now going to be extremely difficult to stop.
This might help explain why Republican grandees are starting to make their first tentative moves towards Mr Trump.
And it helps explain why - as often happens on a flight - you end up saying - I'm going to get something to eat when I land.
Mandeville curled a superb dead ball from close to 30 yards, putting it out of reach of Town goalkeeper James McKeown with only three minutes on the clock.
It gave confident Doncaster, who moved a point clear at the top of League Two ahead of the 15:00 GMT kick-offs, a foothold in the game and they were fully in control of the first half.
But it was the visitors - backed by more than 4,000 travelling supporters - who arguably had the better chances.
Danny Collins rose unchallenged to meet Danny Andrew's fine free-kick but flicked his header wide.
And Tom Bolarinwa found the side-netting via a deflection in first-half stoppage time.
Grimsby were reinvigorated after the break but struggled to craft anything more than half chances.
Mandeville almost repeated his free-kick heroics from 25 yards but his effort was met with a fine save from McKeown.
The visitors nearly snatched an equaliser with the last kick of the game when substitute Dan Jones flashed the ball across the face of goal, with James Berrett inches away from turning it home at the far post.
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Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Grimsby Town 0.
Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Grimsby Town 0.
Attempt missed. Luke Summerfield (Grimsby Town) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
Riccardo Calder (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
James Berrett (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by James Berrett (Grimsby Town).
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Joe Wright replaces Harry Middleton.
Foul by John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers).
Luke Summerfield (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Danny Collins (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Danny Collins (Grimsby Town).
Attempt missed. John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Riccardo Calder (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Danny Collins (Grimsby Town).
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Dan Jones replaces Shaun Pearson.
Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Zak Mills.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Shaun Tuton replaces Kayden Jackson.
John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town).
Attempt saved. Liam Mandeville (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Liam Mandeville (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Brandon Comley (Grimsby Town).
John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town).
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Riccardo Calder replaces Andy Williams.
Liam Mandeville (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town).
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Tommy Rowe.
Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Brandon Comley (Grimsby Town).
Attempt missed. Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Brandon Comley.
Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kayden Jackson (Grimsby Town).
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Matty Blair.
Attempt saved. Tom Bolarinwa (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Liam Mandeville (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Leeds United
Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Preston North End
Cardiff City 1-0 Ipswich Town
Fulham 1-2 Bristol City
Huddersfield Town 1-3 Burnley
Hull City 1-1 MK Dons
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday
Queens Park Rangers 3-0 Brentford
Rotherham United 3-3 Derby County
Here, we take a look at the most interesting stats to emerge from the weekend's football.
What has happened to Joe Allen? The "Welsh Pirlo" has found himself in a more attacking role since moving from Liverpool to Stoke in the summer, and the switch is paying dividends for Mark Hughes.
Allen scored both goals for Hughes' side in their 2-0 victory over Sunderland - Stoke's first win of the season - to take his tally for the campaign to four. That equals his previous season's best, and does not even account for the fact he has also scored in both of his appearances for Wales this season.
Get him in your Fantasy Football team - as well as Nacer Chadli, for that matter, who has four goals in five games for West Brom after as many in his previous 33 for Tottenham.
The same applies to Charlie Daniels. The Bournemouth full-back's goal in the 6-1 demolition of Hull means the Englishman is now the most potent defender in the Premier League over the past two seasons.
And who would have thought Maarten Stekelenburg would get the better of Kevin de Bruyne and Sergio Aguero?
The keeper, who played in the 2010 World Cup final for the Netherlands, could not get a game at Fulham when he first arrived in England, and has spent the past two seasons out on loan.
But he seems to have found a home with Everton. He produced a superb display to repel Manchester City in his side's 1-1 draw at Etihad Stadium, including a double penalty save, a feat rarely achieved in the Premier League.
One player you might not want to be relying on for Fantasy Football points is Granit Xhaka.
Arsenal's Switzerland midfielder might have settled in well since joining the Gunners in the summer - including a spectacular strike against Hull last month - but his red card in the 3-2 win over Swansea on Saturday made him the most dismissed player in Europe's top five leagues over the past two seasons.
Ronald Koeman has wasted no time in making a positive impression since moving from Southampton to Everton in the summer.
The point earned in the draw at Manchester City means he has made the joint-best start to a Premier League season by an Everton manager.
That fine beginning to life at Goodison Park does not guarantee long-term success, however. Koeman shares the record with Roberto Martinez, whose side faded so badly that he lost his job after three seasons.
And Koeman's tally of 15 points is still well short of the best total amassed by a new manager at a Premier League club, a record held jointly by Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea) and John Gregory (Aston Villa).
At the other end of the manager-making-an-impact spectrum lies David Moyes.
Sunderland's new boss has overseen the fifth-worst start by any team to a Premier League season.
The Black Cats remain winless after eight games - a repeat of last season.
In fact, Sunderland are only the second team in top-flight history - after Bury in 1905-06 - to fail to win any of their opening eight league matches in consecutive seasons.
But there is still hope.
Of the four teams to have made worse starts to a Premier League campaign, only two - Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday - were relegated.
And it is only three seasons since Sunderland made an even worse start and survived.
Sunderland could do with some of Tottenham's confidence and defensive solidity to get out of the mess they are in.
Spurs battled back on Saturday to earn a 1-1 draw at West Brom through Dele Alli's late equaliser. It means they are the only unbeaten team in the top flight - the first time they have avoided defeat in their first eight matches since Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker were in the team in 1990-91.
They have some way to go to match the longest Premier League unbeaten runs though...
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Gladys Hooper celebrated her milestone on 18 January with family and friends on the Isle of Wight.
Thousands of people sent the former concert pianist birthday messages online and through the post.
She said: "Thank you very much. I'd like to say how much I appreciate it. I send my love and great thanks to everyone."
She added she was looking forward to her next birthday.
A video of her talking about seeing a German airship being shot down over London during World War One has been seen by 850,000 people.
The Facebook post by BBC Radio Solent reached almost three million people and generated more than 1,500 comments.
The great-grandmother, who lives at Highfield Nursing Home in Ryde, is the country's most senior supercentenarian, according to the Gerontology Research Group records.
Her son Derek Hermiston, 85, said cards and gifts were still flooding in a week after the event.
People from the US, Canada, Belgium and Australia wrote her birthday wishes on Facebook.
Hallie Mae Richards-Monroe wrote: "The amazing history you have witnessed in your life time. Happy Birthday from New York USA."
Ann Foley wrote: "Such an amazing lady, I thank Mrs Hooper for sharing her memory of that night way back in 1916, during the Great War."
Mr Hermiston said his mother had also met Thomas Edison, who demonstrated his "new lamp" at her school, and had been flying with aviatrix Amy Johnson.
Daniel Ruddy, from Galston, was last seen by his brother in September 2013 and reported missing a month later.
A dog walker found his remains near the River Irvine in Galston on 1 November. They were later identified as Mr Ruddy's following forensic tests.
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.
Drinkhall lost 4-1 to European number one Dimitrij Ovtcharov, with team-mates Liam Pitchford and Sam Walker having been eliminated a round earlier.
Walker and David McBeath made it to the last 16 of the doubles in Germany.
However, their challenge was ended by a 4-2 defeat by Taipei duo Chien-An Chen and Cheng-Ting Liao.
"I don't think we even played our best and there's a lot more to work on and improve. It's promising times for us as a pair," said Walker.
Drinkhall and Pitchford went out in the last 64 of the doubles following a 4-2 loss to India's Sharath Kamal Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.
"Overall, I'd have like to have done better but in both the singles and doubles I got to where my seeding was, so it wasn't good or bad," said Drinkhall.
No women's squad went to Germany as the top two players - Kelly Sibley and Tin-Tin Ho - were unavailable.
Princess Mako, 25, will lose her title and leave the cloistered imperial household to live with her husband in the outside world.
She will receive a one-off payment, after which the couple will be expected to provide for themselves. She will vote and pay tax, shop and do her own chores. If the couple have children, they will not be royal.
But her departure means one fewer to carry out official duties. It is also reigniting debate about the shrinking monarchy, the role women play in it and future succession.
Emperor Akihito, 83, has already indicated that he wants to step down. As the female royals get married, the monarchy is expected to contract further.
There is only one boy among the younger royals, 10-year-old Prince Hisahito. If nothing changes, the future of the imperial institution will rest solely with him.
"If you think about it there is a possibility that all but Prince Hisahito will leave the royal household in 10 to 15 years time," said Isao Tokoro, professor emeritus at Kyoto Sangyo University.
"I think it [the engagement] gave us an opportunity to think about the problem. The system should be reformed urgently so we don't lose more members from the Imperial family."
Under Japan's Imperial Household Law of 1947, princesses who marry commoners are removed from the royal family.
That same law slashed the number of Japanese royals, removing 11 out of 12 branches of the imperial family as a cost-cutting measure. That means there are no royal males for current princesses to marry.
Emperor Hirohito's daughters lost their titles under the legislation, as did the current crown prince's sister, Sayako, when she married urban planner Yoshiki Kuroda in 2005.
Her transition from closeted princess to commoner attracted considerable attention. Reports described how she learned to drive and practised shopping independently ahead of her wedding.
The couple used her lump-sum payment (reportedly $1.3m; £1m) to buy a house and she is now a high priestess of the Ise Grand Shrine.
So far Princess Mako's engagement has not been officially announced. But the young woman seems well-equipped for her new status, with two spells of independent living under her belt.
While studying at Tokyo's International Christian University, she spent nine months as an exchange student at Edinburgh University in 2012-13.
A year later, she lived in halls of residence at Leicester University as she completed her Master's in Art Museum and Gallery Studies. She is currently a researcher at a museum in Tokyo and is studying for her doctorate.
"Princess Mako has been the embodiment of an Imperial family member who is close to the public," the Yomiuri newspaper said in an editorial. "Being an amiable person, she will surely build a cheerful home."
But she will be missed. According to the Asahi newspaper, Princess Mako is currently patron of two organisations, has travelled overseas as a representative of the royal family and has attended important imperial functions.
Her official duties must now be shared among a dwindling pool of royals.
At the moment there are 19 members of the royal family. Seven are unmarried women who must leave when they wed. Eleven (four couples and three widows) are over 50. That leaves Prince Hisahito.
He is the youngest of four males in line to the throne. Three of them - Crown Prince Naruhito, his brother Prince Akishino (Fumihito) and Prince Hitachi (Masahito), the current emperor's younger brother, are highly unlikely to have more children.
That could potentially leave Prince Hisahito (and whatever family he might go on to have) with sole responsibility for performing official duties and continuing the imperial line.
At the moment, a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate is being prepared. In its editorial, the Yomiuri newspaper said the "creation of female imperial branches should be incorporated" into the law and discussed as a "realistic measure for maintaining the number of Imperial family members".
But that is unlikely to go down well with Japanese conservatives.
"This is all rooted in the concept of the unbroken male blood line - the notion that what makes Japan special is that it has an imperial line that has been passed down through a male lineage, if you believe the mythical version, ever since the Emperor Jimmu in 660 BC," says Professor Ken Ruoff, director of the Centre for Japanese Studies at Portland State University and an expert on the Japanese monarchy.
"This is what the nationalists seize upon and they actually will say things like if the male bloodline is broken, then Japan ceases to exist," he says. "Female blood doesn't count."
Japan has had female rulers in the past, though not for about 250 years. In general they were seen as place-holders until the throne reverted to a male member of the family (though there was one case of an empress passing the throne to her daughter to act as regent for a male heir).
Before the 1947 legal change, the royal family was much bigger, meaning that if one branch could not produce a male heir there were options elsewhere, but that is no longer the case.
In the period before Prince Hisahito was born, when there was no younger-generation heir, there was considerable debate about changing the law to allow women on the throne.
The prime minister of the day, Junichiro Koizumi, said he backed the move. But after Prince Hisahito's birth, discussions stalled.
Japan's current leader, Shinzo Abe, is a more right-wing figure whose speaks often of national pride, tradition and patriotism.
"Prime Minister Abe has spent a lot of time talking about his desire to make Japan a society that shines for women but he's got this far-right faction that absolutely opposes changing the law to allow a woman to sit on the throne," says Prof Ruoff.
One other idea is restoring royal status to branches that lost it in 1947, providing more male heirs.
Mr Abe, the Yomiuri said, backed this in the past. "It is hard to say the idea has won broad support," the paper pointed out.
But there is public support for allowing women to inherit the throne. According to a Kyodo News survey in early May, 86% supported allowing a woman emperor and 59% supported allowing an emperor from the female blood-line.
This potentially leaves the government out of step with popular sentiment.
Whatever happens, the future looks bright for Princess Mako. Of more concern, perhaps, is whether a 10-year-old boy has broad enough shoulders to carry the Japanese monarchy onwards.
Additional reporting: Chika Nakayama
Ministers are also to unveil a £255m fund to help councils tackle pollution from diesel vehicles, as part of £3bn spending on air quality.
The government will publish a court-mandated clean air strategy later, days before a High Court deadline.
Campaigners said the measures were promising, but more detail was needed.
The government was ordered by the courts to produce new plans to tackle illegal levels of harmful pollutant nitrogen dioxide.
It came after judges agreed with environmental campaigners that previous plans were insufficient to meet EU pollution limits.
Ministers had to set out their draft clean air strategy plans in May with the final measures due by 31 July.
Local measures could include retrofitting buses and other transport to make them cleaner, changing road layouts, altering features such as speed humps and re-programming traffic lights to make vehicle-flow smoother.
Campaigners want government-funded and mandated clean air zones, with charges for the most-polluting vehicles to enter areas with high air pollution, included in the plans, as well as a diesel scrappage scheme.
It is thought ministers will consult on a scrappage scheme, but there is no firm commitment.
Ministers have been wary of being seen to "punish" drivers of diesel cars, who, they argue, bought the vehicles after being encouraged to by the last Labour government because they produced lower carbon emissions.
The UK announcement comes amid signs of an accelerating shift towards electric cars instead of petrol and diesel ones both at home and abroad:
The government's plans will not contain a vehicle scrappage scheme. And it won't mandate councils to charge dirty vehicles to enter cities.
Compulsory clean air charging zones were identified by the government's own experts as the best way to tackle pollution.
And the decision not to include them in the policy leaves the government in breach of a court order to produce a comprehensive clean air strategy by the end of this month.
Ministers argue that it is better to have a scheme for tackling the worst pollution hotspots rather than rushing out a botched comprehensive strategy.
But clean air campaigners will accuse the government of failing to obey the court yet again, having already lost a case on this issue in April.
ClientEarth, the legal group which brought that case, previously warned it would consider going back to court if the government failed to meet its legal obligations to ensure clean air for people to breathe.
Air pollution is thought to be linked to about 40,000 premature deaths a year in the UK, and transport also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.
A government spokesman said poor air quality was "the biggest environmental risk" to public health in the UK.
"This government is determined to take strong action in the shortest time possible," he said.
"Our plan to deal with dirty diesels will help councils clean up emissions hotspots - often a single road - through common sense measures which do not unfairly penalise ordinary working people.
Environmental law firm ClientEarth welcomed the measures, but said it wanted to see more detail.
Its chief executive James Thornton said: "A clear policy to move people towards cleaner vehicles by banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars and vans after 2040 is welcome, as is more funding for local authorities.
"However, the law says ministers must bring down illegal levels of air pollution as soon as possible, so any measures announced in this plan must be focused on doing that."
It's a shocking statistic - especially when you consider that in 2015 alone the average western European smartphone user got through 1.9GB of data per month per person - rising to 3.7GB per month in the US according to a report by Ericsson.
That's an awful lot of water.
Whenever you check social media, send an email, or stream a video, you will be receiving and exchanging data with a data centre somewhere in the world - a vast server farm full of heat-producing, power-hungry computers.
It's how our data travels with us - the reason you can log on to your email account on any device, wherever you are in the world, is because your emails are not stored on a hard drive owned by you.
What's that got to do with water? The Imperial College researchers calculated that it is probably either used in the vital process of keeping the data centres cool, or further away from the front line, in the production of the large amounts of electricity required to keep the centre operational.
But before you throw your wi-fi out of the window, a note of caution from one of the Imperial College researchers, Bora Ristic.
He told the BBC at the time there was "a wide range of uncertainty" in the figure, and that it could be as low as one litre per gigabyte - but what the work did was to highlight that the water footprint of data centres has been sorely under researched.
"It's really useful preliminary research starting to scope the problem," said tech expert Bill Thompson on the BBC's Click Radio programme.
"It's very unlikely to change consumer behaviour, what you want to do is change the behaviour of the people running the data centres.
"I can't see myself not streaming a video just because I'm worried about the water consumption. I can see me choosing a video hosting service that says, 'we are environmentally aware'."
Kaveh Madani from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College says that things have improved since the research was carried out.
"Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google have made substantial improvements with respect to their water footprint," he says.
"They are investing in this area because they appreciate water availability issues. They also understand the reputational risk better than before. If they overlook their environmental effects, they can hurt their reputation."
However as the demand for data centres continues to grow, so do the environmental issues.
Mr Madani adds: "Increased service requires additional energy use and heating. Additional energy use and heating means more environmental impact, carbon footprint and water use.
"There is a serious need for technology improvements in this section."
Green data centres may sound like an anomaly by their very nature - but it is a commitment taken seriously by many of the world's leading tech firms.
Whether it's by using renewable power, or choosing to locate their data centres in environments that naturally lend themselves to the cooling process, here's how some of them are giving their green credentials a boost.
In February 2016, Microsoft finished testing its first prototype underwater data centre, the concept being that the surrounding water keeps the centre cool rather than requiring energy draining air conditioning or alternative cooling mechanisms.
Facebook opened its Lulea data centre near the Arctic Circle in the north of Sweden in 2013 for a similar reason - the cold temperatures provide a natural cooler. That centre now employs 150 staff and is 100% hydro-powered. Naturally, it has its own Facebook page.
The firm has also started building a massive 57,000 sq metre data centre campus in Clonee, in the Republic of Ireland, which it says will be 100% wind-powered, like similar bases in Fort Worth and Altoona.
Meanwhile, data centre firm Green Mountain took over a former NATO ammunitions storage facility inside a Norwegian mountain - it says it uses water from the surrounding fjord, which has a consistent eight degree temperature, to keep its plant cool, requiring no extra energy.
Apple has also been moving increasingly into green power, saying that all of its data centres are now 100% renewably powered.
And this month Google announced that six of its data centres are now creating no landfill rubbish at all.
"Globally across our data centre operations we are diverting at least 86 percent of waste away from landfills," wrote Rachel Futrell, a Google technical program manager, in a blog post.
Greenpeace's Clean our Cloud campaign has been fairly quiet for a while, but a new report is due out next month, says analyst Gary Cook from the environmental group.
"Companies have redefined the art of the possible - we can run very big things on renewable energy," he says.
"The big firms are opening doors for others to tap into renewables - we've seen this a lot in the US in the past 3-5 years."
While Mr Cook is broadly supportive of the steps taken by the giants, there is one company he singles out for criticism - Amazon Web Services.
"Amazon's growth is five or six times larger than the amount of renewables they have brought onto the grid," he says.
"They have started to move - but we'd like them to be renewably powered, more transparent."
Amazon says it has a "long term commitment" to run its infrastructure on 100% renewable energy.
It hopes to achieve 40% by the end of 2016, it says on its website.
Amazon also owns three wind farms and one solar farm in the US, which it claims generates enough electricity to power 150,000 homes.
The breach in Epperstone, Nottinghamshire, left homes without running water for more than 12 hours.
Nottinghamshire County Council said its offer of help was turned down by Severn Trent Water (STW).
Water supplies were returned to all areas, including Bingham and Radcliffe-on-Trent, by about midnight on Sunday.
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Jonathan Smith of STW said: "There's learning opportunities for us here, we don't think we did well enough for our customers throughout all of this.
"We did get bottles of water out to our most vulnerable customers, like nursing homes, [but] we thought we could get people back on more quickly than we could get water supplies to them".
Sally Hall, who was driving through Epperstone on Sunday morning, described how her "car was sucked across the road" into the sinkhole.
Councillor Alan Rhodes, leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said the authority was ready to help the affected areas but was told it was not needed.
"The county council offered its services to Severn Trent and we were told we weren't required," Mr Rhodes said.
"We could well have helped to make sure vulnerable householders were catered for; we could have helped with any evacuations.
"But we were told none of that was required".
Mike Godwin, who lives in Bingham, said residents were left without information and had to buy water for people in need.
"Thankfully we've got a Facebook group in Bingham that helps and really it was only through that that people knew what was going on" he said.
Mr Godwin has now asked Newark & Bingham MP Robert Jenrick to review STW's response.
The inshore lifeboat was launched at around 08:00 GMT on Sunday, following reports of a man in the water near the harbour entrance.
The man, who has not been named is believed to be in his 50s, died shortly afterwards in hospital.
The RNLI in Bridlington said it was not clear how he had come to be in the water.
Humberside Police are investigating.
Number 10 even jumped the gun with an administrative cock-up late on Saturday night that announced the pact had been signed.
On Tuesday, Westminster sources confidently predicted there would be a functioning government with a majority in the Commons within 36 hours - the 'T's had been crossed and the 'I's dotted.
There have been suggestions that the DUP has been enjoying its moment of power and attention, so is in no hurry.
Suggestions on the other side that Number 10, still reeling from May's political miscalculation, is not functioning properly, so is slow to conclude the deal.
And yesterday, sources told me Treasury and Cabinet Office involvement is holding things up but there are no big issues.
The government's number-crunchers are nervous about the kinds of promises that are being made.
I could here mention the consequences for the Barnett Formula, but I'll spare you that and simply say that the Treasury is cautious about splashing taxpayers' cash.
With the disaster at Grenfell Tower, the government's attention and desired timing for announcing the deal has shifted.
But as we get towards the end of the week, with suggestions the deal won't be done finally until Monday, it is worth asking what happens if it can't be done?
With the other Northern Irish parties visiting Number 10 today, there is clear disquiet about the principle of doing the deal in the first place.
The DUP has no interest in crashing Theresa May or the Tories. They are certainly never going to lift a finger in any way that could be helpful to Jeremy Corbyn.
They are natural allies of the Tories and as we've reported, they have been informally helping them out for the last few years.
So there is very little chance they would vote against the government's main measures - crucially the first big test, the Queen's Speech.
There are therefore Tories, including Sir John Major, who believe it would be better to avoid the risk of dealing with them and go it alone in minority government.
For Theresa May though, her desire to introduce at least one layer of stability into this rocky situation is strong.
Locking at least 10 MPs into supporting her at times of need provides at least a modicum of political protection.
Moreover if the talks fail and no deal is done she'll have botched the first political challenge of this fragile post-election period.
The DUP will have lost their big shot at more heavy influence.
It is in neither side's interest to allow the deal to dive - and with the Queen's Speech just announced for Wednesday, it's a sign of increasing confidence in government the deal is a matter of when not if.
A three-month operation led to the arrests in Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province. Police said triad gangs were increasingly expanding into mainland China.
The crimes involved include drug dealing, gambling and prostitution.
Triads are transnational crime groups, often based in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, but operating globally.
"The message we want to send out to the public is that police have zero tolerance for organised crimes and any other illegal activities," Au Chin-chau, chief superintendent of Hong Kong police's Organised Crime and Triad Bureau told journalists.
Illegal loans were also found to be a new source of income for the gangs, he said.
Reports said 4,343 people, 1,177 of them from mainland China, were arrested by police in Hong Kong, where more than 7,500 properties were searched.
In Hong Kong, police seized $102m Hong Kong dollars ($13m; £8.5m) in cash, along with drugs, pirated DVDs, weapons and contraband cigarettes worth HK$67m.
In neighbouring Guangdong province, more than 11,000 suspects were arrested. And in Macau, almost 4,000 people were picked up by police.
The crime-sweep, part of a regular operation codenamed Thunderbolt 15, was reportedly the longest joint operation of its kind, and a model for increasing cross-border police cooperation in the future, state media said.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika won the presidency in the 1999 polls and secured landslide election victories in 2004 and again 2009. He went on to win a fourth term in office in April 2014, despite doing no personal campaigning and rarely appearing in public after having suffered a stroke in 2013.
Turnout in the 2014 election was said to be 51.7%, down from 75% in 2009.
A coalition of Islamist and secular opposition parties had called for a boycott, describing the election as a sham and saying Mr Bouteflika was unfit to run because of his health problems.
Three other presidential candidates pulled out of the race soon after his candidacy was announced, saying the result would be a foregone conclusion.
In the event Mr Bouteflika took 81.53% of the vote, leaving his main challenger trailing far behind with just 12.18%.
He first took office when Algeria was still caught up in a savage civil war with Islamist insurgents, and is credited with curbing the conflict and restoring economic stability.
However, when he amended the constitution in November 2008 and removed the two-term limit on the presidency, Mr Bouteflika effectively gave himself the option of remaining head of state for life - a change criticised as a setback for democratic reform.
As in many Arabic-speaking countries, the government faced calls for democratic change in 2011, but protests did not reach the scale seen elsewhere. Nonetheless Mr Bouteflika announced a programme of constitutional change to avert pressure for more radical reform.
When he first became president in 1999, he promised to restore national harmony and to end years of bloodshed. He released thousands of Muslim militants and won backing for a civil concord that offered an amnesty to armed militants.
Many of the rebels accepted and violence declined. Voters backed a second amnesty for the remaining militants, laid out in the president's "charter for peace and reconciliation", in a 2005 referendum.
Algeria under President Bouteflika has won praise from the West for backing the US-led "war on terror". At home, many credited him with a return of some security, though attacks by Islamist militants have increased again since 2006.
Mr Bouteflika has overcome years of isolation for Algeria, but his state-orientated economic policies have failed to wean the economy off reliance on oil and gas.
A veteran of the war of independence from France, Mr Bouteflika was foreign minister for 16 years until 1979. He went into self-imposed exile for several years in the 1980s to escape corruption charges that were later dropped.
Power is concentrated in the presidency, with parliament largely a rubber-stamp body. Mr Bouteflika is widely credited with easing the military back into barracks after their domination of government during the 1992-2011 state of emergency.
Coleman, whose current deal ends after Euro 2016, says he and the Football Association of Wales are "apart" in their talks over a new contract.
Despite speculation linking him with a return to club management, the former Fulham boss wants to stay with Wales.
"My focus is here - it has always been here," Coleman, 45, told BBC Wales Sport.
"I haven't worked this hard to get to where we are to start thinking about something else.
"I'm the manager of Wales. We've got Northern Ireland, Ukraine, then Sweden, then we go into a tournament, which is where we've always wanted to be.
"I'm very much in the middle of that, looking forward to it, and that's where my sole focus is."
Coleman succeeded the late Gary Speed as Wales manager in 2012 and, in qualifying for Euro 2016, guided his country to their first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup.
Wales continue their preparations for this summer's competition in France with a home friendly against Northern Ireland on Thursday, before visiting Ukraine four days later.
Coleman is reportedly a target for clubs such as Premier League strugglers Aston Villa, although the former Wales defender is distancing himself from such speculation.
He added that his contract situation would not impact on the team in France.
"We have worked so hard to get here," he said.
"It's all about the tournament, it's all about doing as well as we can.
"I think my relationship with the players is good enough that we are just focused on what is in front of us.
"There is already rumours outside of the camp about this that and the other because the contract is not agreed, I can't help that, nobody can.
"All I can say is that I am totally focused on Wales, totally committed as I've always been, looking forward to these games coming up and its all about building towards this tournament. That's all that matters."
The Games organising committee said there were too many doubts over the emblem for it to be used. A Belgian artist had complained that his design was stolen.
Logo designer Kenjiro Sano had admitted copying online material for a previous project, Japanese media reported.
In July, a new Olympic stadium design was scrapped amid a row over its cost.
The logo was unveiled only last month, based around the letter T and a red circle representing a beating heart - which critics said resembled the Japanese flag.
Its withdrawal is a highly unusual move.
"We're certain the two logos are different," Toshio Muto, director general of the Tokyo organising committee, told a news conference.
"But we became aware of new things this weekend and there was a sense of crisis that we thought could not be ignored.
"We have reached a conclusion that it would be only appropriate for us to drop the logo and develop a new emblem. At this point, we have decided that the logo cannot gain public support."
Belgian designer Olivier Debie claimed that the design was similar to his 2013 logo for the Theatre de Liege. He and the theatre had filed a lawsuit to prevent it being used.
Mr Debie expressed surprise at the organisers' decision on Tuesday as they had publicly backed the design only days earlier.
He told BBC Radio 5 live: "I thought the Olympic committee was a big machine and I didn't dare to take action against them."
But the director of the Theatre de Liege had told him they had to "do something" and they sought the help of good copyright lawyers.
He said the logo, devised in 2011, had been official for two years and would have been available on sites like Pinterest around the world.
While Kenjiro Sano has denied plagiarising the logo, he has admitted his team did copy other work for a beer promotion and faces several other accusations of plagiarism.
"I want Mr Sano to provide an explanation. I feel like we have been betrayed," said Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe.
Japan was seen as a safe pair of hands to host the Olympics, but Tuesday's developments cap an awkward month for the organisers.
The stadium delay means it will not be ready for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. A promise to keep most venues within eight kilometres (five miles) of the Olympic Village has also not been kept.
There may also be repercussions for lucrative sponsorship deals as Japan Airlines and other sponsors have already started using the logo.
Organisers say there will be another competition to decide a new logo "as soon as possible".
Leicester City's Premier League title win is the force behind their case, while Mark Selby's second World Snooker Championship triumph, Leicester Tigers' hunt for an 11th English rugby union title, Leicester Riders' success on the basketball court and Loughborough University's 35 consecutive British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) titles add to the compelling debate.
BBC Sport takes a look at how Leicester compares to other cities on the British sporting landscape.
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Population: 330,000
Notable sporting success in 2016:
The expert view...
BBC Radio Leicester's Jason Bourne: "Within a mile or two you can walk from the King Power Stadium, to Welford Road, via Grace Road and then the Leicester Sports Arena.
"You bump into all kinds of people who want to talk about this city's sporting success. There's a real sense of pride in all of our teams, all of our sports. It feels like a family, a sporting family.
"I don't know anywhere else where it's like this. You can go to London, Manchester or Birmingham but they've got more than one football team. We're a one-team city and that's how we all feel part of the same thing. One community. One family. "
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Population: 2.7m (including Greater Manchester)
Notable sporting success in 2016:
Home of: National Basketball Performances Centre, National Taekwondo Centre, National Cycling Centre, Test cricket ground (Old Trafford), Manchester United's Old Trafford (home to Super League's Grand Final).
Manchester, the host city of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, is famous for the success of 20-time league champions Manchester United and Manchester City, who had won two of the previous four Premier League titles before Leicester's success.
As for the city being able to compete on multiple sporting fronts it has not done so well in recent times. When City won the Premier League in 2013-14, Lancashire were relegated from Division One of the County Championship.
The expert view...
BBC Radio Manchester's Ian Cheeseman: "Three-time European Cup winners Manchester United have won more Premier League titles than any other club and have the biggest attendances in the UK. This season they're in the FA Cup final and they're arguably the biggest football club in the world.
"Capital One Cup winners and Champions League semi-finalists Manchester City are probably the richest club in the UK, and have recently built the best academy facilities in the country, possibly Europe. They're expanding their stadium to the second biggest in the UK.
"Within the Greater Manchester area are recent FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Bury, plus two of the biggest non-league teams, Stockport County and FC United.
"That's not to mention one of the largest indoor arenas in Europe, the Manchester Arena, the national cycling centre and Lancashire County Cricket Club's iconic Test venue Old Trafford.
"Do you really need convincing? Sometimes it just smacks you in the face!"
Population: 8.6m (approximately)
Notable sporting success in 2016:
Home of: Wembley Stadium, Twickenham, Wimbledon, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (including the Olympic Stadium), The O2 Arena (home to the World Tour tennis finals), two Test cricket grounds (Lord's and The Oval).
London, the only British city to host the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, continues to stage some of Britain's biggest sporting events - from Wimbledon to athletic's Anniversary Games at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
There's also the famed Boat Race between Oxford University and Cambridge University on the River Thames.
London even imports some of world sport's most glamorous competitions, with the city hosting NBA basketball games and packing more than 80,000 into Wembley Stadium for NFL matches.
While Leicester may be a one-club city, they have Chelsea to thank for delivering the title on Monday after the 2014-15 champions held London rivals Tottenham to a 2-2 draw. In total, the capital has 14 clubs in the top four divisions of English football - including five in the Premier League.
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BBC Radio London's Nick Godwin: "It would be easy to fall back on the easy answers: Lord's, Wembley, Wimbledon, Twickenham and five Premier League football clubs. But that would be too simplistic - vulgar even.
"Instead, let's focus on matches under the lights at Archibald Leitch's beautiful Craven Cottage, the cutting edge 4G pitch at Saracens' Allianz Park, Twenty20 cricket at The Oval after work one summer night and the world's greatest road race - the London Marathon.
"All this in a city that lets you swim in a stunning Olympic pool, ride Laura Trott's route to gold at the Velodrome and play every conceivable sport in the Copper Box, all legacies of London 2012.
"London isn't just the sporting capital of the UK - it is the sporting capital of the world."
In Scotland, Glasgow - hosts of the 2014 Commonwealth Games - has the biggest claim as a sporting epicentre.
Celtic are on track to secure a fifth straight Scottish Premiership title despite unrest among supporters, while Glasgow Warriors are capable of defending their Pro12 rugby title.
In Wales, there are a few claims for high achievers. Cardiff Devils ice hockey side were the leading light for the city, finishing second in the Elite League and runners-up in the Challenge Cup.
Newport Gwent Dragons reached the semi-final of the European Challenge Cup in rugby union, and Swansea are best represented by Swansea City, a side that was bottom of the Football League 13 years ago and are now an established Premier League club.
Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri was familiar with Leicester's more traditionally recognised sporting giant Leicester Tigers, for whom Italy international Martin Castrogiovanni previously starred.
"I met their manager and we spoke together about his year and well done to the Tigers," Ranieri said when asked about Tigers' run in Europe and push for their own domestic honours.
Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill, the man who Ranieri has convened with, is proud of the combined success of Leicester's clubs, including basketball's Riders.
"It's great for the city, full stop," said Cockerill. "The Foxes have done unbelievably well, nobody apart from themselves would have put money on them doing it.
"There is a buzz around the city, everyone is enjoying it. Hopefully it will be a good end to the season for everybody."
Tigers captain Mathew Tait does not mix his words, declaring Leicester "the sporting capital of the UK at the minute".
Tigers chief executive Simon Cohen goes so far as to say Leicester is the sporting capital of Europe. "There is no doubt about that," he added.
"Leicester is a hard-working city and that culture goes through its sporting clubs as well. We don't get above ourselves, we don't talk the talk and not walk the walk. We walk first then start talking about it. All those are traits of Leicester the city and its sporting clubs."
Leicester Riders coach Rob Paternostro says the city's sporting clubs have revelled in each other's success.
"It's not only great for the city, but great for us that Leicester City are playing this way because every one knows the name Leicester now," he said.
To take the sporting analysis beyond the city limits of Leicester lands you at Loughborough University - which boasts a hall of fame that includes Lord Sebastian Coe, Sir Clive Woodward and Paula Radcliffe.
The Leicestershire university has shaped past Olympic champions - four of Team GB's swimming team for Rio 2016 are Loughborough swimmers - and is home to a growing number of elite sporting teams.
Women's T20 cricket side Loughborough Lightning is the latest addition to the stable of teams, including netball and badminton.
As for the university itself, it is closing in on a 36th successive BUCS title.
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Just 27 miles down the A46 from Leicester is England's officially recognised Home of Sport - Nottingham.
Following a campaign by tourism body VisitEngland, the city synonymous with several sporting names, including Brian Clough and figure skaters Torvill and Dean, was anointed the nation's top sporting destination in October 2015.
Leicester winning the title ahead of some of the more traditional challengers has already been compared to Nottingham Forest's achievements in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Under Clough, Forest won the First Division title in 1978 in what was their first season in the top flight, before lifting successive European Cups.
At the moment, Leicester have two European Cups less than Forest and even one less English football title than their other East Midlands rivals Derby County.
And so the debate rages...
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More than 14,000 people have attended one of the UK's leading folk festivals, with the final day bathed in sunshine.
Festival highlights included a spirited set from Saturday's headliner Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls.
"It's a bumper year despite occasional bad weather," said Neil Jones, from festival organiser Cambridge Live.
"It has not dampened the energy of the crowd and the festival has seen some amazing performances."
Former Damien Rice collaborator Lisa Hannigan and Orkney folk group Fara also took to the stage during the four-day festival, which got under way on Thursday in the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall.
Up-and-coming performers were championed too, including Norfolk Americana band Morganway, singer-songwriter Kerry Devine, from Cambridge, and Danni Nichol, from Bedford.
Devine played the Den on Saturday evening.
"I was born in Ely and brought up in Cambridge, so playing the Cambridge Folk Festival is really special to me, " she said.
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The 137-seat Class 158 trains will also be fitted with new CCTV systems and automated passenger-counting systems.
The first carriage will be on the track ready for the opening day of the new Borders Railway at the weekend.
The revamped trains will be rolled out at a rate of about one a month until April 2018 on routes across Scotland.
The routes include:
Transport minister Derek Mackay said refurbished trains would further improve the travel experience.
He said: "Passengers will soon see more of these refurbished trains rolling out on routes all over Scotland and, fittingly, the first carriages off the production line will start their journey as part of the historic Borders Railway launch, with all the benefits that will bring for the Borders, Midlothian and Edinburgh economy."
ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster said: "We've listened to customers and that feedback is reflected in the upgrades being made.
"Seats are better aligned alongside windows, interiors are brighter and more modern, and people can charge phones and laptops during their journeys."
Springfield Properties has applied to Perth and Kinross Council for permission to build a new 333-hectare community at Bertha Park.
The development would include two new primary schools and a secondary school, shops, restaurants, medical, leisure and community facilities.
If approved, more than 2,000 jobs would be created over 30 years while construction takes place.
The first phase of the development would begin in 2017, with more than 1,000 new houses - including two, three and four-bedroom detached and semi-detached houses, across private, affordable and retirement accommodation.
Springfield Properties chairman Sandy Adam said inspiration had been taken from surrounding towns and villages to ensure the design retains a traditional look and feel for the area.
He said: "Bertha Park is an exceptional opportunity for Springfield Properties.
"It is one of the biggest ever developments in Perth and is an entirely new concept for us. Rather than extending a community in an existing location, we are creating a new community."
Plans are already in place for a new 1,100 place secondary school which will be completed in time for the 2018 academic year.
A new road, the Cross Tay Link Road, would be integrated through the site, providing access to Bertha Park and the new school.
Former headmaster John Farrell, 73, from Motherwell, was jailed for five years and Paul Kelly, 64, from Plymouth, for 10 years.
The offences were committed at the former St Ninian's school in Falkland.
Farrell and Kelly had denied all charges.
They were convicted last month after a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
As the men were led away, one woman in the court shouted: "May God do to you what you did to others."
The school closed in 1983.
The man who launched a campaign to bring Kelly and Farrell to justice asked not to be named, but said outside the court: "I started it for me, but it turned into a group thing. We have never got closure, but we have got justice.
"Back then nobody would have believe us if we had said what was going on. We were told: 'You are here because you're bad. No one will listen to you. We are men of God and they'll believe us before you."
Minutes earlier Lord Matthews told Farrell and Kelly: "St Ninian's List G school was meant to be, not only an educational establishment, but a haven for children in need of care and protection and a place of guidance for them.
"You were entrusted by the community and the Church with those duties of education, care, protection and guidance.
"You fulfilled these duties as far as a number of children were concerned and you were each acquitted of the vast majority of the charges which you faced.
"Nevertheless the jury found you guilty of a number of gross abuses of the trust placed in you in relation to some of the most vulnerable members of our society, children from difficult backgrounds with no effective voice."
Farrell was found guilty of four charges and Kelly was convicted of seven charges last month.
The jury acquitted Farrell of 18 charges relating to the case, while Kelly was acquitted of 22 charges.
The pair, who were found guilty after a 13-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow, were both placed on the sex offenders register.
The victims were abused between 1979 and 1983, when they were aged between 11 and 15.
Farrell, who was the headmaster, was convicted of physically abusing one boy and sexually abusing three others.
Kelly was found guilty of sexually abusing two boys and sexually and physically abusing a third.
One of the victims was sexually abused by both men on different occasions.
During the trial, the court heard that Kelly's bedroom was described as an "open area" where pupils often spent the night.
Boys said they were told by Kelly they were being abused for their "sexual education".
Three other men linked to St Ninian's - ex-social worker Michael Murphy, 75; Edward Egan, 76; and William Don, 62 - had also faced abuse allegations, but these were thrown out during the trial.
Kenny Donnelly, procurator fiscal for serious sexual offences in the East of Scotland, said: "These men have been convicted of serious sexual offences against vulnerable boys.
"Although these crimes took place decades ago, this case, and others like it, show that justice can be achieved after many years.
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Ch Insp Nicola Shepherd, of Police Scotland, said: "These sentences reflect the severity of the crimes committed against the young victims, who at the time were in the care of both Farrell and Kelly.
"The abuse took place over a number of years causing untold misery and suffering to the boys and was a complete betrayal of the trust they placed in these men.
"Thanks to the bravery of the victims, a significant case was built against them during this extensive investigation and the evidence and testimony of the victims ultimately led to their conviction.
"I would like to thank all of those who came forward to provide us with information for their courage and strength."
"I'm not that interested in costume drama," says James Brining, artistic director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, discussing the theatre's Bronte season.
You might think being interested in costume drama would be an essential requirement for putting on a season dedicated to the Bronte sisters, whose stage and screen adaptations are rarely without a full set of bodices and bonnets.
But Brining says he wants to "look at the Brontes from as many different perspectives as possible" to explore what they and their stories mean today.
So, in that spirit, a futuristic stage adaptation of Charlotte's final novel Villette catapults the action from 1853 to circa 2216, with the heroine Lucy Snowe depicted as a clone.
Meanwhile, a rock musical about the Brontes, composed by one of the people behind the Olivier Award-winning Showstopper!, is being staged in Leeds as a work in progress.
And there is an audio drama, intended to be listened to outside the former family home in Haworth, 20 miles away, about an estate agent who has fled London after an affair to seek solace in Bronte country.
The season is being staged to mark the 200th anniversary of Charlotte's birth.
One hundred and sixty three years ago, Charlotte published Villette, about a solitary young woman trying to find her place in the world, who gives away little of her intense inner self.
"It is about a woman who is invisible," says writer Linda Marshall Griffiths, who has adapted it for the stage.
"A Victorian, unmarried woman, who is thought to be useless in society, and yet she had this vibrant imagination, a fierce mind and an extraordinary voice. And that seemed to be a story that's worth telling now."
In the new West Yorkshire Playhouse version, Lucy is no longer an unassuming Victorian woman - she is a clone who has survived a viral pandemic.
"We could have done bonnets," Marshall Griffiths says. "But when you're adapting or reimagining something, it's worth thinking about how this book can speak to us. Sometimes if you jump into the future it can speak back to us about who we are now."
On Thursday, the West Yorkshire Playhouse will host a debate about which is Charlotte's greatest work - Villette or her more famous debut novel Jane Eyre. Marshall Griffiths, unsurprisingly, votes Villette.
"I think Jane Eyre is all there in Villette, but there's no part of her heart or guts that aren't in Villette," she says. "Also the extraordinary language - it's really potent, deep, poetic, really brilliant stuff.
"It's a harder read but you've got to stick with it. It's such a deep book and there's so much that it's so rich and surprising. It makes my hair stand up when I read it sometimes. It's electrifying."
Charlotte Bronte wrote Villette in the wake of the deaths of her sisters Emily and Anne and brother Branwell.
A sense of loneliness and loss hangs over the central character, but Charlotte was advised against explaining the absence of Lucy Snowe's family because it was thought to have been too autobiographical.
But in the stage version, Lucy is given two sisters - also clones, naturally, named Esme and Ash - who were killed by the virus.
"They haunt the whole play, in the way I think Emily and Anne haunt Villette," Marshall Griffiths says. "At the heart of Villette it's about someone moving from being totally and utterly devastated back into life.
"It speaks so much about where we're at now because it speaks about what it means to be an outsider - and that for women and for all those people who are outsiders, the journey back in is possible."
The Bronte musical, titled Wasted, is a very different sort of show - but it too tackles Charlotte's reaction to the deaths of her siblings.
Wasted will be set in the 19th Century, will tell the story of the family themselves - and will feature actors in bonnets. But it is far from a traditional period retelling.
One song sees Charlotte howling over a grungy guitar: "Why go on writing words in books when the truth is - everybody dies?"
The music is composed by Carl Miller and Christopher Ash, founding member of improvised musical Showstopper!.
"They had really quite difficult lives and there's a lot of strife and struggle going on in their story," Ash says. "The first song that we wrote was called Everybody Dies for Charlotte because she outlives the other three. All of this pain - that's a place to sing rock from."
The show already has one influential fan - it has won the musical theatre award and a £10,000 grant from the Kevin Spacey Foundation.
Although there will be bonnets, the volume of "passion and energy" in the Brontes' lives means it will not seem out of place when the sisters open their mouths and rock anthems come out, Ash believes.
The show's musical style has an "experimental edge" in an attempt to do justice to the sisters' groundbreaking work, he adds.
"There's straight rock but also really extreme grindcore, synth-pop and jazz-rock with interesting time signatures.
"There are some nods to more traditional musical theatre things, but when people come and see it, we really want them to feel like they're at some level at a gig. We really want to mix those worlds."
Fans of gentle costume drama have been warned.
Villette is at the West Yorkshire Playhouse until 15 October. Wasted is on from 20-22 October.
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The fossil was discovered after it fell from a cliff face onto a beach near Whitby.
Scientists at the University of Manchester said it is probably about 176 million years old.
The fossil will go on display at the Yorkshire Museum from 8 June.
Sauropods were some of the largest plant-eating dinosaurs to have walked on Earth.
They had long necks and tails, small heads, a large body and walked on all fours.
Some species, such as the Argentinosaurus, grew up to 115ft long and possibly weighed as much as 80 tonnes.
Nicola Sturgeon announced the "significant" Scottish Enterprise funding for the project during a visit to the city.
The harbour expansion into Nigg Bay, which is due to be completed in 2020, hopes to create 2,300 jobs by 2026.
The new funding is in addition to a loan of £175m from the European Investment Bank.
The project is also supported by up to £11m from Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council via the Aberdeen City Region Deal.
Aberdeen Harbour Board plans to improve oil industry infrastructure at the port.
It also wants to expand into more diverse areas such as tourism, with improvements designed to attract cruise ships.
Ms Sturgeon said: "Aberdeen Harbour is Scotland's main oil and gas port and one of Europe's leading marine support centres for offshore energy.
"This funding will open up significant opportunities to diversify and exploit the rapid growth in cruise tourism and the renewables markets in Scotland.
"We are already seeing Scottish-based firms seizing decommissioning opportunities, and we are committed to supporting Scottish industry to win further valuable contracts.
"That's why we developed a Decommissioning Plan last year, and have since launched the £5m Decommissioning Challenge Fund."
Scottish Enterprise director of energy Maggie McGinlay said: "The Aberdeen harbour expansion project is strategically important to the growth of Scotland's economy.
"A recent impact assessment study confirms the project will not only help sustain growth in the oil and gas sector, but will also help to maximise opportunities from the growing cruise tourism and renewables sectors."
The harbour board has described the project as a "major new chapter" in the port's history.
Its chief executive Colin Parker said the new funding was "immensely significant."
He said: "It further demonstrates recognition of this strategic project as one of national and international importance.
"The facilities developed will transform the port's ability to accommodate the trend for larger vessels we are witnessing across a whole range of industries, thereby encouraging commercial diversification and future-proofing the port's ability to support large-scale marine operations."
Lea, 18, has signed his first professional deal after leaving Southampton's academy.
"Joe is an exciting young prospect with bundles of energy and is a player I cannot wait to work with," manager Darren Way told the club website.
Ezewele, 19, is a product of West Bromwich Albion's youth system.
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The 24-hour unit at Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, will be cut to 12 hours, Hywel Dda said.
Nurses and middle-grade doctors will staff the unit. A 24-hour service will be available at Glangwili hospital in Carmarthenshire.
The health board said details of the service and how it will be delivered will be finalised in the coming months.
It comes a week after the announcement that the hospital is to close its specialist baby care services.
The minutes from a board meeting dated 30 January show the scaled-back paediatric unit will be based in the emergency department.
"Clinicians have considered this model to be a pragmatic way of delivering safe, sustainable services given all the constraints on staffing, training and finance," the document said.
A spokeswoman for Hywel Dda Health Board said: "Our proposed service is a 12-hour paediatric ambulatory care unit at Withybush Hospital meaning that inpatient services for children in the south of the health board will be at Glangwili Hospital.
"The detail of what this service will look like and how it will be delivered has not been finalised and will be developed by our clinical staff and planning teams over the coming months."
It comes nearly a week after 1,000 people marched against plans to centralise specialist care for babies born in west Wales.
Hywel Dda said the changes would provide a better level of care but campaigners said the "foolish" plans would put lives at risk.
The changes are part of a wider reorganisation.
Under the proposed new system, doctors in Carmarthen will provide specialist care, with other hospitals eventually providing a midwife-led service.
Bronglais hospital in Aberystwyth will become a midwife-led maternity unit, although during the transition period it will also retain some consultants.
The plans were initially revealed a year ago by the health board but were vetoed by the local patients watchdog over concerns that closing the special care baby unit in Haverfordwest could put lives at risk.
The Stoner Sloth campaign, financed by the New South Wales state government, aims to stop teens smoking marijuana.
The sloth character is shown as unable to cope with various social scenarios after smoking the drug.
Australia's National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC) criticised the campaign.
"[This] doesn't reflect NCPIC views on how cannabis harms campaigns should be approached", the organisation said in a statement..
The NCPIC, whose logo was used to endorse the campaign, said it was consulted early in the project but had no input into the concept.
The top trending Twitter hashtag in Australia on Saturday was #stonersloth, and it was still trending on Monday.
The campaign has inspired a host of online parodies and Stoner Sloth T-shirts are being offered for sale.
NSW Premier Mike Baird, whose own department helped fund the campaign, sent a series of bemused tweets.
"Just saw the #StonerSloth ads. Not sure where NSW Gov's ad guys found Chewbaccas (sic) siblings, but those videos are... Quite something," one read.
Some online comments suggested that sloths were adorable and more likely to make teens want to smoke marijuana, while others suggested that the ads would fail to make an impact with the target audience.
"Really dislike the drug but was a single young person consulted in the making of these stupid ads? Nobody will take #stonersloth seriously," educational equity researcher at Macquarie University Max Walden tweeted.
The campaign was launched in mid-November but only gained traction in social media over the weekend.
Kenichi Phillips, 18, was targeted as he sat in a parked car driven in Birmingham on 17 March.
His brother Kwamae Phillips, who was driving, and passenger Khaleel Johnson, narrowly missed being injured by a second shot, the jury heard.
Disharn Downie, 18, and Dean Silvera, 37, are on trial charged with murder.
Birmingham Crown Court heard there had been a conversation between those in the car and the accused about "who was staring at whom".
A shot was fired and Mr Phillips staggered out of the car and collapsed in an alleyway where he was "left to die alone in a pool of blood", prosecutor Karim Khalil QC said.
A mobile hairdresser found the teenager by following a trail of his blood, having spotted the shattered window of the car.
A "significant quantity" of drugs were found both on the victim and in the vehicle.
Mr Khalil said both men who survived the shooting will deny the group were at the scene in St Marks Crescent, Ladywood, to deal drugs.
They fled on foot after the victim's brother crashed the car in a panicked attempted to get away.
Mr Downie, of Gravel Bank, Birmingham, and Mr Silvera, of Stamford Grove, Perry Barr, deny murder, attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Mr Silvera is also said to have assisted Mr Downie and a third man, Isaiah Mr Wright-Young, by driving them away from the scene.
The court was told the latter is "on the run".
The trial continues.
Close, 20, spent the second half of last season on loan at Eastleigh in the National League.
The Portsmouth academy graduate made four cup appearances for his parent club before nine games for Eastleigh.
"Hopefully this will be the year when I can get a regular run of games in the side," he said.
But now that the primary results are in, who has a ticket on the presidential train as it rolls down the coast, to South Carolina and beyond?
There are seats available for some of the contenders, but others are going to be left out in the New England cold.
Who, if anyone, won the much coveted "ticket out of New Hampshire" and will go on to contest the next states more aggressively?
Will it be Bernie Express? What about the Trump train?
Bernie Sanders
Conductor's call: The Democratic race is going to drag on for a long time, and people are climbing aboard the Bernie Express.
It's clear at this point that the Vermont senator has become the leader of a movement within the Democratic party.
He's pulling in record amounts of small-figure contributions and is rapidly building out a national campaign infrastructure. At this point he's actually outspending Hillary Clinton in South Carolina, which holds its primary in just over two weeks.
He still has the so-called Clinton firewall to deal with, as his support among the ethnic minorities that play a large part in the coming states continues to be weak. His 21-point win in New Hampshire, however, will make headlines across the country, and Democrats of all stripes are going to take notice. They may give the septuagenarian "Social Democrat" another look.
Donald Trump
Conductor's call: If the Republican establishment can find an emergency cord, now is the time to pull it.
One of the last threads of hope for establishment Republicans was that the New York billionaire's strong standing in the polls was an illusion. The supporters who flocked to his rallies and expressed their opinions in surveys, they hoped, would never materialise.
So much for that theory. Although Mr Trump underperformed in Iowa, where he made little investment in the ground game so essential to caucus success, his New Hampshire results exceeded expectations.
Mr Trump is rolling out of New Hampshire with a full head of steam. His lead in South Carolina all of a sudden looks very real and very formidable. The same goes for his solid standing across the South.
John Kasich
Conductor's call: Kasich was on the verge of packing his bags for home, but instead he's off to South Carolina.
For months the Ohio governor had been an also-ran, consigned to the far edges of the stage during Republican debates. While other candidates tussled, he tried to stay above the fray and offer a more optimistic alternative based on his record in Ohio and, before that, in the US Congress.
His strategy since late July, when he was the last major candidate to enter the race, was to put all his effort into New Hampshire. A solid finish there, he theorised, would give him a chance to compete in the slate of states that followed.
Even though he finished a distant second to Mr Trump, his New Hampshire gamble paid off. Thanks to Marco Rubio's precipitous fall at the hands of Chris Christie, he opened some daylight between himself and the rest of the mainstream Republican field. He has his work cut out for him in the South, where his moderate views will be out-of-step with many conservative voters. But he's bought himself the opportunity to make his pitch - and he'll likely still be around when Ohio holds its winner-take-all primary in mid-March.
Ted Cruz
Conductor's call: Ted Cruz is riding in a sleeper car built for the long haul.
Thanks to his victory in Iowa, the Texas senator earned a "bye" in New Hampshire, where his brand of evangelical conservatism is not as popular. Barring a disastrous result, he was going to advance to the next round of states.
His showing, it turns out, was far from disastrous. Despite investing little in New Hampshire - he spent $550,000 (£346,337) in the state - he is in a tight third-place race with Jeb Bush, who spent $35m there.
Now the campaign heads to South Carolina and the slate of southern states in the 1 March Super Tuesday primary. While some of the buzz from his Iowa win has faded, he has the money and the campaign infrastructure to start competing for wins again in the very near future.
Hillary Clinton
Conductor's call: She'll get on the train, but it's going to be a very bumpy ride ahead.
While the former secretary of state told her supporters that the campaign will roll on to the next battlegrounds, this has to be a very disheartening result. Already there is talk of shake-ups among her senior political staff and the need for a new, more focused message to voters.
Eight years ago New Hampshire saved Mrs Clinton - at least temporarily - giving her a surprise win over Barack Obama and allowing her to wage a months-long battle for the nomination. In 1992 her husband, Bill Clinton, finished a surprisingly strong second in the state, setting him on a course for the presidency.
This time New Hampshire Democrats turned their backs on a Clinton. While recent polls indicated a defeat was clearly in store, it still has to be considered a shocking upset that a self-professed socialist and long-time backbench senator bested her by such a solid margin.
Jeb Bush
Conductor's call: His ticket cost more than $100m, but it seems like it's still valid.
During his speech on Tuesday night, the former Florida governor boasted that his campaign "is not dead" - and the crowd erupted in cheers and chants of "Jeb!"
Such is the state of Mr Bush's presidential hopes - noteworthy only because life still breathes in its body. He needed to post a finish that gave his big-money donors and supporters some reason to persevere, and he did just enough by finishing in double digits, ahead of fellow Floridian Marco Rubio.
If Mr Rubio had bested him, Mr Bush would have seen an exodus of support to the candidate many in the party still view as an acceptable mainstream alternative. Mr Bush's supporters think their man can catch the poorly funded Mr Kasich, however. It's a glimmer of hope, but it's hope nonetheless.
Marco Rubio
Conductor's call: The engine is running and the train is moving, but there's a chance the bridge down the tracks has been washed out.
The Florida senator benefitted from beating expectations in Iowa, but it was expectations that beat him in New Hampshire.
Just a week ago, it looked like Mr Rubio was poised to finish a strong second in New Hampshire - a result that would have helped him consolidate establishment support and position himself as the man to take on Mr Trump and Mr Cruz in the coming primaries.
Instead Mr Rubio ended up in the middle of the pack, his momentum blunted after he was taken apart by Chris Christie in Saturday night's Republican debate.
There is still a way forward for Rubio, but he'll have rebuild momentum from scratch. Saturday night's debate in South Carolina looms very, very large.
Chris Christie
Conductor's call: That's not a train whistle you hear, it's Senator Rubio's sigh of relief.
The New Jersey governor will get credit for being the man who took a hatchet to Mr Rubio's presidential hopes, but he's not going to reap the benefits. That's often the way it is when primary politics turn negative. In 2004, Democrats Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt slugged it out in Iowa, and it was John Kerry and John Edwards who surged past them on caucus night.
A sixth-place finish spells doom for Mr Christie. He has announced that he's going to head back to New Jersey to "make a decision on our next step forward". The vultures aren't just circling, they've landed next to the body.
Ben Carson
He showed up in New Hampshire late and left early, not sticking around to watch the election results.
Instead, he's off to South Carolina, to get a jump start on the next primary. He can jump all he wants, but the Carson train is out of steam.
Carly Fiorina
She can always look back fondly on her moments of glory on the debate stage in August and September. Her presidential aspirations are in a steamer trunk, where they will stay for good.
Casey, 39, fired a five-under-par 66 to go 10 under overall at the halfway stage alongside American Jimmy Walker, while Justin Rose is on seven under.
Rory McIlroy made seven birdies in a four-under-par 67 to lie four under, while Graeme McDowell missed the cut.
World number one Jason Day joined Luke Donald and nine others on one under.
Open champion and automatic Ryder Cup pick Henrik Stenson made the cut despite a round to forget.
He started with a double bogey followed by dropped shots on the fourth, fifth, 11th and 13th for a round of 70, and finished on four under overall.
The cut, at one under, also claimed the likes of Americans Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson, and Scotland's Martin Laird.
The Championship is the second of the four that make up the season-ending FedEx Cup.
The tournament features the top 100 players in the world. The top 70 after this weekend will progress to next week's BMW Championship, where the field will be whittled down to 30 for the Tour Championship on 22-25 September.
Moores, 52, was sacked as England coach on Saturday after Andrew Strauss was appointed national director of cricket.
But the news was leaked on Friday during England's washed out one-day international with Ireland in Dublin.
Stewart said Strauss is an "excellent person" who "knows cricket inside out".
The 52-year-old told BBC Sport: "The ECB should hang their head in shame, the way it's been dealt with.
"The fact that all these leaks came out the day before the man was officially told - you've got to show a bit of respect to employees."
England assistant coach Paul Farbrace will take charge for the two-Test series against New Zealand, which starts at Lord's on 21 May.
"They've either got someone lined up already, to have made this decision, or they're going to have to find someone pretty quick," said Stewart.
He is positive about the appointment of Strauss, also a former England skipper, and confident the team can beat Australia in the Ashes, which begin in Cardiff on 8 July.
Stewart, who played in 133 Tests, said: "He's captained his country and when you're captain you make bold decisions, you make brave decisions, you make decisions you believe in.
"I don't take it that Andrew Strauss is a 'yes' man or he's too close to that dressing room. If he has to be cut-throat then he will be.
"Yes, it's going to be tough - Australia are best side in the world. Yes, they're going to start as the underdogs, but the underdogs do sometimes win."
Stewart was contacted about the role taken by Strauss but wished to remain in his position as director of cricket at Surrey.
"My views on how the role could be done were obviously different to the ECB's, so I was never going to be a candidate," he said.
"My job is to try and make Surrey successful and to provide players to Andrew Strauss and England."
Another former England captain who said he was approached about the director's job, Michael Vaughan, says the ECB needs to show some "quiet authority and integrity".
"The ECB brought this on themselves," Vaughan told the Telegraph. "They had the ideal opportunity to remove Peter at the end of the World Cup.
"We could have had a new coach bedding in with the team in the West Indies, but instead the ECB dithered and we have wasted another month with an Ashes series looming."
Foxconn said the deal was worth 389bn yen ($3.5bn; £2.4bn) and would give it a 66% stake in Sharp.
Foxconn, which assembles most of the world's iPhones, first offered to invest in the troubled Japanese firm in 2012, but talks collapsed.
The two firms said the deal would be signed on 2 April.
It would be the first foreign takeover of a major Japanese electronics firm.
Describing themselves as "world-class technology industry leaders", Foxconn and Sharp said they would form "a historic strategic alliance".
Founded in 1912, Sharp is one of Japan's oldest technology firms.
Japanese officials had been reluctant to let it fall under foreign ownership because of the distinctive technology behind its display panels.
Before the announcement of a deal with Foxconn, Sharp had been discussing a rival offer from a government-backed consortium of Japanese investors.
Although recent years have seen a downturn in its fortunes, the firm continued to be a leader in liquid display technology, a key asset for Foxconn.
In 2012, Sharp came close to entering bankruptcy. It has struggled with heavy debts and has been through two major bailouts in the last four years.
Sharp's innovations include a mechanical pencil in 1915 and pioneering developments in television engineering.
Ms Summitt led the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers to eight national championships during her storied, 38-year career with the team.
She also had 1,098 career victories, the most in Division I college basketball history for both a men's or a women's coach, and led the women's national team to Olympic glory.
Her death comes five years after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
Her son, Tyler Summitt, issued a statement saying his mother died peacefully at Sherrill Hill Senior Living in Knoxville, surrounded by family.
"Since 2011, my mother has battled her toughest opponent, early onset dementia, Alzheimer's Type, and she did so with bravely fierce determination just as she did with every opponent she ever faced," he said.
"Even though it's incredibly difficult to come to terms that she is no longer with us, we can all find peace in knowing she no longer carries the heavy burden of this disease."
Over the next four decades, no one would do more than Summitt to raise the profile of women's college basketball, taking it from a niche sport to one that outranks all but men's football and men's basketball in popularity.
With her death on Tuesday at age 64 from complications from early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type, the world has not just lost a great basketball coach but a pivotal figure in women's drive for equality in both sports and the world beyond.
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Ms Summitt announced in 2011 she had been diagnosed with early-onset dementia at the age of 59.
She coached one more season before stepping down in 2012.
She was named NCAA Coach of the Year seven times, the Naismith Coach of the Century in 2000 and received a 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.
Ms Summitt also coached the 1984 US Women's Olympic team, which won a gold medal.
She also played for the US women's basketball team, which won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976.
Ms Summitt is survived by her mother Hazel Albright Head, son Ross "Tyler" Summitt, sister Linda, and brothers Tommy Charles and Kenneth.
A private funeral will be held in Middle Tennessee and a public memorial will be planned at the school's Thompson-Boling Arena at a later date.
The paintings, completed in 1996 for the 200th anniversary of the Bard's death, have only been displayed in full once before, in Edinburgh that year.
The collection was almost broken up before being saved for the nation by a group of millionaires.
An exhibition will now show the full cycle in Ayrshire for the first time.
The paintings have been in the permanent collection of South Ayrshire Council since 1999 but it has never had enough space to display them alll.
The exhibition will take place in Rozelle House and The Maclaurin Gallery from Sunday until 12 March.
Robert Burns' epic poem, written in the lowland Scots dialect of 200 years ago, is widely hailed as the Scottish bard's finest work.
It is was compared by Sir Walter Scott to Shakespeare's best work and is declaimed around the world at Burns' Suppers.
The 54 paintings by Goudie, who died in 2004, aged 70, represent each stanza in the poem as Tam makes his wild, drunken ride across the Brig O'Doon, to escape pursuing witches.
The Glasgow artist captures "a gothic tale, strewn with vivid and awesome images".
They were first shown at the Edinburgh Festival in 1996 and Timothy Clifford, director of the National Galleries of Scotland at the time, launched a campaign to buy them for the planned National Gallery of Scottish Art and Design in Glasgow, a millennium project that later stalled.
He had been hoping to receive about £680,000 in lottery cash and donations to purchase the paintings, which would have been the galleries' largest ever investment in a living Scottish artist.
The plan was immediately denounced as "a populist move" by Prof Duncan Macmillan, curator of Edinburgh University's Talbot Rice art gallery and the Scotsman's art reviewer.
He said the Tam O'Shanter sequence was "good illustration, but not great art" and criticised the mass purchase as "grotesquely out of proportion to anything that has ever been done for the nation's art before".
But Mr Clifford said the paintings had "that fire and enthusiasm that Handel must have had when writing the Messiah".
Goudie himself said at the time: "All my life I've been supported by individuals, almost never by institutions."
He added: "I only hope the people of Scotland who are pressing this matter will not be put down by the opinions of one one or two members of the intellectual and aesthetic mafia."
However, when the plan to convert the Post Office building in Glasgow's George Square fell through, the artist was left with unsold paintings and they were in danger of being sold off in separate lots.
Legal wrangles ensued before Scottish multi-millionaires Brian Souter and Tom Hunter, with the help of the Hugh Fraser Foundation, intervened with £500,000 to keep the collection together.
They were donated to South Ayrshire Council and were to have a permanent home at the gallery in Rozelle Park in Alloway, a stone's throw from where the poem is set.
A selection of the paintings has been on view in Rozelle House but the sheer size of the works will fill all the spaces at The Maclaurin Gallery and much of Rozelle House as well.
South Ayrshire Council said it was "a mammoth undertaking and a truly historic event not to be missed".
Lachlan Goudie, the artist's son son, says: "My dad was obsessed with Tam o' Shanter and he spent decades of his life creating these images.
"Since childhood he'd known about Robert Burns and it had been his lifelong ambition to create this complete cycle of images."
Mr Goudie, who is a painter himself, says: "He was painting Tam o' Shanter way beyond the point where my mother was shouting 'enough'.
"He was a professional artist and needed to make a living and my mother looked at these terrifying huge canvasses and thought 'we are never going to sell these paintings."
He says his father was "theatrical, noisy, hilarious and sometimes terrifying" and that is exactly what comes through in the paintings.
Mr Goudie says viewing the cycle turns the black and white text of the poem into the "most vivid fireworks that you can imagine".
The exhibition runs from 15 January to 12 March.
Zimbabwe A batted on for four overs on Tuesday to add 26 runs and set Ireland a target of 386 in 84 overs in Harare.
With Ireland struggling at 141-5 and almost 40 overs remaining, John Mooney and Kevin O'Brien showed all their experience to add an unbroken 130.
Mooney ended 65 not out and O'Brien was unbeaten on 56 to ensure a draw.
Paul Stirling was rested from the final day, nursing a slight leg strain, so it was Niall O'Brien who opened the innings with Stuart Poynter.
Poynter was first to go, unable to follow up his first innings century, edging Vitori to depart for seven.
Andrew Balbirnie made 17, while O'Brien struck four boundaries in a fluent 39 before being trapped lbw by Vitori.
Gary Wilson and Stuart Thompson both made 25, before Mooney and Kevin O'Brien steered Ireland safely home.
Mooney struck 11 boundaries and O'Brien found the boundary rope nine times in their sixth-wicket partnership.
Ireland now fly to Windhoek where their Intercontinental Cup game with Namibia gets underway on Saturday.
The Religious Education Council of England and Wales (REC) wants to raise awareness of bursaries of up to £9,000 available to cover training costs.
RE has grown in popularity, with entries to the full course GSCE rising 19% since 2012.
A-level entries have also increased more than any arts, humanity or social science subject over the past 10 years.
The Beyond the Ordinary campaign is the first to specifically target potential trainee RE teachers and is being funded by donations from charitable trusts.
More than 800 teacher training places will be available in the subject from September.
Successful candidates with first class honours degrees will be eligible to receive training bursaries of £9,000, with £4,000 per year available for graduates with upper second class degrees.
Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, chief executive of the REC, said there was a growing need for specialist RE teachers, and that it was a "great time to enter the profession".
"Increasing religious literacy is extremely important in today's society," he said.
"Issues of religion and belief frequently top the news agenda and helping students make sense of them is immensely rewarding and intellectually stimulating.
"No other career gives people the opportunity to tackle the big questions in life and to explore the impact of faith and belief on people's lives like RE teaching."
The BBC understands Australian Lynton Crosby was targeted by backers of "The Know" campaign over the summer.
It is claimed CTF Partners declined the offer after a two-week period.
A spokesman for CTF Partners neither confirmed nor denied the claim, telling the BBC "we never confirm who we work for or who approaches us".
The Know campaign was set up and part-funded by UKIP donor Arron Banks. It announced on Friday that it is rebranding with the new name Leave.eu.
The BBC understands representatives from campaigns on both sides of the debate about the UK's EU future have approached the firm run by Mr Crosby, who helped devise the Conservatives' successful election campaign.
They were rebuffed because he believes it is too early to commit to work with either side ahead of the government's renegotiation of its membership.
A senior source at The Know campaign said they believed the offer was given serious consideration but declined out of loyalty to the prime minister who will campaign to stay in a reformed EU.
Another very well-placed figure in that campaign said they were not aware of specific sums ever being discussed but it may have come up over a "convivial lunch".
The Know campaign announced on Thursday that it had signed up US-based campaign strategists Goddard Gunster to advise it on the referendum.
Beckford threw his shirt into the crowd after scoring a hat-trick as Preston North End beat Swindon 4-0 in the League One final at Wembley on Sunday.
Television pictures appeared to show a woman taking it off Ted Dockray.
Receiving the replacement shirt, the eight-year-old said: "I'm glad I've got it. I'm going to hang it in my room."
He said he might even wear it sometimes.
Beckford said: "The look on his face when I gave him the shirt... He seemed happy, so I'm happy."
As well as the shirt, the youngster was given a stadium tour of North End's Deepdale stadium.
The unwanted ursine guest managed to rip off the screen door, but was unable to open the glass sliding door, even after climbing on to a porch handrail.
A neighbour who came into the house in the town of Avon and took these photos said it was "a harrowing experience".
Bill Belfiore said the black bear refused to be scared off.
"Though it looks cute on the railing, this bear was angry about not being able to get at the food," said Mr Belfiore.
He told emergency responders: "We have a bear attempting to get into a house and he's not afraid of noise, screaming or yelling or pounding."
After pawing at the backdoor - which leads to the kitchen - the stubborn bear tried accessing other doors to the home.
By the time police responded, the bear had already lost interest and left.
Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has advised nearby residents to take steps to "reduce encounters and potential conflicts" with black bears.
They said the state's bear population has been growing, and that they become more active in the spring time.
"If you genuinely care about bears, you should never feed them - either intentionally or unintentionally," DEEP deputy commissioner Susan Whalen said last month.
She said bears have lost their fear of humans are more likely to become a "nuisance" animal.
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Richard Tutt, head of Magna Academy in Poole, told the BBC the technique would only be used in cases where pupils are on the verge of permanent exclusion.
It was part of a much wider system, he said, where pupils are rewarded with points which they can use to buy items.
But some parents accused the school of humiliating or bullying pupils.
Mr Tutt, who took over the secondary modern four years ago, said his students were rewarded far more than they were punished.
"This needs to be taken in a far wider context. We have a very well established behaviour sanction and reward system," he said, adding that behaviour was impeccable at the academy.
This included an online reward system, where students received points for good behaviour, which could be used to buy things like nail manicures or footballs.
Pupils at the school, 40% of whom are classed as disadvantaged, are also rewarded with free coffees or by being allowed to go to the front of the lunch queue, Mr Tutt said, as well as usual status positions, such as being made prefects.
One Facebook post, from Jodi Taylor, said: "My god-daughter goes to this school and this is just a few of the things they threaten.
"She is frightened to go to school and she is a good girl. It is nothing short of bullying, the good kids are being treated as bad and been threatened on a daily basis.
"School is meant to be a fun part of growing up?"
A parent, also writing on Facebook, said that the idea was an "absolute disgrace", adding: "My boys go to this school. If they try that with my boys I will seek legal action."
Mr Tutt said the assembly apology sanction was reserved for extreme cases and had not yet been used.
"It is to deal with repeat offenders who have received fixed term exclusions. The type of behaviour being punished might include being in complete defiance of a teacher or physical violence.
"And bear in mind we are a school in a challenging environment and we want them to learn."
He said there had been a very small minority of parents who did not sign up to the idea.
A letter to parents said: "Any student whose behaviour disrupts the learning of others will be expected to stand up at the front in their faculty assembly, face their peers, and apologise to the whole faculty for letting them down.
It also says: "As from now, if any student receives a repeat fixed term external exclusion then, as part of our reintegration process, their parent(s)/carer(s) will be expected to sit next to them in lessons and to supervise them at break and lunchtime, for the day following the exclusion.
"This will help students, whose poor behaviour has caused them to be excluded, settle back into lessons and academy life."
Mr Tutt said students at risk of being excluded were offered a range of support and given pastoral care, because the school did everything it could to avoid permanent exclusions.
The school was in the top 7% of for academic progress across eight GCSEs in England during the 2015/16 academic year.
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Members of the Unite union employed by the private contractor Suez in Doncaster were planning on staging two walkouts on Wednesday and on 2 September in a row over pay and jobs.
The union said the pay dispute had been resolved after a new offer was put to the workers and accepted unanimously.
A further meeting to discuss proposed redundancies will be held on Friday.
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The union said it could not rule out further balloting on industrial action if compulsory redundancies are proposed.
Shane Sweeting, Unite regional officer, said: "It has brought our members above the poverty line now regarding wage increments, so that's fantastic news for people going forward.
"We're still in the position where the workforce is potentially going to be slashed by 50%, which is going to have a devastating impact on the essential services provided to the constituents of the borough."
Nick Browning, of Suez recycling and recovery UK, said: "In addition to securing a pay award for 2017, the long-term deal struck yesterday also sets in place a sustainable pay mechanism for up to 10 years - linked to the cost of living.
"We would like to thank the residents of Doncaster for their patience and understanding while these negotiations have been ongoing."
Australian Lucas Browne tested positive for a fat-burning drug after beating Ruslan Chagaev for the WBA heavyweight title.
"I think professional boxing has a major problem with drugs," said Bellew.
"There are not lives at risk in a 100m race. There are in a boxing ring and that is why it is so alarming."
Australian Browne, 36, has denied any wrongdoing and had said that he will clear his name.
Drug testing was a major issue of contention during Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao's long-running negotiations for their May 2015 superfight, with both fighters eventually agreeing to unannounced blood and urine testing.
Sheffield fighter Kid Galahad was banned for six months after failing a drugs test for steriod Stanozolol in September 2014.
Bellew believes the greater risks in boxing should correspond to lengthier bans.
"Steriods allow people to train much much harder and recover much much quicker," he added
"If someone is taking them in the couple of months in the lead-up to a fight they have such a huge advantage
"I suggest nothing less than a lifetime ban. It shouldn't take someone dying in the ring at the hands of a steroid-user for this to happen."
Bellew is to fight Congo's Ilunga Makabu for the WBC cruiserweight world title this summer, with Goodison Park mentioned as a possible venue.
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Fleetwood took a 56th-minute lead when Wes Burns headed in David Ball's cross.
The Sky Blues hit back to level when substitute Marcus Tudgay fired in on 75 minutes from Adam Armstrong's cut-back.
But Ball fired in an 83rd-minute winner from 20 yards to send Fleetwood two points clear of the relegation zone.
Pressley was making his first return to the Ricoh Arena since being sacked in February 2015.
While Pressley's Cod Army climb to 19th, his former club Coventry remain sixth, 12 points adrift of leaders Burton Albion ahead of Tuesday night's trip to Barnsley.
Fleetwood now have four of their next five games at home, but all of them are against promotion-chasing sides, including three of the current top four.
Sky Blues boss Tony Mowbray told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire:
"We huffed and puffed and didn't quite blow their house down. They're a decent football team and probably in a false position.
"It's frustrating for us, especially when we got back to 1-1 and we should have gone on to win from there.
"But we have to accept it and put the defeat behind us."
Fleetwood manager Steven Pressley:
"I'm very proud of my players. The only disappointment that I have is that it was only 2-1 in the end, because it should have been much, much more than that.
"It wasn't just the win that impressed me, it was the manner of it. It's difficult as a manager to individualise any player after such a performance, because it was one of real quality.
"The reaction was terrific after the setback we had at Rochdale on Tuesday evening, but to take six points from nine is a good achievement."
There are some who claim it's been boring with all of the big beasts having taken part in hermetically sealed events with little exposure to the general public.
All of us who have been out on the road with the main party leaders can vouch for the highly-orchestrated nature of the campaign.
But there is an element of rose-tinted spectacles about some of these complaints.
One colleague pointed out to me this morning that even the momentous general election of 1997 was the result of a fairly boring campaign.
And when the overwhelming story has been how close it is then it's surely unrealistic to expect to see David Cameron and Ed Miliband strolling down the high streets of Cardiff and Swansea, and being exposed to the risk of a monstering by a disgruntled member of the public.
To be fair to the Welsh leaders and many of the candidates, there has been a huge amount of public engagement and they've been willing to be filmed doing so.
One of the big dangers for the campaign in Wales was the sense that the election is happening elsewhere, notably in the critical Conservative Labour marginals of places like the East Midlands, and of course Scotland.
But I've found that there's been plenty of engagement in Wales which you could argue has nothing to do with politics but because no-one knows what the ending will be.
It hasn't been a campaign for setting out any grand visions. There are significant differences between the parties, notably on public spending but the lack of significant detail from most of the parties has made it difficult to illustrate the policy gaps.
This has been complicated further between Labour and the Conservatives when Ed Miliband has, at times, appeared to be in a role reversal by stressing his credentials on financial responsibility, rather than spending.
I suspect many of the policies have appeared as white noise for the electorate, particularly when the differences are nuanced and technical such as those dealing with tax avoidance, and even devolution where most of the parties have put together a package of proposals.
There's been no single moment to have captured the imagination or the headlines.
I've been struck by how disciplined the parties have been, particularly Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats.
Leanne Wood has refused to budge from her twin message of anti-austerity and parity with Scotland.
And Kirsty Williams has gone through the campaigning resisting all the efforts of journalists to tell us who she'd prefer as a coalition partner.
There have been a number of what I'd call mid-ranking stories that have bubbled away under the surface about old comments written by candidates about English incomers and rows between candidates and local officials but nothing has cut through.
Much has been made about the multi-party nature of the campaign.
I'll let others take a view on this but I have ended up having discussions with the Greens about the efficiency of wind turbines and with UKIP about whether man was responsible for climate change.
For good or bad, these are not areas that would have been addressed with a smaller batch of parties and to that end they have added breadth to the issues under the spotlight.
The best moment of the campaign so far must be the leaders' Question Time events.
It wasn't the intention of David Cameron to do this when he refused to take part in more head to head debates, but his decision meant the broadcasters' used a format that will have to be used in future elections.
The still orca image was taken by Billy Arthur, of Dunnrossness, at Levenwick while Ruth Morris filmed the incident.
Mr Arthur, 33, who works for Scottish Sea Farms, told the BBC Scotland news website he went to the spot when he heard the orcas were in the area.
He said: "There were about six in the pod. I got the camera ready and was lucky enough to get the shot."
He added: "We sat for a while waiting and it paid off. You could see them getting agitated, then one flipped the seal out the water. After it was knocked out the water you could see them feeding on it."
The Danes shot a two-under-par 70 in Saturday's foursomes to go 14 under, heading into Sunday's final fourballs.
Americans Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker are second on 10 under.
However, the English pair of Chris Wood and Andy Sullivan, who were fourth overnight, shot a five-over 77 to drop to two under for the tournament.
Ireland's Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell birdied four of their last eight holes to score five under for Ireland, three shots clear of Wood and Sullivan.
Russell Knox and Duncan Stewart of Scotland were then a further shot back after a 72.
Bradley Dredge and Stuart Manley of Wales are 27th after shooting an eight-over-par 80 to drop to four over for the tournament.
SpaceX confirmed it was from the first stage of its successful Falcon 9 CRS-4 mission from September last year.
The section of the spacecraft, measuring about 10m (32ft) by 4m (13ft), was spotted on the surface between Bryher and Tresco.
Coastguards believed it was from the SpaceX Falcon 9 which exploded after take-off in Florida in June.
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The later CRS-4 mission successfully docked with the International Space Station after its launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The first stage landed in the Atlantic Ocean and part of it was found floating off the Isles of Scilly by local boatman Joe Thomas.
It was towed Tresco where it has now been removed from the beach.
About 2,000 outpatients come through the doors every day, and this year it will see more than one million patients in total.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham can certainly reel off the statistics to demonstrate its importance to the West Midlands healthcare economy and the NHS as a whole.
My day here with the BBC Radio 5 live team during the network's 24-hour broadcast has provided a prism for looking at the challenges facing the health service.
Patient demand is an obvious one.
That expected figure of a million patients seen across the trust this year compares with 650,000 in 2010, the year the hospital opened.
That was when services at two hospitals were transferred to a single site in the newly constructed building.
The pressures on accident and emergency are all too clear.
Rising numbers coming through the doors, including some from well beyond Birmingham, have made it hard to hit national benchmarks.
The proportion treated or assessed within four hours is running at about 92%, below the 95% target but in line with the average for hospitals across England.
Emergency admissions are up 16% this month compared with January 2015.
The increase over that period for the over-65s is even steeper, at 23%.
Managing the finances has become progressively harder.
The trust recorded annual surpluses until this financial year, when it expects to make a deficit in the order of £23m.
Keeping a lid on spending on agency staff is a big challenge for many hospitals, but less so for Queen Elizabeth.
Management say recruitment has not been easy while acknowledging a major city teaching hospital will generally find it easier than others to attract staff.
The hospital was built under the private finance initiative, similar to a mortgage. But bosses say PFI hasn't caused financial headaches.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital is doing what it can to reduce delayed discharges.
The Harborne ward is set aside for elderly patients medically ready to return home but awaiting social-care arrangements to be put in place.
The idea is to make it feel like a nursing home rather than a conventional medical ward so occupants don't get used to being "hospitalised".
Even so, this week about 50 beds elsewhere in the hospital have been "blocked", about 3% of the total.
The trust chief executive, Dame Julie Moore, is one of the leading NHS executives in England.
She has been in the post for 10 years and oversaw the creation of the new hospital.
She believes that despite all the pressures, things are "just about under control".
But on the bigger agenda of health and social care integration, "systems should be joined up".
When it comes to weekend services, Dame Julie believes she can deliver the appropriate level of care and doctor staffing levels within the existing contract arrangements.
Much of the debate about the "seven-day NHS" has revolved around the need for doctors' contract reform.
But Dame Julie says through local agreements, the correct number of junior doctors and consultants are currently on duty at weekends.
As the hustle and bustle of daily life at this hospital continues, the chief executive makes a plea for the NHS to be talked up as a "great place to work".
Dame Julie told BBC Radio 5 live there was every reason to be positive about "one of our best national assets, which makes Britain what it is".
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The victory was only Cathro's third in nine games since succeeding Robbie Neilson as head coach in December.
"Right throughout the difficult moments we've had, I've always known where we were going and what the football would be like," he told BBC Scotland.
"I'm just pleased that tonight 17,000 inside Tynecastle got to see it."
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Hearts made a flying start to Wednesday night's rout when Krystian Nowak headed home after four minutes. Rangers were level before the break through Emerson Hyndman, but Jamie Walker's double, and a goal from Don Cowie sealed an emphatic win.
"I wouldn't say we exactly got everything we wanted (from the game), but for sure we had the intensity, we had good pressure at times," Cathro said.
"Maybe in the middle of the first half we had some difficulties and had to make some adjustments, but across the 90 minutes it was the most complete we've been.
"It will be an ongoing thing and the results will determine the narrative. What I feel pleased about is that all of us, the players primarily, have had some difficult times, we've had to suffer, we've had some results we didn't like, and tonight was all of us getting our frustrations out and I'm pleased we had that opportunity."
About 1,000 men paraded through the streets before burning their replica Viking galley.
Hundreds of visitors arrived in the islands for the annual event.
This year's Guizer Jarl - festival leader - Mark Evans led his squad of latter day warriors, which included a number of relatives all the way from Brisbane in Australia.
Mr Evans portrayed the warrior Solmund Sigurdsson of Tonsberg.
The festival is a descendant of the ancient feast of Yule - which the Vikings held to celebrate the rebirth of the sun.
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The visitors failed to cope with Barrie McKay, who was felled by the hapless Ross Barbour for an early penalty.
Martyn Waghorn dispatched it and plundered a Mark McGuigan back pass to add a second after 16 minutes.
The impressive Niko Kranjcar completed the scoring with a precise, controlled finish early in the second half.
Rangers might have added further goals but substitute Kenny Miller had an effort cleared off the line by Steven Bell and then diverted a James Tavernier cross wide from six yards.
But they comfortably maintained their 100% record and have yet to concede a goal after four competitive games, with the next round on 9/10 August.
Stranraer offered little resistance, passing the ball poorly and failing to close opponents down, and Kranjcar, Joey Barton - making his first start - and Andy Halliday controlled the game from midfield while operating at a low tempo.
The home side were capable of bursting into life, though, often when McKay was carrying the ball with impudence and menace towards the Stranraer defenders.
Quick and elusive, he glided past Barbour, whose instinctive reaction was to dive at the attacker and bring him down inside the penalty area.
Referee John Beaton pointed immediately to the spot and Waghorn converted, despite Stranraer goalkeeper Cammy Belford getting a hand to the ball.
The dynamic of the game was set, not least because the Stranraer players were unable to retain possession, much to manager Brian Reid's annoyance.
Waghorn might already have scored a second with a header before he gathered McGuigan's mis-hit pass and clipped a shot over the exposed Belford.
With Barton dictating the pace and range of the home side's play from a deep role in midfield, Rangers racked up dominance and possession, although many of their efforts on goal were from long range.
Reid brought on Craig Malcolm and Kyle Turner at half-time, but the rhythm of the game remained unchanged. Waghorn almost completed his hat-trick only for the ball to be bundled clear as he was about to convert Halliday's cross.
Kranjcar grew in prominence, and added the third when Waghorn brought a high ball under control and the Croatian midfielder drilled a perfect volley low into the corner of the net.
The Ibrox crowd got their first look at former Liverpool youngster Jordan Rossiter when he replaced Barton for his debut just days after returning from England duty at the Under-19s European Championships.
Kranjcar continued to spray passes around the field, and Miller scampered onto one, but Belford and Bell combined to block his shot before clearing.
Rangers boss Mark Warburton: "The boys maintained the intensity, moved the ball well and created lots of chances, so overall it was a good night's work.
"That's four games, four clean sheets and 10 goals scored, so I am pleased.
"We have two days off now before we play Burnley [in a friendly at Ibrox on Saturday] which is very important after four games in nine days."
Stranraer boss Brian Reid: "We were a bit our own worst enemies at times and that start made it very difficult. But some of those boys only finished work at 5 o'clock so it is a good lesson for them.
"It could have been worse but we made a couple of changes, dug in and I felt we were a bit better in the second half.
"But you could see the difference in class with the players Rangers have got."
Match ends, Rangers 3, Stranraer 0.
Second Half ends, Rangers 3, Stranraer 0.
Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt saved. Jordan Rossiter (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Liam Dick.
Attempt blocked. Joe Dodoo (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Liam Dick.
Attempt missed. Kenny Miller (Rangers) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Kenny Miller (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Scott Robertson.
Ryan Thomson (Stranraer) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Niko Kranjcar (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Thomson (Stranraer).
Attempt saved. Kenny Miller (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Giuliano Morena (Stranraer) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Hand ball by Lee Wallace (Rangers).
Substitution, Stranraer. Giuliano Morena replaces Mark McGuigan.
William Gibson (Stranraer) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Rossiter (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by William Gibson (Stranraer).
Attempt missed. Harry Forrester (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt missed. Lee Wallace (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Joe Dodoo (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Jordan Rossiter (Rangers).
Liam Dick (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Rangers. Joe Dodoo replaces Andy Halliday.
Substitution, Rangers. Jordan Rossiter replaces Joey Barton.
Substitution, Rangers. Kenny Miller replaces Barrie McKay.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Steven Bell.
Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Scott Agnew.
Foul by Niko Kranjcar (Rangers).
Scott Agnew (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Rangers).
Scott Agnew (Stranraer) wins a free kick on the left wing.
James Tavernier (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Malcolm (Stranraer).
Attempt blocked. Barrie McKay (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Andy Halliday (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Bell (Stranraer).
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The Foxes lead the table by three points after Tuesday's draw with West Brom, but will slip to second if Tottenham beat West Ham on Wednesday.
"There are Tottenham and Manchester City in the race to fight for the title and there is little Leicester to fight against them," said the Italian.
"We are confident. Why not win it? Be positive."
Leicester followed up Saturday's late win against Norwich with a 2-2 draw against the Baggies, failing to find the winner that would have put them five points clear despite a host of chances at the King Power Stadium.
"Four points from two difficult matches, it is fantastic," said former Chelsea boss Ranieri. "We are alive and our spirit is ready to fight again.
"I am happy, not that we didn't get the three points because you can't always get the three points, but our performance was fantastic."
Leicester were bottom of the table at this time last season, winning seven of their final nine games to stay up. They have lost only three times in the first 28 games this term.
"We can repeat last season," said Ranieri. "We try to do our best. Today we were not so lucky, but perhaps in the last 10 matches we will be."
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One is the European Space Agency's (ESA) first technical centre in the UK, to be known as the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecoms.
The other is the Satellite Applications Catapult, one of seven new government initiatives intended to drive innovation in growing areas of the British economy.
Both centres are on the Harwell campus.
Their co-location is quite deliberate. The Oxfordshire science park, most visible for its giant Diamond synchrotron facility, is already home to a lot of space activity, not least the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, which builds and tests satellite equipment.
"We see Harwell as a campus which is going to provide a combination of world-class science, high-tech activity, and business opportunity," said David Willetts, the UK's science minister.
"One of the reasons why Esa have been so keen to have a stronger presence here is precisely because they could see this was a campus with a buzz, with a range of different disciplines, and with a mixture of scientists and business people. It's an environment for open innovation."
At the moment, Esa personnel onsite are using existing buildings, but they will eventually get a purpose-built facility.
The formal opening of Ecsat closes an anomaly whereby the UK, which is now Esa's third largest funder, did not host one of the agency's major research centres.
Britain has recently increased its subscription to the Paris-based organisation by 25%, and Esa has responded by moving its department dedicated to R&D in satellite telecommunications to the UK from the Netherlands.
The re-location also brings with it an Esa director, Magali Vaissiere.
The agency's director general, Jean-Jacques Dordain, said the establishment of Ecsat marked the coming together of a plan to pull the UK back into a more engaged position on space matters.
"There is now a definitive presence of the UK in space, and it is good news that the UK is back to being a strong player," he told BBC News. "It is also good news that Esa is now definitively in the UK."
A significant proportion of Britain's hike in funding for Esa has been directed at telecommunications.
It has committed £161m (189m euros) over the next three-to-five years to an Esa programme called Artes (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems).
This is designed to find the future technologies that will keep the European satellite sector competitive.
For UK companies involved in Artes, past investment has generated a return of more than six to one.
The Astrium company at its Stevenage and Portsmouth bases has benefited most from this investment, and has become one of the world's leading suppliers of spacecraft that relay TV and phone calls around the globe.
The Satellite Applications Catapult joins six other centres set up in the UK by the government's Technology Strategy Board.
All are heavily focused on translating good ideas - many of them originating in academia - into sound business projects.
The UK space sector currently contributes about £9bn to the national economy, and industry and government have set themselves the target of trying to raise this figure to £40bn by 2030. SMEs encouraged by the Harwell Catapult will be integral to achieving this goal.
The Catapult will help these fledgling companies find the right expertise and sources of funding to grow their businesses.
"By any measure the UK research sector is world-leading, but it has been a long-standing feeling within the UK that we don't get the economic outputs that some other countries do," said Stuart Martin, the CEO of the new Satellite Applications Catapult.
"We see the structures those countries have got and we can see there is something missing in the UK. The Catapults are there to fill that void."
The European Space Agency's other big centres are:
• The European Space Research and Technology Centre (Estec) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is the largest Esa centre. Spacecraft are tested at Estec before being launched.
• The European Space Operations Centre (Esoc) in Darmstadt, Germany, is the location from where Esa spacecraft are controlled during their missions.
• Esrin in Frascati, Italy, is the Esa Centre for Earth Observation.
• The European Space Astronomy Centre (Esac) is Esa's centre dedicated to space science and astronomy, and is based in Villanueva de la Canada, Spain.
• The European Astronaut Centre (Eac) trains Europe's astronauts and is situated in Cologne, Germany.
France does not have a research centre, but it hosts the Esa HQ in Paris.
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More than £1.55m will go to projects including the restoration of St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth - the first to be built after the Reformation.
St Michael's Church in Inveresk and St Mary's in Kirkintilloch will benefit.
HES project officer Frazer Gibson said: "Places of worship are a vital part of Scotland's built heritage."
The funding will go towards making the buildings wind and watertight, and "provide a venue for worship and a hub for community activity".
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St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Glen Urquhart will also receive a second round award of £243,400.
Frazer Gibson, of the HES, added: "Throughout the centuries, Scottish society has been intrinsically linked with religion, with the local place of worship often forming the focal point of communities.
"As a result, a great deal of resource has been expended throughout those years to create some of the country's most important and carefully constructed buildings.
"Nowadays many continue to serve as a hub for the communities they serve, but they can also be appreciated for their aesthetic value and historical importance."
Lucy Casot, of the Heritage Lottery Fund, said they were delighted to help congregations secure the future of their buildings.
She said: "Not only will they be wind and watertight, but activities and events will reach out to new generations encouraging many more through their doors."
The two birds, which have been regular visitors to the island of Hoy over the past two years, have now built an eyrie among crags on the island.
It is not clear where the pair have come from, but it is possible they may have travelled across the North Sea from Scandinavia.
The RSPB said there was a strong possibility the nesting attempt would fail, but it was not inevitable.
East of Scotland sea eagle project officer Rhian Evans said: "They don't start breeding until they're five years old generally. This pair we think are around four years old.
"They are young, but also they are capable, and we have had young birds breeding successfully."
Sea eagles are the UK's largest birds of prey - with a wingspan of almost two-and-a-half metres.
The last bird in Britain is thought to have been shot and killed in Shetland about 100 years ago.
A process of reintroduction began in the late 1960s - initially on the west coast and islands, and more recently on Scotland's east coast.
The RSPB says the nesting attempt in Orkney could mark a significant milestone in the expansion of Scotland's sea eagle population.
The eagles are thought to have been a symbolic creature for Orkney's neolithic community. Bones of the birds have been discovered in burial cairns in the islands, most notably at the Tomb of the Eagles in South Ronaldsay.
Some local farmers have expressed concerns about the return of sea eagles to the islands. They fear that they could predate on livestock - particularly young lambs.
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) last week announced the launch of a new scheme to monitor the impact of the birds on farmers and crofters. The scheme will operate from 2015 to 2018 and will investigate all issues involving the raptors' impacts on livestock.
SNH says it will also see the trial of prevention measures where required and considered practical.
Ling Jihua had been tipped for promotion in the country's leadership change, which starts later this year.
Correspondents say Mr Ling's demotion may have been the result of political manoeuvring ahead of the change, which happens once every 10 years.
But there have also been reports that his son's involvement in a Ferrari car crash may have been to blame.
Ling Jihua held a senior position in President Hu's government as head of the Central Committee's General Office, in effect the chief of staff to China's leader.
He was moved to the less influential position of head of the United Front Work Department over the weekend.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says the decision may have been part of the political jockeying as China's new generation of leaders vie to get their allies into top jobs and shore up support ahead of the power transfer.
But there are also rumours in China that Mr Ling's son may have been driving a Ferrari that crashed in Beijing earlier this year.
The identity of the passengers was never revealed and censors blocked online comments mentioning the crash, but there are reports that his son was behind the wheel and may even have been killed.
Our correspondent says that with growing public anger at official corruption, the Communist Party would have wanted to avoid a scandal that exposed the privileged lifestyle of the ruling elite.
"The central leadership decided that the scandal over the incident was too serious to allow Ling Jihua to be promoted, and Hu Jintao really couldn't resist," one retired party official told the Reuters news agency.
China experienced its biggest political scandal in a generation earlier this year when politician Bo Xilai was sacked and his wife found guilty of murdering a British businessman.
The new prices will apply to cars using the M6 Toll during weekdays and will increase by 40p from 7 August. HGV prices will be frozen.
It will be the first rise in five years and will reflect a "partial catch‐up with inflation", MEL said.
The new car toll prices will be £5.90 for daytime main tolls and £4.40 for daytime ramps, known as local tolls.
Prices for all other classes of vehicle and all night and weekend prices remain unchanged.
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Bridget Fox, sustainable transport campaigner at the Campaign for Better Transport, said it was a reminder of the "failed experiment of the M6 Toll and the challenges faced by the new operators who are trying to balance the books".
She added: "Developing toll roads in isolation has proved to be expensive and unpopular. Any road pricing should be part of a comprehensive scheme such as moving to a distance-based HGV levy.
"Instead of pricy new roads, we need a fresh approach that prioritises public transport and gets more freight onto rail."
With calls for more lorries to use the road, instead of the congested M6, the price freeze for HGVs is a move that will please both haulage firms and the West Midlands Combined Authority. It's been calling for subsidies to persuade more HGVs on to M6 Toll.
Last month it emerged that after years of losses the M6 Toll has finally made a profit. And coffers will no-doubt be further boosted in the months to come with an increase in traffic levels as more road works begin on the M6 and M5.
The 27-mile route between Cannock and Coleshill in the West Midlands opened in 2003 at a cost of £900m to build.
It carries more than 53,000 vehicles on weekdays.
Andy Pearson, chief executive of MEL, said the pricing structure had been approached with "very careful consideration to economic sensitivities and the impact on our customers and their businesses".
"The new prices are effectively a partial catch‐up with inflation and are increasing by less than RPI over the same period," he added.
Despite the freeze to HGV drivers, Ed Neely, of Birmingham hauliers Neely Transport Ltd, said it "makes no difference" and would not be an incentive for his firm, which has 23 HGVs, to use the motorway.
"We don't use it at all because it's extortionate, it's £11 to drive six miles. If they made it free to HGVs we would use it," he said.
"Until that time, it won't happen."
Brent crude oil is at $65.37 per barrel and has gained around $9 since March.
A slowdown in US shale oil production and the conflict in Yemen have been cited as the main reasons for the rise in the oil price in recent weeks.
It comes as BP, Shell and Exxon Mobil are expected to report sharp falls in first quarter earnings this week.
Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, said: "Overall we are in an upwards trend and we do appear to have found a short-term base. There's a good chance we could see $70 a barrel [for Brent] over the course of the next month or so."
While Yemen itself is not among the biggest oil producers in the Middle East, Gulf producers ship oil along the Gulf of Aden on Yemen's southern coast and through the narrow straits of Bab el-Mandeb, between Yemen and Djibouti.
As a result fighting in the region could create log jams in delivery.
Over the next few days the oil majors BP, Shell and Exxon are set to report results and city analysts are forecasting falls of more than 60% in profits, compared with the same three month period a year earlier.
That comes as a direct result of falling oil prices, which were more than 50% lower in the first three months of 2015 compared with the same time last year.
All seven major global oil firms are forecast to report a year-on-year decline in income of around 57%, according to analysts at Jefferies.
Analysts at Barclays bank cautioned against undue optimism over oil prices, which are still $50 per barrel below their previous high of $115 per barrel last August.
"Sustaining the recent oil price rally requires firmer demand and a tangible supply response," they said in a note.
"The cart is moving ahead of the horse, and we take a cautious view on further price appreciation over the near term."
Separately, UK government officials warned off any potential suitor for BP ahead of the release of its first quarter results on Tuesday.
A senior City source was quoted by the Financial Times newspaper as saying the government "would make their opposition so clear that any foreign bidder would be deterred from actually making a bid."
A poor set of results might make BP vulnerable to a takeover from one of its rivals. But the final bill for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill off the US coast in 2010 and the firm's exposure to Russia through its Rosneft business could deter would-be suitors.
Earlier this month Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group announced a £47bn merger. Should it receive regulatory approval the deal would be one of the biggest of 2015 and could produce a company with a value of more than £200bn.
The goalkeeper is accused of working with a gang operating in Nuevo Leon state responsible for more than 20 abductions, a security spokesman said.
Jorge Domene said 35-year-old Mr Ortiz had admitted helping to select wealthy victims for the group.
Mr Ortiz was suspended from playing in 2010 after failing a steroids test.
Earlier, his relatives said they feared he had been kidnapped as they had not heard from him since Wednesday.
Mr Ortiz, whose nickname means "the cat", was presented to the media along with other suspects on Saturday evening.
Officials in Monterrey accused him of being involved in kidnappings in the second half of 2011, with the group allegedly demanding a ransom of around one million pesos ($72,000; £46,000) per victim.
Mr Domene said the victims appeared to have targeted businessmen and "because of that in general they sought large ransoms". He said the group confessed to making "upward of 20m pesos ($1.45m)".
The gang's victims allegedly included the husband of singer Gloria Trevi, who was reportedly quickly freed after his abduction in October.
Mr Domene said Mr Ortiz, who was playing for top division team Rayados de Monterrey when he was suspended in April 2010, had confessed to knowing the gang for more than a year and becoming an accomplice "by signalling the victims who were kidnapped".
"In exchange for that, he received significant payments for his active participation," Mr Domene said. "He has confessed to doing this at least twice, in which he received amounts surpassing 100,000 pesos ($7,260)."
If convicted, Mr Ortiz could face a jail sentence of up to 50 years.
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Cardiff Blues and Ospreys go-head-to-head in the 14:30 BST kick-off live on BBC Two Wales and online as the two rivals bid for a European Champions Cup place.
Newport Gwent Dragons play Scarlets in the 17:00 BST kick-off live on S4C as the Llanelli region hope to secure their European Champions Cup qualification.
Beulah Print and Design, based in Drogheda, County Louth, confirmed it had declined an order from Jonathon Brennan, one of their former customers.
The company said its staff were "Bible-believing Christians" who did not support same-sex marriage.
Mr Brennan told the Irish Independent he was "infuriated and shocked".
The 29-year-old businessman, who owns a salon in Drogheda, is due to enter a civil partnership with his boyfriend of eight years, John Kierans, in August.
He told the newspaper he had been a customer of the printing company for four years, before it refused to accept his order.
Mr Brennan said the firm's co-owner, Noel Tuite, initially agreed to print the invitations, but visited Mr Brennan's salon on Wednesday to explain the order would be declined.
Another co-founder of the firm, Mike O'Leary, told the BBC that although he accepted that there are people who practise homosexuality, he did not hold a "morally neutral" attitude towards it.
Mr O'Leary said that as a Christian he did not agree with a gay "agenda or lifestyle", and objected to same-sex marriage.
He added he was aware in passing of a similar case in Northern Ireland last year, when a Christian-owned bakery firm refused to bake a cake with a logo supporting gay marriage.
He said he agreed with Ashers Baking Company's decision to decline the cake order.
It was not the first time Beulah Print and Design has refused orders on the grounds of their religious beliefs.
Mr O'Leary said that 10 years ago, they declined a similar request to print invitations for a gay ceremony abroad.
He added they have also refused request to print materials that promote binge drinking, Halloween, "borderline pornography" and what he described as "the dark arts".
Mr O'Leary co-founded the firm 12 years ago, after meeting Mr Tuite through Christian fellowship meetings in Drogheda.
Members of three families are now employed at the printing company.
In a statement, the firm said: "We, at Beulah Print, are Bible-believing Christians who are committed to standing by our conscience and God's Word.
"We have been in business for 12 years during which time we have held to our convictions and have at times declined a variety of work which we felt was clearly contrary to our beliefs.
"We have never hidden our faith from our customers and represent the gospel at every opportunity. We are not against homosexuals however, we do not support same sex marriage, which printing wedding invitations would do.
"We believe the love of God is extended to all people and that He has called us all to walk in the light of His word, for He is the way, the truth and the life."
The Republic of Ireland is due to hold a referendum on same-sex marriage in May.
In Northern Ireland, the so-called gay cake row has led to a bid by the Democratic Unionist Party to build a conscience clause into equality law.
Ipswich led at half-time after Kevin Bru lifted the ball over Bolton keeper Paul Rachubka and in off the crossbar.
Christophe Berra doubled the advantage when he beat Rachubka to head in Ainsley Maitland-Niles' free-kick.
Lawrie Wilson's half-volley gave Bolton hope within 80 seconds, before Stephen Dobbie rolled in the leveller.
Wanderers' hopes of avoiding relegation to League One still look slim, with a 10-point deficit to overturn in their final 10 matches.
Eighth-placed Ipswich are a point from the top six, but have a game in hand over sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday.
The draw provided some cheer for long-suffering Bolton fans, who hope to see their club's off-the-pitch turmoil come to an end next week.
A protracted takeover fronted by former striker Dean Holdsworth is expected to be completed in the coming days.
A winding-up petition against the club has again been adjourned at the High Court to give the consortium time to finalise a takeover.
Bolton manager Neil Lennon: "I'm fed up, frustrated - we've played so well and we missed some gilt-edged chances. The least we deserved was a point.
"We were the better team by a long, long way. Football's about being ruthless and taking your chances, putting teams away when you're in the ascendancy and we didn't do it again tonight.
"I can't be critical of the character of the team and some of the quality of the football was exceptionally good."
Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy: "We've all done it; we've all made mistakes. I've made them when I've been a lot older and a lot wiser than Ainsley (Maitland-Niles, who gave conceded the penalty).
"He's a kid, give him a bit of loving. That's what we need to do."
Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Ipswich Town 2.
Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Ipswich Town 2.
Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Ipswich Town 2. Stephen Dobbie (Bolton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Bolton Wanderers. Wellington draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jonathan Douglas.
Attempt blocked. Liam Feeney (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dean Moxey with a cross.
Attempt saved. Stephen Dobbie (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dean Moxey.
Wellington (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
Wellington (Bolton Wanderers) has gone down, but that's a dive.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Wellington replaces Darren Pratley.
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Luke Varney.
Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Ipswich Town).
Attempt saved. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephen Dobbie with a cross.
Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Liam Feeney tries a through ball, but Gary Madine is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Varney following a set piece situation.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Stephen Dobbie replaces Zach Clough.
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers).
Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Dean Moxey (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
Foul by Zach Clough (Bolton Wanderers).
Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Jay Spearing tries a through ball, but Liam Feeney is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Ipswich Town 2. Lawrie Wilson (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Ipswich Town 2. Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Lawrie Wilson (Bolton Wanderers).
Luke Varney (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Ben Pringle.
Mark Davies (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Luke Varney (Ipswich Town).
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Luke Hyam replaces Kevin Foley.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Gary Madine replaces Liam Trotter.
In the social media world anything goes, so much of what we see online can be and often is believed.
Perhaps that is why this year YouTube's April Fool's joke has gone viral - thanks to the help of US hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg.
For the sophisticated prank, it describes its newest innovation Snoopavision in a carefully put together video on its site. The only indication that it is a joke is the launch date in 2043.
In the PR film, You Tube claims to have made it possible to click on a Snoop Dogg icon under any video on the site, allowing the viewer to watch it in Snoopavision, a 360-degree video experience in which the US hip-hop artist will appear.
As the video sharing site's new invention went viral, some were unaware that the joke was on them.
Even the BBC's announcement on the return of VHS videos managed to catch some people out in another carefully crafted April Fool offering.
Customers logging onto the BBC Store website today were alerted to the news that video tapes were set for a comeback.
"BBC Store already allows you to buy, download and keep your favourite BBC shows, but very soon for every purchase you make on BBC Store, we will send you a free VHS straight to your door.
"For the first time many recent hit shows including Luther and Happy Valley will now be available to view in this treasured format alongside their BBC Store digital release."
On Twitter, Nikki Miller asked: "How did the BBC know I'd always wanted to watch my favourite shows on VHS? I predict the end of illegal streaming."
The BBC and You Tube are not the only big names to realise that getting in on April Fool fun is a good way of encouraging people to talk about their brand.
Mobile phone network Vodafone put an advert on its website for a Voda-drone, promising to deploy an on demand service to reach areas that do not have network coverage. But at the end of the Voda-drone's description readers learn that it is all just a big gag:
"Unfortunately these drones aren't available at every store yet because it's April 1st, and if you've read this far we want to wish you a happy April Fool's Day from everyone at Vodafone."
While multinational corporations may use April Fool's day to garner customer loyalty, for the rest of us it is an opportunity to play jokes on friends and family.
When Dad Joe Heenan from Perth, Scotland, decided to play a trick on his two young children and post the picture on Twitter he probably did not expect it would go viral.
Joe took a photo of his children opening an iPad box - but instead of the tablet, they found a note their dad had placed inside saying it was an April Fool's joke.
The expression on the youngsters' faces could be one of the reasons why the picture has been re-tweeted 3,000 times.
But Joe says not everyone has seen the funny side.
"It's just a joke. They already have iPads, I'm not that mean.
"They both got a chocolate egg for being good sports. But some people without a sense of humour have started to bombard me with hate messages."
"They don't realise it's just a tweet.
"My kids know I post this kind of stuff on social media and they are always good sports."
Joe says the kind of response he has received from some social media users about the joke has been quite hurtful.
"People are complaining saying I'm a bad dad which hurts, as my kids have the same sense of humour as me and they love doing these silly posts too.
"But I guess some like to see the negative side of things."
Gareth O'Sullivan's April Fool joke on his parents involved creating disruption to the workings of the home computers.
"I printed off the troll faces last night, then this morning I cut them out and used tape to stick them on the back of the mouse on my mum and dad's computers," says Gareth who is from Northampton.
"I wanted to get revenge on my parents for previous pranks they've done on me.
"My parents both did that toilet roll prank, you know the one where they place the toilet roll on the door and close it so when you open the door it falls on you?
"I've not received any response yet as I'm at work but I'm sure they will be messaging me soon."
Vonny Moyes, from Edinburgh decided to play a trick on her family at breakfast time.
"My family have quite a long tradition of pranking one another, " Vonny says. "My papa used to take me to the joke shop and my sisters and I would consistently play tricks on my mum.
"One time we stopped in at her work to say hello and dropped so many stink bombs, the building was evacuated.
"Roll on 25 years, and my children have started doing the same to me.
"Most recently they left fake vomit and blood on the kitchen floor, and I had a slight meltdown much to their amusement.
"So, today was time for some payback! I wanted to do something that wouldn't be as obvious to them as fake poo, so I thought something that would cause minor disruption to their breakfast that took advantage of their sleepiness would be perfect.
"It worked a treat, though they did sleep in and kept me waiting like a giddy child."
By Rozina Sini
The club said threat of closure at Tata Steel would have a significant impact on workers, their families and south Wales.
Steelworkers will be welcomed on to the pitch to unveil a Save our Steel banner, to be placed on the north terrace during the Oxford United game.
The Ospreys and Swansea City have already shown their support.
Indian owner Tata Steel is selling its entire loss-making UK business. Port Talbot is its biggest UK plant with about 4,000 workers and it also has a site at Llanwern in Newport.
Newport County director Gavin Foxall said: "Given the club's origins there is a long history between the club and the local steel industry.
"We hope that leading the team out onto the pitch will help raise the profile of their plight and we know everyone in attendance at Rodney Parade on Tuesday night will show their support."
Mark Turner, a steelworker and Newport County fan said: "Newport is a city built on its industrial heritage with steel for many years being, and continuing to be, a major part."
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The 29-year-old Mercedes driver won his second Formula 1 world title this season and joined an exclusive club by becoming the fourth Briton to win the drivers' championship at least twice.
Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy was runner-up, with athlete Jo Pavey third.
"I was sitting there saying Rory's going to have it," said Hamilton, who earned 34% of the vote. "I thought it had to be someone else."
The Englishman won 209,920 of the 620,932 votes cast, with McIlroy getting 123,745 (20%) and Pavey 99,913 (16%).
"I want to say a huge thank you to all the people who called in, I really wasn't expecting it," he added.
"I am so speechless. I'm so proud and honoured to be among such great sporting talent."
Hamilton was runner-up to boxer Joe Calzaghe in 2007 and Sir Chris Hoy the following year.
Having arrived at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow with his dog, Roscoe, he was presented with the trophy by former Scotland player and Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish after his name was announced by former England rugby player Jonny Wilkinson in front of a 12,000-strong audience.
The venue, which hosted netball, boxing and gymnastics during the Commonwealth Games last summer, was chosen in the year that Scotland hosted the Commonwealth Games and golf's Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.
Hamilton becomes the fifth racing driver to win the award in its 61-year history, with Damon Hill ('94 & '96) and Nigel Mansell ('86 & '92) triumphing on two occasions and Stirling Moss ('61) and Sir Jackie Stewart ('73) claiming the prize once.
Meanwhile, Paul McGinley capped a triumphant 2014 for golf by winning the Coach of the Year award.
The Irishman, who is 48 on Tuesday, oversaw a 16½-11½ win over the United States at Gleneagles in September.
However, his European side were beaten to the Team of the Year prize by England's women rugby players, who beat Canada 21-9 in Paris to claim the World Cup for the first time since 1994.
The other winners were:
Hamilton's F1 title triumph came after a titanic, season-long struggle with team-mate Nico Rosberg in the dominant Mercedes cars.
Victory in the final race of the campaign in Abu Dhabi secured the crown for the Englishman, who took the lead at the start and controlled the race as Rosberg suffered car trouble and finished 14th.
The team also wrapped up the constructors' championship after a record-breaking season.
It is six seasons since Hamilton's only previous World Championship victory, when he won in dramatic fashion on the last lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
He is now Formula 1's most successful British driver with 33 victories - two more than double Sports Personality winner Mansell.
"I could not have done this without my amazing team, my family, my dad who once had four jobs to help me, my brother - I've been incredibly inspired by them," added Hamilton.
"Thank you to all the fans. I always say we win and lose together because I feel your love. I hope I will continue to make you proud."
Runner-up McIlroy, who was also shortlisted in 2011 and 2012, was aiming to become just the the third golfer to win the award in its 61-year history, following Welshman Dai Rees in 1957, and Sir Nick Faldo 25 years ago.
The man from Holywood in County Down clinched his first Open Championship with a two-shot victory at Hoylake in July.
Then, three weeks later, he edged a gripping US PGA Championship in near darkness at Valhalla to become the first UK player to win consecutive majors and the third youngest player of the modern era - after Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus - to win four majors.
Sandwiched between those wins came victory at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational and they were soon followed by success at the Ryder Cup, when McIlroy earned three points.
Pavey, meanwhile, was third after becoming the oldest-ever female European athletics champion at the age of 40 years and 325 days.
The Devon athlete won the 10,000m title in Zurich 10 days after winning bronze in the 5,000m at the Commonwealth Games.
She only returned to the track in May, eight months after giving birth to her second child, when she won British 10,000m Championship.
"Someone gave me the third place envelope. I can't believe I was on the same stage as Lewis Hamilton and Rory McIlroy," she said.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015 is broadcast live from Belfast on Sunday, 20 December from 19:00 GMT on BBC One. Further coverage on BBC Sport's online platforms and Radio 5 live.
On 9 September 2015 the Queen will have ruled for more than 63 years and 216 days.
She'll have overtaken the record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, more than a century ago.
The silver coin features the new picture of the Queen that was unveiled earlier this year.
Lord Howell of Guildford argued there was "plenty of room" for developments and less concern than was the case over "beautiful natural areas".
But the Archbishop of Canterbury disagreed, calling the North East "beautiful, rugged, welcoming".
Downing Street said Lord Howell did not speak for the government.
Fracking - short for "hydraulic fracturing" - involves drilling deep under ground and releasing a high-pressure mix of water, sand and hundreds of chemicals to crack rocks and release gas stored inside.
Water companies are worried the process could contaminate drinking water aquifers that lie above shale gas reserves. But supporters of fracking say it is safe and essential to making the UK more energy self-sufficient.
Widespread fracking has not started in the UK yet, but Cuadrilla began exploratory drilling in Lancashire in 2011 and many other possible sites have been identified.
During Lords Questions, Conservative Lord Howell, who was energy secretary from 1979 to 1981, asked: "Would you accept that it could be a mistake to think of and discuss fracking in terms of the whole of the United Kingdom in one go?
"I mean there obviously are, in beautiful natural areas, worries about not just the drilling and the fracking, which I think are exaggerated, but about the trucks, and the delivery, and the roads, and the disturbance, and those about justified worries."
He added: "But there are large and uninhabited and desolate areas. Certainly in part of the North East where there's plenty of room for fracking, well away from anybody's residence, where we could conduct without any kind of threat to the rural environment."
Despite outbursts from other peers, Lord Howell continued, turning to energy minister Baroness Verma and asking: "So would you agree with me, that the distinction should be made between one area and another, rather than lump them all together?
"And if we can push ahead with this kind of gas production, then obviously it takes us fast away from the kind of coal burning, which is increasing at the moment because of delays in authorising gas production."
Labour's Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton said: "I declare an interest as a resident of Lancashire, who is aware of the enormous beauty of the Trough of Bowland.
"Would you, minister, join with me in condemning the alleged remarks of protesters in the south of England, that all the fracking could be done in the north of England?
"And will you join with me in insisting that the beauty of Lancashire is as important, not more but as important, as the beauties surrounding, for example, Guildford?"
Baroness Verma first addressed her Conservative colleague, saying: "As members are aware, [fracking] is at its early stages of exploration and there will be areas of landscape that won't be suitable for fracking, as you rightly point out.
"But we are in its early stages and as the government is determined to ensure that we are not dependent on coal but more on gas, and low-carbon energy sources, I think you make some very important points."
She told Baroness Farrington: "I'm sure that my noble friend did not say that Lancashire was [not] as beautiful. All parts of this great country are beautiful."
Lord Howell, the father-in-law of Chancellor George Osborne, was also the minister in the Foreign Office responsible for international energy policy between 2010 and 2012.
After the comments, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, wrote on Twitter: "North east England very beautiful, rugged, welcoming, inspiring, historic, advancing, not 'desolate' as was said in House of Lords today."
Friends of the Earth's Tony Bosworth called the comments "jaw-dropping", adding: "The government's ill-conceived fracking plans aren't something that can be quietly brushed under the carpet 'up north' - as the villages resisting the drillers in the Tory heartlands of England's south show."
North East Chamber of Commerce's director of policy, Ross Smith, said: "To be frank, this is a ridiculous way to describe a region that boasts some of the most beautiful unspoiled countryside in the UK and a host of the most recognisable and cherished landmarks and attractions in the country.
"However, if the point that Lord Howell is trying to make - albeit in a totally bizarre way - is that the North East has the expertise, the skills and the businesses within our energy sector to help solve the UK's energy issues then I would wholeheartedly agree."
And Claire Norman, spokeswoman for the Campaign to Protect Rural England, said: "We can't have a situation where it's OK for the South to think these things should happen in the North, or indeed vice versa."
A government spokesman said: "Lord Howell is not a minister and does not speak for the government. He has not been a government adviser since April 2013."
The Latics' immediate return to the third tier was confirmed after their 1-0 loss at Reading in the Championship.
Graham Barrow has been interim manager since March when Warren Joyce left after four months in charge.
"We've been looking at a number of factors in getting the right person," Jackson told BBC Radio Manchester.
"We have a shortlist of people and we've been working on that. We'll take our time, but that is something that will probably be done at the end of May or early June - we know the kind of manager we're looking for.
"We were relegated two years ago, so we know what League One is all about and we start planning right now."
Ex-Latics midfielder Barrow, 62, took temporary charge of Wigan for a third time on 13 March when Wigan were four points from safety with nine games remaining.
He has since overseen two wins and a draw in his eight games in charge.
On a miserable afternoon at the Madejski Stadium it was also confirmed after the game that midfielder Shaun McDonald suffered a broken leg.
"I expected myself to do better because when I came years ago I managed to stop relegation into non-league," said Barrow.
"I was probably foolish enough to think I could stop this happening, but I haven't."
Asked if he will be at the club next season, he said: "I honestly don't know the answer to that, I hope so.
"I don't want a situation that has happened in the past a couple of times where I'm just around the place."
Dom Thomas's free-kick was knocked into the net by Hamilton's Louis Longridge to give Killie an early lead.
Lee Erwin's stylish lob put the hosts two up but Giannis Skondras replied for Accies with a well-taken strike.
Steven Smith fouled Greg Docherty in the box and Ali Crawford restored parity by converting the resulting penalty.
Killie get their first point of the season but Lee McCulloch's side will be frustrated not to have taken all three.
There was a real desire to the home side's play and less than three minutes had been played when they opened the scoring.
Scott McMann fouled Kris Boyd just outside the box wide on the Killie right and Thomas's low left-foot delivery took a deflection off Longridge and flew past goalkeeper Gary Woods.
Boyd could have increased the home side's lead when played in behind the Accies defence by Thomas but the experienced striker toe-poked his effort just wide from eight yards as Woods advanced quickly to narrow the angle.
However, Killie were to lose Boyd to injury when he suffered a hamstring strain 10 minutes before the interval and had to be replaced by Erwin.
Jamie MacDonald produced an excellent save to deny Accies an equaliser when Gordon Greer's headed clearance landed at the foot of Longridge. The Accies frontman's half-volley from just inside the area was tipped over by the Killie keeper at full stretch.
There was an early scare for Accies in the second half when a powerful Thomas free-kick bounced back off Woods as he tried to save but fortunately for the keeper his defence helped him out.
At the other end, a clearance from MacDonald from outside his area fell to Crawford, who tried to score from near halfway but saw his effort sail over.
Killie increased their lead with Erwin's first league goal for the Rugby Park club. Adam Frizzell delivered the through ball and the big striker outpaced the Accies defence before superbly lobbing Woods.
But Hamilton got themselves back in the game by use of the wide areas. McMann sent in a fine cross that his fellow full-back Skondras struck into the corner of the net on the half-volley with his left foot.
And two minutes from the end Accies, who are now unbeaten on their last six visits to Rugby Park, equalised from the penalty spot. Smith was judged to have tripped Docherty and Crawford made no mistake, blasting the spot-kick past MacDonald.
Martin Canning's side go into the international break on seven points from four games and are unbeaten in their last three.
Kilmarnock manager Lee McCulloch: "That's two points dropped, again individual errors costing us the goals.
"It was a bit of a slow game but if you go 2-0 up in any game in world football you're expected to keep a bit of game management and just come in with three points, regardless of how you play.
"I thought after we scored the second goal we panicked for some reason. I don't know why.
"The home form is atrocious for the last seven years, I don't know why so it's something that needs to start getting addressed other than just looking at the stats, something needs to give.
"If you panic when you go 2-0 up you don't deserve the three points. First goal we conceded was bad defending, the second it looked like a penalty from where I was standing, so no real complaints about that, unless I feel different when I see it again."
Hamilton Academical manager Martin Canning: "In the end delighted with a point, it's always a difficult place to come.
"We knew it was going to be a hard game. I thought in the first half we were the better team but we find ourselves 1-0 down.
"I thought their second goal was offside but I've watched it back and I think it's actually a really good decision from the linesman. He's probably a foot inside his own half when he starts his run which is a good spot and we've gone 2-0 down.
"But to have the fight to get back into the game was really pleasing. We made a wee change, Scott McMann put in a great cross and Giannis gets the first. The fighting spirit really pleased me."
Match ends, Kilmarnock 2, Hamilton Academical 2.
Second Half ends, Kilmarnock 2, Hamilton Academical 2.
Foul by Lee Erwin (Kilmarnock).
(Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Greg Taylor (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Georgios Sarris (Hamilton Academical).
Goal! Kilmarnock 2, Hamilton Academical 2. Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
Penalty conceded by Iain Wilson (Kilmarnock) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Hamilton Academical. Greg Docherty draws a foul in the penalty area.
Hand ball by Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock).
Attempt missed. Adam Frizzell (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Lee Erwin (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Xavier Tomas (Hamilton Academical).
Attempt missed. Scott McMann (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Giannis Skondras (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Ross Cunningham replaces Louis Longridge.
Goal! Kilmarnock 2, Hamilton Academical 1. Giannis Skondras (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott McMann.
Substitution, Kilmarnock. Rory McKenzie replaces Dom Thomas.
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Alexander Gogic replaces Dougie Imrie.
Attempt saved. Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Adam Frizzell (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Adam Frizzell (Kilmarnock).
Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Steven Smith (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Steven Smith (Kilmarnock).
David Templeton (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Greg Docherty (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Greg Taylor (Kilmarnock).
Goal! Kilmarnock 2, Hamilton Academical 0. Lee Erwin (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Iain Wilson.
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. David Templeton replaces Steven Boyd because of an injury.
Foul by Iain Wilson (Kilmarnock).
Steven Boyd (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Steven Smith (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top left corner.
Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Giannis Skondras.
Attempt saved. Dom Thomas (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical).
Sharp's board has completed a two-day meeting which was called to consider competing offers to buy the company.
The takeover reports emerged in Japanese local media and were yet to be confirmed by the companies.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was up 0.67% to 16,022.71 points in mid-morning trade.
A recovery in oil prices and a positive lead from the US was helping boost investor sentiment there.
Elsewhere, Sydney's benchmark ASX 200 was down 0.2%, adding to Wednesday's 2% fall.
Analysts said investors there were reacting to a disappointing outlook for future national capital expenditure.
Shares in Australia's biggest casino company, Crown Resorts, fell heavily.
It reported a slump in half-year profits, dented by a sharp slowdown at its Chinese operations.
The firm's Sydney-listed shares tumbled more than 9% on the profit report, but recovered some of that loss to trade 5% lower.
In China, shares were in negative territory in mid-morning trade. The Shanghai Composite index was down 1.78% to 2,876.88, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong was down 0.6% to 19,075.11.
South Korea's Kospi index was up 0.5% to 1,921.07.
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Accies were denied a penalty in Saturday's damaging defeat by fellow Premiership strugglers Inverness.
Ali Crawford was felled by Caley Thistle goalkeeper Ryan Esson, but referee Andrew Dallas remained unmoved.
"Every single week it seems decisions go against us," an exasperated Canning told BBC Scotland after the 2-1 defeat.
"Whether it's red cards that get overturned, decisions at Ibrox, penalties - last season against St Johnstone, the same referee (Dallas) phoned me through the week to apologise for not giving us penalties, and does it again today.
"It's a stonewall penalty and yet again we don't get the decision. I'm a big supporter of referees, I always have been, I know they've got a difficult job to do, but I can't keep on doing it.
"It's getting to the point now that I'm getting fed up with it, to be honest. Don't get me wrong, first-half we didn't help ourselves, we gave away sloppy goals, but they're able to see a penalty that by all accounts is a penalty, and yet second-half they're not able to see it, and it just gets frustrating."
Canning was irked by several contentious calls in Accies 6-0 Scottish Cup thrashing by Rangers in March, and the club successfully appealed against the red card Giannis Skondras received against Ross County last month.
In February, the Accies boss himself told BBC Scotland he felt the standard of Scottish officiating was improving, but Saturday's match appeared to push Canning to the end of his tether.
"It's another big decision that's gone against us," he added. "You hope over the course of a season they even themselves out, but they just seem to be continuing to go against us.
"I don't doubt for one second the referees try and make decisions based on what they're seeing; it just seems they keep not seeing things for us and seeing things against us."
Meanwhile, Inverness remain four points adrift at the foot of the table with three matches remaining, and still face an uphill battle to preserve their top-flight status.
Manager Richie Foran, however, believes the victory - their first since February - will give his players a major lift for the season's climax.
"There's quality there in abundance," he said. "Yes, we probably lacked that wee bit of composure in front of goal, but to create so many chances gives us great belief going into the next three games.
"More importantly, the win gives the players huge confidence. We knew there were goals in our team, but the way we defended, I thought the back four were magnificent, particularly Gary Warren and Louis Laing, they won every header.
"It's only going to get harder for us now. Kilmarnock, watching that game today will give us a lot more respect next week when we go to play them."
The Llandaff Diocesan service begins at 15:00 GMT on Sunday at Llandaff Cathedral, ahead of Dr Morgan's retirement on Tuesday.
He has been at the head of the Church in Wales for nearly 14 years - the longest serving in the Anglican Communion.
He is retiring on his 70th birthday.
Dr Morgan has supported numerous causes, including same-sex marriage and more powers for the assembly.
The service will begin with a procession of 120 robed clergy, and Paul Marshall of the Church in Wales will pay tribute to Dr Morgan and present him with a gift on behalf of the diocese.
Workers removed windows from the glass-faced, 58-storey skyscraper to prevent him from going higher.
Police officers eventually grabbed the man as he reached the 21st floor and pulled him inside the building.
The building is the headquarters of the US presidential campaign of Republican nominee Donald Trump. He also lives in the building but was not in New York.
Police described the climber as a 20-year-old man from Virginia who wanted to meet Mr Trump. Police said they did not believe the man intended to harm anyone.
In a YouTube video posted earlier this week he described himself as an "independent researcher" and needed to deliver an "important message" to Mr Trump.
The man was taken to Bellevue Hospital to be psychologically evaluated, police said.
Large crowds gathered outside the building along Fifth Avenue as the incident unfolded over several hours.
"This man performed a ridiculous and dangerous stunt," said Michael Cohen, executive vice-president of the Trump Organization. "I'm 100% certain the NYPD had better things to do."
The lightweight, 25, needed to reach the semi-finals to qualify for Rio, but lost a split decision to Mira Potkonen of Finland in the preliminaries.
Nicola Adams' quest for a first world title began with a points win over Dilnozakhon Odiljonova of Uzbekhistan.
The 2012 Olympic champion has already qualified to defend her flyweight gold.
Ireland's Katie Taylor, who also needs a last-four spot to secure a place in Brazil, progressed to the last 16 with a unanimous decision against Sweden's Agnes Alexiusson.
Each of the 53 hostages or their estates will receive up to $4.4m (£3m), according to a US spending bill passed last Friday.
The victims of other state-sponsored terror attacks such as the US embassy bombings in East Africa in 1998 will also be eligible.
The hostage-taking lasted 444 days and led the US to break off ties with Iran.
The decision to award compensation follows a controversial deal between world powers and Iran over its nuclear programme.
"Those negotiations resulted in an understanding that an inevitable next step in securing a relationship was to address the reason for the rupture, which was our kidnapping and torture," former hostage Rodney Sickmann told the New York Times.
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The hostages have long fought for restitution, but the agreement that secured their release barred them from making such claims and their attempts were repeatedly blocked by the courts, including an appeal denied by the Supreme Court.
Congress was also unable to pass laws granting them compensation.
The money for compensation is likely to come from a huge $9bn fine for French bank Paribas for violating sanctions against Iran, Sudan and Cuba, the New York Times reported.
About $1bn will go into a fund for victims of terrorism and an additional $2.8bn will be set aside to help the victims of the 9/11 attacks and their families.
The new law allows for payments of up to $10,000 for each day of captivity, while spouses and children are eligible for a payment of up to $600,000. Initial payments are due within a year.
Thirty-seven of the 53 hostages held after a mob stormed the US embassy in Tehran are still alive.
4 November 1979: Iranian students storm the US embassy in Tehran and take 99 people hostage, including 66 Americans. They demand the extradition of Iran's former ruler, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, from the US
17 November 1979: Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini orders the release of female and African-American hostages, bringing the number of hostages to 53
28 January 1980: Six US embassy employees, who had avoided capture and hidden in the homes of Canadian embassy officials, flee Iran
7 April 1980: President Jimmy Carter cuts ties with Iran
25 April 1980: An attempt to rescue the hostages fails when a helicopter and a transport plane collide, killing eight US soldiers
11 July 1980: A hostage is released due to illness
19 January 1981: The US and Iran sign an agreement to release the hostages
20 January 1981: The remaining 52 hostages are released and flown to Germany
The aircraft, an M-28H attack helicopter, was not shot at, Russia's defence ministry said.
The crash happened in the early hours of Tuesday, the ministry said. The bodies were recovered and brought to Russia's Hmeimim air base.
Russia joined the Syrian conflict in September, launching air strikes in support of President Bashar al-Assad.
A "cessation of hostilities" came into force in February including the Syrian government and nearly 100 rebel factions, but not the so-called Islamic State (IS).
Russia withdrew most of its forces from Syria but officials said in March they would continue air strikes.
More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed in nearly five years of civil war. Millions more have been displaced.
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Andrew Stoddart's tenancy at Colstoun Mains farm, near Haddington in East Lothian, was due to end on 28 November.
But compensation for his eviction has been agreed with the Colstoun Trust and Mr Stoddart will be allowed to stay on until January 2016.
The agreement has been welcomed by Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead, who called it a "complex case".
A statement issued on behalf of both Mr Stoddart and the Colstoun Trust said: "Mediation has taken place between Andrew Stoddart and the Trustees.
"Representatives of the Scottish government were in attendance but have not accepted liability for claims already intimated to them by either Mr Stoddart or the Trustees and did not mediate on these aspects.
"Mr Stoddart and the Trustees have agreed the terms for payment of Mr Stoddart's waygoing claim. They have agreed that Mr Stoddart may continue to have the use of the house, grazing land and farm buildings at Colstoun Mains Farm, Haddington, until January 2016."
The dispute over the farm in East Lothian has become the focus of a campaign to improve the rights of tenant farmers.
Earlier this month, Mr Stoddart joined land rights campaigners in a protest at the Scottish parliament.
Welcoming agreement in this case on behalf of the government, Mr Lochhead said: "There is no doubt that this has been an incredibly complex case with many different factors involved ranging from flawed legislation to a breakdown in relationship between landlord and tenant over many years.
"We understand that more than 300 tenant farmers were originally affected by the flawed 2003 Agricultural Holdings legislation introduced by the previous administration.
"Agreement between landlord and tenant has been reached in almost all of the cases although seven remain unresolved. I hope that the mediation process that we are facilitating will also now help in these cases."
The body representing landowners has also said it is pleased that the dispute at Colstoun Mains is over.
David Johnstone, the chairman of Scottish Land and Estates, said: "We are pleased that agreement has been reached between the Trust and Mr Stoddart and we are aware there was a willingness on the part of the landlord to deal with the issues involved.
"It is a great pity that this case was surrounded by so much ill-informed rhetoric.
"It was very regrettable that Mr Stoddart was, as were other tenants in Scotland, given false hope by defective legislation brought forward by the then-Scottish Executive many years ago."
The Recycling Association named them in a list of products that pose the biggest challenges for reuse.
The greater the number of materials used in packaging, the harder it is for recycling machines to separate them.
The distinctive Pringles packaging - with its metal base, plastic cap, metal tear-off lid, and foil-lined cardboard sleeve - was said to be a "nightmare".
Lucozade's bottle is recyclable but it is enclosed in a sleeve made from a different kind of plastic.
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A $2m (£1.5m) prize for inventors to devise products that are practical and easily recycled will be launched by Prince Charles in London later.
Simon Ellin, CEO of the UK Recycling Association, welcomed the competition, adding: "Improvements are desperately needed in product design."
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The Plastics Economy Innovation Prize, promoted by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, is split into two sections.
One seeks ideas to prevent the sea being strewn with small plastic items like coffee cup lids, plastic straws and plastic bottle tops. The other seeks innovations in general product design and materials so items are easier to recycle.
One of the competition organisers, Chris Grantham from the London branch of the global design consultancy Ideo, agreed that Pringles and Lucozade Sport – and brands with similar packaging – were singled out by the industry as almost impossible to recycle.
He listed examples of easily-recyclable products:
In future, Mr Grantham said, designers would need to produce items that could be used again and again as pressure on materials increases from a growing population.
More new thinking is emerging with the growth in online grocery shopping - if the customer has already bought a product like a ready meal online, he says, that product doesn’t need branding.
The technology exists, Mr Grantham says, for a fridge to be fitted with a mini-projector to project branding on a blank container.
One task, he says, is to persuade supermarkets not to copy problematic complex designs.
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The Pringles carton is iconic in the world of branding and has been replicated by own-brand retailers in what’s become known as the "Pringleisation" of packaging.
And Kelloggs, the owner of Pringles, said there was an environmental advantage to its design.
“All parts of a Pringles can act as a barrier to keep [the crisps] fresh. That means a longer shelf life, which minimises food waste," a spokesman said.
Lucozade said it was reducing carbon emissions, adding: "We recognise our responsibility to limit our impact on the environment and welcome any technological breakthroughs that support this ambition.”
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Many other items including textiles, electronics, plastic bags and batteries can also be recycled at designated centres and some supermarkets.
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A plastic folder with €540 (£498), a holiday itinerary and flight boarding passes from Manchester to Rome were left in Royston Police Station's postbox in Hertfordshire.
Andrew and Josephine Minshull, named on the passes, were eventually tracked down to Warrington, Cheshire.
Mr Minshull said he "can't believe honest people are still out there".
The couple had been attending the wedding of Mr Minshull's nephew in late July when they stayed at a hotel in Royston and he believes he lost the items when packing up the car to make the 180-mile trip home.
To find the couple, Hertfordshire Police first checked the local electoral role and found one man with the surname in Royston, who said it originated from Cheshire.
That led them to an address in Warrington and after Mr Minshull answered a few security questions, it was clear they were the owners and he picked up the money earlier this month.
Police community support officer Penny Tomsett said: "We are over the moon to have been able to reunite Mr Minshull with the folder. Royston is a lovely town and most people here are still very community-minded and honest.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the mystery Good Samaritan who put the folder into the police postbox."
Mr and Mrs Minshull were still able travel on their holiday to the Italian capital.
Chairman Jeremy Peace wants a sale for around £150m to be completed so it does not impact on summer transfer dealings.
Groups from the Far East and USA are keen, with some already performing due diligence, but Peace will dismiss any deal which runs into June and July.
The Baggies - 13th in their fifth straight Premier League season - posted pre-tax profits of £14.7m in February.
Peace, chairman for 13 years, owns 90% of the company which owns West Brom.
The 58-year-old has a reputation for being a tough negotiator and suitors for the club are thought to value it at about £40m less than the sum for which he expects to sell.
The position of head coach Tony Pulis is not under threat despite the potential takeover.
Pulis has never been relegated as a manager - an achievement Peace deems crucial next season before the Premier League's new £5.136bn television rights deal begins in 2016-17.
The Scottish SPCA's Mark Rafferty also said there was an "unquenchable" appetite for designer breeds of dogs.
He spoke to the Public Petitions Committee which is considering calls to regulate the sale and "deplorable" living conditions of puppies.
Members agreed to write to ministers and Police Scotland over the matter.
They will also take the views of animal welfare groups and local councils.
Mr Rafferty claimed that designer breeds commanded price tags averaging £1,000 per puppy.
He added that celebrity and consumer culture was contributing to animals and dogs being seen as "throwaway commodities" for some people.
Mr Rafferty said: "Unfortunately, I can't give you a number but it is a very serious and significant amount of animals that are coming into Scotland."
The Holyrood committee is looking at a petition from campaigner Eileen Bryant from Stranraer.
She wants tougher action to address the farming and illegal transportation of puppies.
Mr Rafferty said that while Scotland did not have a problem with large-scale puppy farms as in Ireland, there was "very little" enforcement at the sales end which is subject to unlicensed trading.
He agreed with Conservative MSP Maurice Corry, who suggested fashions were having a "significant impact in driving demand and potentially leading to an increase in unlicensed breeding".
Mr Rafferty said: "What you are getting is irresponsible or downright deceitful breeding of adult dogs that are producing pups that actually don't fit the breed standard because there is no breed standard.
"So, there is a cavalier or irresponsible approach by the breeders to the puppies."
Ms Bryant's petition urges the Scottish government to investigate measures to regulate the sales; look at the conditions in which the puppies are kept and to consider a campaign to raise public awareness.
County host the Dons in one of three all-Premiership Scottish Cup fifth-round fixtures.
"Our best performances this season have been against the bigger sides," McIntyre told BBC Scotland.
"We know we're going to have to have a good performance again in order to get into the next round."
McIntyre's men beat Aberdeen when they visited Victoria Park in the league in December and also defeated them in Dingwall last season.
"Aberdeen are playing well at the moment," said McIntyre of the side sitting second in the Premiership. "They've got real pace in their team. They're a real threat at set-plays also.
"We know we need to bring the type of performance that we've had against them here in Dingwall over the last year or so. It's going to take something similar again.
"Their front four are very potent and they've got lots of goals in them and generally most of their goals come from that.
"You need to try and nullify that major threat that they have in that front four positions."
County drew 1-1 with Rangers at Ibrox in last weekend's Premiership match, having led 1-0 at the break.
And McIntyre's assistant Billy Dodds told Radio Scotland's Sportsound: "The Rangers game on Saturday, it's the best first 45 minutes we've played at any big ground, whether it's Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers.
"We really deserved to probably be a couple in front but it wasn't to be.
"We've been a bit inconsistent in the league this year. We look a right good team sometimes.
"It's not the ideal draw [against Aberdeen] but it's a great game to take part in. It's such a tricky tie, it'd be hard to call.
"I would like to get through the tie at first time of asking. A trip to Pittodrie [in a replay], you would make Aberdeen probably heavy favourites.
"Our best chance is to go and do it first time. We'll be going all out to do that. Scottish Cup has a special feeling about it."
The meeting of cousins Taulupe Faletau of Wales and England's Billy Vunipola is being touted as one of the key confrontations at Twickenham.
Wales captain Warburton agrees with that assessment.
"If either has a very good game it's going to go a long way towards that team winning the match," he said.
Wales coach Warren Gatland has called the game a cup final which will probably decide the tournament.
England are top of the table after winning their first three games and are up against a Welsh side who are also unbeaten after recording two wins and a draw.
Vunipola's performances have been a key factor in England's success, and he is the leading ball carrier in the tournament.
Wales' success has been built on an unyielding defence in which Faletau has been an outstanding figure.
"Toby's one of the best players I've played with," added Warburton.
"He's gifted in the sense that he can do everything. I don't think anyone could find an attribute that he can't do on the field.
"I think that's going to be a massive battle between those two number eights.
"Billy's been a class act for the past three matches and I've always been impressed with him when I've watched him for Saracens and he's always been one of England's go-to players."
Wales second row Alun Wyn Jones, who will make his 98th appearance for Wales at Twickenham, agrees that Gatland's side will have to contain Vunipola.
"Very much so, and hopefully they'll be thinking the same about Toby," he said.
"It's one of the battles within the game.
"Both players are in a fine burst of form, but probably Billy's been the stand out eight in the competition thus far, no disrespect to Toby, I think everyone would agree with that.
"Billy's been the talisman in their pack, he's given them go-forward off the back of a good set piece but also linking up wide with their backline because he's having a bit more licence to play wide and he's been effective doing that."
The 23-year-old, who previously played under Rovers boss Tony Mowbray while on loan at Coventry in 2015, has signed a three-year contract at Ewood Park.
He scored six goals during that spell and has also been on loan at Ipswich, where he ended last season, Colchester, Dagenham & Redbridge and Gillingham.
He made 11 league appearances for Reading, scoring twice.
One of those goals was scored against Blackburn last season.
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A flock of Greylag geese turn up on Belfast's Shankill estate every November.
They come from Iceland to Belfast over winter, having first arrived about a decade ago.
Residents thought they would not stay because of pressure from pets and people.
The first year they arrived, people joked that they would make a good Christmas dinner.
But loyalist paramilitaries put the word out that they were not to be touched.
And so they have prospered on the estate ever since.
The birds have now become an integral part of the community.
They're a big draw for children and will accept food from people's hands.
Traffic also slows down or stops to let them cross the road.
The geese leave the estate every evening to roost at nearby lakes.
The body was found in South Hill Park, south of Bracknell town centre, shortly after 06:20 BST.
South Hill Road has been closed in both directions between the A322 Bagshot Road and the A3095 Crowthorne Road, with motorists and members of the public being advised to avoid the area.
Thames Valley Police said the man's death was being treated as unexplained.
The force said inquiries were continuing to identify the man.
The Welsh language broadcaster wants to move to a new site, known as Yr Egin.
But the developer, the University of Wales Trinity St David, is asking the Welsh Government to give up to £6m.
However, the broadcaster insisted that taxpayers' cash would not be used to fund the move.
Carwyn Jones told AMs he remained supportive of the relocation idea, and a decision on whether to provide public funding would be made "soon".
He was asked about the project during a hearing of the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister, held in Carmarthen on Friday.
Mr Jones said: "I remember when this was discussed with me, the reason Carmarthen was chosen was because there would be no cost to the public purse.
"Now, of course, the situation has changed.
"I have to say I made the case for the Amman Valley, because I thought it was important to go to an area where the language was under severe pressure.
"But the answer was 'Carmarthen is there, the site is there, it's not going to cost anything'.
"It's changed."
In October, Economy Secretary Ken Skates told AMs it was "disappointing" a funding gap had appeared, but the university denied this was the case.
But a briefing paper sent by the university to the Welsh Government a month earlier stated public investment was needed for the project to "eliminate the financial viability gap".
Some campaigners have called for the move to be scrapped, and for S4C to move instead to Caernarfon.
Responding to the comments by the first minister, S4C said it was wrong to confuse the issues of relocating to Carmarthen, and the costs of the new building.
"S4C has never asked the Welsh Government for finance to fund the move - it will be cost neutral to S4C over a 20 year period," said a spokesperson for the broadcaster.
The university also stressed that its request for funding was not for the S4C move - but rather was an application "for creating infrastructure to support companies, economic and new cultural opportunities".
Two wheelie bins were set alight in Burnbank, Ladywell, at about 05:00 on Sunday.
The blaze in the bins, which were against the wall of a property, damaged a gas main which led to the evacuation.
No-one was injured in the fire and the gas leak has now been fixed. Police in West Lothian have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Det Con Lee McCall said: "Thankfully no one was injured as a result of the fire as the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were able to quickly bring this, and the resultant gas leak, under control.
"However, the consequences of this act could have been far worse and we are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry to trace those responsible.
"We are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the Burnbank area during the early hours of Sunday morning or, similarly, anyone with information that can help us identify the culprits."
According to an index that tracks seasonal food, the price of Christmas dinner is now at its lowest since it started in 2009.
A separate calculation suggests that Christmas trees, too, are getting cheaper, costing just an eighth of what they did back in 1975.
One reason for falling prices may be the arrival of low-cost supermarkets.
However, the increasing cost of importing food may mean that Christmas 2016 will mark the low point for prices.
The Christmas dinner index - compiled by Good Housekeeping magazine - suggests that the 11 ingredients necessary are now 10.8% cheaper than they were in 2009.
Buying everything from the turkey to Christmas pudding is likely to cost £2.48 a head this year, if you bought each in the cheapest supermarket.
In 2009, the equivalent cost was £2.78, according to the index.
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Separate research that goes back as far as 1968 comes to a similar conclusion.
The figures suggest that Christmas dinner last year was the cheapest on record, at £37.37 for a family of four.
Back in 1975 the same dinner cost nearly £55, after adjusting for inflation, according to the home interiors firm Hillarys, which compiled the research.
Last year a Christmas tree cost an average of £24.99, compared with the equivalent of £208 in 1975, it says.
The reduction in the average cost of this year's Christmas dinner is largely down to the German supermarkets Aldi and Lidl.
Buying all 11 ingredients to feed eight people will cost as little as £22 at Aldi, the Christmas dinner index shows.
The same ingredients would cost nearly £50 at Marks and Spencer.
"While five of the supermarkets have cheaper baskets this year, it's mainly thanks to the big decrease in the cost of these groceries at Aldi and Lidl that the overall basket is significantly cheaper," said Caroline Bloor, the consumer director of Good Housekeeping.
"So think carefully where you shop or you could end up paying twice as much."
But with widespread warnings about the increased cost of importing food, many shoppers may not find prices so cheap next year.
The warnings follow the decline in the value of sterling, as a result of the European referendum in June.
Police allege the two girls were taken from Queensland to Africa in April for the procedure.
A man, 53, and woman, 41, will face court in Beenleigh later this month, on two counts each of removing a child from the state to undergo FGM.
FGM is when a girl's genitals are partly or wholly removed for non-medical reasons.
It usually carried out for a number of cultural, religious and social reasons, and is associated with ideals of femininity and modesty in some societies.
"The practice of female genital mutilation and the removal of a child from the state for female genital mutilation are serious criminal offences," Det Insp Christopher Jory said on Wednesday.
He said the offences carried penalties of up to 14 years imprisonment.
Last month, two women were found guilty of carrying out FGM on two young girls, in Australia's first FGM trial.
The incidents took place in separate incidents in 2009 and 2012 in Wollongong, New South Wales when the girls were each about seven years old.
One man was found guilty of covering up the acts.
The cash was handed out to businesses and public sector organisations to promote development.
Businesses told the BBC the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is demanding funds be returned due to EU rules not being followed.
The DCLG said the issue could affect businesses across the UK and it had to ensure funding was properly managed.
However affected organisations say the government is trying to retrospectively enforce new funding rules.
The BBC understands the government is retrospectively applying criteria on points such as the transparency of bidding processes for contractors.
A DCLG spokesman refused to outline the specific issues being raised with businesses or the amounts involved.
He said: "From the outset every project agrees a funding contract which includes regular checks and if expenditure is found to have been inappropriate then the overall value of the award is reduced."
A spokesman for the EU commission said the rules "haven't changed in the past couple of months" but did not respond to questions regarding who had launched the attempts to retrieve the cash.
Companies raised the alarm in Cornwall which has received hundreds of millions of pounds in EU funding but firms across the country could be hit.
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Sandra Rothwell, chief executive of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership, said she was "perplexed".
She said: "What has changed given that previous audits have given a clean bill of health?"
Bernard Ballard from the Wheal Jane Group, which has benefited from EU funding, said the attempts to claw back cash were "a terrific blow to confidence".
This has sent chills down the necks of business people who have built grant-aided projects in Cornwall.
I've spoken to one firm, who requested anonymity, who are being asked for the entirety of their European grant back running to several millions of pounds.
The most pressing question is whether the rules that the DCLG is now seeking to apply were in force at the time these projects were put together.
This could reopen an ancient debate: In a small business community like Cornwall, surrounded on three sides by water, is it realistic to have to demonstrate the same level of competition as you might in, say, Birmingham?
Clare Moody, Labour MEP for the South West, said: "This needs to be properly investigated - moving the goalposts on funding post application and huge unexpected recalls of funding are quite clearly unacceptable."
Steve Double, Conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay, said the clawback was "completely being driven by the EU Commission".
But Russell Dodge, managing director of Business Location Services in Truro which has helped businesses with EU grant funding, said enforcement and compliance was "being driven by the Department for Communities and Local Government".
Violence flared after the Hammers' 1-1 Premier League draw with Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon.
Two men were arrested on suspicion of affray and a third on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, Scotland Yard said.
Officers were also deployed inside the stadium during the match to deal with a separate disturbance, the Met said.
However, it was "quickly dealt with", the force said, and no arrests were made.
Police escorted Middlesbrough fans away from the stadium while officers contained some West Ham supporters.
There have been several crowd disturbances since the club moved to the former Olympic Stadium.
At the first Premier League match at the venue - against Bournemouth on 21 August - some fans arrived with tickets for seats that did not exist, while fighting broke out between rival supporters outside the stadium.
West Ham said 10 fans were ejected from the stadium during the 4-2 defeat by Watford last month.
The Met said more than 40,000 people had attended Saturday's match against Middlesbrough, and the "vast majority" had been good natured.
French magistrates will examine whether the bank helped some clients to avoid paying taxes between 2006 and 2007.
The bank said it had been asked to deposit a bail bond of €50m (£39.6m).
"We will continue to co-operate with the French authorities to the fullest extent possible," it added.
On Monday Belgium prosecutors alleged that hundreds of the bank's clients moved money to offshore tax havens with the help of the bank.
The vehicle smashed into the brick building on Kingfisher Close, Brownhills, West Midlands, at about 05:40 BST on Saturday.
West Midlands Fire Service said no-one was injured although the structure of the garage had been "compromised" by the crash.
Police said they were investigating the incident and trying to find the driver.
The car has been recovered from the garage and insurers for the property are assessing the damage.
Mike Brown, managing director of London Underground (LU), said later running was being "looked at" now that progress was being made in modernising the Tube.
Changes would not come into effect until 2015 at the earliest.
The RMT union's head criticised Tube officials for "spinning ideas" without speaking to their staff.
Mr Brown said: "This is not imminent and we still have much work to do, but I recognise the importance to London.
"There is clearly a balance to be struck between extending our hours of operation, which would mean less time to do upgrade work, and the understandable desire for a later running Tube."
By Tom EdwardsTransport correspondent, London
At every mayoral election so far the issue of a later running or 24-hour Tube has reared its hedonistic head.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has hailed the merits of 24-hour Tubes, but engineering has always got in the way.
Time is needed for clearing up, fixing problems and crucially now upgrade work.
In 2010, later opening plans were put on hold.
So what's changed?
Firstly the economic arguments have become stronger.
Also some of the upgrade work has been done. But also LU is lobbying for "sustained government investment" and so any improvement has to be seen within that wider picture.
There's still a long way to go. It doesn't help that unions are already furious they've been left out of the loop.
At the moment the Tube runs from about 05:00 GMT and closes shortly after 01:00.
It ran an hour later during the London Olympics.
But Tube bosses were criticised by Bob Crow, general secretary of the transport union RMT.
He said: "It would be nice if senior Tube officials had the decency to talk to their staff and their unions within existing agreements before they start spinning ideas out about extending hours and changing procedures."
He said changes to operational hours would mean major changes to rosters and require the recruitment of more staff, plus changes to maintenance and engineering work.
"None of that has been discussed with the unions in any forum and RMT does not conduct its negotiations via the media."
In 2010, Mayor of London Boris Johnson put plans to increase weekend opening hours until 01:30 on hold because of the Tube upgrade plan.
A Transport for London poll in 2005 showed 73% of Londoners were in favour of later opening.
Under the long-running Tube engineering scheme, on some nights up to 5,000 people are at work on the Underground, said Transport for London.
Leeds City Council has approved plans to hand over the reins of The Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and the Hyde Park Picture House.
All three venues have reported "significant annual deficits" in recent years, a council report said.
Council leader Keith Wakefield said the move would allow the venues to "move to a new level of success".
The decision to hand over control was taken after an assessment was carried out by Festivals and Events International (FEI).
FEI reported the three venues had made deficits, before Leeds City Council grant funding, over the last six years ranging between £196,000 and £716,000.
Ahead of the decision being approved Mr Wakefield said: "While there is no doubt that this new approach will, if given the go-ahead, offer a change in how the company is managed, what will not alter in any shape or form is the council's continuing commitment to both support and protect them in the future."
He said: "We believe these recommendations in the executive board paper offer this security and also an opportunity for these undoubted jewels in our city to really prosper and move to a new level of success."
The report said that while the venues, have struggled financially, recent improvements mean they have "potential for a break-even position for the current financial year".
They are currently managed by Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House Limited, a charity owned by the council.
It said the trust would have the freedom to sub-contract the running of each venue to a commercial organisation, but that decision would lie with the trust.
The Grand Theatre, in New Briggate, the City Varieties, in Swan Street, and the Hyde Park Picture House, in Brudenell Road, put on more than 1,500 screenings and performances during 2013/14.
Gordon Draper, owner of Bondgate Books in Bishop Auckland, hopes to return the note and an accompanying photograph to its rightful owner.
The letter is addressed to "Bethany" and the writer, whose "chest was very poorly", says "don't forget me because I'll always be your mum".
Mr Draper said: "I just thought I have to do something with it."
He added: "Hopefully we will find this Bethany to hand her it back. My only wish at the moment is to get it back to its rightful owner."
The letter fell out of a pile of books which had been given to the shop.
It reads: "If your dad is reading this to you it is because I have died and gone to heaven to live with the angels."
The writer said she had an operation to fix her "poorly chest" but the procedure did not work.
She said: "I will always be in the sky making sure you are alright and watching over you so when you see a bright star, like in the nursery rhyme Twinkle twinkle Little Star, that's me.
"I hope you don't forget me because I'll always be your mam."
The Germany international, 24, joined Real from Werder Bremen three years ago for a fee believed to be around £12.4m and has played 155 times for the club.
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On Wednesday, he pledged his future to the Bernabeu side.
The Gunners are also working on other deals, including a move for Palermo and Italy keeper Emiliano Viviano, 27.
With the transfer deadline at 23:00 BST on Monday, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has made only two signings - striker Yaya Sanogo, 20, and midfielder Mathieu Flamini, 29, arriving on free transfers.
The club are also interested in Ozil's team-mates, Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria, and Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye.
This summer the Gunners have failed in high-profile attempts to sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and Gonzalo Higuain, another Real Madrid player.
It is believed Bale's £85.3m switch from Tottenham to Real could trigger a busy day of deals on the transfer window's final day.
The trio were among 25 players given therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) during the tournament in South Africa.
In its latest leaked documents, the Russian hacking group also claims 160 players failed drugs tests in 2015.
Four of the failed tests were registered by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad).
Three players tested positive for cocaine, and one for ecstasy.
This is the first time Fancy Bears hackers have released details about TUEs in football.
Tevez, now 33, was playing for Manchester City during the World Cup in 2010 having moved from Manchester United the previous year.
His former Argentina team-mate Heinze, 39, was playing for French club Marseille, having previously spent three seasons at Old Trafford.
Dutchman Kuyt, 37, was at Liverpool.
There is no suggestion any of these footballers have done anything wrong.
The latest hack includes an email from the Football Association's head of integrity, Jenni Kennedy, to the sport's world governing body Fifa.
The FA said it was "disappointed that strictly confidential information has been released into the public domain" given the details in the email related to ongoing investigations.
It added that whenever doing violations are uncovered, it released full details on its website as a matter of course.
Fifa said it condemned "in the strongest terms" the release of material it said was obtained illegally.
"The release of such information constitutes a clear violation of the athletes' privacy and puts at risk the ongoing fight against doping," it added.
Nicole Sapstead, chief executive of Ukad, echoed Fifa's condemnation adding that "the theft of medical data is completely unacceptable and this leak does not advance the cause of the anti-doping community at all".
Tevez, Heinze and former Manchester United and Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron were prescribed betamethasone - a corticosteroid with a variety of uses. It does not feature directly on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (Wada) prohibited list, but is banned depending on the strength of the dose used.
Kuyt, who retired from football in May, used dexamethasone, apparently for pain relief because of tooth problems.
Germany international Mario Gomez needed salbutamol, which is a common asthma medication.
Ex-New Zealand, Blackburn and QPR defender Ryan Nelsen, who is listed as 'Nelson' on the published form, declared the use of prednisone, another corticosteroid.
There were no England players among the 25 names released by Fancy Bears.
A TUE allows an athlete, for medical reasons, to take a prescribed substance or have treatment that is otherwise prohibited.
Athletes must contact their national governing body before applying for a TUE.
There are strict criteria for one to be granted:
Ukad says it has "a number of robust controls in place to make it as difficult as possible" for athletes to misuse the system.
Fancy Bears first hacked the Wada database last year, and in September began revealing athletes' confidential details and information regarding TUEs.
British cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins was forced to defend himself in the face of scrutiny following the leak of his medical records.
The IAAF - athletics' world governing body - then said in April it was hacked by the group earlier this year.
Mo Farah, Helen Glover and Justin Rose were among the British athletes who had their medical files made public.
BBC Sport's David Ornstein
It was inevitable that Fancy Bears would eventually target the world's biggest sport, perhaps the only surprise being that it took so long.
The statement on the Fancy Bears' website promises to prove that players and officials are "lying" when they "unanimously affirm" that football is free of doping.
But, while concerning, this release is not exactly earth-shattering.
There is no suggestion that any of the World Cup TUEs involve wrongdoing - but it may reignite the debate about whether the system can be abused.
The late musician's website revealed the songs on People, Hell and Angels were recorded in 1968 and 1969.
It is thought Hendrix had intended them for First Rays Of The New Rising Sun, his follow-up to Electric Ladyland, which he was working on when he died.
The album is due to be released in the US on 5 March, although a UK release date has yet to be set.
Hendrix's website said the tracks suggest "new, experimental directions", as he worked on material separate from the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
It added he explored "fresh diversions from his legendary guitar work", trying out horns, keyboards, percussion and a second guitar.
Rolling Stone magazine revealed the album's cover artwork on Wednesday.
Hendrix is also about to hit cinemas around the world, with his set from the 1969 Woodstock festival released later this month.
It will be screened at more than 30 cinemas across the UK from 29 November to celebrate 70 years since the musician's birth.
The reassembled archive footage captures Hendrix premiering a new band and performing tracks such as Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Fire, Purple Haze and a rendition of Star Spangled Banner.
Premiership sides have been kept apart with last season's beaten finalists Crusaders hosting Donegal Celtic while Cliftonville entertain Knockbreda.
Glentoran will take on Crumlin Star, Ballymena United welcome H&W Welders and Carrick Rangers meet PSNI.
Ards travel to Larne while Dundela face Glebe Rangers.
All eight ties will be played on Tuesday, 19 September.
Linfield's 3-1 victory over the Crues in March secured the first of three trophies for the Blues last season.
County Antrim Shield first round
Glentoran v Crumlin Star
Ballyclare Comrades v Linfield
Cliftonville v Knockbreda
Carrick Rangers v PSNI
Larne v Ards
Dundela v Glebe Rangers
Crusaders v Donegal Celtic
Ballymena Utd v H&W Welders
Garry Lloyd Jones, 48, lost his partner, Bernard Hender, 19, and business partner Doug McTavish, 39, in the flat fire in Llanrwst.
He said he was awoken by smoke at around 06:00 BST last Friday and tried to pull Mr Hender out while screaming for Mr McTavish.
An investigation found the fire started in a tumble dryer.
Speaking to the Newyddion 9 programme, Mr Lloyd Jones described how he was woken by the smell of smoke in the flat the men shared above his undertaker business.
He went to the front of the flat to investigate but was nearly overwhelmed by the smoke which followed behind him.
"The speed of it is unbelievable" he said,
"I grabbed hold of Bernard in the back bedroom and pulled him out of bed. The smoke was increasing.
"I tried to get him towards the door and I had to crawl onto the floor because there was a gap of oxygen at the bottom.
"And I couldn't get him out. I tried to shout to Doug to scream 'Fire get out, get out.' But unfortunately they didn't make it."
No smoke alarms were installed in the flat. Mr Lloyd Jones warned of their importance.
"I would encourage anyone, get a fire alarm, make sure that battery's working in it, lives could have been saved had we had fire alarms fitted here," he added.
Mr McTavish's funeral will be held on Friday and Mr Hender's held the following Friday.
Plas Newydd, with spectacular views of Snowdon from Anglesey, will in future have its collection of past military uniforms warmed by a heat pump.
It's the biggest UK scheme of its kind and shows a way in which buildings can be heated without imported gas or oil.
It relies on a heat exchanger, which uses a system akin to refrigeration to amplify warmth from pipes in the sea.
The 300kW marine source heat pump cost the National Trust £600,000 and is expected to save around £40,000 a year in operating costs.
The proceeds will be returned to the conservation of the 18th century mansion, which boasts relics from the Battle of Waterloo and a spectacular mural by Rex Whistler.
Heat pumps are likely to become more common as the UK attempts to decarbonise its heating systems, which (unlike electricity) are almost totally dependent on fossil fuels.
The pumps use a compressor and a heat exchanger to suck heat from the air, the ground, or - in this case - water.
The system uses electricity to work the exchanger and the pump, and is only efficient if the final heat is usable at a relatively low temperature.
At Plas Newydd it will reach just 55C, but this is perfect for keeping the building at a steady warmth for conservation.
Adam Ellis-Jones, from the National Trust, said: "With the Irish Sea right on the doorstep, a marine source heat pump is the best option for us.
"Being a pioneer is never easy. There are very few marine source heat pumps and none of this size in the UK, so it has been a challenging project - but a very exciting one."
Plas Newydd was previously the National Trust's most polluting property, warmed entirely by an oil-fired boiler.
The use of heat pumps is growing as the government looks to subsidise low-carbon heat sources, but they are by no means universally suitable.
Currently they only pay back under certain circumstances - for instance if a property like Plas Newydd is not connected to the gas grid and relies on expensive oil heating; or if it has been designed to be high-efficiency so it only needs low-grade heat; or if it generates its own electricity through renewables so the power to run the heat exchanger is virtually free.
Air source heat pumps, which suck in air from outside, are the cheapest type to install, but they are the least efficient on the coldest days. Then it is better to have a ground or water source heat pump, with pipes buried underground or underwater, because water and ground will be warmer than air.
Homes with under-floor heating are better suited to heat pumps because they require large amounts of warm water at a relatively low heat.
Tobi Kellner co-wrote the Zero Carbon Britain report for the Centre for Alternative Technology at Machynlleth in mid Wales. He told BBC News that if the UK sticks to its aim to cut CO2 emissions 80% by 2050, heat pumps will be essential.
"Today heat pumps are not the 'green' heat source of choice for most households because of the polluting nature of our power stations," he said.
"In a future where most electricity is produced from renewables this picture would change fundamentally as heat pumps deliver most of the energy required for heating homes.
"Heat pumps could also play an important role in balancing supply and demand in future energy systems. Electricity is difficult to store, but heat can be stored easily in the form of hot water."
He calculates that running heat pumps when wind power output is high and demand low - on, say, a windy night - then storing heat in hot water cylinders or storage caverns could help solve the problems of variable output from renewables.
The National Trust is pressing ahead with low-carbon developments across its huge estate. Its managers are uncomfortably aware that these improvements are heavily subsidised by a levy on the bills of all energy users, including the poorest.
If its remaining five renewables pilots succeed, the Trust will invest in 43 further renewables schemes.
A National Heat Map will be published at the end of June, showing the rivers in England that have the highest potential for water source heat pumps.
The pilots are:
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The woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital with a head injury during the incident, which took place at about 13:10.
Her injuries are not life-threatening.
Ch Insp Nicky Russell said there would be a high-visibility police presence in the area while inquiries continued.
Mr Uribe, who led the campaign against the accord, said the deal had to be for everyone not half the population.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have held marches urging the government and Farc not to go back to war.
Colombians narrowly rejected the deal in a referendum on Sunday.
President Santos is scrambling to salvage the deal, which opponents said was too soft on the Farc guerrillas.
Government negotiators have already returned to Havana for further talks with Farc leaders.
However Mr Santos said peace was "close" and that he would continue meeting opponents to try to salvage the deal.
His meeting with Mr Uribe was believed to be the first since he was sworn in as president six years ago. The one-time allies became bitter rivals after President Santos decided to negotiate with the Farc.
Mr Santos has been supported by demonstrators who rallied in 14 cities demanding that the deal be saved.
Twenty-six public and private universities took part in the marches, organised by students on social media.
Many carried candles and white flags and walked silently, while some carried pictures of loved ones who were among the 220,000 killed during more than 50 years of conflict.
If anyone has the right to feel angry and not to forgive, it is Edgar Bermudez.
At the height of the conflict between the Colombian government and left-wing Farc guerrillas, Mr Bermudez was on patrol in a rural area in the south of the country when he stepped on a land mine.
But he is worried about what kind of country his girls will grow up in now the peace deal is hanging in the balance.
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For their part, the Farc have said that "peace is here to stay".
On Tuesday, President Santos announced that he would extend a bilateral ceasefire between the Farc and government forces until the end of October.
This prompted Farc leader Timochenko to tweet: "@JuanManSantos announces that the ceasefire with the @FARC_EPueblo will last until 31 October, and from then onwards does the war continue?"
But Colombia's ministry of defence released a statement on Wednesday clarifying that the ceasefire had been extended "initially" until 31 October and that it could well be extended beyond that date.
Among the "corrections" those opposed to the deal have demanded are:
The peace agreement was reached after four years of formal talks in the Cuban capital, Havana, between government and Farc negotiators.
From early on in the negotiations, President Santos announced he would put the final agreement to the Colombian people in a "yes" or "no" vote.
Polls suggested the agreement would be approved by a comfortable margi, but the deal was rejected by 50.2% of voters.
Paddy Hill was speaking at a press conference.
The Belfast man was convicted along with five other people of the 1974 bombings which killed 21 people. Those convictions were quashed in 1991.
He accused the "judiciary, the government and the Birmingham police" of "a massive cover-up".
"We never got justice, but I'll tell you one thing that we can get, and that's the one thing we deserve the most, and that's the truth.
"It's not so much me, I know the truth, I want this for the families."
He accused the West Midlands Police of not wanting the inquest to be reopened as "there are too many skeletons in the cupboard".
He alleged police had "advanced warning" of the bombs but "they didn't take any steps to prevent them".
He told journalists he believed he knew who the bombers were.
He added he was sceptical that the full truth of what happened will emerge saying he did not think "the Birmingham police could spell the word truth".
The ex-prime minister, who introduced the public sector pay cap, said those who believed in "sound finances" were wrongly being painted as "uncaring".
"The exact reverse is true," he said at an event in South Korea. "Giving up sound finances isn't being generous."
Chancellor Philip Hammond has urged ministers to "hold their nerve".
As a growing number of Tory MPs, as well as opposition parties and unions, call for the 1% cap on public sector pay increases to be reviewed, the chancellor has said the "right balance" must be struck in terms of fairness to workers and taxpayers.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson expressed his support for a rethink on Monday, while Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he sympathises with the millions of NHS workers whose pay has been squeezed since 2010 - firstly through a two-year pay freeze and then through the cap, which was imposed in 2012.
But Mr Cameron, who as prime minister of the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition oversaw six years of cuts to public spending, defended his government's record on paying down the multibillion pound annual deficit and suggested it would be a mistake to now loosen up efforts.
"The opponents of so-called austerity couch their arguments in a way that make them sound generous and compassionate," said the former PM, who stood down as an MP last year, at a conference in Seoul.
"They seek to paint the supporters of sound finances as selfish, or uncaring. The exact reverse is true.
"Giving up on sound finances isn't being generous, it's being selfish: spending money today that you may need tomorrow."
Rises of 1% for dentists, nurses, doctors and the military have already been agreed for this year and No 10 said ministers would respond to pay review bodies next recommendations in due course.
Nigel Lawson, a former chancellor to Margaret Thatcher, said it was Mr Hammond's job to keep control of public spending and urged ministers to formulate the policy behind closed doors.
"It's not easy but it is necessary," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "People understand we need to pay our way on the road to economic success."
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has said increasing pay in line with inflation next year could cost about £5bn and to do so for the rest of the Parliament could "easily cost twice that".
However, director Paul Johnson told the BBC that Mr Hammond had a range of options to ease the constraints on pay without breaching his immediate financial targets.
"If that were the government's biggest priority then it could probably afford to do it," he said. "The country would hardly be bankrupt if the government were to borrow a few billion more than currently planned."
But he said it was not clear how much "headroom" Mr Hammond would have given uncertainty over the performance of the economy and other spending pressures.
After the Tories' failure to win a majority, the chancellor has said it is up to his party to again make the case for a market-based economy, underpinned by sound public finances, and oppose those calling for a "different path".
Labour said immediate action was needed from the government not "just more empty words or infighting from members of the cabinet".
"The fact that some of the pillars of our community and the public sector such as teachers, doctors and police officers are seeing their pay cut exposes the double standards of a government that likes to praise their work but will not actually truly reward it," said shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
Southern Metropolis Daily showed a full-page ad in its 14 December issue, which sparked reaction from tens of thousands of Weibo users, discussing whether they would have cosmetic surgery if their partner asked.
Many speculated that the post was simply an advert by a plastic surgery clinic or simply a kind of ruse. One popular user said that the paper was known for its "wonderful, endless adverts".
However, it provided no details to suggest as such and the post in any event it sparked a vibrant and massively popular social media discussion about whether users would go under the knife if the message was from their partner.
Recent months has seen a huge debate among Chinese social media users on the ethics, benefits and pitfalls of cosmetic surgery, increasingly a booming business in the country.
On page 10, the post apparently by "Xiao Ming", read "Wife: we still love each other, but were born at the wrong time - in a material era. I think, if I can make you into a beautiful flower, I am willing to contribute the money from my private house and give you cosmetic surgery. The more beautiful you are, the more I will like you."
On this particular story, more than 20,000 users on the popular Sina Weibo microblog used the #HusbandsTellsPaperWantsWifeToGoUndertheKnife hashtag to discuss the Southern Metropolis Daily advert.
Some commenting on this story online said they would undergo procedures if their husband was paying; others said being asked was good grounds for divorce.
Many voiced concern about society being increasingly image-driven. Cosmetic surgery is a 400 bn yuan industry (62.6bn US dollar) in China and by 2019, the country is expected to be the world's third largest market after the US and Brazil.
Many were outraged by the advert and suggested that "Xiao Ming" was treading on dangerous territory. "Is this for real?" said "Dong Nizhu". "This is unconceivable."
"You want your wife to be more beautiful = you want to get dumped," said another.
Some questioned the husband's love for his wife. "If you love someone, you should not be that concerned about her appearance, right?" asked user "Green Pencil No 7".
Others criticised the newspaper for allowing the advert to glamourise procedures that carry health and financial risks: "Newspapers now are so unscrupulous; they dare to show such a socially irresponsible advert for money!" said "Melancholic_622".
Despite criticism, some users said that if their partner was paying, they would show willing. "If I had the money, I would go straight away!" said the ironically named "A Woman Should Be Her Own Master".
"Take me to get my eyelids done and I'll be happy," said "Ann Liu Maideng", in a post to her partner.
Some spoke about their partners being understanding of them wanting cosmetic surgery, and said that it has become less taboo: "My husband is very supportive of me having plastic surgery said "Walking H".
There were those who felt cosmetic surgery had gained influence because society had become more image-driven. "The level of importance people put on their appearance really is evident," said "45453yy".
Cosmetic surgery has been a huge talking point over the last few months, with debate over whether it is ethically appropriate for China, with a financially successful cosmetic surgery industry, to promote people having procedures.
Thousands used the hashtag #SnakeSpirit in March to talk about a 15-year-old Chinese girl Lee Hee Danae, who underwent "major cosmetic surgery" to win over an ex-boyfriend earlier in the year.
In August, they also used the hashtag #19CosmeticOperations to talk about a woman from Shenyang who flew to South Korea to have 19 operations in three years, and wears a veil in public because she is still not satisfied with her appearance.
In October a top Chinese actress, known as Angelababy, sued a clinic for defamation after it alleged she had undergone plastic surgery in a case which saw her face examined in court.
A Taiwanese model who appeared in a plastic surgery ad has previously become the subject of a popular internet meme after it showed her with "children" with drastically different appearances. "The only thing you'll ever have to worry about is how to explain it to the kids," the advert read.
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The union's annual conference voted to use an existing ballot over funding to stage a one-day school strike in their challenge over budget shortages.
Teachers say that spending cuts are leading to job losses, timetable cuts and courses being cancelled.
But the Department for Education says that spending on schools is at the "highest level on record".
But this claim has been rejected by teachers, who point to a real-terms 8% cut as a result of unfunded extra costs, as well as changes from a new funding formula.
Jo Yurky, founder of the parents' campaign group, Fair Funding For All Schools, claimed that budget shortages had left schools worrying about money for heating - to the extent that in one school pupils had to wear their coats and hats in the classroom.
Speaking after the vote at the union's conference in Cardiff, the NUT's general secretary, Kevin Courtney, said he would consult his union's members before pushing ahead with any strike, national or regional.
However, as the union has an active ballot for strike action valid until August 31, this could be used as the legal basis for strikes.
He said: "There are places where the cuts are so bad and the degree of concern so big that strike action is a real possibility. We will consult with colleagues in the regions about the readiness of members to do this.
"If Justine Greening announces the funding formula is changing to make things even worse in some areas, that would be very likely to raise the level of anger in those areas to a point where action will take place."
The NASUWT teachers' union, holding its annual conference this weekend in Manchester, has warned that schools are relying on parental donations for funding - and BBC News website readers have sent in their own experiences of being asked for extra money by schools.
Speaking in favour of a one-day strike at the NUT conference, Cleo Lewis, a delegate from Lewisham, south-east London, said: "I've had enough. It's just too much. Nothing gets changed by sitting around and discussing.
"We can sit and discuss until we are blue in the face.
"The government are not accepting our nice words. We need to show them we are serious."
James Kerr, also from Lewisham, south-east London, said: "We need a strategy that can win on cuts."
Jacqueline Baker told the conference that in her school a teacher had been asked to teach Spanish without knowing a single word of the language.
But a Department for Education spokeswoman said: "We have protected the core schools budget in real terms since 2010, with school funding at its highest level on record at more than £40bn in 2016-17 - and that is set to rise, as pupil numbers rise over the next two years, to £42bn by 2019-20.
"We recognise that schools are facing cost pressures, and we will continue to provide support to help them use their funding in the most cost effective ways, so that every pound of the investment we make in education has the greatest impact."
Williams, 23, joined Peterborough from Nuneaton Town last term when Exiles boss Graham Westley managed Posh.
21-year-old Gordon signed for West Ham in 2014 from Peterborough but is yet to make a senior appearance for the club.
Gordon, who joins on loan until the end of the season, also had spells with Chelmsford, Nuneaton and Sligo Rovers.
"My main priority in this window is to strengthen our back four and defensive midfield options. It is obvious that we need to be better at both ends of the pitch," Westley told the club's website.
"Bringing in Aaron will increase our work ethic and thrust as a team. This is a good start to building a momentum and winning team in the second half of the season.
"Jaanai is a player with the potential to change games."
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He believes the Champions League second qualifying round second-leg tie will be the "toughest game" his players have taken part in.
Healy will set his side out to try to contain the home side at Celtic Park.
Following last Friday's 2-0 defeat in the first leg, he says believes his players didn't get enough praise for their efforts.
The game was marred by a series of incidents, and Healy said the performance of his players in trying to close the visitors out was overshadowed by a minority within the Linfield support.
"[With] the efforts that the club goes to, it's hugely disappointing we still have a few idiots who want to bring the club to the attention of other people," Healy said.
"We tried our best to make it a football contest on the pitch, so as the manager I was hugely disappointed with the minority of a few idiots that the players didn't come out of the game with a lot more praise.
"The disappointing thing with Friday was that the players didn't get enough praise for their work ethic and the amount of effort they put into the game.
"Sometimes no matter what things you do as a club, you can't prevent a few idiots who follow the club. We've made giant strides over the years to try to make sure that we are talking about the things that happen on the pitch.
"It's hugely important tomorrow night that that thousand or so supporters who are going to be there behave in an impeccable manner, enjoy the game and the occasion and we come away talking about hopefully another positive Linfield performance."
Healy has no concerns over potential incidents in the crowd tomorrow and did not want to comment on Leigh Griffiths' actions of tying the scarf to the post at Windsor Park.
Griffiths has been charged with "provoking spectators" by European football's governing body, Uefa, while Celtic have also been charged with "improper conduct of the team" after they collected five bookings.
Griffiths was one of the players booked, after holding up play when a bottle was thrown at him as he tried to take a corner kick.
Linfield have been charged by Uefa with the "throwing of objects" and a "field invasion", after some fans tried to gain entry to the pitch after the match. European football's governing body Uefa will deal with the case on 20 July, the day after the return leg in Glasgow.
Healy will send his side out to be disciplined and defensively sound, as he tries to find a way to be competitive against the Scottish champions.
"We've seen some of the results and performances of the other [Scottish Premiership] clubs at Celtic Park," Healy said.
"We don't want to be lambs to the slaughter. We'll be positive when we have possession, but we'll also need to be organised and disciplined, which the players to their great credit were last Friday night. For Celtic to not score a goal for 70 minutes, with the quality they have, was a huge credit to the players.
"If we play the way we do, going straight at times in the Irish League, Celtic would have hammered us.
"We've got to be realistic the level we're playing at, we're part-time footballers. Did we show them too much respect? I don't think so, they were just better than us."
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Linfield manager David Healy wants his team to avoid getting "annihilated" when they face Celtic on Wednesday.
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In 2015 Ahmed Mohamed was arrested in a suburb of Dallas, Texas, after his teacher said the clock looked like an explosive device.
Photos of the 14-year-old's arrest sparked a public outcry.
But on Thursday a Texas judge ruled there was no evidence of racial or religious discrimination.
"Plaintiff does not allege any facts from which this court can reasonably infer" that Irving Independent School District employees "intentionally discriminated" against Ahmed Mohamed, wrote US District Judge Sam Lindsay in his ruling.
He also dismissed a complaint against the school principal saying it was "factually deficient" to allege that Ahmed was treated "differently than other similarly situated students, and that the unequal treatment was based on religion or race".
Ahmed, whom US media dubbed "clock boy", was originally charged with having a "hoax bomb" after he brought the digital clock display in a small briefcase to the classroom at MacArthur High School in Irving.
But those charges were later dropped.
The family's lawyer, Susan Hutchison, said when their lawsuit was first filed: "They knew it wasn't a bomb, that he never threatened anyone, that he never said it was a bomb, that he never alarmed anyone.
"Despite all of those things, they yanked him out of his chair, put him in handcuffs and arrested him. There was no cause for arrest."
#IStandWithAhmed trended on Twitter after the arrest and the teenager was invited to an astronomy event at the White House where he spoke to then-President Barack Obama.
Shortly after the incident, the boy's family moved to Qatar, before moving back to Texas a few months later.
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A US judge has thrown out a discrimination case brought by the family of a Muslim student whose homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb.
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During the day, the gleaming pipes and hard edges of modern technology stand in stark contrast to the simple huts of the nearby villages.
Oil is the new nation's greatest source of income. But in the three years since South Sudan declared its independence in July 2011, the oil wealth has not brought much development.
Now the oilfields at Paloich and elsewhere are threatened by the civil war that broke out in December 2013, and which is damaging all aspects of life in South Sudan, including the economy.
The fighting between South Sudan government troops and rebels has all but stopped production in Unity State, one of the country's two oil areas.
The rebels have said they are targeting the other area, in Upper Nile state, home to Paloich and other oilfields.
Overall, oil production is now less than half of the 350,000 barrels per day the country was churning out at the time of independence.
"This is not enough for South Sudan," economist Peter Biar Ajak says. "The financial situation is quite precarious."
Predictions that South Sudan's economy would grow by 35% in 2014 have proved to be tragically wide of the mark.
The fighting has displaced more than a million people, and as farming has been disrupted there are fears the country could slide into famine.
Even in the capital Juba, there are consequences.
"People are not earning money from what they're doing and the prices of everything have increased," says Mike Ismallah, who works at the Konyo Konyo market in the capital, Juba.
With the war rumbling on, no-one is focusing on development or growth now.
For many in South Sudan, though, that assessment also holds true for the period before the civil war began.
Independence, which came after decades of conflict with Khartoum, was expected to bring the dividends of peace to the beleaguered South Sudanese.
The years of war, coupled with an even longer period of neglect, meant the vast majority of the population was living in hardship.
As its flag was raised for the first time, South Sudan was one of the least developed places on earth.
The late rebel leader John Garang had talked of "taking the towns to the people", bringing representation, development and services to the rural areas where most people live.
The oil billions should have achieved this vision.
Yet even before conflict broke out in Juba, there was growing dissatisfaction with the pace of change.
As part of a row with Sudan, the South Sudanese leaders took the extraordinary decision, in January 2012, to shut down their own oil production.
The new country needs to export its oil through Sudan's pipelines, refineries and export terminal, but there was no agreement on how much this would cost.
When Khartoum began confiscating South Sudan's oil, the new country's leaders simply stopped the flow from their oilfields.
For more than a year, until a deal was reached with Sudan, the South Sudanese had to live with stringent austerity measures.
All development was put on hold. Salaries came late. Poverty rates grew.
A $10bn (£5.8bn; 7.3bn euros) road-building programme, vital for boosting the economy and getting goods to market, was set aside.
A leaked World Bank briefing note warned that the shutdown would probably cause a collapse in the country's overall wealth.
The note also warned of a massive devaluation of the South Sudanese Pound (SSP); an exponential rise in inflation; and a depletion of South Sudan's reserves.
In the end, the fledgling country did survive the shutdown - but it came at a cost.
"The government used some of its reserves, but also borrowed at very expensive commercial terms," says former minister Lual Deng.
According to some reports, almost half of the 2013-14 budget was used to pay back loans.
The shutdown was not the only problem for the economy - corruption is widespread.
President Salva Kiir famously wrote a letter to 75 current and former officials, accusing them of stealing $4bn.
Most of the rest of the government's money is spent on salaries, particularly for the military.
South Sudanese also complain that the country's resources have not been equally shared.
Any money left after the austerity measures has been concentrated in the national capital, and to a lesser extent the capitals of the 10 states.
Rural development has been close to non-existent.
South Sudan also suffered when Sudan stopped any trade with the new country, driving prices in the border states up.
To complete a gloomy picture, South Sudan's oil is expected to run out in the next few years.
But the country is blessed with abundant fertile land, so the plan is to diversify away from oil towards agriculture.
This will need substantial investment, not just in new technologies and training, but also on physical infrastructure.
At the moment, the roads are so bad that a surplus in one area cannot be taken to market in another, or exported for profit.
However, this much-needed diversification cannot take place while all energy and money is concentrated on the (civil) war effort, and while farmers are fleeing conflict.
Lual Deng's verdict is gloomy: South Sudan's economy is "in intensive care".
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At night, the glow from the lights of the oil installations in Paloich cuts through many miles of undeveloped South Sudanese countryside.
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Feeley's Fish and Chip Shop revealed the unusual request on its Facebook page on Friday.
The online order asked the driver to stop and get cold and flu tablets.
"I'll give you the money, only ordering food so I can get the tablets Im dying sick," it added.
The chip shop posted the note online and said: "Good to see customers making use of the 'add comments' section!"
The post has attracted more than 8,000 likes on Facebook and more than 1,000 comments.
It later posted a picture of the medicine and added a message of "get well soon" to the customer.
The shop also said on Facebook that they would send a free meal if the woman let them know when she is better.
She replied: "Yous are real angels will do."
Ofcom said that Openreach will become a distinct company with its own staff, management and strategy "to serve all of its customers equally".
It must consult with customers such as Sky and TalkTalk on major investments.
Ofcom boss Sharon White told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that "we can now expect better service from Openreach".
Openreach controls the fibre connections, ducts and pipes behind the UK's broadband infrastructure and sells access to BT's rivals, such as TalkTalk and Sky.
The regulator had threatened to force BT to legally separate Openreach.
However, Ofcom said on Friday that the company had agreed to all of the changes needed to address its competition concerns.
"As a result, Ofcom will no longer need to impose these changes through regulation. The reforms have been designed to begin this year."
BT's rivals such as Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone, which use Openreach's network to offer broadband to consumers, have long complained of high charges, poor service and failure to invest in the division.
Ms White called it a "significant day" for phone and broadband users and pledged to "carefully monitor" how the revamped Openreach performs.
Sky welcomed the announcement: "A more independent Openreach is a step towards delivering better service to customers and the investment that the UK needs. It's important that today's agreement is now implemented by BT in good faith and without delay."
Dido Harding, chief executive of TalkTalk, said: "We hope this is the start of a new deal for Britain's broadband customers, who will be keen to see a clear timetable from Openreach setting out when their services will improve."
Vodafone said it is "an encouraging start".
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said: "Now we need to see this deal implemented, along with significant improvements to Openreach's service standards, and increased investment by Openreach in the country's digital infrastructure."
BT chief executive Gavin Patterson said the deal, reached after two years of negotiations with Ofcom, meant Openreach would have its own board and make its own investment decisions. However, he admitted that BT would set the overall budget.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The BT board will set the annual budget. As the 100% shareholder, the owner of the company that's not unreasonable."
It has been a lengthy, not to say tortuous, saga but now the battle over the future of BT - and the UK's broadband infrastructure - appears to be over.
A legal separation of Openreach and BT may not satisfy those who feel the parent company should have been forced to sell the broadband division.
But even fierce critics such as Sky and TalkTalk appear to be accepting that this is a more realistic option. A forced sell-off could have meant a lengthy legal battle that would not have done anything to speed up the rollout of superfast broadband at a crucial time.
But will customers see any difference? The accusations had been that Openreach delivered a poor service, favoured BT over other suppliers and was pressured to deliver cash to fund the acquisition of expensive sports rights.
That last charge was always denied by BT - but it accepts that it needs to do better when it comes to serving customers.
Will an Openreach run by an independent board suddenly see an economic case for investing billions more in fast fibre broadband connections right into homes when BT did not? That seems doubtful.
The other question is whether BT's shareholders will be happy to see a vital part of their company sail off on its own. They still own Openreach but have little control. Maybe they will end up feeling it would be better just to sell it off and say goodbye.
Under the agreement, Openreach chief executive Clive Selley will report to its chairman, Mike McTighe. However, the boss will still have to report to Mr Patterson on legal, fiduciary and regulatory issues.
BT's chief executive can veto the appointment of Openreach's boss, but only after notifying Ofcom.
Openreach's 32,000 staff will transfer from BT to allow the new business to "develop its own distinct organisational culture".
Mr Patterson said the agreement would end a "period of uncertainty" for staff. "We have listened to criticism of our business and as a result are willing to make fundamental changes to the way Openreach will work in the future," he said.
He also admitted that Openreach's service has "not been where it needed to be" and said the separation would improve the situation.
The BT logo will also be removed from Openreach's branding.
Shares in BT jumped 4.3% to 344.2p in morning trading in London.
George Salmon at Hargreaves Lansdown said keeping Openreach as part of BT, but with its own board and brand, "should put to bed any lingering concerns investors may have had over this potentially disruptive issue".
RSPB Scotland said the issue was the result of an "administrative error".
The work was carried out at the Dyke and Forsinain commercial forestry plantations in Sutherland.
It was part of a long-running deep peatland restoration project which was removing conifer plantations from the Flow Country.
The vast peat bogs of the far north of Scotland are seen as internationally important.
They store large quantities of carbon and support a wide range of plant and animal species.
Felling at Dyke was halted in March 2015 when it was discovered that licences had lapsed the previous month.
In addition, a licence application for the felling operations at Forsinain had not been completed.
Forestry Commission Scotland referred the matter to the procurator fiscal but it has now been decided no further action should be taken.
RSPB spokesman Dr Pete Mayhew said: "We welcome the decision by the procurator fiscal and look forward to moving ahead with our important peatland restoration work under a forest plan agreed with Forestry Commission Scotland.
"To ensure there is no repetition of this unfortunate incident, we have undertaken a complete and thorough review of our operating procedures and strengthened them significantly so that we can focus on our work restoring the internationally important peatlands of the Flow Country."
The removal of conifer plantations on the deep peatland of the Flow Country has long been seen as a priority by conservationists.
The RSPB says that since the mid-1990s, more than 2,000 hectares of conifers have been felled and the land restored to blanket bog.
Similar work has been carried out by Forestry Commission Scotland and private landowners.
Dr Mayhew added: "RSPB Scotland is proud of its record in removing thousands of inappropriately planted trees over the last two decades and we deeply regret that, in this instance, felling took place without the proper documentation in place."
A spokesman for Forestry Commission Scotland said: "We take a very serious view of any offence against the felling requirements of the Forestry Act.
"In line with normal practice when there is an unauthorised felling of this scale and significance, a thorough report was produced and submitted to the procurator fiscal.
"It is for the procurator fiscal to decide whether or not to take forward any prosecution and in this case they decided not to do so.
"We have issued formal warning letters to the parties involved and met senior staff from both RSPB and their contractors to ensure their procedures are revised to avoid such incidents in the future."
A Crown Office spokesman said: "Following full and careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of this case, including a number of mitigating circumstances, the procurator fiscal decided that there should be no criminal proceedings at this time.
"The Crown reserves the right to proceed in the future."
Exeter wing Nowell twisted his knee against Gloucester, while Saracens lock Kruis was concussed against Harlequins and taken off on a stretcher.
But, in front of new England boss Eddie Jones, Tuilagi came off the bench for Leicester as they beat Northampton.
Saints hooker Dylan Hartley missed the game because of a "bang to the ribs".
England's Six Nations campaign begins against Scotland on 6 February and Jones is due to reveal his first England elite squad squad since taking over from Stuart Lancaster on Wednesday.
He now has more injury worries to add to centre Henry Slade, back row Dave Ewers, lock Ed Slater, prop Kieran Brookes and wing Jonny May, who is out for the season with a knee injury.
Nowell injured his knee in the 19-10 victory over the luckless May's club, Gloucester, although the extent of the injury is not yet known.
Exeter backs coach Ali Hepher said Nowell had picked up a "twisted knee" and would be "assessed in the week", but added: "Sometimes the least painful ones can be the longest out."
Kruis was struck by the swinging arm of James Horwill just 90 seconds into the 29-23 defeat by Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop and was tended to by medics for eight minutes before being carried off on a stretcher.
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall said: "George is fine. There is nothing wrong other than the concussion. He was knocked out. He'll do the normal checks."
He will now be assessed ahead of Saturday's Champions Cup match with Ulster.
Tuilagi played his first game since suffering a serious groin injury in October 2014.
The 24-year-old managed 20 minutes after coming on in the second half of the thrilling 30-27 win against Northampton.
He was a late inclusion on the Leicester bench, with his appearance in the match-day squad only announced less than an hour before kick-off as Leicester looked to dampen down excitement ahead of his return.
And Leicester boss Richard Cockerill urged caution over the block-busting centre's fitness for the Six Nations opener at Murrayfield.
He said: "I will speak to Eddie [Jones] in the next few days. Manu will keep improving, but the start of the Six Nations is unrealistic because we need to make sure he is 100% right."
Northampton hooker Hartley, a contender for the England captaincy, was forced to withdraw from the Saints replacements shortly before the game with a rib injury.
Northampton boss Jim Mallinder said: "He got a bang to his ribs last week. He trained a little bit in the week but at the last minute, he was just too sore to play today. He is not going to be out for a long time."
The Schull Community rescue boat brought in the body which was found on Tuesday, south of Schull.
The fisherman had set out on trip on Monday morning and the alarm was raised after he failed to return that evening.
Local rescue boats, the LÉ Orla and a coast guard helicopter were involved in the search.
The person has yet to be formally identified.
The move, a day after Sauber cancelled their planned switch to Honda engines next year, is a continuation of a relationship that started in 2010.
Sources say the deal is likely to see French Formula 2 frontrunner Charles Leclerc, a Ferrari protege, promoted to Formula 1 with Sauber in 2018.
The deal is for latest-spec engines the Ferrari works team will use - Sauber are using year-old engines this season.
The team this year run Swede Marcus Ericsson and German Pascal Wehrlein. Ericsson's backers are part-owners of the team but Wehrlein is funded by Mercedes.
Team principal Frederic Vasseur said the partnership would "allow us to move forward swiftly and efficiently".
The facility would prevent jihadists from spreading their extremist ideology to the rest of society, he said.
The country's anti-terror law allows security forces to detain people suspected of terrorist activities for a long period without charge.
Kenya is battling home-grown militants linked to Islamist group al-Shabab, which is part of al-Qaeda.
In 2011, Kenyan troops entered neighbouring Somalia in an effort to stop the jihadists from carrying cross border attacks and kidnapping people.
Speaking at the passing-out parade of more than 2,000 prison wardens, Mr Kenyatta said additional money would be provided to meet logistical and operational requirements of the prison service.
The country's correctional facilities have previously been described as inhumane, with some of them heavily overpopulated, reports the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza from the capital, Nairobi.
At the moment, only death row inmates are kept in separate prison blocks from the rest of the convicts, he says.
It is not clear when and where the new prison will be set up.
Kenya contributes more than 4,000 troops to the 22,000-strong African Union force that is in Somalia helping the UN-backed government battle al-Shabab.
Al-Shabab in Kenya
Al-Shabab has staged numerous attacks in Kenya. It killed 147 people at Garissa University, near the border with Somalia, on 2 April 2015.
It killed 68 people when it attacked Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre in 2013.
There are also regular gun and grenade attacks attributed to the group both in border areas, where many Kenyans are ethnic Somalis, and in Nairobi.
Al-Shabab has also set up a recruiting network in Kenya, especially around the port city of Mombasa, which has a large Muslim population.
From ancient times to the present day, security, codes and puzzles have been intertwined, as have the people who have tried to crack those codes to read messages they were never meant to see.
During World War Two, the code-cracking centre at Bletchley Park was known to recruit people who were a dab hand at solving crosswords and other puzzles. The thinking was that success at those challenges demonstrated an ability that could aid attempts to crack German codes and ciphers.
In the modern day, the ability to work through a problem and decipher it is essential to anyone who works in cybersecurity, partly because a lot of what they do involves working out what is going on with less than perfect knowledge.
The puzzles below have been drawn up with the help of the team behind the UK's Cyber Security Challenge, which uses similar tests to find people who are good at problem solving who could be of use for attacking and defending computer networks.
They range in difficulty from simple to knotty and fiendish. We will let you know the answers next week.
Good luck.
This first puzzle is pretty straightforward. You even get the key. Use it to decipher the questions and then choose the right answer.
This time there is no key to help decipher this short string of numbers, so it is a bit harder. However, here is a hint - once deciphered the string will reveal the name of a famous maths code that uses numbers.
5 8 1 14 13 0 2 2 8 18 4 16 20 4 13 2 4
Code-breaking was practiced in Roman times: Julius Caesar was known to use a code to securely send messages to his armies. This message uses a type of cipher named after the Emperor to conceal its meaning. When you crack it you will find out where he kept his armies.
X S K L V V O H H Y L E V
Now the puzzles get more tricky. This code does not use numbers and letters to hide what it says. Instead, it swaps those familiar characters for symbols. Once cracked, the following message reveals who famously made use of this type of enciphering and the name of the technique. Here is a hint: it requires a code that shares its name with a place where a smelly farm animal is kept.
Challenge Five
This one is a real step up in difficulty. It can probably be done by trial and error, but it will be quicker to work out the rules governing the substitution and apply them. The key to cracking the message is elementary and you may find it easier to sit at a table rather than a desk to crack it.
Breaking the cipher will reveal a question. The solution is the answer to that question.
81, 1, 68, 59, 68, 86, 53, 76, 105, 53, 24, 22, 89, 5, 57, 68, 77, 50, 89, 81, 85, 4, 113, 71, 95, 86, 47, 44, 45, 33, 11, 64, 99, 12, 63, 10, 73, 8, 87, 52, 67, 68, 24, 72, 63, 25, 77, 6, 13, 3, 68, 57, 63, 101, 99, 60, 43, 14, 76, 88, 64, 47, 7, 53, 50, 99, 66, 76, 60, 22, 1, 99, 5, 47, 62, 53, 106, 8, 9, 81, 2, 68, 53, 75, 89, 52, 8, 25, 77, 27, 28, 113, 42, 4, 63, 75, 34, 63, 71, 63, 27, 52, 88, 76, 11, 17, 8, 11, 26, 77, 32, 113, 45, 13, 52, 77, 76, 11, 14, 13, 11, 66, 44, 63, 6, 114, 44, 37, 77, 7, 31, 6, 67, 63, 42, 77, 17, 13, 57, 84, 45, 8, 15, 63, 86, 43, 77, 68, 62, 74, 68, 23, 63, 92, 14, 68, 66, 53, 22, 52, 8, 24, 44, 68, 13, 81, 63, 18, 17, 53, 46, 72, 68, 44, 83, 39, 92, 62, 77, 28, 31, 52, 67, 63, 53, 28, 77, 43, 53, 13, 3, 3, 68, 65, 43, 63, 45, 34, 8, 26, 73, 67, 63, 68, 3, 63, 42, 68, 60, 65, 21, 4, 92, 73, 52, 74, 8, 57, 68, 65, 43, 63, 44, 38, 20, 13, 10, 52, 5, 63, 92, 50, 68, 66, 74, 67, 13, 81, 33, 75, 68, 81, 80, 63, 70?
Good work if you have got this far. This final challenging set of puzzles has three parts; when each one is completed it will reveal a quote from a well-known work of literature, whose author loved intellectual games of all kinds. Can you find all three?
Bear in mind while you are working on these that each puzzle is not necessarily just a cipher - there are some computer science basics mixed in. Each one is designed to be solved independently so if one of the puzzles defeats you then move on. Here's one final clue: Alice fell down a rabbit hole and left clues so Bob could find her...
The BBC would like to thank Bryony Chinnery and the UK's Cyber Security Challenge for helping to draw up this set of coding challenges.
The Ashton Gate club, back in the top tier for the first time since 2009, won just three league games as they made an immediate return to the Championship.
"We thought we were ready, with a squad that could compete, but we were wrong," Lansdown told BBC Radio Bristol.
"We've learnt a lot of hard lessons. No excuses, we got it wrong. I should have recognised the danger signs sooner."
In November, after losing their first 10 games of the season in all competitions, Bristol sacked director of rugby Andy Robinson - who had led them to promotion in 2016.
With Connacht boss Pat Lam not able to replace Robinson until this summer, Mark Tainton took interim charge until the end of the season, but despite a brief upturn in form, he was unable to keep them in the top flight.
"Off the pitch, I don't think we've covered ourselves in glory," Lansdown admitted.
"I should have perhaps stuck my oar in a bit earlier and said 'we need that change'.
"We started off very badly. We underestimated what the Premiership would do.
"Our players have got better over time, but we know we didn't get it right at the start of the season.
"We knew it was going to be tough but we felt we would be able to win the number of games to keep us there."
Bristol finished the campaign 13 points adrift of 11th-placed Worcester and 20 below 10th-placed Sale.
But major changes have already been made to their squad for next season, with Worcester Warriors flanker Chris Vui, Gloucester pair Mat Protheroe and Dan Thomas, and Sam Bedlow from Sale Sharks their most recent signings.
"We [thought we] had teams like Worcester and Newcastle in our sights, but they were miles ahead of us. I don't think they will be when we come back," said Lansdown.
"We've got to take our medicine now, step back and regroup. We need that extra class - I think we've brought that in now - and we need that development. The plan is in place.
"We've got to regenerate Bristol. We were stuck in a time warp, and we never actually got ourselves out of it when we got up to the Premiership. But we've been shaken up now and we are definitely out of it."
Steve Lansdown was speaking to the BBC's Damian Derrick.
A University College London team spoke to paediatricians at 177 hospitals in England and Wales and found poor knowledge on identifying underweight children and serious complications.
This was despite most respondents having experience of treating a child with an eating disorder.
The Royal College of Paediatrics said it was working to improve training.
Study leader Dr Lee Hudson from the Institute of Child Health, University College London, said more under-13s now presented with eating disorders than meningitis due to the success of vaccination programmes.
This shift in childhood illness may be one reason why his research suggested a lack of knowledge on spotting underweight children and the associated medical problems, he added.
In the study, one on-call paediatrician was questioned in every hospital providing acute in-patient care for children.
During a phone interview they were asked how they would identify if a child was underweight and what clinical examinations they would carry out to check for severe or potentially life-threatening complications.
Only half said they would use Body Mass Index to decide if older children or adolescents were underweight, as advised in international guidelines.
And only one in five said they would adjust that for appropriate cut-offs in children.
There was also a lack of awareness of signs and symptoms of complications in children whose weight had dropped to seriously low levels.
The researchers were particularly concerned that only 13% knew a specific danger sign to look for in tests checking that the heart was working properly, the team reported in Archives of Diseases in Childhood.
Doctors also scored poorly on knowledge of dangerous complications associated with giving nutrition to someone who has not eaten for a while or is severely malnourished.
Dr Hudson said this was not a criticism of doctors because eating disorders tended to present with vague symptoms, but highlighted a gap in training.
"In addition to that, services for children with eating disorders are very hit and miss around the country."
But he stressed that as those surveyed would be the first paediatricians to assess such children, especially out of hours, they needed to know how to spot dangerously underweight children and teenagers and signs of severe complications.
"From previous research we know that a third of children who are underweight present with life-threatening features," he added.
Prof Russell Viner, a co-author of the study but also a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics Nutrition Committee, said the college was aware there was a training need around eating disorders and underweight issues.
"We are refreshing training on adolescent health," he said.
"And in association with the Department of Health and the Royal College of Psychiatry we are developing a training programme around mental health in adolescents."
Abrahams has previously worked under Reds coach Neil Tunnah and Australia boss Michael Cheika in his homeland.
The 22-year-old played seven games for Hartpury College last season as they gained promotion to the second tier.
Quarrie, 29, has played in New Zealand, Spain and France and also had a spell at Birmingham & Solihull in 2012.
The new arrivals come after Reds chairman Mark Morgan told BBC Radio Jersey they have had to make "significant" cuts to their playing budget this summer.
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It is the largest and most complex shoot ever to film in historic Old Town and other locations in the capital's city centre.
More than 400 crew have been working on the project, which started in the city on Wednesday.
The production's first schedule with cast in the city will be in mid-April.
Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olson and Paul Bettany.
The film is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo.
Mr Russo said: "When Edinburgh came up as a location option we jumped at the chance.
"The city is such a unique and iconic location, but one never seen as the backdrop for a big action film, which is incredibly exciting.
"We appreciate the entire city's help and are excited to have such a beautiful and historic city in the film."
Gavin Barrie, City of Edinburgh Council's economy convener, said: "Our cobbled streets, historic properties and stunning green spaces could set the scene for some of cinema's greatest superheroes and it is fantastic to secure such an A-list production.
"We know 40% of visitors to the UK are attracted to places they have seen on screen and the Marvel franchise offers a huge opportunity to promote Edinburgh all over the world.
"This is fantastic news for the city and our film industry.
"The council will do all it can to support Film Edinburgh and the producers and keep the city moving throughout the shoot."
Rosie Ellison, Film Edinburgh film manager, said: "This is the biggest production to ever film in the region.
"But crucially, it also clearly demonstrates Edinburgh has the infrastructure and process in place to accommodate major filming of this scale.
"The reinforcement of the Edinburgh Film Charter, which was ratified again a few years ago, has played a massive role in simplifying procedures and allowing the city to gear up and facilitate productions of all sizes.
"Film Edinburgh and the council have worked closely with the filmmakers for over a year to coordinate the smooth running of the location shoot in the region."
Former Conservative Foreign Secretary Lord Hurd called on ministers to "inject some urgency" into proceedings.
Labour peer Lord Morris called for a "time limit" on inquiries while Lib Dem Baroness Williams said lessons would be less relevant with the passage of time.
Government Minister Lord Hill said the inquiry determined its own timetable.
Iraq recently marked the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion which toppled Saddam Hussein.
The inquiry into the UK's involvement in the invasion and its aftermath, led by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, began its work in 2009 and held its last public hearings in 2011.
Although Sir John has never set a deadline for completing the inquiry's work, it was initially hoped that it would be in a position to hand its report to the prime minister at the end of 2011 or by some point in 2012 at the latest.
However, the process has dragged on and in his latest update - in July 2012 - Sir John said he hoped to begin the process of contacting individuals criticised in the document to give them the opportunity to respond - an official process known as Maxwellisation - by this summer.
This means that the report could potentially be delayed until 2014.
Responding to a question on the issue in the House of Lords, Lord Hill said the government had no plans to discuss the inquiry's timetable with Sir John.
"It is very important that this inquiry is independent and it was set up very deliberately to be independent," he told peers. "It must consider the evidence it has got and reach its conclusions which we will all be able see in the fullness of time. It must have a free hand to do that."
But Lord Hurd urged his colleague to "inject a little bit of urgency into this process". He told peers: "The furthest we got today from him was to say we would have the benefit of the report in the fullness of time. In our experience, the fullness of time is fairly full."
Baroness Williams warned that the usefulness of the lessons depended on the "passage of time" and there was a "gap between the necessary and right attempts to give people the right to respond but also the importance of the conclusions on the future work of this government".
In response, Lord Hill acknowledged that for any lessons to be applicable in future, they must be presented within a "reasonable timeframe" but insisted the inquiry should not be "rushed".
Former Labour attorney general Lord Morris said he had "noticed a tendency for public inquiries to be longer, longer and longer".
He added: "I realise the need to collect all the material evidence and for all due processes to take place but should there not be, in future, a time limit imposed and only, in exceptional circumstances should an extension be granted."
In the past, Sir John has appeared to be express frustration at the length of time that it has taken for some government documents to be declassified so they could be referred to in the final report.
Cross-bench peer Lord Butler, who conducted his own inquiry in 2004 into the intelligence used to justify the decision to go to war, said Chilcot's terms of reference were "so wide as to be almost infinite".
"The timing of the publication of the report depends not just on the handling of the representations but the government's own clearance of what is to be included in the report. Will he undertake that this process will be done as quickly as the government can manage?"
Lord Hill said the Chilcot inquiry had made it clear that the process of de-classification was "working well" and the government would co-operate as fully as it could to "expedite the process of de-classification".
A spokesman for the Iraq Inquiry said it had nothing to add to Sir John's last update about the process. In July, Sir John said "extensive progress" had been made but the task was "complex and difficult" given the unprecedented scope of the period under review.
The final report, he added, would be about a million words long, about twice the size of literary epic War and Peace.
One hundred and seventy-nine British troops were killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2009.
According to the US Department of Defense, 4,487 US military personnel were killed in Iraq between March 2003 and July 2010. The organisation Iraq Body Count says between 97,461 and 106,348 Iraqi citizens were killed over the same period.
The idea is one of a number aimed at helping Highland Council to cut carbon emissions and save money in a report sent to councillors.
Officers said the local authority could "promote use of warm clothing rather than supplementary heating".
A council spokesperson said it was not suggesting turning heating off.
"There are legal minimum temperatures for working conditions," the spokesperson said.
"We are not suggesting we reduce heating below the legal minimum. However, we often heat our buildings by several degrees warmer than this.
"By reviewing our practices, we could save thousands of pounds and, in the light of the budget savings required, we cannot afford to ignore this potential saving."
Highland Council has been working for several years to reduce its carbon footprint by trying to use less electricity and fuel.
Other suggestions in the new report include switching off computers when they are not in use, turning lights off where they are not needed and changing to more energy efficient LED lighting.
The BMW was pulled over in North Quay, Great Yarmouth, on Wednesday morning.
Norfolk and Suffolk Road Policing tweeted a photograph of the car and said "4m of guttering does not fit in a 2 door saloon. #RoadSafety".
On Friday, a car was stopped in Great Yarmouth with a wardrobe strapped to the roof with bubble wrap.
Police are yet to comment further on the latest incident but are deciding whether to prosecute the driver using a "clearly very dangerous" method to transport furniture.
Sgt Chris Harris tweeted an image and said the thin plastic was "not sufficient to secure a wardrobe to a car roof".
NHS Highland said two affected patients were still at Raigmore and were being treated in isolation.
A deep clean is now under way at 4C, which is a surgical ward.
NHS Highland chiefs said they were not treating the cases as an outbreak because they had not been traced to a common source.
Bradley Lowery. from Blackhall Colliery, near Hartlepool, has terminal neuroblastoma.
A 24-year-old from Hartlepool was arrested in December on suspicion of offences under the Malicious Communications Act.
Cleveland Police said the case remained open and inquiries were continuing.
Bradley, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2013, made headlines around the world after featuring as Sunderland Football Club's mascot.
Last year £700,000 was raised for him and treatment has now begun in hospital in a bid to prolong his life.
Drivers of "public carriage vehicles", which seat 9-16 people, are not subject to a criminal check - unlike hackney carriage and private taxi drivers.
This allowed "unscrupulous drivers" to work even if councils have banned them, the Local Government Association said.
A Department for Transport spokesman said it was planning immediate action.
Under the current rules, drivers of public carriage vehicles are licensed by the DVLA, whereas councils license taxi drivers.
Taxi drivers require an up-to-date enhanced criminal record check to be issued with a licence.
The LGA said a loophole meant drivers who have been refused a taxi or minicab licence - or whose licence has been revoked by councils - could instead obtain a minibus licence and continue to operate in the same area.
Some had continued working with the same company, the LGA added.
It urged the government to change the law to ensure vehicles seating nine to 16 people were instead licensed by councils.
Simon Blackburn, from the LGA, said the majority of minibus drivers were "people who the public can trust".
However, he added: "This loophole provides an opportunity for unscrupulous drivers to continue to work in close proximity to passengers, even when a council has determined that they are not safe to do so.
"Larger minibuses are often sent in place of a regular taxi to pick up individuals or small parties, purely because they are nearest to the pick-up point rather than because there is a requirement for such a large vehicle.
"They are used to take groups of children to school, or to drive groups home after nights out.
"It is therefore extremely worrying that councils' proactive work to protect taxi passengers from harm - and particularly those who may be most vulnerable - is being undermined by this loophole."
A Department for Transport spokesman said public safety remained "our first priority".
It said: "It is the responsibility of councils to meet their legal requirements to ensure all drivers are 'fit and proper' persons before issuing a taxi or private hire driver's licence.
"We are taking immediate action to provide the same level of protection for passengers in minibuses as they receive in taxis."
Waring, 22, played under Rovers manager Micky Mellon at League One Shrewsbury last season during a loan spell.
He spent the second half of the season with Carlisle, helping the Cumbrians reach the League Two play-offs.
"I enjoyed working with George at Shrewsbury and know the qualities he will bring to the group," Mellon said.
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Row upon row of empty seats were on show when the athletics events began in the Estadio Olimpico on Friday.
But officials claim 93% of tickets were sold for Saturday's morning session, and 79% for the evening.
"We'd rather celebrate the fact that the Olympic Stadium looks beautiful today with a full crowd," said Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada.
"As we move forward into the second half of the Games, we see more and more people coming, more and more people enjoying the Games and more and more Brazilians bringing the energy to the Games.
"I think it looks very promising moving ahead."
Ticket prices, VIPs not filling their allocations and ticket holders only wanting to see one particular contest in a long session have been cited as reasons for the empty seats on Friday.
"We cannot regret something that we cannot fix," said Andrada, adding organisers were "not disappointed" by the sales.
Organisers say a total of 3,311,000 tickets have been sold across all venues since the Games started.
Rio 2016's organising committee has been criticised for the ticket-pricing structure, considering the country is in the midst of an economic recession.
It has denied high ticket prices have put Brazilian fans off, while the International Olympic Committee said prices offered to overseas fans were not too high.
"Without heroes and local athletes the public take longer to fall in love," Andrada said on Friday.
"But one of the legacies of the Games will be to show Brazilians how spectacular these other sports can be and there will be no problem when Usain Bolt competes on Sunday."
Jamaica's Bolt, 29, is attempting to win the 'treble treble' of 100m, 200m and 4x100m golds at three successive Olympics.
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It comes as Durham Tees Valley Airport in Darlington is losing money and seeing passenger numbers fall.
Instructors say flying a microlight can be a route into professional piloting and airport bosses hope the new school will help it become a centre for aviation.
The Newry Democrat has the story of the children of St Patricks Primary school in Mayobridge, County Down, taking direct action in defence of their patrol lady.
The children, accompanied by adults of course, blocked the main Newry to Hilltown road in protest after their patrol lady, Aveen Killen, was almost knocked down by a car said to have been speeding.
That incident came just months after Ms Killen was struck on the arm by another car.
Both vehicles were coming from the Hilltown direction, the paper reports.
Locals have long complained that few cars seem to adhere to the 30mph speed limit as they pass through the hamlet.
However, despite the protest the Newry Democrat reports that Transport NI has no plans to introduce any further traffic calming measures in Mayobridge.
The principal of St Patrick's, Margaret Ryan, told the Democrat that the situation was at "crisis point".
Zulu spear
As headlines go, "Man threatened to kill with a 'zulu spear'" is probably not what one would immediately expect to see having flicked to page three of the Coleraine Times.
That headline relates to a court case in Coleraine over a stabbing incident in the town last June.
Twenty-year-old Nathan Robert McIntyre, formerly of Weavers Court in Coleraine, pleaded guilty to a number of changes.
A defence lawyer said McIntyre had not himself manufactured the makeshift weapon, but had been given it by a friend prompted by his nickname - Swahili.
Mr McIntyre was sentenced to one year in prison and two on licence.
Fermanagh wants its share
If there was any doubt about what the Fermanagh Herald was after with their lead headline - "Worst county in Ireland for jobs" - the sub-headline below kills off any chance of a misunderstanding: "Fermanagh crying out for share of DUP's £1bn windfall".
The piece points out that Fermanagh has just 1.19% of the available jobs in Ireland. The paper says that makes the county the "worst performing" in terms of job creation, and that that is due to its border location.
A picture of Fermanagh native, and DUP leader, Arlene Foster accompanies the piece.
The paper's editorial piece is entitled "The case for Fermanagh's cut" - in reference to the income Northern Ireland will receive as part of the £1bn confidence and supply deal with the Conservatives.
Its final line sums up the paper's view: "Let's just hope, when the time comes to share out the spoils of this famous general election, we're not forgotten about like we have been so many times in the past."
The Ballymena Guardian splashes with an exclusive story on a council whistleblower.
"Mid and East Antrim Council is conducting an internal probe into the procurement of a major professional services contract, following complaints from a 'whistleblower'," the paper reports.
Details of this investigation came to light in the minutes of the council's Audit and Scrutiny Committee meeting in May, which had been held behind closed doors at the time.
Postal fails
The Strabane Chronicle fears: "More and more people in Strabane could see their mail arriving late or not at all, as the local postal service lumbers towards a crisis situation."
The story is based on reports from staff in the town's Royal Mail sorting office who say they are "fed up" and "done" due to staffing shortages.
The paper reports that there have been a number of "fails" in the town's postal service in recent times.
Speaking of letters...
"Are gender-neutral school uniforms coming to Strabane?" That's the question asked by a former Castlederg teacher and Ulster Teachers' Union official on the Chronicle's letters page.
Lewis Love is calling for the rights of young people "who don't fit the general binary perception of gender" to be respected, "even if that means radical changes in uniform".
Shoes, not politics
Meanwhile, "'People power' led to action on Clendinnings" is the front-page headline in the Lurgan Mail.
The paper details the story of how diggers moved in to clear a former factory site in the north of the town which had become a "major anti-social hotspot".
The Mail does not hold back on its description of the area saying it was an anti-social behaviour "Mecca" and that local residents have been "tortured" by that behaviour.
The PSNI described the location as a "drugs den" with children being "drunk, unconscious and covered in urine" at the site.
The Mail says its destruction is the result of local residents taking to the streets and demanding action.
The Mail also has an interesting story of the oldest shoe store in Northern Ireland - and possibly the whole of Ireland.
The McConville family have been keeping the people of Lurgan shod and booted for an incredible 144 years.
The great grandson of the founder Paddy McConville, Jarleth McConville, is now in his 50th year of running the business.
"I stay clear of politics and stick to music and shoes," Jarlath tells the paper.
The man's stepfather said Rodney Todd, 36, was trying to keep his family warm with a generator after the power was cut because of an unpaid bill.
Lloyd Edwards said that Mr Todd, his two sons and five daughters died when "the carbon monoxide consumed them".
Police said they were still investigating the cause of death.
They said they have ruled out foul play, adding that a generator with no fuel was found in the home's kitchen.
Officers also said that the electricity to the home was disabled.
They identified the victims only as one adult and seven children, ranging in age from six years to the teens.
Mr Edwards said that his stepson bought the generator after the power was shut off to their home.
He and his wife, Bonnie, spoke outside the one-storey home in Princess Anne, which is located about 60 miles (95km) southeast of Annapolis, the Maryland state capital.
A spokesman for the local power company would not say whether the power to the home was cut off, only that it was being investigated.
Police were first alerted when Mr Todd's co-worker became concerned that he had not come to work in several days.
"I don't know anyone his age who would have done what he did," Ms Edwards said. "I was so proud to say he took care of seven kids".
Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless gas that is produced when carbon-based fuels are burned.
Every year, more than 400 people in the United States are killed and over 4,000 are hospitalised when they unintentionally inhale too much carbon monoxide, according to statistics provided by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Police in the Netherlands said the works were taken from the Kunsthal Museum early on Tuesday morning.
The museum is showing works from the Triton Foundation as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations.
The paintings include Monet's Waterloo Bridge, Picasso's Tete d'Arlequin, Matisse's La Liseuse en Blanc et Jaune and Freud's Woman with Eyes Closed.
Museum spokeswoman Patricia Wessels told the AFP news agency that police were alerted during the night when the alarm went off but that the thief, or thieves, had left the premises by the time police arrived.
Dutch police said the robbery took place at around 03:00 AM (02:00 BST).
Roland Ekkers from Rotterdam Police said: "The alarm system in the Kunsthal is supposed to be state of the art. We've got no reason to believe that it's not but somehow the people responsible for this found a way in and a way out."
It is the biggest art theft in the Netherlands since 20 paintings were stolen from Amsterdam's Van Gogh museum in 1991.
Chris Marinello, director of The Art Loss Register, which tracks stolen artworks, said it was clear some of the most valuable pieces in the collection were targeted.
Marinello said the items taken could be worth "hundreds of millions of euros" - if sold legally at auction. However, he said that was now impossible, as the paintings have already been registered internationally as stolen.
The other stolen paintings are Monet's Charing Cross Bridge, Gaugin's Femme Devant une Fenetre Ouverte, dite La Fiancee and Meyer de Hann's Autoportrait.
"An initial investigation suggests that the robbery was well prepared," a police statement read.
Police are now reviewing videotape footage and calling on any witnesses to come forward.
In a statement, the museum's chairman Willem van Hassel said the museum would be closed on Tuesday.
The Triton Foundation is a collection of avant-garde art and the Kunsthal exhibition was showing its works by more than 150 famed artists, including Paul Cezanne, Salvador Dali, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol.
Although some of the foundation's works have been on public display in the past, the current exhibition at the Kunsthal was the first time the entire collection had been shown together.
The Kunsthal museum, which means "art gallery" in Dutch, is a display space that has no permanent collection of its own.
Leicester, bottom of the Premier League a year ago, are five points clear at the top with seven games to go.
O'Neill played for Brian Clough's Forest when they won the top-flight title in 1978, a year after promotion.
"I see a lot of similarities," he said in a BBC Radio 5 live special.
"There are players I can identify with who are similar in roles they are playing for each side - Riyad Mahrez is a very creative player a bit like John Robertson, your outfield genius, Jamie Vardy looks like Tony Woodcock.
"They are similar with the two players at the back, with Larry Lloyd and Kenny Burns, you could go right through the side and see similarities.
"It is remarkable in this day and age - when big clubs with a lot of money to spend are ruling the roost - for Leicester to come and win this championship would be an almighty achievement."
Republic of Ireland boss O'Neill, who managed Leicester for five years from 1995, was speaking on 'Leicester: The Impossible Team', a 5 live Sport Special to be broadcast on Wednesday night.
The 64-year-old was an integral part of the Forest squad that followed up their league title win with back-to-back European Cup victories.
Forest's achievements during that period are largely considered one of football's greatest success stories, and O'Neill believes Leicester City winning the title would be comparable.
"Without question there is romance about the story - people are talking about it all over Europe," he added. "I was in France recently for a Uefa meeting and it was the talk of the evening, people are really taking note.
"It is a great story and if they do it, it would be the story of the century."
West Brom boss Tony Pulis thinks Leicester City winning the title would eclipse Nottingham Forest's 1978 title victory.
"This is a bigger achievement because of the difference between the finances are massive compared to what they were when Cloughie was managing Forest," he said.
"I am hoping and praying they do it for everyone outside the top six football clubs. It gives everyone that bit of hope, that freshness and I think it makes this league the best in the world.
"It is brilliant for British football, brilliant for the Premier League and brilliant for everyone connected."
A Leicester title win would be a particularly memorable achievement for the club's longest serving player.
Andy King, 27, came through the Foxes' youth system and the midfielder has played for them in League One, the Championship and now the Premier League.
He already has title-winning medals from the lower two divisions.
"I can remember playing away at Stockport," he said. "It was the second game of the season in League One and we drew 0-0, Matt Oakley launched a shot late on over the bar and into a river behind the stadium.
"Ultimately we got promoted that year and the rest, as they say, is history.
"There's still 21 points to play for this season. It will be a nice story for everyone but we don't want to think about that. We are just concentrating on our football."
Leicester: The Impossible Team is a 5 live Sport Special that will be broadcast on Wednesday night from 19:30-21:00 GMT
Foxes midfielder Andy King will describe the journey the club have been on and Marcello Lippi. Italy's World Cup-winning coach, will give us the insight on boss Claudio Ranieri.
Martin O'Neill, Tony Pulis, captain Wes Morgan, Gary Lineker and the Hollywood film producer who is planning to make Jamie Vardy: The Movie will also give their thoughts on the team that stands on the threshold of the Premier League title.
The Australian government is trying to verify reports that he has been killed in Syria, along with his friend, Sydney man Mohamed Elomar.
Khaled Sharrouf turned up at Sydney airport in December 2013 with his brother's passport and a plane ticket that would get him out of the country.
Despite being on a security watch list, it took less than two minutes for the convicted militant to clear checkpoints before boarding a plane for Syria to join Islamic State (IS).
Since then, the high school drop-out with a history of petty crime, drug use and mental illness has become the most recognisable of a band of Australian Islamic jihadists fighting in the Middle East.
The two men are among at least 120 Australian citizens the government believes have been fighting with the militant group in the Middle East. The government suspects another 160 are supporting IS in Australia.
Reports of the deaths of the two Sydney men come as the government prepares to table legislation that will strip dual Australian nationals involved with terrorism of their Australian Citizenship.
Convicted some years ago for his role in a terror plot involving targets in Sydney and Melbourne, Sharrouf only came to the public's attention after a series of horrific photos were posted on social media, last year.
The photos showed Sharrouf and Mr Elomar holding up what was described as the severed heads of pro-Syrian government fighters.
One of the photos showed Sharrouf's seven-year-old son holding up a head.
Karen Nettleton, the mother of Sharrouf's wife Tara Nettleton, said in a statement released to the media on Tuesday that a "messenger" had told her that Mr Elomar was dead and her son-in-law was missing and presumed dead.
Syria is a long way from Western Sydney and Sharrouf's troubled early life, but it became a beacon for the father of five.
He was sentenced to four years in prison in 2009 for his role in the 2005 terror plot.
He had been arrested with several others in what was then the largest anti-terror raid in Australian history, code named Operation Pendennis by police.
As part of that investigation, a conversation between Sharrouf and another person was intercepted by police on 21 October 2004, according to court documents. The two men were discussing a television programme they had seen on terrorism.
"Let the people accept that we're this, but we're doing it for a proper cause, you know," Sharrouf told his associate.
Born in Australia in 1981 to Lebanese migrants, Sharrouf was convicted after he tried to steal about 132 batteries and six digital alarm clocks from a Big W store in Sydney's western suburbs. Authorities claimed the stolen goods were to be used in homemade bombs.
His bungled shoplifting - according to court documents he ran away when stopped at the register, with "batteries falling from his pockets" - belied a much more violent character.
Expelled from high school in his mid-teens for attacking another student, he began heavily using LSD, ecstasy and amphetamines, while suffering from severe, chronic schizophrenia that may have influenced his eventual radicalisation.
"He soon took up drugs and became involved in petty criminality and it seems that part of the people he started to mix with introduced to him a very extreme form of radical Islamic religion," former Supreme Court justice Anthony Whealy told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Mr Whealy presided over the Pendennis terrorism trials.
Sharrouf had a tough childhood, according to psychiatrist Dr Olav Nielssen.
"He was subjected to physical abuse by his father and was affected by his father's desertion of the family during his early teenage years," Dr Nielssen wrote in a 2008 report for the New South Wales Supreme Court.
"There was a history of substance abuse in adolescence that may have contributed to the onset of mental illness," Dr Nielssen said.
At the time of his arrest, Sharrouf was living with his wife Tara and receiving a disability pension from the government. He had worked on and off as a labourer on construction sites but gave that up as a result of his mental illness.
The pair met when they were students at Chester Hill High in Sydney's western suburbs, according to local media reports. Ms Nettleton converted to Islam after her husband re-embraced his family's religion in an attempt to turn his life around.
Released from jail in 2009, Sharrouf began attending the notorious Sydney Al-Risalah prayer centre run by Wissam Haddad. Mr Haddad and Sharrouf soon became friends.
Mr Haddad told ABC that Sharrouf was fulfilling a long-held wish to fight for Islam when he snuck out of Australia in 2013.
"He never wants to come back. He wants nothing to do with Australia," said Mr Haddad.
"He's happy doing what he is and he's hoping to be granted that gift from God to die as a martyr."
In Syria, Sharrouf reportedly worked as a low-level IS battlefield commander. Before this week's reports, there had been other brushes with death, such as when he survived a rocket attack on his car several months ago.
In her media statement, Karen Nettleton said family friends inside Sharrouf's car, "including a mother and children" were killed.
At some stage, Sharrouf's wife and children joined him in Syria, and his daughter, now aged 14, married Mr Elomar.
According to her mother, Ms Nettleton and her five children fear for their lives, and want to return to Australia.
"My daughter made the mistake of a lifetime," said Ms Nettleton senior.
"Today she is a parent alone in a foreign and vicious land looking after a widowed 14-year-old and four other young children. They want to come home."
Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said on Wednesday the family should contact the Australian authorities rather than speak to the media.
The 21-month-old from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, went missing during a family holiday in July 1991.
A fresh excavation of farmland began on Monday, following new evidence that he may have been killed and buried there.
A replica of the sandals Ben was wearing when he vanished is being made to see if they match any found items.
More on this and other stories from across Sheffield and South Yorkshire
Ben was last seen playing on the land and it is close to where he vanished while his grandfather was renovating a property 25 years ago.
His family believe he was abducted but police are now investigating whether he was accidentally run over and killed by a bulldozer.
A 19-strong team of South Yorkshire Police officers, forensic specialists and an archaeologist have been scouring the arid stretch of olive grove, which has been used for farming for generations.
Det Insp Jon Cousins from South Yorkshire Police said earlier that part of Ben's shoes, which were bought on the island, may have been found in the search on Kos in 2012.
He said: "There is quite a bit of work to be done. The [fragments] have been tested for DNA and they are negative, we have no DNA from the items we have.
"But you can imagine, 25 years in the ground, the condition they're in.
"They're very broken and I want them compared to make sure we have not missed any opportunity."
The replica of the sandal Ben Needham was wearing back in 1991 may not seem like a big deal but it could assist the team here in Kos in their search for answers.
The sandals Ben was wearing when he vanished are believed to have been bought on the island, and a local cobbler is making one especially for the investigation.
Having a replica means the search team can immediately compare its size, material and curvature to anything they may find buried here in the ground.
It'll take a few days to create but is set to be helping detectives by the end of the week.
An appeal was launched on Tuesday after Lee McLaughlin, from Gleneely in County Donegal, missed his return flight home.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) had appealed to supporters in France to help locate Mr McLaughlin.
The 19-year-old attended the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 match against Sweden on Monday.
O'Connor, 33, pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Justice of the Peace Court to shoplifting from the store in St Andrew's Square on 25 November 2016.
His defence solicitor, Colm Dempsey, said his client was unemployed.
He told JP Hilary Cochran that O'Connor's wife supported him.
Mr Dempsey said the theft had been "unsophisticated" and dad-of-three O'Connor "bitterly regretted the incident".
His client, he added, had no outstanding cases and, although there were previous convictions, there were none for dishonesty.
O'Connor, of North Berwick, offered to pay any fine at £100 a month.
Justice Cochrane said the fine would be £200 reduced from £300 because of the early guilty plea and she also ordered him to pay Harvey Nichols £700 compensation for a stolen jacket which had not been recovered.
The money is to be paid at £100 a month starting on 14 March.
O'Connor scored 46 goals while at Hibernian and played 16 times for Scotland.
He was transferred to Lokomotiv Moscow for £1.6m in 2006 and to Birmingham City for £2.7m the following year.
Most recently he was player/manager at Lowland League side Selkirk.
Andy Jackson scored the decisive spot-kick after City goalkeeper Graeme Smith made three shoot-out saves.
A pulsating second encounter finished 3-3 after extra time, with Liam Watt's 115th-minute strike forcing penalties.
Manager John Hughes and his assistant Kevin McBride parted company with Raith after the match.
Brechin will face Alloa Athletic, who saw off Airdrieonians, over two legs for a place in the Championship.
The semi-final was all-square following a 1-1 draw at Glebe Park on Wednesday evening and after a start to the game in which both teams appeared more content not to concede than to create, it came to life in the second half.
Brechin had rarely been seen as an attacking force prior to Ross Caldwell's opener six minutes after the break and, even then, they were not the architects of their breakthrough.
Jean-Yves M'voto - so often the cornerstone of the Raith defence - attempted to pass-back to goalkeeper Conor Brennan from wide on the right.
The centre-back did not see Caldwell stealing in to intercept and the former Hibs striker calmly slid the ball home.
M'voto himself powerfully headed in Declan McManus' free-kick to draw Rovers level, and his day in the spotlight was far from over.
After 80 minutes, the Frenchman was well-placed to score a second when Jason Thomson found him six yards out, but he lifted the ball over the bar.
And four minutes later, M'voto miscued an attempted clearance, allowing substitute Alan Trouten to race in on goal, and finish emphatically past Brennan.
Rovers looked bound for League One at that stage, but Declan McManus sent Stark's Park wild with a stoppage-time equaliser, as Brechin failed to clear their lines.
The tie swung the way of John Hughes' men in the first period of extra time, as Ryan Hardie found the net, but Watt's stunning free-kick nestled in the top corner from 30 yards out to haul City level again.
Smith denied three Rovers penalty-takers, giving Andy Jackson the opportunity to win the tie. Brechin's top goalscorer took his chance to condemn Rovers to Scotland's third tier, and keep his side's promotion hopes alive.
Raith Rovers manager John Hughes (speaking prior to leaving his position): "There was effort and commitment but we cannot concede the goals that we conceded.
"We just keep shooting ourselves in the foot, which is unfortunate.
"You have to give Brechin credit. They fought us all the way. I really feel for the supporters. This club, with the supporters, needs to come back strong.
"I feel for everyone involved with Raith Rovers. There will be repercussions, that's for sure, but I'm hoping that the club can stay full-time. This club will get back to where it should be.
"I've really enjoyed working with them. There are a lot of guys hurting in there."
Brechin City manager Darren Dods: "It was an unbelievable effort to come back and draw three-all.
"We've never scored a goal from a free-kick since I've been in charge. Liam Watt has hit a few this season but I don't think he'll hit one sweeter than that.
"I think our goalie is the best in League One and he showed it in the penalty shoot-out. We managed to get there in sudden death.
"The squad is stretched as it is but we need to find the final effort for the two last games.
"It's a shame somebody has to go down. I think Raith will bounce back, they are a big club.
"We'll enjoy tonight, train Monday and play on Wednesday. Hopefully a few of their bosses will give them a half day so they can get up to Brechin sharp!"
Match ends, Raith Rovers 3(3), Brechin City 3(4).
Penalty Shootout ends, Raith Rovers 3(3), Brechin City 3(4).
Goal! Raith Rovers 3(3), Brechin City 3(4). Andy Jackson (Brechin City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty saved! Scott Robertson (Raith Rovers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! Raith Rovers 3(3), Brechin City 3(3). Ally Love (Brechin City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Raith Rovers 3(3), Brechin City 3(2). Declan McManus (Raith Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Goal! Raith Rovers 3(2), Brechin City 3(2). Alan Trouten (Brechin City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty saved! Bobby Barr (Raith Rovers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Paul McLean (Brechin City) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Paul McLean should be disappointed.
Goal! Raith Rovers 3(2), Brechin City 3(1). Jordan Thompson (Raith Rovers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Liam Watt (Brechin City) right footed shot is too high. Liam Watt should be disappointed.
Penalty saved! Ryan Hardie (Raith Rovers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! Raith Rovers 3(1), Brechin City 3(1). Willie Dyer (Brechin City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Raith Rovers 3(1), Brechin City 3. Daniel Handling (Raith Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Raith Rovers 3, Brechin City 3.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Raith Rovers 3, Brechin City 3.
Foul by Declan McManus (Raith Rovers).
Alan Trouten (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Declan McManus (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Declan McManus (Raith Rovers).
Alan Trouten (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Raith Rovers 3, Brechin City 3. Liam Watt (Brechin City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Foul by Scott Robertson (Raith Rovers).
Alan Trouten (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Iain Davidson (Raith Rovers).
Alan Trouten (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Declan McManus (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aron Lynas (Brechin City).
Scott Robertson (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andy Jackson (Brechin City).
Attempt missed. Bobby Barr (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Iain Davidson (Raith Rovers).
Alan Trouten (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Scott Robertson (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Second Half Extra Time begins Raith Rovers 3, Brechin City 2.
First Half Extra Time ends, Raith Rovers 3, Brechin City 2.
Corner, Brechin City. Conceded by Bobby Barr.
Foul by Bobby Barr (Raith Rovers).
Alan Trouten (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Declan McManus (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
John Hammond duped 22 patients at the former Park House Dental Practice, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, into investing into a non-existent property scheme.
The 69-year-old, now of Oakwood Drive, in Clydach, Swansea, falsely promised them a lucrative return.
He pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation and money laundering.
Hammond, formerly of Wymeswold, in Leicestershire, appeared at Leicester Crown Court via video link.
His scam was uncovered after one victim exposed him on the BBC One programme The Sheriffs are Coming, which highlights rogue traders, the court heard.
Prosecutors said Hammond targeted long-standing patients and promised them guaranteed loans and profitable returns with 10% interest.
Many of his victims described him as "robbing Peter to pay Paul" targeting new patients to pay off interest of earlier clients.
One victim David Smith said: "One elderly lady of 93 was duped out of £60,000, she needed that money for a care home and it just never happened."
Prosecutor Kevin Barry said Hammond used the proceeds of his fraud for his own personal use rather than to invest in commercial properties as promised to the investors.
"He used it to fund a standard of living his victims could only dream of; expensive school fees, lavish holidays for the whole of his extended family and mortgages for some," Mr Barry said.
In a statement, Det Sgt Mark Tuttle, of Leicestershire Police, said: "Hammond was in a position of trust and he abused his position for his own personal gain, he had no regard for his patients and targeted those who he believed may be able to invest large amounts of money.
"He is a greedy and manipulative individual who didn't care about the effect his actions would have on the victims, some of whom were elderly."
The court heard, Hammond had a debt of over £5m after he was declared bankrupt in 2013.
In June 2015, Hammond was struck off as a dentist by the General Dental Council for professional malpractice relating to work he carried out at the Loughborough practice.
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The 24-year-old had been with Hartlepool since 2013 and made 94 appearances in all competitions.
"I am ready for the start of a new chapter," said Duckworth. "This is a step forward and I want to progress."
Fleetwood have also signed 20-year-old Nantwich Town midfielder Elliot Osborne, who scored 22 goals in 2015-16, to join their development squad.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Terriers keeper Danny Ward saved from Sam Hutchinson and Fernando Forestieri in the shootout to give Town a 4-3 win.
Steven Fletcher put the Owls ahead when he headed home Barry Bannan's cross but the visitors levelled when Collin Quaner's cross was turned in by Nahki Wells via a deflection from Tom Lees.
Town will now face Reading at Wembley for a place in the Premier League.
It had always looked possible that the tie would go the distance after Sunday's opening leg between the two sides had ended scoreless, with the Owls failing to manage a single shot on target.
Despite losing Ross Wallace to injury early on, the hosts made a bright start to the second leg and sub Adam Reach forced a sharp save from Terriers keeper Danny Ward at his near post.
However, Town had the best chance in the first half but Izzy Brown's shot hit the outside of the post after Wells had found the Chelsea loanee with a low cross.
Wednesday opened the scoring when Bannan, who was given a far more free role compared to the first game, sent a perfectly-measured cross to the back post where Fletcher rose above Christopher Schindler to head in.
After initially being rocked, Town responded well and got a deserved equaliser when Collin Quaner got on the end of a neat ball from Brown and squared a low ball across the face of goal, which Lees inadvertently diverted in to level the tie with 15 minutes to go.
Both teams had chances to win it in extra time but Wales international Ward saved well from Jordan Rhodes and Wells fired into the side netting after a mishit-shot broke to him.
Town eventually prevailed when Liverpool loanee Ward dived to his right to keep Forestieri's effort out and set up an appearance against the Royals at Wembley on Monday, 29 May.
Huddersfield Town finished last season with a 5-1 home defeat by Brentford to finish 19th in the second tier.
Boss Wagner, who had joined in November 2015, subsequently carried out a major overhaul of the squad in the summer to bring in players who could execute the pressing game he wanted the side to play.
Loanees Aaron Mooy, Ward and Brown, along with Germany-born imports Chris Lowe, Michael Hefele and Elias Kachunga, have all been integral to the Terriers' success.
Wagner, who joked prior to the game that "everyone knows Germans are able to win penalties", has maintained all campaign that his team were underdogs for promotion - but they are now just 90 minutes from reaching the Premier League for the first time in their history.
He said after the game: "Everyone knows most pundits said we would be in relegation trouble or we'd get relegated and now we're one step away from the Premier League. We are the small dog, the terrier, but we have belief.
"Now we are in the final the fairytale goes on and we want to write the last chapter at Wembley."
This was the second successive season that Sheffield Wednesday had reached the Championship play-offs under Portuguese head coach Carlos Carvalhal, following defeat by Hull City in last season's final.
Despite leading Wednesday to a fifth-place finish this campaign, questions have been raised about his position amid speculation linking former Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew with the club.
Carvalhal said that now was "not the time" to discuss his future after what he called a "heartbreaking" defeat.
When he took over in 2015, Thai owner Dejphon Chansiri said he wanted promotion back to the Premier League within two years and he may now look to make a change in the summer.
Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1(3), Huddersfield Town 1(4).
Penalty Shootout ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1(3), Huddersfield Town 1(4).
Penalty saved! Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
Penalty saved! Jack Payne (Huddersfield Town) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1(3), Huddersfield Town 1(4). Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1(2), Huddersfield Town 1(4). Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1(2), Huddersfield Town 1(3). Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1(1), Huddersfield Town 1(3). Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1(1), Huddersfield Town 1(2). Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1(2). Michael Hefele (Huddersfield Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty saved! Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1(1). Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.
Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Jack Payne (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
Attempt missed. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town).
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson with a cross.
Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
Attempt blocked. Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Hogg.
Attempt missed. Collin Quaner (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tareiq Holmes-Dennis with a cross.
Foul by Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town).
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Daniel Pudil.
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Jack Hunt.
Second Half Extra Time begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.
First Half Extra Time ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.
Attempt blocked. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson.
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Tareiq Holmes-Dennis replaces Rajiv van La Parra.
Attempt saved. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Lee.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Christopher Schindler.
Savile, who was one of the most famous names on British TV and radio in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, died on Saturday.
Police said they were called to his home in Leeds, but that there was nothing suspicious about his death.
His family programme, Jim'll Fix It, drew in huge audiences and the programme received 20,000 letters a week at the height of its popularity.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said officers were called to the house in Roundhay at 12:10 BST.
Details of how he died were not yet known, but he was recently in hospital with pneumonia.
His nephew, Roger Foster, said he "passed away quietly in his sleep during the night".
"Jimmy was a wonderful man. His public face is well-known but we knew him much more as an uncle. He was a very good friend. Jimmy will be sadly missed by very many people."
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn said Sir Jimmy was embraced by everybody, and was "always just Jimmy Savile".
"He was just a complete one-off. I think he was a bit of a lonely character as well. In the privacy of his own life I don't think he had very many friends."
He added: "I've never known anyone quite like him. He was a blunt speaking northerner, but also kind and very respectful."
Presenter Dave Lee Travis told Sky News: "We are all going to be worse off without him around."
Prince Charles has also praised Sir Jimmy in a statement released by Clarence House: "The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are saddened to hear of Jimmy Savile's death and their thoughts are with his family at this time," it said.
Savile started out as a dance hall DJ in the 1950s, before making his name as a broadcaster on Radio Luxembourg.
He was one of the first DJs on BBC Radio 1 and launched Top of the Pops in 1964.
He also appeared on the music show's final edition in 2006.
His TV persona included chunky gold jewellery, a huge cigar, his trademark snowy white hair and a number of catch-phrases which were frequently parodied by impressionists such as Mike Yarwood.
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Savile was conscripted as a Bevin Boy, working in the coal mines during the war.
Away from broadcasting, he was noted for his charity work, running 200 marathons and raising £40m over the years.
He was a volunteer at the hospital and ran more than 200 marathons for various charitable organisations.
Sir Jimmy raised £20m for the creation of the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1983 after a storm damaged wooden huts which had housed spinal cord injury patients.
A spokeswoman for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, said Sir Jimmy would be missed by staff and patients, adding: "He was tireless in his attempts to fundraise for the hospital and was integral in the creation of the National Spinal Injuries Centre that we have today."
Savile was knighted by the Queen in 1990 for his charity work.
Drew McFarlane, from the Equity actors' union, said the fantasy series went to Northern Ireland because it was able to facilitate the production.
His comments came during a Holyrood inquiry into the creative industries.
Culture secretary Fiona Hyslop later told MSPs she supported the idea of setting up a Scottish film studio.
Game of Thrones has helped raise NI's profile as a filming location.
The series, made by American film company HBO, hit screens in 2011 and has won numerous awards and nominations.
Northern Ireland doubles for the fictional land of Westeros in the drama.
The Scottish Parliament's economy committee heard concerns that the arts and economic development bodies - Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise - were were not working together well enough to support the home-grown film and television industry.
Increased presence
Mr McFarlane told MSPs: "Game of Thrones was looking to come to Scotland and it didn't come here, because we don't have a body pushing hard enough.
"We've two public quangos who don't seem to take a lead from each other and Game of Thrones looked at the infrastructure which is sadly lacking - all there in Northern Ireland.
"I think the public bodies have got to answer that one."
Game of Thrones, based on George RR Martin's best-selling books, has led to an increased film and television drama presence in Northern Ireland, as well as a spin-off benefits for its tourist industry.
Production was supported by bodies including Northern Ireland screen.
Parts of the series was also filmed on location in Malta, Croatia, Iceland, and Morocco.
Ms Hyslop told the Scottish parliament on Wednesday that the government has increased the support for the film industry.
She said she shares the desire to have a permanent film studio here in Scotland, with several proposals being consulted on.
Phylicia Rashad played Clair Huxtable on the hit 1980s and '90s sitcom.
"Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV," she told the Showbiz 411 website. "And it's worked. All his contracts have been cancelled."
But Cosby is due to return to the live stage in Canada on Wednesday.
He is due to perform three shows in Ontario, beginning in Kitchener. It will be his first live performance since November.
Protests are due to be held outside the Ontario shows, and some ticket holders have said they will stay away or heckle the star.
A statement issued on behalf of Cosby read: "Dear Patrons: we have been advised that there may be attempts to disrupt tonight's performance.
"If a disruption occurs, please remain calm until the matter is resolved and do not confront the person making the disruption."
Cosby has been accused of sexual assault by at least 15 women. He has denied the claims, calling them "fantastical" and "uncorroborated". He has not been charged.
Defending her former co-star, Rashad said of the alleged victims: "Forget these women... What you're seeing is the destruction of a legacy. And I think it's orchestrated.
"I don't know why or who's doing it, but it's the legacy. And it's a legacy that is so important to the culture."
The accusations have led US network NBC to scrap a proposed TV project with the comedian, while streaming service Netflix has postponed a special show with Cosby.
US network TV Land pulled repeats of The Cosby Show, in which the star played Dr Cliff Huxtable from 1984 to 1992.
Ten performances on Cosby's North American tour have also been called off.
"Naked, in a public fountain in broad daylight - speaking in tongues." Ron Perlman is describing his arresting opening scene in new series Hand of God.
"Whoever talked me into doing that scene should be arrested, that's for sure," quips the actor.
It's our introduction to Perlman's anti-hero Pernell Harris - a morally corrupt judge who appears to have found religion and lost his mind as he struggles to deal with a series of shocking family events.
Best known for FX biker series Sons of Anarchy and the big-screen adaptations of the Hellboy comic books, Perlman says it's a "challenging" role that's "never boring".
The ten-part drama is Amazon's latest television signing as the retail giant continues its bid to rival streaming service Netflix and take on the traditional US networks. A "completely original" tale, that's often "sick, twisted and disoriented".
Topics tackled include suicide, religion, rape and mental illness - and that's just in the first episode.
But without a young online platform keen to take risks, Perlman says Hand of God might never have got made.
"Being one of the guys who was taking it around town to find a producing partner, halfway through the process I became aware that we were selling something that not everyone was going to have the balls to step up to," he tells the BBC.
For Perlman, writer Ben Watkins and director Marc Forster, Amazon's willingness to "embrace the uncomfortable" sealed the deal.
"Not only did they embrace it," reveals Perlman, "but they encouraged us to go as far with it as our imaginations would allow us to."
Watkins "unique" story persuaded film director Forster (World War Z, Quantum of Solace, Finding Neverland) it was time to try television for the first time.
"[For] a few years I wanted to do a TV series and just hadn't found anything that inspired me," says Forster.
"Ben's writing had a dark emotional part and humour as well. It's not just relentlessly dark, it has hope… and I'm entertained."
It does get dark though. Judge Harris' son is in a coma, having attempted suicide after being forced to watch his wife being brutally raped. Harris suffers a mental breakdown, is born again at a dubious chapel and goes on a vigilante hunt to find the man responsible.
"The last thing we wanted was a show where people would be like, 'uh, that was pretty good'," says Watkins.
"We wanted people to have intense feelings about this show. It wasn't something you just passed the time with."
The show was green lit for a full series by Amazon last year, after the public gave the pilot the thumbs up - a "genius idea" says Perlman.
"I would gladly trade being professionally criticised, [with] your average audience member [who] has no agenda other than 'I want to be entertained'."
Perlman says the end of his last show Sons of Anarchy after six seasons was "bittersweet" and he found it "hard" saying goodbye to his character Clarence 'Clay' Morrow.
But, despite being a self-confessed "cinema freak", he "insisted" on doing another TV series, because it's such a "unique period" for the genre.
"The thing that puts us in the golden age of television - which we're in right now - is the fact that there are all these new companies that are vying for attention.
"They come to the party knowing that the only way to gain market share is by being original and by being fresh and by doing things that nobody's ever seen before with regards to storytelling, which makes for a phenomenally exciting environment."
Dana Delaney - who plays Parnell's sometimes "ferocious" wife Crystal - is equally excited about the opportunities streaming services like Amazon, Netflix and Hulu can offer actors.
"My last show was Body of Proof and I took a year off because it had taken so much out of me. I was in every scene, it was mentally and physically exhausting - so I said to my agents, 'don't send me anything!'
"Then they called me up and said 'we've got this meeting'… and I was like, 'that's the future! I want to do that'."
The Desperate Housewives and China Beach star says it was a stark contrast to the hand-holding that goes on at traditional TV networks.
"It's like when you give children freedom and say, 'you know we're going to leave this up to you - be responsible!'. And it's interesting to see whether you rise to the occasion or not.
"At first I was like 'wow, I get to swear! I get to smoke pot, I get to be naked!' And then you realise, well, 'how do I want to use those so I can tell a good story?'
"You know swearing is fine, but you shouldn't do it all the time."
For Forster - who ventured into blockbuster territory with World War Z - directing Hand of God gave him the chance to return to a style closer to earlier films, like Oscar-winner Monsters Ball.
"People go [less and less] to see those movies in the cinema - so some of the greatest writing today is in TV, because these independent movies are not getting made any more," says Forster.
He joins a growing list of movie directors turning to TV; Netflix secured David Fincher to debut House of Cards, Martin Scorsese directed Boardwalk Empire's pilot episode for HBO in 2009, and both Steven Soderbergh's Red Oaks and a Woody Allen TV project are coming soon on Amazon.
Forster can't comment on his fellow director's motivations - but after disappointing Bond fans with Quantum of Solace, and having to re-shoot the end of World War Z, he found one element of small-screen storytelling refreshing.
"At the end of the movie, the audience has an expectation these days that everything has to be wrapped up - there has to be a conclusion, we don't want to leave the cinema dissatisfied.
"You can have a bad beginning, bad middle - [if] the last 15 to 20 minutes was good, they believe the movie was great.
"In telly, the opposite - the more things [left] open, or questions, the more you want to watch."
The Hand of God team - which also includes Andre Royo (The Wire's heroin addict Bubbles), Garret Dillahunt, Alona Tal and British actor Julian Morris - are hoping they have left enough questions to get picked up for a second season. Watkins meanwhile has a "five-series vision" for the show.
But Delaney has a dream back-up plan if it doesn't work out - Game of Thrones.
"It's the perfect treadmill show. It gets me out of bed, I get to watch Game of Thrones - yay! - and I'm screaming at the television, like 'no!'.
"I love it. I want to be on that show."
Hand of God Season One is available on Amazon Prime now.
With more than 85% of votes counted, the centre-right Saenuri party has won 122 out of 300 seats. The opposition Minjoo Party has taken 123 seats.
Saenuri previously had only a slim majority in the National Assembly.
Saenuri's leader, Kim Moo-sung, has offered his resignation, saying he took responsibility for the defeat.
Analysts say discontent over South Korea's economy appears to have eroded the government's standing with voters.
The result also dents President Park Geun-hye's prospects of seeing her Saenuri party retain the presidency next year.
Ms Park has been criticised over her handling of the economy, which has seen rising unemployment - particularly among the young - falling exports and high levels of household debt.
The results indicate rising discontent probably over two issues.
Firstly, attempts by the government to weaken the legal protection workers have against being sacked. President Park's government had been pushing for this as the economy weakened and, she felt, became less competitive.
Secondly, unhappiness at what opponents of the government see as a heavier hand against dissidents and protesters. A left-wing opposition party was banned and its leaders arrested for their alleged sympathies with North Korea.
Household debt is high and rising in South Korea and unemployment among young people is at levels not seen for nearly two decades. These economic concerns seem to have dominated the election. North Korea was not a major issue.
Polls ahead of the election suggested Ms Park's party was on course to secure a substantial majority of seats.
But as the results started coming in, the success of the main opposition Minjoo Party became clear.
Other opposition parties also did well - the People's Party winning 38 seats and the Justice Party taking six.
"The Saenuri Party humbly accepts the election results and voters' choice," said spokesman Ahn Hyung-Hwan.
"The people are deeply disappointed with us, but we've failed to read their mind."
Voters cast ballots at nearly 14,000 polling stations to elect 253 of the 300 lawmakers. The remaining 47 proportional representation seats are allocated to parties according to the numbers of votes they receive overall.
Turnout was 58%, up 3.8 percentage points from the 2012 election.
So, we weren't exactly concentrating on the choreographic goings-on central to Pablo Bronstein's newly unveiled performance installation, but at least we were giving it a respectful this-is-the-reason-for-all-the-free-hospitality glance.
The other 400-odd attendees appeared to feel no such compunction for half-hearted pretence, and chose instead to shamelessly ignore Bronstein's creative endeavour - although not the artist himself for whom they had all the time in the world.
Bronstein is a favourite among thrusting young curators looking for the next big thing. His shtick is to make playful investigations into Rubenesque baroque with a dollop of contemporary irony thrown into the mix.
Drawings and performance are his preferred media, as is the case with this installation in Tate Britain's Duveen's Galleries.
Three dancers dressed in black leggings and bright red tops adorned with big white-balled necklaces strike poses while moving gracefully along strips of white tape that have been temporarily stuck to the floor.
They are framed by two huge pieces of scenery at either end of the vast hall, onto which the artist has drawn a satirical trompe l'oeil depicting the museum's neo-classical facade. There's some occasional piped music too.
There's lots of art historical references, from Raphael-type sprezzatura posing to Bruce Nauman's Pythonesque square-bashing. None of which impressed an earnest critic-cum-curator passing us en route to the drinks waiter, who dismissed the work by saying: "Pablo's been repeating himself for years."
"So have you darling," my friend said under his breath. And then we gave it more attention and agreed Bronstein's efforts would please the new director of Tate Britain who likes "that sort of thing".
As do I, to be honest. And this one is ok - not his finest work, but enough to liven up a difficult space. It's full of ideas like a boxer is full of punches, but it's landing them that counts, and there's too many glancing blows to make the piece a knockout.
Unlike the Conceptual Art in Britain show in the adjoining galleries, which the critics have slated for being pretentious and boring.
I went to take a look. The vibe was different in there. People were actually looking at the art, for starters. And there was a palpable feeling of intensity.
A pyramid of oranges by Roelof Louw called Soul City (1967) is the first thing you see. I was (you are) invited to take one (from the top is better, those below are bruised) and eat it later ('not in the gallery please sir').
I'm guessing we're into ideas about art, decay and consumption here, which given the stories of Damien Hirst's disintegrating sharks and the greedy commodification of art this century, strikes me as rather prescient.
All the work in the show dates back to the late 60s and early 70s, most is either black and white or grey, and all of it is very "serious".
I'm picturing male artists with beards who tinker with cars in their spare time, and female counterparts who think laughing is for imbeciles. That might be way off beam, but that's how the show feels. And I think that's what the critics don't like, but I'm lapping it up.
Most of the exhibits are so intellectually convoluted in conception, and so utterly stark in realisation that you need to read an essay (provided as wall captions next to the artworks) on each one before having a clue what you're looking at or what for.
It's the opposite of what we expect from art. Normally, we look at a label for a date and artist name, and then find out what he or she wants to express and explore by studying the painting or sculpture or performance.
In this show you do it the other way around. The starting point is the image; from which you work backwards through the text to discover what on earth it is the artist is getting at.
You could argue that's what books are for and not gallery walls, but I disagree. You need these ascetic works set in the context of a public gallery, which - as Bronstein's creation a few feet away demonstrates - have become places for colourful entertainments and snazzy cafes.
Which is fine, by they way, I have no problem with that - but it makes the professorial seriousness of the 60s and 70s conceptual work all the more potent.
The Conceptual Art in Britain show is so full of ideas, almost all of which the artists land, that you come out with your head spinning and wondering where to go in the contemporary realm to find an equally considered, sincere investigation about the meaning of art.
One place might be the Chisenhale Gallery in east London, except it is closed for the next five weeks. Not for refurbishment, or an art installation, but by decree of Maria Eichhorn, a Berlin-based artist who - for her solo show there - has decided to shut the gallery and insist the gallery staff take the time off.
That's right, we're talking "Arts Council Funded Gallery Pays People Not To Work!" type thing. But it's smart don't you think? It poses lots of questions about how we work, what work is, and when or if we can stop working.
How many Chisenhale staff were at Tate Britain on Monday, for instance? And if any were there chugging back the wine, was that in work capacity or just for fun, or both. There's nothing to see at the Chisenhale, but like Tate's conceptual art show, plenty to think about.
Pablo Bronstein's Historical Dances in an Antique Setting can be seen until 9 October.
Conceptual Art in Britain is at Tate Britain until 29 August.
He said he was talking to congressional leaders to secure passage of a transport bill.
It's not yet clear what caused Amtrak Train 188 to crash on Tuesday night, leaving more than 200 people injured.
Investigators said on Thursday a camera showed it was speeding up for more than a minute before the crash.
The train was going 70mph (115km/h) about 65 seconds before the video went dark, said Robert Sumwalt of the National Transportation Safety Board.
But 16 seconds before the crash, its speed had increased to 100mph and then hit 106mph as it entered a 50mph zone.
Driver Brandon Bostian will be speaking to investigators in the coming days.
He has already said he has no recollection of the accident, and it is still unclear to those investigating why the train was speeding up.
Mr Sumwalt said they have found no faults with the track, signals or the train itself.
It had left Philadelphia's 30th Street Station on time, he added.
Source: NTSB (camera mounted on train)
A speed control system called Positive Train Control had not yet been installed in that area, unlike other parts of the route along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.
That has sparked a row in Congress about whether funding was an issue.
President Obama's comments came as he concluded a summit with Arab leaders near Washington.
He said: "We are a growing country with a growing economy and we need to invest in the infrastructure that keeps us that way, not just when something bad happens, like a bridge collapse or a train derailment. That's what great countries do."
Amtrak is a national publicly funded rail service, serving tens of millions of people every year.
Congress has only two weeks before federal funding for transport infrastructure expires, but the cash flow is likely to be temporarily extended.
Meanwhile, an Amtrak employee injured in the derailment has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit.
A lawyer representing Bruce Phillips, who was travelling as a passenger on the train, said he was still being treated in hospital for concussion and spinal injuries, and seeks damages in excess of $150,000.
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Jason McCue, from East Kilbride, was seriously injured in John Hastie Park, Strathaven, on Tuesday. He was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.
Police Scotland previously said they were treating the 43-year-old's death as murder.
The 50-year-old who has been detained in police custody is expected to appear in court later.
Mr McCue was found in the park at about 13:30 on Tuesday following a disturbance.
The findings, in the journal Addiction, were welcomed by health campaigners.
But they have been criticised as "misleading and inaccurate" by the drinks industry, which has questioned the statistical basis of the research.
The Scottish government's plans to introduce a minimum unit price are on hold pending a court challenge.
The researchers said a rise in alcohol prices of 10% would lead to a 32% reduction in alcohol-related deaths.
The Canadian study was carried out between 2002 and 2009 in British Columbia, where alcohol could only be sold directly to the public in government-owned stores.
It suggests that, when drink prices rose, there were "immediate, substantial and significant reductions" in deaths wholly attributable to alcohol abuse.
The authors suggest increasing the price of cheaper drinks reduces the consumption of heavier drinkers who prefer them.
Dr Tim Stockwell, director of the University of Victoria's Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, said: "This study adds to the scientific evidence that, despite popular opinion to the contrary, even the heaviest drinkers reduce their consumption when minimum alcohol prices increase.
"It is hard otherwise to explain the significant changes in alcohol-related deaths observed in British Columbia."
During the period under study, the law changed in Canada, permitting private liquor stores to open.
A 10% growth in the number of such outlets was associated with an increase (2%) in all alcohol-related deaths.
This is the first study to highlight the effects on mortality of alcohol minimum pricing, although the Scottish government has used previous research from the University of Sheffield to claim consumption of alcohol would be reduced if prices rose.
It has been welcomed by health campaigners. Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) said it was further evidence that minimum pricing will be effective.
Dr Evelyn Gillan, chief executive, said: "This is important evidence which shows that minimum pricing is saving lives in Canada and will save lives in Scotland.
"Increasing the price of the cheapest alcohol through minimum pricing has the biggest effect on the heaviest drinkers who are most at risk of alcohol-related illness and death."
She criticised drinks organisations who have challenged the Scottish government's plans to introduce minimum pricing.
MSPs passed The Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 in May 2012, setting a 50p minimum unit price as part of an effort to tackle alcohol misuse.
However, the government has undertaken not to introduce the measures until after the conclusion of the challenge brought at the Court of Session in Edinburgh by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) and several European wine and spirits bodies.
They argue that it breaches EU trade rules.
A consultation in England and Wales for a 45p minimum unit price ended on 6 February and similar plans are being considered by the Northern Ireland government.
An SWA statement said the experience of Canada, where there is no minimum unit pricing, was different to that in Scotland.
It added: "The claims made by the Canadian researchers are not supported by official data from Statistics Canada which show alcohol-related deaths in British Colombia rising by 9% in the period, not falling as claimed.
"This compares with a drop in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland of 25% since a peak in 2003. This would suggest measures already in place in Scotland to tackle alcohol misuse are working."
The chief executive of the Wine and Spirits Association (WSA), Miles Beale, also attacked the research.
"There is not a simple link between alcohol price and harm," he said.
"Consumption is more likely to be related to cultural factors and that the increase in price does not impact on these significantly. The industry is committed to tackling problem drinking and its consequences, but minimum unit pricing will not do that."
So at least they could ask each other here - in the face of that horror, and a series of other recent atrocities in Beirut, in Iraq, and in the skies over the Sinai desert: "Can we put aside some of our differences and do better when we take on the extremists?"
The most obvious progress, however fragile, was over Syria, described by French president Francois Hollande as "the greatest factory of terrorism the world has ever seen".
For more than four years, Syria has been laid waste by a civil war of increasing savagery.
Large areas have emptied of people, leaving ungoverned space for IS extremists to seize.
So ending the war - somehow - is now even more imperative.
President Vladimir Putin is key. Russia too is an IS victim now. So has he been brought closer to the US-led coalition, or they closer to him?
Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, had face-to-face talks with Mr Putin.
They did break down some of the profound differences between Russia and the West over that intractable Syrian civil war.
Mr Cameron told President Putin Russian bombing of the moderate opposition in Syria was a "mistake".
Then, after their talks, Mr Cameron said that was changing: "I think there are some signs, some signs, that they are focusing more on IS, but we need to see that continued.
"The gap has been enormous between those of us who believe [Syria's President Bashar al-]Assad should go immediately and those, like President Putin, who have been supporting him, who continue to support him. I think everyone recognises the need for compromise."
The hope is that prospects for a peace process supervised by the United Nations are now improving, although substantial obstacles remain.
The prize, of course, would be an eventual democratic settlement in Syria.
At the G20, President Putin said Russia had changed tactics, focusing its bombing on IS, not on moderate opposition forces ranged against President Assad. Russia was actually starting to work with some of the Western-backed groups.
The Russian President used his closing press conference to declare: "Currently, on the battlefield, we have established contact with a part of the armed Syrian opposition who have asked us not to strike territories under their control.
"We have come to an agreement with them, and we are following it. In addition, when the armed opposition can actively fight terrorist groups, we are prepared to provide them with our air support".
Western leaders will be keen to verify that.
As for US President Barack Obama, he said the military coalition working with the US had taken territory back from IS and was denying them all-important space in which to train and to plot attacks.
But President Obama again rejected committing substantial US ground forces, while arguing patience would be rewarded.
"There will be an intensification of the strategy that we put forward, the strategy that is ultimately going to work, but, as as I said from the start, it is going to take time," he said.
More than that, President Obama stressed a world united against "the face of evil" would prevail.
But I have to report, listening to him in Turkey, he was not sounding his usual confident self.
It was more the uncertain commander-in-chief.
"There are going to be some things we try that don't work, and some strategies that do, and when we find ones that do, we will double down on those," he said.
President Obama even downplayed what he called "modest" diplomatic progress on Syria.
Still, the heads of government did agree on a range of measures, including to share intelligence better, as well as to strengthen aviation security.
The trouble is they sorely need those improvements, after devastating failures that apparently made destroying the Russian airliner possible and let some of those who carried out the Paris attacks move around Europe unchecked.
This was a G20 like no other.
Adrian Williams, 51, from Soham, was found on the ground in High Street, Newmarket, on 27 December and died in hospital on Tuesday.
Peter Crotty, 33, of Nimbus Way, Newmarket, was originally charged with causing grievous bodily harm, but has now been charged with murder.
He is due at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court later.
'Documenting Histories' will look at the impact of South Asian culture on Birmingham and the Midlands, 70 years after India declared its independence.
Official records from the East India Company will also be available.
The exhibition is being put on by the Library of Birmingham and the British Library, who have been given £91,700 from the Heritage Lottery fund.
According to the 2011 census, 9% of Birmingham's population was born in Bangladesh, India or Pakistan - numbering about 85,000 people.
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Workshops and other events will be held throughout the year to get families to show how the relationship between the UK and the region has shaped their lives.
Birmingham City Council has declared 2017 as the Year of South Asian Culture to celebrate the impact of communities from the region.
Vanessa Harbar, head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in the West Midlands, said the "fascinating and timely project" would allow people to "gain a better understanding" of Birmingham's history.
Ian Ward, deputy leader of the city council, said: "This year, in particular, presents a great opportunity to celebrate the contribution of South Asian culture to Birmingham's past, present and future."
The exhibition will open in July.
Thousands of people evacuated due to flood warnings in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex have also started to return home.
Properties in Hornsea, East Yorkshire, suffered "significant flooding" and three people had to be rescued from a sinking car trapped on the seafront.
The storm also destroyed beach huts and damaged the town's 116-year-old pier in Cromer, Norfolk.
More than 5,000 homes were evacuated in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, while in Suffolk, 1,800 residents were told to leave.
People in Jaywick, Mistley and West Mesea in Essex, have started to return home after being asked to go to rest centres ahead of the high tide.
Alison McGuire, a Jaywick resident who decided to stay put, said: "I did not think it would come over - I thought to myself, 'What is all the fuss about?'"
In Hornsea a number of people had to be moved from buildings due to "significant flooding", the East Riding of Yorkshire Council said.
Water topped promenade defences in Marine Drive and a grandmother and two children were rescued moments before their vehicle, trapped on the seafront, sank.
"[The grandmother] drove down the seafront and didn't think it was as deep as it was. It was maybe 4ft to 5ft [1.2-1.5m] deep.
"We got the children out of the car first and then the lady - three minutes later the car had sunk," said Karl Shannon of Hornsea Inshore Lifeboat.
Cromer's Victorian pier is expected to remain closed until Monday while the damage is assessed.
Richard Leeds, of the Cromer branch of the RNLI, said it "could have been worse".
"We've got off lightly compared to what happened during the storm in 2013," he added.
About 12 of the town's beach huts were destroyed and a section of the promenade ripped-up but the sea walls are said to be undamaged.
A number of coastal roads in North Yorkshire were closed and the local council asked people to stay away from Whitby harbour after waves broke over the sea wall.
North Yorkshire Fire Service dealt with flooding in nearby Sandsend and issued a warning asking people not to view the high tides.
Residents and rescue services waited for the expected storm surge to coincide with higher than expected tides and gale-force winds, which were predicted to breach costal defences.
But the Environment Agency said things were not as bad as predicted because the combination of elements "didn't coincide in all areas, and did not reach the most dangerous levels possible along the east coast".
Emergency services have defended the measures taken and said it was not an overreaction.
The Met Office has predicted a calmer period of weather but warned of ice in the west of England and in Norfolk.
The Arriva Cross Country service broke down when its electrics failed between Dawlish and Teignmouth at about 21:30 BST on Sunday.
The same stretch of track was destroyed by winter storms last year and was out of action for several months.
Torrential rain on Sunday night has also left a number homes flooded in Dawlish.
First Great Western said its staff were called to help passengers on the Arriva Cross Country train.
"While the majority of First Great Western services were able to continue running, there were delays to some trains while the Cross Country service was recovered," it said in a statement.
A spokesman for Cross Country said the train involved was the 17:07 service from Manchester to Plymouth.
"When passing Dawlish seafront the train was struck by spray from a wave and seawater entered the train roof causing mechanical problems," he said.
"Despite numerous attempts it proved impossible to get the train restarted so ultimately everyone was transferred to another train to continue their journeys, although involving a considerable delay.
"There were 36 passengers and three train crew onboard."
Four houses in Brunswick Place, Dawlish, were devastated by about 12in (30cm) of water late on Sunday night. Firefighters helped pump water from the properties.
Fire crews were also called to Tongue End in Okehampton where drains overwhelmed by rain caused flooding in a house.
IPSA said staff names and details about their working and holiday patterns was available for about four hours on an old version of its website on Thursday.
It insisted that no addresses, bank account details or phone numbers had been given out.
The watchdog has apologised and launched an inquiry.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said it believed "extremely sensitive" information - including the names of staff working for some of Parliament's 650 MPs - was available for about four hours.
It was mistakenly uploaded onto an old version of its website which is due to be archived shortly.
A spokesman said it had been viewed by a "small number" of people, including someone who works for an MP and who alerted the regulator to the mistake.
The information was taken down within an hour of it being notified but the watchdog said the lapse was "serious" and it was looking into how it happened.
"Some documents were published in error," said its chief executive Marcial Boo in a e-mail to all MPs.
"These should not have been made public as they contained confidential personal information about MPs' staff names, salaries, rewards, working patterns and holiday entitlements," he added.
But he stressed that no information relating to the security of the individuals affected was made public.
"We take information security very seriously and the safety and security of MPs and their staff is a priority. An investigation is currently underway and we have notified the Information Commissioner.
"We will be writing directly to all of those affected."
The Parliamentary authorities are reviewing security at the Palace of Westminster following the fatal stabbing of a police officer in the grounds of Parliament last week.
The watchdog said on Thursday that it would stop publishing details of travel claims made by MPs amid fears it could put them at risk of attack.
The German government has not confirmed the new estimate, which comes from an internal official report cited by popular daily Bild.
The report warns that services helping refugees will not be able to cope.
Separately, a centre-right regional minister put the expected total at 1.2-1.5 million for this year.
The German government previously estimated the number of asylum claims this year to reach 800,000 to one million in total.
Many are refugees fleeing the wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, but there are also many economic migrants from the Balkans, Asia and Africa.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has warned that Europe, in dealing with the migration crisis, is engaged in a "battle of compassion versus fear, and of tolerance versus xenophobia".
Speaking in Geneva, he said the world was facing the highest levels of forced displacement in recorded history and the principle of asylum must remain sacrosanct.
He urged Europe to defend "its founding values of tolerance and openness by welcoming refugees of all religions".
The leaders of Hungary and Slovakia have said the influx of Muslims is a challenge to Europe's "Christian" identity.
The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is to meet EU leaders in Brussels shortly to discuss the Syria crisis, which has fuelled an exodus of Syrians to the EU via Turkey.
Greek islands near the Turkish coast are overburdened with migrants, many of them Syrians determined to reach Germany. The crisis has strained EU relations with Turkey, a mainly Muslim country.
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On Sunday several thousand Germans opposed to mass immigration demonstrated in two eastern towns - Plauen and Sebnitz - after a call to action by the anti-Islamic Pegida movement.
Pegida (Patriotic Europeans Against Islamisation of the West) has staged regular anti-immigration marches across Germany.
The migrant influx is stretching resources in many German cities, including Hamburg, where empty commercial properties can now be seized in order to house migrants.
There is growing political pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who continues to defend her open-door refugee policy. Germany can manage, the chancellor insisted at the weekend.
But many politicians - including her conservative Bavarian CSU allies and various EU partners - have criticised the policy.
The Interior Minister of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania region, Lorenz Caffier, gave an estimate of 1.2-1.5 million asylum claims for this year.
But federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said it was very hard to give accurate figures. Some refugees either avoided registration or moved elsewhere after being registered in one place, he said.
In 2014 the national total for asylum claims was 202,000.
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.
Police rescued the women, aged 30 and 21, from a home in Spa Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester on 26 March.
Daniel Dardai, 19, Ferenc Dardai, 42, Ferenc Dardai Jr, 22, and Melania Kiraly, 42, were jailed for between three and six years.
They could be subject to the first slavery and trafficking prevention orders at a hearing next month.
The family members, all of Spa Road, pleaded guilty at Bolton Crown Court to sex trafficking offences.
Ferenc Dardai Jr was jailed for six years, with his brother Daniel jailed for three.
Ferenc Dardai Sr was jailed for four years. His wife Kiraly was jailed for four years and four months.
Judge Peter Davies, passing sentence, described the victims' ordeal, which lasted for more than six months, as a life "characterised by fear".
One woman, who had travelled to the UK from Hungary a year before, said she had been "treated like a slave" whilst living with the Dardai family.
She was forced to eat with separate cutlery "so they would not catch any infection" and was only given bread, butter and salami to eat.
The court heard that elder son Ferenc Dardai had been the "prime-mover" and had beaten the women whilst collecting the £150 they made each day.
His father, mother and brother all carried out varying roles within the operation, with Dardai Snr driving the women to different towns and cities to meet clients.
The women had been forced to see up to five clients a day and worked "whenever the phone rang", the court heard.
The court heard Dardai Jr set up profiles of the women on adult websites with their photos and numbers, and when clients called, he and his father would tell the women what to say.
One of the victims said Dardai Jr had on occasions strangled her for "not smiling enough for clients" and had fainted after one beating. She was also beaten by Kiraly, the hearing heard.
Mark Monaghan, prosecuting, said the victim was refused medical help and lost 3.5 stone (22kg) in weight.
He said: "The victims were coerced into prostitution, there was violence and threats of violence. The defendants all have important roles within the family business."
Det Insp Neil Blackwood, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "The treatment these poor women suffered at the hands of these offenders is nothing short of barbaric.
"One victim was often severely beaten, subjected to physical, sexual and psychological torment and was frequently left to starve as the family went out and spent the money they had received for selling her body to strangers."
He added: "These women were a commodity to these offenders; they served no other purpose than to earn money to fund a lifestyle of drugs and gambling."
Cleaner Sarah Gorman took the money from the Unison branch at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital over a five-year period.
She was caught when she took a three-month trip to America and colleagues spotted discrepancies in the accounts.
Gorman, 50, of Spenser Avenue, Exeter, admitted theft and was jailed for nine months at Exeter Crown Court.
The court heard she stole money by writing cheques, over inflating expenses, making unauthorised purchases, and making totally false expenses claims.
Recorder Richard Tyson said it was a "very serious breach of trust".
"I accept you stole because you got caught up in an increasing spiral of debt and as a result took out payday loans.
"I regard these thefts as being pretty sophisticated because of the variety of methods you used."
David Bowen, prosecuting, said the thefts began in 2009 and continued until she was caught in 2014.
Detectives suspected she had stolen at least twice as much as the £40,000 she admitted, but the accounts were in such a mess it was impossible to say how much was missing.
She issued 192 cheques which she was not entitled to and Unison estimated the loss as being at least £80,000.
She was caught when she went to the US for three months to accompany a sick relative for treatment and handed over the accounts to a colleague.
Having been without a home to call their own for over a decade, the nomads of the Irish League could see light at the end of the tunnel.
But it all fell through as the anticipated lease from the local borough council did not materialise.
Undeterred, club chairman Brian Adams and his team are not giving up.
They have just been promoted back to the Irish Premiership and play their first match against Cliftonville on 6 August.
The club have two big aims - getting a ground in their home town of Newtownards and staying in the Irish League's top flight.
The County Down side have been homeless since playing their last game at Castlereagh Park in 2001, the ground being sold because of spiralling debts.
For 15 years, they have been hopping from ground to ground with no firm solution in sight.
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Now, there are fresh plans for a ground in place, and the future of Ards is starting to look brighter.
"When I came on board we discovered debt of just under £250,000," said chairman Adams who joined the board a few years after the sale of Castlereagh Park.
"We had to get rid of all the players and as a result we got relegated. We couldn't afford to keep the wages and run the club the way it was."
Adams admitted there had been several false dawns on the issue of a new ground.
"We have asked the rugby club to talk. We had a greyhound idea with the council, a hotel idea with the council.
"In the end we said to the council, just give us the rubbish dump and let us build it. But even that fell through."
The club recently revealed plans for a new stadium on the site of Movilla High School. Pupils would be able to use the proposed facilities, making it a scheme for the community.
It would be a relatively modest ground, with about 2,000 seats, built on unused hockey pitches.
On the pitch, Ards go into the new season determined to learn from past mistakes. The last time they were promoted was in 2013 and they came straight back down again after just one season.
Manager Niall Currie is confident the squad is better equipped to stay in the top flight this time around.
"A lot of the guys we have signed have played in the Premiership. We're not signing anybody on a downward spiral," he said.
"The signings we have made have their best years ahead of them. Hopefully their experience will rub off on everybody."
On the ground issue Currie, team boss since 2011, said: "The club should be back in its home town.
"If we got back to Newtownards I think the support would treble or quadruple. Everything seems to be going in the right direction and we're in a good place."
As is often the case, freshly-promoted Ards are one of the favourites to go down.
However, they have the advantage that rivals Portadown start the campaign with a 12-point deduction, imposed for playing a player who was registered as an amateur.
"We play Portadown in our third match, if we beat them, all of a sudden it becomes 15 points," added Currie.
"Even if they have picked some up and we have dropped a few, there is still a gap there. It puts a lot of pressure on them having to chase it.
"It is up to us to hit the ground running. We know what this league is about and that every week is a massively difficult challenge.
"We want to make sure we are competitive in every game we play in and that is my focus.
Kyle Cherry, who recently signed from Carrick Rangers, firmly believes the club can move forward if they can get a fast start.
"We need to get the wins in early," said the midfielder.
"I think this squad is capable of more than hanging around the bottom of the league and we can push towards sixth place and maybe even higher. We're not thinking about other teams, we're just thinking about us."
The "Listeners" scheme operates in Northern Ireland's two biggest prisons.
To marks its 10th anniversary, one of Maghaberry Prison's Listeners agreed to speak to the BBC about his work.
He did not want to be identified, so we agreed to call him Mark. He said Listeners can often be the "only strong support network" for some prisoners.
'Disowned'
Mark has served five years of an eight-and-a-half year indeterminate sentence for causing grievous bodily harm.
He has been working as a Listener for almost three years and said he hopes to do similar work when he is released from prison.
"When I came in here I had to rehabilitate myself and part of that was to be more outward focusing," he said.
Anyone wanting to contact Mark or any of the other seven Listeners in Maghaberry can do so informally by approaching them directly, or by asking a prison officer to arrange a meeting.
At busy times, Mark often speaks to three prisoners a day.
"It's seasonal, Christmas is a very busy time," he said.
"Predominantly, family is an important factor for people in here. It's one of the few things that people have left so if there's something going on with family life that can be a big issue.
"Some people are maybe disowned or some people don't have a family, so we are probably their only strong support network.
"And there's a lot of people with poor mental health in here, so that's another big one, and drugs."
Part of the training given to the Listeners is how to cope with some of the personal accounts they hear.
Mark says it can be difficult work, but also rewarding.
"Sometimes you do hear some horror stories and it's not nice," he said.
"But it's always good to walk away from a cell knowing that that person is feeling a little bit better and you might have had a positive impact in their life.
"It's great whenever you go in there and you are able to build that person back up and you know you have maybe saved a life or improved that person's life."
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"I know what it feels like not being able to have someone to tell a secret to, so I created my blog and Twitter page to help this."
Oloni, one of eight Girls' Champions in the BBC's 100 Women season, began her sex and relationships blog, Simply Oloni, in 2008.
It began as a personal lifestyle blog and she wanted to be the person that someone could speak to without being - or feeling - judged.
She aims to give out impartial advice - something she believes can be more valuable than the opinion of a friend or a relative, who could be too emotionally involved.
But she also invites others on social media to have a say.
"The identity of the person who sends me their dilemmas is kept completely confidential," says Oloni, who is based in London.
"I then post the dilemmas on Twitter for my 26,000 followers to also share their advice and tips on the dilemma."
Oloni's followers share a range of experiences, from bad one-night stands to humorous stories, as well as seeking advice on a relationships or sex dilemma.
But not all of the topics Oloni discusses online go down well with the people reading.
"Not everyone has accepted that women are allowed to talk about sex freely, and we are allowed to embrace our sexuality; whether it's choosing to keep your virginity until you're married, or wanting to have casual sex, or wanting to be friends with benefits," she says.
"Your sex life is not a decision for other people to dictate."
She says the first time she was trolled she was "shocked" but she has gradually become used to it over time.
"I've had trolls online telling me I'm 'disgusting' for suggesting that girls dating more than one man [at a time] is fine," she says.
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"A lot of the people who are threatened by what I do just don't want women to be better. I can't think of a time that I've given a woman ridiculous advice, apart from: 'If you're not happy, leave'."
Both men and women seek Oloni's online service for advice. And sometimes finding the right way to respond is difficult.
"I do get some queries that I sometimes don't know how to best advise, such as about being in abusive relationships," she says.
"I get thousands of messages coming through from people, but sometimes not all can get the answers immediately. It's a lot of work, but it's worth it"
When people confide in her, Oloni says she gains more confidence in what she's trying to do - educate and raise awareness.
In one case recently, a young woman told her how she had been living with HIV for 10 years. "It reminded me of the importance of trust and how much I believe in my brand," she says.
Oloni helped the woman, named Natasha, speak out anonymously about living with HIV and the importance of knowing how to protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases.
"We need to start talking about condoms, how to stay safe," Oloni says.
There should be more sex education, she believes.
But she also wants a more open conversation about sex and relationships in general - so that these topics are "no longer seen as such a taboo".
"You'd be surprised to know that so many women don't even know they can identify themselves as bisexual or bi-curious," says Oloni.
"We need to be more inquisitive and knowledgeable when it comes to sexuality."
One man and three women, who were all from the Isle of Man, died as a result of the crash in Laxey at about 09:00 BST on Monday.
Two of the vehicle's four occupants died at the scene, near Fairy Cottage, and two died later in hospital after suffering critical injuries.
Insp Mark Newey said all four are yet to be named.
Staff from all three emergency services attended the scene and police said no other person or vehicle was involved.
Anyone who witnessed the crash was asked to contact police headquarters.
Following Monday's crash Noble's Hospital said its accident and emergency department was experiencing waiting times of between five and six hours as staff dealt with the casualties.
Its plan, which was first revealed last year, is part of the budget for 2016/17.
Council leader Frank McAveety said the scale of the savings was the result of "Scottish government budget cuts".
A Scottish government spokesman said the council had accepted "our fair funding deal".
He said Glasgow received a government funding allocation which would amount to £1.344bn next year.
The council claimed that £83m of the £130m shortfall would need to be found in the next year.
It said it would use reserves and other measures to reduce that to £58m.
The council said the 1,500 posts reduction would be achieved through "natural wastage". It was estimated this would save £25m.
It also plans to save £10m in procurement costs by renegotiating contracts and reviewing how it buys in goods and services.
Community grants could be cut by £6.15m, with a £1.6m reduction targeted for Police Scotland.
Grass cutting and hedge trimming could be reduced in frequency to save £1.5m.
Schools, museums, libraries and office buildings may also be cleaned less often and to a lower standard in a bid to save £700,000 and £48,000 could be cut from the graffiti removal scheme.
The council is also proposing to remove support for the Theatre Royal and reduce grants for the King's Theatre and Pollok House by 10% as part of £208,000 savings from its cultural grants.
Christmas activities and the whole festive programme will also be reviewed in the months ahead in a bid to identify possible savings.
The council leader said: "The £130m cuts we face over the next two years are not just cuts from Westminster.
"Glasgow has had a double-whammy of Holyrood cuts piled on top of those from Westminster.
"When I became leader the city faced a cuts bill of £103m. Now its £130m. Make no mistake this is a direct result of the Scottish government's budget cuts."
Mr McAveety said that despite making cuts the council was still committed to frontline services.
He added: "Despite facing a huge budget shortfall, Glasgow City Council has committed to investing £100m in our schools and community facilities over the next five years with an increased capital investment fund.
"This fund will ensure that these vital facilities across the city continue to operate and don't suffer from the cuts being imposed on us - a real example of the council delivering for the communities of Glasgow."
A Scottish government spokesman said: "Glasgow City Council remains the highest funded per head of any wholly mainland council, and has accepted our fair funding deal, securing their share of a £10.3bn package - they will continue to receive their allocation which amounts to £1.344bn next year.
"In addition, updated independent analysis published today by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Spice) has found that when it comes to the council tax freeze and the funding of local government, the freeze has been 'over-funded' by the Scottish government, which 'has resulted in an estimated £180m extra going to local government'."
Meanwhile, East Ayrshire Council has agreed to use its reserves to avoid making any cuts in the next financial year.
The authority set its budget on Thursday and said that by using reserves it had bought time to plan ahead.
It said the decision meant there would be no compulsory job losses and spending on services would continue as planned.
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Barnsley's Central Offices in Kendray Street will be knocked down and replaced with a new market building.
The demolition began at 13:00 GMT Monday with a firework display.
The offices were built for South Yorkshire County Council until it was abolished and replaced in 1986 by Barnsley Council.
Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by officers in Kirkcaldy in May 2015.
A police watchdog has now submitted a supplementary report to the Lord Advocate, but the Crown Office said "further work may be required".
Mr Bayoh's family want a public inquiry to be set up to investigate his death.
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc) has now provided a full report on the death of Sheku Bayoh to the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC.
Pirc submitted an initial report in August 2015, but has now made an extra submission relating to "additional lines of investigation" which came up during their inquiry.
Mr Bayoh died in police custody after being restrained by officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on 3 May 2015.
His family set up a campaign for answers amid fears race may have played a part in his death, and met the previous Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC to discuss their concerns.
Mr Wolffe will consider the latest report, but the Crown Office warned that more work may yet need to be done.
A spokesman said: "The Pirc report will be carefully considered, but this is a complex investigation and further work may be required before any decision is made as to whether or not there should be any criminal proceedings.
"The family will continue to be kept informed of any significant developments."
Aamer Anwar, a solicitor representing Mr Bayoh's family, said their "confidence in the robustness and impartiality" of the probe had been "shattered".
He added: "The Bayoh family hope that they can maintain confidence in the new Lord Advocate to ensure all necessary further enquiries are completed by Crown Office before any conclusion is reached on what happens next. We understand that this process is likely to take some time.
"Whilst the family await the Lord Advocate's decision on the appropriate way to proceed, they believe there is still a need for fundamental reform of Pirc so that no family who loses a loved one through a death in custody is forced to set up a campaign simply to get answers.
"As a result the Bayoh family maintain their call for a public inquiry to be set up into the death in custody of Sheku Bayoh and into the wider issues raised surrounding police accountability in Scotland."
Police have previously dismissed suggestions of racism surrounding the case. Mr Mulholland confirmed that a fatal accident inquiry will be held into the case, regardless of any criminal proceedings.
A spokesman for Pirc said: "The Commissioner appreciates that this has been a difficult period for the family of Mr Bayoh whilst this complex and wide ranging investigation has continued.
"A significant part of the work involved the gathering of expert evidence from a range of specialist forensic pathologists to give a greater understanding as to the cause of Mr Bayoh's death.
"During the enquiry additional lines of investigation emerged which have lengthened the process. The Commissioner ensured that all of the matters raised were rigorously explored so that the Lord Advocate is presented with a comprehensive report in order that he can make informed decisions on further action.
"The Commissioner considered it was important that the quality of the investigation was not compromised by speed."
Research by the BBC has found only Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust expects to record a surplus.
One academic described the problem as "chronic" and said a failure to address it would impact on patient care.
The government says funds are available to trusts that balance their books.
Of the 15 trusts in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, United Lincolnshire and Leeds Teaching Hospital trusts expect to record the largest deficits.
£110.7m East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
£80.7m West Yorkshire
£51.5m South Yorkshire
£10.1m North Yorkshire
In Leeds, where in 2013/14 the trust recorded a £1.6m surplus, the debt is set to hit £40.2m while in Lincolnshire the projected deficit has risen from £26m to £57.8m over the same period.
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust are predicting the highest deficit in South Yorkshire of £27m. In 13/14 it recorded a surplus of £5.2m.
York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the only trust in North Yorkshire predicting a deficit, expects to record a deficit for the first time in its history - with an £11m loss.
In 2013/14 only five trusts recorded a deficit.
Alan Maynard, professor of health economics at the University of York and former chairman of York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "I think it is now quite chronic because we saved and scrimped through the 2010 to 2015 period but there are no more savings to be found easily in the NHS.
"I think it will begin to have an impact on patient care."
He said some trusts were "having difficulties" in meeting the 18-week target for hip and knee operations and "scandals" linked to Accident and Emergency waiting times were on the rise.
"This is a product of inadequate funding and it's got to be sorted out in order to ensure the local population have their health care needs met."
In November, 190 out of the 241 NHS trusts reported a deficit for the second quarter of the year.
Pat Crowley, from York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We're asking our staff to avoid any spending on anything that is non-critical in order to improve our financial position, in order to improve and secure our cash reserves, in order to secure our ability to invest in the future. If we can't do that of course that is damaging to our services."
Tony Whitfield, finance director at Leeds Hospital Trust, said: "For this organisation to be one of the best in the country and to thrive we need to be able to make some surpluses so we can invest in facilities, in infrastructure and the staff."
A spokeswoman for United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust said its deficit was largely due to spending on agency staff and the cost of additional beds for patients medically fit for discharge but have no community or social care support available.
She said the trust had "many actions and plans in place to save money and boost our income".
Earlier this month, The Department for Health said it had made £1.8bn of "transformation funding" available to trusts able to meet financial targets for the remainder of this financial year and "balance the books" in 2016/17.
The health watchdog Monitor, which is sponsored by the government, said problems such as rising costs, a growing and ageing population and a need to keep developing treatments were out of its control.
Paul Chandler, from the organisation, said a new approach to healthcare was needed to cut costs.
"What we need to do is focus much more on preventing people from getting ill, helping people to lead healthy lives with a minimal need for healthcare.
"Where people do need healthcare we also need to develop a range of treatments outside hospital."
The building closed in January 2011 and the site is being redeveloped for retirement homes.
The sign will go into storage while it is decided what to do with it but the apostrophe is to be presented to site archivist Hugh Evans.
Mr Evans, who started work in 1975, has documented the history of the Somerdale site in Keynsham.
He lists his favourite chocolate bars as Crunchie and Turkish Delight and said a lot of his generation had given 35 to 40 years' service to the company.
"It was a stunning setting to work in and we had lots of fun and lots of laughs," he said.
"We used to joke you could be born on site, go to school on site and work on site - soon you will be able to live on site as part of a retirement community."
The £50m scheme by the St Monica Trust will see 151 assisted living apartments and a 90-bed care home when it opens in spring 2017, as part of the wider development of the site.
The factory closed after Cadbury was taken over by US food giant Kraft.
The two home nations are on Euro 2016 qualification duty four days later.
Gordon Strachan's side host Gibraltar on Sunday 29 March and Michael O'Neill's Northern Ireland welcome Finland on the same day.
Strachan said: "Playing Northern Ireland, a national side full of confidence, will be a good challenge for our team."
O'Neill's side are second in Group F, one point behind leaders Romania after four games, while Scotland are third in Group D, three points adrift of leaders Poland.
"There will obviously be a British derby feel to the game, which brings an added competitive edge, and that is exactly what we are looking for before we resume our qualifying campaign against Gibraltar," said the Scotland manager.
"We have enjoyed a good 2014 and now we will work together - the coaches, players and supporters - to make it an even better 2015."
Scotland have played their recent internationals at club grounds after Hampden was converted to an athletics stadium for this summer's Commonwealth Games.
However, the athletics track has been moved and Strachan said: "We have thoroughly enjoyed our travels to Ibrox and Celtic Park - two top-class football stadia.
"But we are also looking forward to getting back to our home ground of Hampden Park and we look forward to having that excellent support behind us again for the second half of our campaign."
The last time the sides met was at Dublin's Aviva Stadium in February 2011, the Scots winning 3-0 in the Carling Nations Cup, but O'Neill's side will arrive in Glasgow with renewed confidence.
"This is an excellent match for us prior to the Finland qualifier," said the 45-year-old who played midfield for six Scottish clubs as well as managing Brechin City.
"It will have been just over four months since we were all together in Bucharest, so a testing game against local opponents will give us good preparation for the qualifier later in the week.
"In addition, Glasgow is so close to Northern Ireland, so we would hope to see a good travelling support, which always adds noise and colour to our away games and is appreciated by the players."
The VJM10 was unveiled at Silverstone on Wednesday by Sergio Perez, entering his fourth year as a driver with the team, and new recruit Esteban Ocon.
Britain-based Force India, fourth in the constructors' championship last season, hope to compete with Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari.
"We always dream big," said owner Vijay Mallya.
"We have never had conversations, even in private, that we cannot break into the top three."
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The Indian businessman indicated that Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul may come to regret suggesting that the sport will become an "arms race" this season.
Abiteboul, speaking at Renault's launch on Tuesday, said new regulations will allow Renault to "be easily capable of beating teams like Haas and Force India".
"[Abiteboul] may have to eat his words - it's not about the arms you have, it's about the quality of your machinery," said Mallya.
Mexican Perez, 27, finished seventh in the 2016 drivers' championship, behind the six drivers from Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari.
"It makes me feel confident that in the four years I've been in the team, I know the right people have been working on this car," said Perez.
"I expect to have a very big year for the team."
Following the departure of Nico Hulkenberg to Renault, Perez is joined by 20-year-old Frenchman Ocon, who raced nine times for the now-defunct Manor team in 2016.
"I've got to aim to score points at every race," said Ocon.
"That's the level of this team and I will be disappointed if we don't start the season with some good results."
Chief F1 writer Andrew Benson
Force India did superbly to finish fourth last year but is their target of going one place better this season realistic for a team of limited resources at the start of new regulations?
Their new car is not exactly attractive, with its 2014-style anteater nose and 2012-esque chassis hump.
But they are the experts at making the most out of their resources and can be expected to punch above their weight again.
How high remains to be seen.
The incident happened at Kilgallioch wind farm, which straddles the border between Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire, early last Friday.
An investigation has been launched by developer Scottish Power Renewables and turbine manufacturer Gamesa.
The 96-turbine site is currently under construction and due to be fully connected to the grid later this year.
A spokeswoman for Scottish Power Renewables said: "We are currently investigating an incident relating to an installed turbine at Kilgallioch wind farm during the early hours of Friday 13 January.
"The turbine was not yet operational and no one was in the vicinity at the time."
Spanish firm Gamesa confirmed that they were also involved in the investigation.
A spokeswoman said: "We are currently investigating - jointly with the owner of the wind farm - the root-cause of this incident."
Scottish Power Renewables has previously said Kilgallioch wind farm would be the second largest in the UK once completed.
It said it could meet the energy needs of 130,000 homes.
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The 34-year-old was given a rousing reception by supporters in his 709th game for the Reds, which ended in a 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace.
"It was very emotional. An unbelievable send-off," he told BBC Sport.
"I am very proud looking back at the last 17 years and I will never forget this day."
He added: "It's a day I've been dreading, because I will miss it so much."
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Gerrard will play his final game for his hometown club away at Stoke next weekend, before leaving to play for LA Galaxy in the United States in the summer.
Liverpool supporters arrived at Anfield hours before the game against Palace to pay tribute to the former England midfielder, who was given a guard of honour by both teams on his way to the pitch before kick-off.
The result did not match the sense of anticipation in the ground, with Palace coming from 1-0 down to win 3-1.
But the Liverpool faithful roared its approval as Gerrard addressed the crowd after the game, while his team-mates looked on, all wearing shirts with the name Gerrard and the number eight on the back.
"Steven got a wonderful send-off and he gave everything right to the end," said Reds manager Brendan Rodgers.
"It was fantastic for him and his family but obviously the result and performance were disappointing.
"Steven is a player and a person who is irreplaceable in terms of what he has given over his time here. The standards he has set have been second to none."
Eagles manager Alan Pardew paid his own tribute to Gerrard, saying: "For me, he's carried the nation at times. We should all be honoured to have someone who has conducted himself as Steven has."
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Gerrard was asked about the possibility of him returning to Liverpool on loan in the future.
"I wanted to say goodbye in a proper way," he said.
"The only way I'd ever come back would be an emergency situation, but I hope I'm not needed come the winter."
"You have to be good enough. This is a big club and can be brutal at times.
"I'm trying to go through the coaching badges and it's a bridge I will cross in a couple of years."
"It was a cruel blow losing Luis Suarez in the summer [to Barcelona] and Daniel Sturridge's injuries.
"But there is a big core of potential and it's important we strengthen to compete and bridge that gap between the top sides."
"It will be a difficult challenge, with less pressure, but I want to play for a few more years.
"Only then will I decide what's next for me."
Brian Thomson, 64, of Holyhead, spent 14 years of his service as a coxswain with the town's rescue team.
He was previously awarded an MBE for services to the RNLI.
To mark the occasion, crew members gathered to recreate a 100-year-old photograph of the Duke of Northumberland steam-powered lifeboat at Holyhead's Mackenzie Pier.
The new photo shows the current crew alongside the Holyhead RNLI all weather lifeboat, with Mr Thomson on the bridge and incoming coxswain Tony Price.
Mr Thomson said he was looking forward to spending more time with his wife and family.
The name of their second child - sister to Prince George - could be announced later and members of the Royal Family and the duchess's parents may visit.
The princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, was delivered at 8.34am on Saturday at St Mary's Hospital in London, and weighed 8lbs 3oz.
Royal baby in pictures
There was lots of excitement outside the hospital when the birth was announced. There was even a town crier.
The little princess's big brother George also came to visit and waved to the crowds with his father.
Lots of photographers and journalists were waiting outside, as well royal fans, some of whom have been camped outside the hospital for weeks.
The new arrival was born in the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital where the duke and duchess's first child, Prince George, was born in July 2013.
The new baby will be fourth in line to the throne, behind her grandfather Prince Charles, father Prince William and big brother Prince George.
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The Scots had led by three points at half-time as numerous home chances were tossed away, and they remained in touch until the final five minutes after England failed to convert further golden try-scoring opportunities.
But a late try for Jack Nowell sealed a win set up by a try and 10 points from the boot of the impressive George Ford, and leaves Stuart Lancaster's men top of the table and in the hunt for their first title in four years.
Their advantage is slender - locked on six points with Ireland and Wales, they have a points difference of +37 to Ireland's +33 and Wales' +12.
And with a misfiring France to play at home next Saturday, Ireland travelling to Scotland and Wales away in Italy, the title could yet go three different ways.
For Scotland the Wooden Spoon looms again as their 32-year wait for a win at Twickenham goes on, but they gave their error-strewn opponents a genuine scare.
For the first time in an age England got out fast, almost across the line in the opening minute when Ben Youngs and Ford set Luther Burrell away, but Stuart Hogg pulled off a fine tackle.
But soon afterwards, the Bath combination of Ford and Jonathan Joseph sliced the blue line again, and this time the outside centre stepped full-back Hogg to go under the posts.
Mike Brown was then hauled down by Hogg two metres short after the easiest of inside breaks from Youngs before Nowell squandered another break with supporting runners either side of him.
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The sole positive for a ramshackle Scotland was the fact they were only seven points down, but from their first foray deep into England territory they were somehow level - Tommy Seymour making inroads off quick line-out ball, Jonny Gray taking it on and Mark Bennett stepping inside Chris Robshaw on the right touchline to spin over the line.
Ford and Greig Laidlaw then exchanged simple penalties to leave it 10-10 with half an hour gone, before Anthony Watson had a try ruled out for a forward pass from the lively Ford.
Only a desperate tap-tackle from Brown denied Seymour after Finn Russell's cute inside pass and when England went offside Laidlaw put Scotland into an unlikely lead - the first time they had been ahead at Twickenham at half-time in a quarter of a century.
The lead was short-lived. Nowell made rapid progress down the left, and when the ball was recycled Ford spotted prop Euan Murray in front of him, dummied a pass to Courtney Lawes to take out Rob Harley and accelerated under the posts.
His conversion made it 17-13, a penalty a few minutes later extending the advantage to seven, although further chances continued to go begging.
Replacement hooker Tom Youngs threw away one pass when clear, Watson failed to find the galloping Burrell on his shoulder after being sent away by his fly-half and then Brown had a try ruled out for a blatant forward pass from James Haskell.
Disregarding the damage done to England's hopes of winning the title on points difference, it meant Scotland remained within a converted try with 15 minutes remaining, and it was to roars of relief from the home support that Nowell dived over in the left-hand corner late on.
Only in seven days' time will they know whether that wastefulness will cost them the first silverware of Lancaster's regime.
England: Brown, Watson, Joseph, Burrell, Nowell, Ford, B. Youngs, Marler, Hartley, Cole, Attwood, Lawes, Haskell, Robshaw, B. Vunipola.
Replacements: Cipriani for Brown (76), Wigglesworth for B. Youngs (66), M. Vunipola for Marler (59), T. Youngs for Hartley (50), Brookes for Cole (66), Parling for Attwood (50), Wood for Haskell (66). Not Used: Twelvetrees.
Scotland: Hogg, Fife, Bennett, Scott, Seymour, Russell, Laidlaw, Dickinson, Ford, Murray, Hamilton, Gray, Harley, Cowan, Denton.
Replacements: Tonks for Scott (41), Hidalgo-Clyne for Russell (71), Grant for Dickinson (59), Brown for Ford (59), Cross for Murray (54), Swinson for Hamilton (47), Beattie for Harley (66), Ashe for Denton (54).
Att: 82,000
Ref: Romain Poite (France).
The elephant was washed away a month ago in the strong currents of the Brahmaputra river from the northeastern Indian state of Assam to Bangladesh.
An Indian wildlife officer told the BBC that officials from both nations were working together to rescue the animal.
The number of elephants has dwindled in both countries in recent years.
The chief wildlife officer of Assam, Bikash Brahma, said that a team of officials was trying to find ways to bring the stranded animal back.
"Our team is working with Bangladeshi wildlife officials to help the animal. She is weak and under stress and has travelled more than 100kms (62 miles) in flooded parts of Bangladesh," he said.
Officials were considering "tranquilising her and then bringing her back through the land route", he added.
Reports said the animal was struggling to move to higher grounds due to insistent rains.
Floods force thousand of animals to move to higher grounds every year in the border areas between the two countries.
The shrinking natural habitat of wildlife animals has made it increasingly difficult for them to move to safer areas during monsoon floods.
Wildlife officials last week rescued three baby rhinos from the Kaziranga national park in flood-ravaged Assam.
Many wildlife elephants were photographed swimming away from a national park in the state last month.
Backed by 3-46 from in-form ex-Surrey all-rounder Rikki Clarke, Patel took his season's haul of first-class wickets against Surrey to 14.
Surrey looked in control at 110-1 midway through the second session.
But Patel claimed the wickets of Rory Burns (50) and Kumar Sangakkara (47) as Surrey folded to 252 all out, bad light preventing the Bears from replying.
Patel took 10-123, the best match analysis of his first-class career, when the Bears beat Surrey by 10 wickets inside three days at Guildford in July.
Surrey are without Ben Foakes (quad strain), rested as a precaution ahead of next Thursday's One-Day Cup quarter-final at Northampton, while Warwickshire made two changes,.
They brought back formert captain Ian Westwood for the out-of-form Andy Umeed, while Laurie Evans was also recalled from his loan spell with Northamptonshire to replace Sam Hain (shoulder injury).
Warwickshire captain Ian Bell told BBC WM:
"To be honest, I didn't think we got absolutely everything we deserved. In the morning the guys were outstanding and only got the one wicket but at the end of the day to bowl them out for 252 was a really good effort.
"It's a good wicket with a bit of pace and good carry and a bit in it for everyone. The bowlers did really well to keep them down to around two an over, especially with such a small boundary on one side. Jeetan and Rikki were the stand-outs but the bowlers collectively were very good.
"With regard to tosses, I've given up on them! Hopefully it will change at some point but it's certainly not helping us. I'll have to work on the technique over the winter and see if I can come back a bit better next season."
Surrey batsman Rory Burns told BBC Radio London:
"They were tough batting conditions. It seamed all day and it's quite tufty sort of grass, so it helped the spinner and the ball swung for them as well.
"I don't think we ever really felt in in any part of that innings but we have got to try to make 252 look as good as it can be. Hopefully conditions won't change too much. It might be a good score, you never know.
"Warwickshire's bowlers have pretty much given us the blueprint there. You've got to stay disciplined and hold your length and make batters come to you because there is so much assistance in the pitch."
But can you remember some of the quirkier headlines from 2014? Here are 10 things we've learnt in the last 12 months.
Running is a national pastime in Burundi, with hundreds of people out jogging on weekend mornings. But in March the authorities banned jogging in groups - unless permission was sought from the authorities. It affects all group sports in the capital, which can now only be played in designated areas.
The restrictions followed the arrest of some opposition members who were out jogging and chanting political slangs. Police officers tried to stop what they regarded as an illegal march and the situation deteriorated into clashes. More than 40 Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (MSD) party members received sentences ranging from five years to life.
Burundi: Where jogging is a crime
Two police officers in Tanzania who were photographed in a passionate embrace have been fired. The image was widely shared on social media. A regional commander said the pair had breached the police code of conduct by kissing in public and whilst in uniform. The officer who took the photograph and uploaded it online also lost his job.
Students at the University of Zimbabwe were also subjected to a kissing ban this year. However, after an uproar on campus, it was subsequently reversed.
Tanzanian officers fired for a kiss
University of Zimbabwe condemned for kissing ban
The University of Zimbabwe was also at the centre of a storm over a sociology PhD awarded to the country's first lady Grace Mugabe.
Academics have called for an investigation after reports that it only took her two months to get the doctorate. They also expressed concern that her thesis has not been filed in the university library. There is a nod to her title in a new Harare road sign reading: "Dr Grace Mugabe Way".
Call for Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe to return PhD
The rise of Zimbabwe's first lady
When British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver published his own version of jollof rice - a dish popular in West Africa - there was outrage online.
He had suggested using coriander, parsley and a lemon wedge, which some people said should not be associated with it. Jollof rice is popularly made from blended tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and scotch bonnet. Twitter users came up with hashtags like #jollofgate.
Jamie's jollof rice recipe rejected
In September, South Africa seized $9.3m (£5.7m) from two Nigerians and an Israeli who arrived at Johannesburg's Lanseria airport in a private jet. The money was being carried in $100 bills in three suitcases and was to buy weapons for the Nigerian government, which later said it was having difficulty purchasing arms because of restrictions imposed by the US.
Ghana's government also resorted to flying in cash, not for weapons but to pay $3m to footballers in Brazil after a row over the Black Stars' World Cup appearance fee.
Nigeria MPs storm out over South Africa 'cash arms deal'
Nigeria fury over US arms refusal
Ghana sends $3m cash to players in Brazil
People magazine named Lupita Nyong'o as the world's most beautiful person for 2014.
The Kenyan actress shot to fame in the film 12 Years a Slave, winning the Oscar for best supporting actress. She also made Vanity Fair's best-dressed list, though the magazine came in for criticism online for seeming to lighten her skin in a photograph in January.
Lupita Nyong'o named world's most beautiful person
In January, South Africa's government ordered sculptors to remove a bronze rabbit they had hidden in the ear of a nine-metre (30ft) bronze statue of Nelson Mandela, which was unveiled after the former president's death.
They reportedly inserted the rabbit as a trademark signature and to denote the haste with which they had to complete the statue. Rabbit in the Afrikaans language is "haas", which also means haste. The rabbit was later removed.
Row over rabbit in Mandela statue
The tale of Nelson Mandela's rabbit
Botswana's leader, a general and pilot in the army before he entered politics, likes to fly military aircraft himself when on official trips. But while campaigning for general elections in October, Ian Khama also insisted on using his own wheels.
A week before the polls, he was pictured meeting voters on a bicycle and turned up to address a rally on a quad bike.
Botswana's ruling Democratic Party wins general elections
Elections were also held in Guinea-Bissau, the first since a coup in 2012. A run-off vote was won by Jose Mario Vaz, an ex-finance minister. His main rival was independent Nuno Gomes Nabiam, who was pictured whilst campaigning in a bobble hat.
He had the backing of former President Kumba Yala, who died shortly before the vote and was known for wearing a woollen hat.
Guinea-Bissau run-off to decide president
Guinea-Bissau's ex-President Kumba Yala dies
The male grooming and beauty industry is booming in South Africa. According to trends consultant Siphiwe Mpye, the growth is being driven by black African men because sustained economic growth on the continent has been giving them greater disposable income.
After a facial in men's salon in Johannesburg, the BBC's Milton Nkosi wrote: "I feel almost as if my skin is breathing. I feel new. I feel like a million dollars."
Male beauty industry hits South Africa
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The big-serving sixth seed won 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 4-6 7-5 6-3 on Centre Court to become the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam final.
Raonic, 25, will face Andy Murray or Tomas Berdych in Sunday's final.
Federer, 34, was beaten for the first time in 11 Wimbledon semi-finals.
Federer appeared to have nullified the Raonic threat and had victory in sight before the Canadian found another level to clinch the biggest win of his career.
He played superbly in the final set, while Federer - playing his second five-set match in three days - required treatment from the trainer twice in the closing stages.
Raonic recently added John McEnroe to his coaching team of Carlos Moya and Ricardo Piatti, and said the American's influence had been significant.
"What he told me was to go out and leave it all out there," Raonic told BBC Sport.
"I showed a lot of emotion, always positive. Mentally I had one of my best matches of my career. He gave me plenty that helped today, so did Carlos Moya. I hope they have a lot more to give me.
"I'll focus on the task at hand. I've by no means done what I came here to do."
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Federer was on course for a tie-break at two sets to one up, but lost a 40-0 lead with two double faults in a row.
"I can't believe I served a double fault twice," he said. "Unexplainable for me really. Very sad about that and angry at myself because never should I allow him to get out of that set that easily.
"I mean, he deserved it. He earned it at the end. But I helped him so much to get back into that game."
The 17-time Grand Slam champion suffered a heavy fall in the fifth set, and does not yet know the extent of any damage done.
"I hope I didn't hurt myself," said Federer. "Is it a three‑day thing, is it a 24‑hour thing or is it more? I don't know at this point. I hope it's not so bad. I walked it off. I was able to finish. But I don't slip a lot. I don't ever fall down. It was a different fall for me than I've ever had.
"With the body that's been, you know, playing up this year, I just hope I'm going to be fine. I believe I am, but I'll know more tomorrow when I wake up."
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Raonic came into the semi-final with the most aces and the fastest serve in the tournament, but Federer appeared to have done the hard work as he pushed for a decisive break in the fourth set.
The Swiss had offered up the first set thanks to only his third double fault of the tournament but took the second with four straight points in the tie-break, and then clinched the third as Raonic's serve started to misfire.
With a tie-break looming in the fourth, the Centre Court crowd was stunned to see seven-time champion Federer double fault twice in succession on his way to letting a 40-0 lead slip, and then steer a forehand into the perfect place for Raonic to fire a backhand past him.
That gave the Canadian the fourth set and, adrenaline now flowing, he took control.
Federer has struggled with injuries this year and came into Wimbledon with a relative lack of matches, and after having treatment to his thigh before the final set, the Swiss needed another visit from the trainer before dropping serve.
Raonic fired a forehand winner to break for 3-1 as Federer tried desperately to stay alive at the net, but once ahead in the set the Canadian was not about to falter, serving his way to a stunning victory.
John McEnroe, three-time Wimbledon champion: "Think about what that young man has accomplished. Roger Federer was 10-0 in Wimbledon semi-finals before this. Federer is an amazing champion and this was amazing from Raonic.
"It was not just his serve. He showed a lot of heart, a lot of fight and found a gear I'm not sure he even knew he had. He put everything together at the right moment."
Lleyton Hewitt, 2002 Wimbledon champion: "Raonic kept playing big and passed really well on some really important points, and there were also some great pick-up, low volleys. Raonic kept to his game-plan, even after going 2-1 down.
"In the fifth set Roger was stretching wide and not coming back into court as well as he had been. That match against Cilic probably took its toll.
"Federer hasn't played a lot of tennis this year - he pulled out of the French Open leading into this - so there were going to be question marks and that could have been the big difference.
"As soon as Federer went up two sets to one he looked like he had a lot of opportunities and he wasn't quite able to get up that break. To Milos' credit, though, he kept coming at him."
Tim Henman, four-time semi-finalist: "If you've got a serve like Milos Raonic, it's so difficult to break and even when he was ahead, Roger was never really in control of the match. Raonic reacted extremely well on the big points.
"All credit to Raonic, he's played fantastically well the whole grass-court season, reaching the Queens final and maintaining that form at Wimbledon. He will be a threat to whoever he plays in the final."
Raonic really punished Federer with heavy forehands, as you can see in this Hawk-Eye graphic. Overall his first shot after serving was a forehand 69% of the time, increasing to 78% after his first serve. In total he hit 26 forehand winners, led by 11 ground strokes and nine volleys.
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Bottom side Daggers broke the deadlock when Joss Labadie's long-range drive bounced over Morecambe keeper Barry Roche and into the net.
Dagenham doubled when Labadie teed up Jamie Cureton who rounded Roche before tapping in from close range.
Morecambe's Tom Barkhuizen found a consolation tap in late on but Dagenham held on for all three points.
Dagenham are 11 points from safety at the bottom of the League Two table with seven games left to play, but have a game in hand on 23rd-placed York City.
Dagenham & Redbridge boss John Still told BBC Radio London:
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"It's been a funny time because we've gone so long without playing.
"Sometimes people say is it a good thing or a bad thing, but you never know how it's going to be.
"I thought in the first half we were good. I thought in the second half we got pushed back too much.
"I actually think that will do us the world of good for Saturday. I think it will put a little bit more in the tank."
Mercedes dominated and the rest were left to pick up the pieces as the title battle between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg took another shift.
But, behind the scenes, it is starting to appear as though the sport will soon look very different.
A generational shift is taking place before our eyes among the drivers, with the retirement of Felipe Massa and the year out announced by Jenson Button, which could well also turn out to be goodbye.
And it seems F1 itself may soon have a new owner, with US company Liberty Media in the final stages of a buyout that would see it take over from majority shareholder CVC Capital Partners.
That in itself could lead to a change of seismic proportions, with the eventual departure as F1 commercial supremo of Bernie Ecclestone, who has led the sport with a vice-like grip for 40 years.
Inevitably, although a deal is said to be close, there is a degree of scepticism within F1.
Over the past few years, there have been innumerable claims about modifications to its business structure.
At one stage, F1 was going to be floated on the Singapore stock market. Then it was not. Any number of potential new owners have supposedly been waiting in the wings, only for nothing to happen.
As ever, Ecclestone did little to clear the muddy waters.
Having said all of that, informed sources believe the Liberty Media takeover is real. Some say it could happen as early as this week.
Although it is inevitably a time of uncertainty, the news was greeted with cautious optimism in the F1 paddock.
CVC is not the most popular of owners, the general perception being it has taken a lot of money out of the sport and given very little back.
The apparent pursuit of profit above all else that has characterised the running of the sport in the past decade or so has led to decisions with which many are uncomfortable.
They include the decision to pursue of new races in countries with questionable regimes that have a lot of money to spend on trying to clean their global public image.
And the choice of a tyre supplier based largely on how much money it is willing to spend rather than the regard for which its product is held by teams and drivers.
Of course, the new owners are not buying F1 out of philanthropy and are only in a position to do so because they have made an awful lot of money.
But the assumption is a media group might at least give some more consideration to the quality of the spectacle provided by the sport.
Whatever happens with the takeover, on the track things will definitely be changing in 2017 with the departures of Massa and Button at the end of the year - even if one of them does turn out to be temporary after all.
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Already Max Verstappen is turning heads at Red Bull, becoming the youngest winner in F1 history upon his promotion from the Toro Rosso junior team in Spain in May.
Button is being replaced by the highly promising Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne - a decision McLaren were almost certain to take even if they had not been able to come to a clever compromise deal with the 2009 world champion.
And next year the double world champion Fernando Alonso has a big decision to make about whether to continue his career.
Massa looks set to be replaced by the Canadian Lance Stroll, son of the hugely wealthy businessman Lawrence Stroll, who built the fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger among other huge companies.
And 19-year-old Frenchman Esteban Ocon, who made his grand prix debut with Manor in Belgium just over a week ago, is likely to be given one of the two seats at the factory Renault team next year.
The feeling in F1 is that Vandoorne and Ocon have bright futures - and why not?
Vandoorne has had an impressive career in the junior categories and out-qualified Button on his one-off debut in Bahrain earlier this year.
Ocon beat Verstappen to the European Formula Three title in 2014 and there is undoubtedly a bit of needle between the two.
These are interesting times indeed.
Button is going into what could well be the final seven races of his career. But while he told McLaren he did not want to race next year because he feels he needs a break, he is clearly driving as well as ever.
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His Italian Grand Prix was a highly accomplished performance in which he flat beat Alonso despite being out-qualified.
Button dropped to last on the first lap while Alonso rose from 12th to ninth. But 43 laps later, Button overtook the Spaniard on the pit straight, having made his soft tyres last five laps longer in the second stint,
That enabled him to switch on to the super-softs for his final stint, while Alonso was on the softs, which gave the Englishman a significant advantage.
The deal McLaren has come to with Button is an inspired piece of thinking by chairman Ron Dennis.
Button was wary about fully committing to retirement, not being completely sure it was what he wanted but knowing he did not want to race next year.
This allows him to step back from the sport while still keeping a foot in the door should he change his mind, even if there is no guarantee of anything if he does.
It keeps Button on the McLaren books, which the team's sponsors are thrilled about because he is a marketing dream.
It also gives the team a safety net in the unlikely scenario that Vandoorne disappoints.
Having Button working in the simulator and coming to some races to help the team gives them a reserve driver who is so over-qualified it makes a bit of a mockery of the title.
And it gives Dennis more leverage in negotiations with Alonso next year if he decides he wants to stay on.
If, for example, Alonso demands another $40m (£30m) salary, Dennis can say, "Do you know what, Fernando? How about you take $20m instead? Otherwise, we can always have Jenson back."
Next year, McLaren have hopes of winning races. For now, only Mercedes can realistically expect that every weekend.
And after 14 grands prix, Hamilton and Rosberg find themselves going into the championship countdown only two points apart.
After losing what had seemed a certain victory because of a bad start, Hamilton is concerned about what he sees as the variability of the performance of Mercedes' clutch and is going to be poring over the data with his engineers at the factory on Tuesday in an attempt to improve things.
Had he been able to unleash in the race the speed he had in qualifying, Hamilton might have won anyway, but the characteristics of the Pirelli tyres used in F1 make that impossible.
He reduced Rosberg's advantage from 15 seconds to nine, but the tyres cannot be pushed beyond a certain limit and there was literally not enough rubber on them to keep going at that pace. Gone are the days when drivers can drive flat-out in races in pursuit of the seemingly impossible.
"I could have kept going at the pace I was going," Hamilton said. "Maybe I would have brought the gap down to six. Maybe. Still not enough to win the race.
"To close a 15-second gap, you are going to have to go 0.3-0.4secs quicker per lap probably over that span of time and you are not going have the tyres left at the end of it.
"If I was eight seconds behind in the beginning, I would have closed the gap and put some pressure on and maybe been in a better position, but 15 seconds is a long way to come back.
"Nico drove a great race. He was faultless. Falling back to fifth, I lose so much of my tyres coming back through the field."
Fragile tyres, questionable Mercedes starts, this is business as usual.
Rosberg had bad starts in Hungary and Germany, the two races at the end of July before the summer break.
In one small aspect, though, there was something different about Monza.
All season, Rosberg has stuck rigidly to the same mantra in news conferences: I'm not thinking about the title, I'm just taking it race by race.
After the race on Sunday, though, he allowed the mask to slip just a little.
It was pointed out to him that the season had seen huge swings - a 43-point lead for Rosberg after four races; a 19-point lead for Hamilton after six wins in the next seven, now cut to two points after two consecutive wins by Rosberg.
Had Rosberg's belief in his ability or otherwise to win the title ever changed through all that, I asked him?
"No," he said, "because as I say I am not thinking about it. My belief to win individual races is as high as ever and I showed it today again and that's it, because its my best approach.
"Because if I think about 43 points going to 19, I would lose sleep over that. So I just don't think about it and enjoy winning the races."
Monza was Rosberg's seventh victory of the year, which is one more than Hamilton and already makes it the German's most successful ever season.
Three of those wins have come as a direct result of poor starts by his team-mate.
Hamilton remains favourite for the title, not least because he has access to a pace beyond Rosberg's reach, as he proved again in qualifying in Monza.
But those sorts of statistics are at least enough to give the Englishman pause for thought.
Nashville newspaper The Tennessean said the star has filed legal papers at a Los Angeles federal court, accusing the record company of "breach of contract".
He argues that he should receive a higher royalty rate for digital downloads than for physical copies.
A lawyer for Universal Music Group could not be reached for comment.
In the past, record labels have argued that online sales should be treated the same as physical album sales.
But artists say that, because online music does not incur packaging and shipping costs that are usually paid for by the record company, they should be entitled to larger royalty percentages.
Frampton is seeking damages and has hired music lawyer Richard Busch, who has represented Eminem and The Knack's Bruce Gary in similar court cases.
"The issues in these cases go beyond simply breach of contract," Mr Busch told the Tennessean.
"The plaintiffs allege the wrongdoing here is a part of deliberate effort to deprive the parties of their royalties."
Mr Frampton, first signed with A&M Records, a division of Universal Music Group, in 1971.
He went on to record rock classics such as Show Me the Way and Baby, I Love Your Way.
His 1976 album Frampton Comes Alive! is still one of the best-selling live albums in the US.
The newspaper said the star signed a new contract in 1998, which stated that any "licensed" music would give the singer a 50% royalty.
But the lawsuit has claimed the company paid less than the agreed percentage and it "systematically and knowingly" breached its contract with Mr Frampton.
Renata Antczak, 49, was last seen near her home in Hull after dropping her daughter off at school on 25 April.
Her dentist husband Majid Mustafa, 47, of Beamsley Way, is accused of conspiracy to administer a noxious substance to Mrs Antczak.
Mr Mustafa and Robert Lipinski, 45, of Emerald Grove, are also charged with conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm with intent to Dariusz Kleinert.
Mr Lipinski also faces one count of conspiracy to administer a noxious substance to Mrs Antczak and another victim, his wife, Anna Lipinski.
Both men appeared at Hull Magistrates' Court earlier.
They were remanded in custody and will appear before Hull Crown Court on 19 June.
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Ms Antczak had driven her daughter to Broadcare Primary School on the morning she disappeared.
Police investigating her disappearance have searched a number of addresses in the city.
A police spokeswoman said the charges against the two men emerged as part of the investigation but added they were still treating Ms Antczak'a disappearance as "a missing person inquiry".
Mr Davis told the BBC an "arbitration arrangement" would have to be agreed.
A leading figure in the nuclear industry said there was "goodwill" for such an arrangement.
The government has said it will push ahead with leaving the body, despite calls for a change of direction.
There have been warnings from some MPs and medical bodies about the impact of leaving the organisation.
The Royal College of Radiologists said anything hitting the supply and transport of radioactive isotopes widely used in scans and other treatment could cause delays for patients.
And former Conservative business minister Anna Soubry criticised the decision to spend time and money "trying to reinvent something which works well".
But Mr Davis played down their fears, telling the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg: "Whether we have an association agreement with the European Union or we have something independent under the International Atomic Energy Authority, we'll provide the sorts of safeguards that we have today at least."
Mr Davis said such an agreement would not be governed by the European Court of Justice but by an arrangement to be agreed between the UK and the EU.
As well as the nuclear question, it was also "quite likely" that a new "arbitration arrangement" would be needed to govern the UK's trading relationship with the EU after Brexit, he said.
"If Manchester United go to play Real Madrid, they don't allow Real Madrid to nominate the referee," he said.
BBC political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg
In recent days there have been rumblings of a rebellion over our membership of Euratom, the European nuclear safety agency.
MPs are worried about the implications for science research, for healthcare, and for nuclear safety. And the rebels believe they have the numbers to force the government to shift on its position.
This afternoon, Mr Davis suggested that the UK might pursue some kind of "association" membership - some kind of relationship where we are still bound by the same rules and regulations and keep our close ties.
The details have clearly not yet been decided, and the legal situation is not completely clear (lawyers disagree, just for a change!) but it seems that the government is in the process of concluding that to be stubborn on this issue will give them a political problem.
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Speaking to the BBC's Brexitcast podcast, UK Atomic Energy Authority chairman Roger Cashmore backed the idea of associate membership of Euratom.
Mr Cashmore said he had had "a lot of positive support" from ministers including Business Secretary Greg Clark.
"So as far as I'm concerned the conversations are now moving in the right direction and I think we can only hope they keep going the way they are," he said, adding that if a deal is not reached: "It would contribute to the lights going out".
Earlier, in a newly-published position paper ahead of further Brexit talks next week, the government said it wanted a "smooth transition" to its new nuclear safeguards regime, with "no interruption in safeguards arrangements".
"The UK's ambition is to maintain a close and effective relationship with the Euratom Community and the rest of the world that harnesses the UK's and the Euratom Community's expertise and maximises shared interests," it said.
It also proposes "minimising barriers to civil nuclear trade for industry in the UK, Euratom and third countries" and "ensuring mobility of skilled nuclear workers and researchers".
As part of ensuring that the UK has the necessary equipment to meet its nuclear safeguarding obligations to the International Atomic Energy Authority, the paper says, "further consideration will be given to the possibility of the UK taking ownership of existing Euratom-owned equipment".
It also proposes ending the Euratom Community's ownership of nuclear material on UK territory.
But existing contracts for the supply of nuclear materials between the UK and Euratom should remain valid, it says.
Euratom was created at the same time as the European Economic Community in 1957 but via a separate treaty.
The government paper says the European Commission has advised that Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which the UK triggered to begin the process of leaving the EU, also applies to membership of Euratom.
But speaking on BBC Radio 4's The World at One, Ms Soubry said: "Spending all this time, energy and, I have to say, your listeners' hard-earned taxpayers' money on trying to reinvent something that works well, which nobody even vaguely sensible has a problem with us remaining in, is not great.
"And I would beg the prime minister, please... in the spirit of trying to build bridges and creating a sensible Brexit, could we all please put the national interest first?"
The decision to leave Euratom has also caused unease in the nuclear industry amid fears it could affect safety, transportation of materials and access to cutting-edge research.
Dr Nicola Strickland, president of the Royal College of Radiologists, said: "As a medical royal college, our primary goal is to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of medical services to patients who need scans and non-surgical cancer treatment.
"This is why we are calling for further clarity and dialogue on the future supply of radioisotopes.
"The government has promised a statement on the matter.
"We hope that will be issued very soon and give the assurance that patients and doctors need."
Speaking in the Commons on Wednesday, First Secretary of State Damian Green said Euratom did not license the import and export of medical radioisotopes, or dictate that Euratom members placed restrictions on sale to non-Euratom members.
The government position paper does not refer directly to the supply of radioisotopes.
The Department for Exiting the European Union has published two other papers, covering cases still before the European Court of Justice and other EU institutions when the UK leaves the EU, and legal privileges and immunities.
Peers voted by 289 votes to 272 to provide full financial redress to the millions of recipients affected.
They earlier inflicted a second defeat by backing a pause until an independent study of the impact was carried out.
George Osborne said he would heed the outcome of the vote, but said it raised "constitutional issues".
The chancellor criticised "unelected Labour and Lib Dem lords" for defying the will of the elected House of Commons, but said he would set out how the proposed changes to tax credits would be modified in response in next month's Autumn Statement.
"I said I would listen and we will listen to the concerns that have been raised," he said.
"I believe we can achieve the same goal of reforming tax credits, saving the money we need to save to secure our economy, while at the same time helping in the transition.. I'm determined to deliver that lower welfare economy the British people want to see."
But the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said it was a "very bad result" for the government but it was not clear what it meant for recipients of tax credits.
Labour reacted by calling for a "full u-turn" over the tax credit changes.
On a dramatic evening in the House of Lords, peers threw out a "fatal motion" tabled by the Lib Dems, which would have blocked the changes entirely.
If it had passed, the Lib Dem motion would have stopped the £4.4bn cuts to tax credits in their tracks and sent the proposals back to the drawing board.
But peers backed calls, by 307 votes to 277, led by crossbench peer Baroness Meacher for the cuts to be put on hold pending an independent analysis.
They also supported a Labour plan to provide transitional financial support for at least three years for those likely to be affected.
Baroness Meacher told Sky News that the government was "pulling the rug" from under the feet of working people, saying the outcome sent a "powerful message" to MPs to think again.
Ministers argued peers did not have the right to block financial measures approved by the House of Commons, with Lords leader Baroness Stowell telling them the "financial primacy" of the Commons had been in place for 300 years and to ignore this would be an "unprecedented" challenge.
Urging peers to reject the critical motions, she said the squeeze on tax credits should not be treated "in isolation" but was part of the government's "economic strategy and vision for the country".
But speaking during a three-hour debate, former Conservative Chancellor Lord Lawson urged "tweaks" to the policy to reduce the "financial harm" to those on the lowest incomes, saying "it is not just listening which is required, but change".
What are tax credits and what are the changes?
Tax credits are a series of benefits introduced by the last Labour government to help low-paid families. There are two types: Working Tax Credit (WTC) for those in work, and Child Tax Credit (CTC) for those with children.
Under government proposals, the income threshold for Working Tax Credits - £6,420 - will be cut to £3,850 a year from April.
In other words, as soon as someone earns £3,850, they will see their payments reduced. The income threshold for those only claiming CTCs will be cut from £16,105 to £12,125.
The rate at which those payments are cut is also going to get faster. Currently, for every £1 claimants earn above the threshold, they lose 41p. This is known as the taper rate. But from April, the taper rate will accelerate to 48p.
There will be similar reductions for those who claim work allowances under the new Universal Credit.
Opponents of the tax credit changes say they will leave millions of existing recipients - many of whom work but are on low incomes - some £1,300 a year worse off when they come into effect in April.
But ministers say that taking into account other changes, such as the introduction of the new national living wage, further increases in the personal tax allowance and an extension of free childcare, the majority of existing claimants will be better off.
The measures have been approved on three occasions by the Commons since June, but there has been growing unease on the Conservative benches about their impact and the government is more vulnerable to defeats in the House of Lords, where it has no majority.
Baroness Manzoor's so-called "fatal motion", a rarely used parliamentary device, would have "declined to approve" the plans.
It should not really be much of a problem - the House of Lords is not traditionally supposed to block financial legislation that has the backing of MPs.
This principle was established in 1911 during the constitutional gridlock that followed a decision by peers to block the Liberal Party's "people's budget".
But nothing is ever cut and dried in Britain's fluid, unwritten constitution. And both sides are angrily trading precedents and claiming that their opponents are overstepping the mark. If they could only agree where the mark is.
Lords v Commons: Tax credit battle gets constitutional
The Lib Dems told their 111 peers to vote for the motion but it did not attract support from Labour and the 176 crossbench members of the Upper House.
Labour's motion, under the name of Baroness Hollis, called for the changes to be delayed until a three-year package of transitional financial help has been agreed upon.
The Upper House, whose main function is as a revising chamber, has no powers to amend or block government money bills, but the tax credit changes are incorporated in a so-called statutory instrument rather than primary legislation.
According to parliamentary records, peers have killed off secondary or delegated legislation supported by the Commons on five occasions since 1945: in 1968, 2000 (twice), 2007 and 2012.
Conservative MP Michael Ellis told Sky News that it was a "constitutional outrage" for the Lords to defy the Commons over the issue, saying it should have "consequences" for the unelected chamber.
The Kim Nirvana was carrying 173 people when it overturned in rough waters just outside the port of Ormoc on Thursday.
Human error and overcrowding are being investigated as possible causes.
But reports say the boat's owner denies it was overloaded, while the captain has said the vessel capsized because it was hit by large waves while turning.
A total of 19 people have been charged, including owner Joge Bong Zarco and Captain Warren Oliviero, local police official Asher Dolina told AFP news agency.
"They were not careful, showing there was an intent to kill. They were reckless on purpose," he said.
He said an initial investigation showed the boat capsized as it was making an abrupt turn.
Murder is punishable by up to 40 years' imprisonment.
The ferry was heading for the central islands of Camotes, in Cebu province, to the south-west of Leyte, according to local media reports.
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Adam Rooney twice came close for the Dons in the first half, heading over then having a shot saved.
Nial McGinn and Kenny McLean also tested goalkeeper Craig Samson while Well rarely threatened.
It looked as though the visitors had done enough for a point until McGinn converted Jonny Hayes' low cross in stoppage time.
The gap between Aberdeen and leaders Celtic, who host Rangers on Sunday, now stands at 24 points while Motherwell remain three points above second-bottom Hamilton Academical but are now just four ahead of Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
One thing about Aberdeen under Derek McInnes is that they find ways to win matches and this was another example.
It was the eighth time this season a late goal has secured victory.
They hit the same opponents for seven less than a month ago, but the points accumulation is the same.
For long spells they dominated Motherwell with Samson pulling several good saves out of the top drawer, in particular from Rooney and McGinn in the first half.
McGinn's goal came way too late for Motherwell to be able to do anything about it, slotting home from Hayes and once again underlining his value to the club and illustrating just why McInnes wants to retain his services.
And whilst the Steelmen left the Granite City empty handed again, there were plenty positives to take.
Motherwell came to Pittodrie with last month's 7-2 hammering still fresh in the memory.
That was an evening to forget for the Steelmen with former Well boss Mark McGhee's altercation with the home fans producing as many headlines as Aberdeen's ruthlessness.
But Stephen Robinson's impact has been clear to see since he took interim charge with last week's win at Kilmarnock a positive start to his reign.
They were resolute and continually kept their hosts at arm's length with Scotland squad keeper Samson looking determined to make up for February's horror show.
However, the long wait for an away clean sheet in the league goes on for Motherwell, having failed to do so for a year now.
Robinson has certainly strengthened his hopes of getting the Fir Park job full-time despite the defeat.
Victory at Killie followed by a strong performance in Aberdeen has certainly made a statement and the Northern Irishman has to be in pole position for the post after confirmation he is on a five-man shortlist to replace McGhee.
In truth, Motherwell were a shambles on their last visit to Pittodrie, but in just a couple of weeks Robinson has brought organisation to the leakiest defence in the Premiership.
Aberdeen assistant manager Tony Docherty: "It just shows you the spirit of the side - it shows we never know when we're beaten and today was an example of that.
"There was only one team here to win the game and the other team to try and spoil it and we got exactly what we deserved out the game.
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"You credit Motherwell, they were here to stop us. They were stuffy. I thought their centre-halves played particularly well but we again found a way.
"It's a great finish from Niall but I wouldn't single out anybody. That was a real team effort to get over the line and get the three points and I feel we fully merited that."
Motherwell interim manager Stephen Robinson: "It's difficult to take. I thought we matched them every step of the way.
"We came here with a game-plan, we frustrated the life out of them. They had possession in areas that weren't going to hurt us. We defended very well.
"We get punished from switching off once.
"They worked hard. They worked the system we asked them to play and it's a massive improvement on the last time they were up here but obviously still very disappointed.
"We've done okay, we're really disappointed in terms of result and how it happened and where the five minutes of added time came from we're not too sure. You deal with that and we get on with it.
"I'm going to have a chat with the board on Monday, see what they feel about the club and where they want to take the football club and we'll go from there."
Match ends, Aberdeen 1, Motherwell 0.
Second Half ends, Aberdeen 1, Motherwell 0.
Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by David Ferguson (Motherwell).
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Carl McHugh.
Goal! Aberdeen 1, Motherwell 0. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Hayes with a cross.
Foul by Ryan Jack (Aberdeen).
Chris Cadden (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Chris Cadden (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Chris Cadden.
Foul by Craig Clay (Motherwell).
Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Miles Storey replaces Anthony O'Connor.
Jayden Stockley (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Chris Cadden (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen).
Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Craig Samson.
Attempt saved. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Craig Samson.
Attempt saved. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Motherwell. Elliott Frear replaces Steven Hammell.
Attempt blocked. Stephen Pearson (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
David Ferguson (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Ryan Christie replaces Adam Rooney.
Ben Heneghan (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Steven Hammell (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Steven Hammell (Motherwell).
Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Carl McHugh (Motherwell) header from very close range is blocked.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Graeme Shinnie.
David Ferguson (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen).
Stephen Pearson (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Stephen Pearson (Motherwell).
Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by David Ferguson.
The silver Kia C'eed was followed by police after it was seen on Shawclough Road at about 18:15 GMT on Sunday. It crashed into another vehicle, a wall and then the house on Sandy Lane.
Two women, aged 18 and 46, were rescued from the car by firefighters and taken to hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries.
A 23-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
Fire crews were called in to lift the car and make the area safe.
Christine Carriage, 67, of The Runnel, Bowthorpe, in Norwich, pleaded guilty to the possession of criminal property to the value of £5,620.
Police seized the goods after a search at the address in November 2013.
She was given a six month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, at Norwich Crown Court on Wednesday.
The items were found in the garden, garage, cupboards, bedroom and dining room at The Runnel property with 340 items, mainly clothing for men, women and children, still having their price labels attached, police said.
More than 210 items of clothing and sundries were still packaged and unopened.
Carriage was also sentenced to 120 hours unpaid work and given an £80 victim charge.
The court said it would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate claims that Mr Martinelli had inflated multi-million dollar contracts during his time in office from 2009 to 2014.
Mr Martinelli denies the allegations.
His successor in office, Juan Carlos Varela, campaigned on a promise to clean up Panamanian politics.
The Supreme Court made the decision on Wednesday after a former government official accused Mr Martinelli of pressuring him to sign "anomalous" contracts worth $45m (£30m).
The former official, Giacomo Tamburelli, ran a government social programme and is himself under investigation for alleged corruption.
The probe centres on accusations that the government paid highly inflated prices for dried food it handed out to students as part of its social programme.
Mr Martinelli, a wealthy supermarket tycoon, said the allegations were part of a political vendetta against him by President Varela.
Mr Varela has in the past accused Mr Martinelli of taking kickbacks, but this is the first time the former leader faces a formal investigation.
Mr Martinelli travelled to Guatemala on Wednesday to attend a session of the Central American parliament, a regional political body with headquarters in Guatemala City.
The former leader did not say whether he would return to Panama.
"I will make that decision in the future, but I am not going to go for a trial arranged by Mr Varela," he said.
During his presidential campaign, Mr Varela, a former Martinelli ally turned bitter rival, said he would root out widespread corruption within Panama's political system.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), which oversees public transport in the region, said the cuts had been made because of reduced funding.
Twenty-two services have been totally withdrawn since July 2014 with a another 29 reduced in some way.
TfGM said it was committed to protecting essential services within the limited budget available.
The organisation, which receives most of its money from Greater Manchester's 10 local authorities, has seen a 3% reduction in funding.
The budget for supported bus services has been reduced by £7.1 million during the last two years.
Savings are being achieved by removing the subsidies which commercial bus companies receive to run night buses, and by "rationalisation of existing services".
TfGM is also attempting to persuade operators to take on "marginal commercial" services and redesigning services so "maximum value" is obtained from subsidies.
Of Greater Manchester's 950 bus services, 275 are subsidised by the public transport body.
From July 2014 to July 2015, TfGM pledged to continue 177 subsidised services with contracts either being extended or awarded to a different bus company.
Over the next 12 months a further 130 subsidised services will be up for renewal.
TfGM said: "We will continue to undertake a rigorous, case-by-case review of every bus journey we pay for."
The clouds are created when rapidly rotating winds form beneath heavy shower or thunder clouds.
BBC weatherman Paul Hudson said it was "a surprise" to see one forming "on a day when weather conditions across Yorkshire are relatively settled".
He said: "There must have been just enough energy and rotation of the air within the cloud to create it."
Nigel Taylor, in Wath upon Dearne, said he saw it forming and thought he was going to need to "take cover in Greggs!"
Earlier in June, a funnel cloud lifted an inflatable slide into the air at a country show in Lincolnshire.
Conwy council has published the symbols which show a range of indicators including whether people were elderly, vulnerable, living alone or considered an "easy target".
Its trading standards will be on patrol to catch those marking houses.
Police notified the council of a Dwygyfylchi home which appeared marked.
Anyone who sees properties being marked is asked to call police on 101.
The firm, Carfinance247, was investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), after it received 912 complaints from members of the public.
When challenged by the ICO, the firm claimed the messages had been sent by another company.
The texts were designed to persuade people to visit the firm's website.
Typical messages read: "You have been accepted for Car Finance no upfront costs or credit checks, drive away in a car within 24hrs at www.go-finance.com to stop txt stop."
The website named is now defunct.
"Carfinance247 Ltd tried to hide behind another company and distance themselves from the marketing practices involved," said Steve Eckersley, the ICO's head of enforcement.
"Let me be clear - if your business has hired someone else to provide direct marketing then the responsibility for the campaign is yours. There is nowhere to hide. If you break the rules we will find you and fine you."
Under the law, marketing messages can only be sent to consumers who have already agreed to receive them, or who have been a customer in the past, and have been given an opportunity to opt out of such messages on each occasion.
Up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on schools and hospitals in the region, the UN said.
Turkey's foreign ministry blamed Russia for the attacks. Moscow is yet to respond to the allegations.
Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has cast doubt over plans to implement a "cessation of hostilities" in Syria.
Last week world powers agreed to work towards a selective truce in Syria, to begin later this week.
But in his first comments on the announcement, President Assad said such a ceasefire did not mean all the parties would put down their weapons.
"So far they say they want a ceasefire within a week," he said in televised comments.
"Who is capable of gathering all these conditions and requirements within a week?"
The UN said the series of raids in northern Syria "cast a shadow" on the prospects for a cessation.
At least 12 people were killed in Azaz and the surrounding area, with two hospitals and two schools reportedly hit.
In Maarat al-Numan, in Idlib province, a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF ) was reduced to rubble.
Seven people were killed and another eight are still missing the medical charity said, calling it a "deliberate" attack.
Mego Terzian, president of MSF France, told Reuters "either the [Syrian] government or Russia" was responsible.
But the Syrian ambassador to Moscow Riad Haddad, said the US was to blame, a claim the Pentagon dismissed as "patently false".
"We have no reason to strike in Idlib, as Isil (so-called Islamic State) is not active there," spokesman Capt Jeff Davis said.
A second hospital in Maarat al-Numan was also hit, killing three people, activists said.
France said it condemned the bombing of the MSF clinic in the strongest terms, with Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault saying such acts "constitute war crimes".
Turkey called the attacks "obvious" war crimes. Relations between Turkey and Russia are badly strained, with the pair on opposite sides of the Syrian conflict.
Russia has been backing the Syrian government in its offensive against rebels but says it only targets what it calls "terrorists".
Meanwhile, Kurdish forces have captured the town of Tal Rifaat from Islamist rebels in northern Syria, the monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
This was despite three days of shelling from Turkey, which views the YPG militia in Syria as allied to the outlawed PKK, which has carried out a decades-long campaign for autonomy in Turkey.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu promised the "harshest reaction" if Kurdish forces tried to take nearby Azaz.
The militia has taken advantage of the chaotic situation to extend its territory near the border, just as a Syrian government offensive threatens to surround Aleppo further south.
The UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, is in the Syrian capital Damascus as part of his effort to restart peace talks.
Almost five years of civil war in Syria have led to the deaths of more than 250,000 people. More than 11 million people have been displaced.
In the old days, someone stealing a credit card - a pickpocket, say, would have just enough time before the card was cancelled to be able to buy a few high value things, stuff easily resold and turned to cash. A huge pain for everyone concerned, certainly, but it was a small crime: a couple of grand at most.
But in recent years, we've heard of websites, and store-based retailers, falling victim to hackers and losing lists of millions of credit card numbers.
Not the physical cards: simply the numbers. And here was the thing. How did the hackers turn their successful data breach into cold hard cash?
This is an important question, because as organised crime expert Misha Glenny, points out, the liberation of millions of credit card numbers has far outstripped the day-to-day robbery of one card at a time.
So how do they do it? How do hackers turn their success in the virtual world into money in the physical one?
The answer, it turns out, involves a remarkable level of international organisation, the coming together for a single project of gangs of criminals, mutually untrusting and anonymous, and the smuggling of huge amounts of cash across borders.
Here's how one heist worked. In late 2012, a group of hackers, so far uncaught, but probably in the Ukraine, broke into a credit card processing system used by Bank Muscat, a large bank in the Middle East.
There they were able to discover the numbers of some prepaid credit cards issued by Bank Muscat, remove the credit limit from the cards, and change their Pin numbers.
Then it gets complicated.
Armed with the numbers usually found on the magnetic stripe on the back of these cards, the hackers were able to go online to various websites dedicated to criminal activity.
Like any online job board, they could use these services to recruit teams of low-level street criminals, smugglers, and money launderers, to come together for this one project.
These sites are like any legitimate website offering freelancers' services: people are reviewed and rated, and their reputations made or ruined by the way they execute their criminal plans.
And so, with teams organised around the world, the hackers were able to send them the mag stripe information.
Credit card making hardware is easy to buy online, as are blank credit cards, so the gangs could make their own cards from the data provided.
And then, on the day of the operation, with the hackers still logged into the computer system and able to watch everything that was going on - making sure they weren't being ripped off themselves - they distributed the Pin numbers and the gangs went to work, walking the streets of their cities and withdrawing money from every ATM they could find.
Keeping their agreed percentage, they passed the money on to other teams, who, in turn, laundered and smuggled it back to the masterminds.
In all, gangs in 26 countries had simultaneously withdrawn $40m (£25m) in more than 36,000 ATM withdrawals.
A magnificent crime - but also one that suggests the way that businesses, legitimate this time, might evolve in the future.
As businesses in the developed, post-industrial world, move from physical manufacturing to the creation of digital goods, or to providing services worldwide, there is less and less need to gather people together in one place, or to keep them together once the job has been done.
The future of work seems to be increasingly one of ad hoc groups of freelancers coalescing around a single project, doing the job, rating each other, and then dispersing for the next opportunity.
And it's this sort of organisation that this new generation of cybercriminals have perfected.
So, while we must study these groups in order to catch them, we could also study them to find out how they work.
And while we hope that they don't profit from their crimes, we, in the end, just might.
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The teenager was found unconscious by police officers at an address in Pierson Street, Newark, just after midnight on Sunday.
Ambulance crews tried to resuscitate her but she died shortly after arriving at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.
A 23-year-old man had been arrested and remains in custody.
The team - known as the Bluebirds - played in blue shirts at home on Saturday for the first time since 2012 after the club's owner agreed to change the colour back from red.
Owner Vincent Tan gave the go-ahead on Friday after a meeting with supporters.
On Saturday, chief executive Ken Choo said fans were "buzzing" just before kick-off amid a carnival atmosphere.
Earlier on Saturday, firefighters were called to the stadium after cladding on the roof of the Ninian Stand came loose after strong winds battered Wales overnight.
The controversial rebrand to red was introduced by Tan after he bought the club but was unpopular with supporters.
The red shirt - introduced in June 2012 to appeal to international markets - will remain as Cardiff's away kit.
The Football League has given its permission for Cardiff to change their playing strip mid-campaign.
The club's badge will also be changed to give the Bluebird mascot more prominence.
In a statement, Tan said his mother had been instrumental in his change of heart over the kit's colour.
"The Christmas and New Year period has given me time to reflect on events of the last year," he said.
"Spending time with my family has had a profound effect upon me, my mother... spoke to me on the importance of togetherness, unity and happiness.
"Cardiff City Football Club is important to me and I wish to see it united and happy."
A missed header from Thomas O'Ware allowed Leigh Griffiths to open with his 34th goal of the season.
Gary Mackay-Steven stroked home from Kieran Tierney's cross soon after.
And Callum McGregor curled in a sumptuous third with Celtic dominant, and noticeably sharper and slicker than their opposition.
Morton boss Jim Duffy changed the normal shape of his Championship team by fielding a back three instead of four and leaving out in-form winger Bobby Barr. His gamble failed.
However, he was not helped by schoolboy defending by O'Ware for the loss of the decisive first goal.
Ronnie Deila made sweeping changes for the Premiership leaders, one of them enforced by an injury to Dedryck Boyata, but the rest all in midfield with Tom Rogic, Stuart Armstrong and Patrick Roberts making way for Kris Commons, Mackay Steven and McGregor.
It was a surreal atmosphere in the ground, the game kicking off in the Glasgow east end midday sunshine and Celtic Park not even half-full.
And the manager of Celtic knew that defeat would surely bring his own high noon, following patchy recent form. But it took just 14 minutes for his worries to ease.
O'Ware totally misjudged his header on the end of a cross from the right and it fell to, of all people, Griffiths four yards out and unmarked.
Celtic were on their way.
Their second came 11 minutes later and again Mackay-Steven's finish could be filed as straightforward.
Their third, 10 minutes after that, was far more inventive. McGregor was really clever with a bending finish from the edge of the box and Celtic were now entitled to dream about what Sunday afternoon's draw might bring.
No further goals came, nor indeed were required, but there was the one black spot - an injury to Stefan Johansen on the stroke of half-time courtesy of a clumsy challenge by Mike Miller that went curiously unpunished.
And that, really, was that. Celtic through and nerves soothed for Deila, with substitute Patrick Roberts and Mackay-Steven firing against the post and bar, respectively, in the second period.
The 34-year-old returned to the Test side for the tour of the West Indies, 18 months after leaving the Ashes tour with a stress-related illness, but managed only 72 runs in six innings.
"This was a tough decision but I don't feel my game is at the level needed to play for England," said Trott.
"I was honoured to come back and play international cricket again and I'm disappointed it didn't work out."
The Warwickshire right-hander scored 3,835 runs in 52 Tests, including a century on his debut in the 2009 Ashes decider.
He played in two more successful Ashes campaigns and was named the International Cricket Council player of the year in 2011.
"I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped me and given me the chance to represent England and to thank supporters for all their backing over the years," added Trott.
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"I've had incredible highs and some real lows but wouldn't change a thing."
South Africa-born Trott made his England debut in a Twenty20 international against West Indies in 2007, his first of seven T20s.
But it would be the longer form of the game where he made a real impact, coming into the Test side two years later for the fifth Test against Australia and scoring a second-innings century as the Ashes were regained.
Trott was part of the team that ended a 24-year wait for a win down under in 2010-11 and reached the top of the world Test rankings later that year.
"It has been an absolute honour to play alongside Trotty in every one of his 52 Tests," said England captain Alastair Cook.
"He can be incredibly proud of all he has achieved and it is no coincidence that his time in international cricket has seen the team achieve some very special things."
Trott left the 2013-14 Ashes series in Australia after the first Test defeat in Brisbane, initially citing a stress-related illness.
A first comeback with Warwickshire was aborted, but a second was sustained and successful, earning him a place on the England Lions tour to South Africa.
He was recalled to the Test side for the tour to the Caribbean, but his return to the highest level was as an opener, rather than his previous position of number three.
Trott made 59 in his third innings back, but only 13 runs in five other knocks, including three ducks.
After both his dismissal in the second-innings and the conclusion of the final Test in Barbados, he waved a goodbye to England's travelling fans.
"To come back from events around the Brisbane Test in 2013 and earn a place back in this side is testament to his character and spirit," added Cook.
"Although things didn't work out as we all hoped on this current tour, he gave absolutely everything every time he wore the cap.
"I speak on behalf of this current team and all those who have shared a dressing room with him over the years when I say it was a privilege to play alongside him."
Listen to a BBC Radio 5 live podcast reflecting on Jonathan Trott's international retirement
Tom Watson did not mince his words when he spoke to me on Monday morning.
But was he really more concerned about the future of his party - or the future of his union, the now-inappropriately named Unite? Both are, in fact, currently inextricably linked.
Mr Watson had been personally close to the union's general secretary Len McCluskey - they are former flatmates.
But relations deteriorated when Labour's deputy leader failed to convince Mr McCluskey to persuade Jeremy Corbyn to agree a date when he would stand down as party leader last summer, after eight out of 10 of his MPs declared no confidence in him.
So there is now political and personal animosity.
Mr McCluskey is up for re-election at the end of next month and those close to Mr Watson see an opportunity to weaken both him and the current party leader.
Mr McCluskey's main opponent is the West Midlands organiser Gerard Coyne, who is politically to his right.
Mr Watson is backing the challenger in part because Unite, under its current leadership, has generously funded Mr Corbyn's two leadership campaigns - and a change at the top might put a block on cheques to any aspiring left-wing replacement.
Mr Coyne's initial pitch was that the union was too focused on Westminster politics under Mr McCluskey and not enough on members' interests.
But some of Mr Corbyn's critics at Westminster argued that the Coyne campaign had had too subtle a message to gain prominent media coverage - and the contest should be recast as a proxy battle for Labour's future.
So this weekend Mr Watson was gifted strong ammunition to launch a campaign of "shock and awe" to get party and union members to sit up and take notice.
Jon Lansman set up Momentum to maintain the spirit of the first Corbyn leadership campaign, harnessing the energies of those who came into Labour to change both the party and the country.
But the recording of his remarks to a local group in Richmond, obtained by the Observer, suggested that he was rather more interested in changing Labour than changing the government - he talked of how an early election would "disrupt our plans" but "what we need to do next is a number of things to change the nature of the Labour Party".
Even better for Mr Watson was the suggestion that the link forged between the current Unite general secretary and Momentum was going to become stronger and tighter.
Mr Lansman opined that "assuming Len McCluskey wins the general secretaryship...Unite will affiliate to Momentum and will fully participate in Momentum".
Mr Watson has suggested that Mr McCluskey would rather fund a left-wing faction inside Labour than the party itself. He believes this revelation might encourage more moderate members of Unite to turn out and vote to change their general secretary.
The acting Unite leader Gail Cartmail told me that there were no plans to affiliate to Momentum and Mr Watson had not checked his story before going public.
But with or without union funding, just what is the "hard-left plot" that Mr Watson believes will destroy Labour?
First, Momentum wants to see Labour's leadership rules changed.
Currently a candidate for the leadership requires the support of 15% of MPs and MEPs before the wider, left-wing membership gets a chance to vote for them. Mr Corbyn only succeeded in getting on to the ballot in 2015 because some of those to his right 'lent' support to broaden the debate.
Those MPs who regarded their actions subsequently as a huge mistake will not make the same one twice. Mr Lansman is heard emphasising how "crucial" it is that the 15% threshold is reduced should Mr Corbyn stand down.
At this September's Labour conference, it is almost certain delegates will be given the option to reduce that threshold from 15% to only 5% - a much smaller hurdle for a left-wing candidate to overcome.
Mr Lansman is recorded saying "we really need to win that vote" and "we have to work to get delegates to that conference".
But internal groups such as Labour First and Progress - put simply, Brownites and Blairites and those who were once called "modernisers" - are working together in many local constituencies to select delegates sympathetic to them.
Like Mr Watson, their view is that if Mr Corbyn was simply replaced by someone with similar politics, Labour would have missed an opportunity to appeal to a wider electorate who believe the party is now too left wing.
The only way to stop the changes is to get more anti-Corbyn delegates to Labour's conference this autumn than those who support the leadership.
So Mr Watson's apocalyptic warnings are, in part, aimed to sound a klaxon that the longer-standing but demoralised moderate party members will hear.
Equally, perhaps the reason that Mr Lansman was so honest about Momentum's intentions was to encourage left-wing, newer Labour members who would prefer to be on demonstrations to attend the rather tedious party meetings that nominate conference delegates.
Secondly, Mr Watson believes that Momentum will seek to depose MPs and councillors who it regards as hostile or right wing or both.
Momentum says that it is entitled to put forward its views and it is up to local members to decide who they would like to represent them. And far from hatching "secret" plans, Mr Lansman made his remarks at a meeting that was open to the wider public.
It is perfectly possible, of course, that Mr McCluskey wins the union leadership contest and Momentum members fail to get the leadership changes it wants.
So the armed impasse between Corbyn supporters and opponents could continue, very possibly, to the party's electoral detriment.
Already sources close to the leadership are warning that Mr Watson's intervention means "we are really worried about our local election prospects" in the spring because he has highlighted divisions.
"They were going to be tough enough to begin with but this stuff from Watson put the elections in real jeopardy," they say.
So if there are poor results, the anti-Corbyn camp would use this as further evidence of the leadership's failures. But leadership supporters are getting their retaliation in first by trying to shift the blame to the deputy leader's door.
At the end of a shadow cabinet "away day" on Monday afternoon, Messrs Corbyn and Watson issued a statement saying they had had "robust and constructive" discussions.
But there may have been more of the former - and a bit less of the latter.
The charges relate to an attack in the North Seaton area which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday.
Northumbria Police said 40-year-old Munawar Hussain, from Ashington, had been charged with two counts of rape and one of assault by penetration.
A force spokesman said Mr Hussain was due to appear before magistrates in Bedlington on 23 June.
The Sun alleged he exchanged explicit messages with a 17-year-old girl.
On Twitter, the Rochdale MP said the story was "not entirely accurate" but referred to "an extremely low point" in his life.
He said he apologised unreservedly for his "inappropriate" behaviour, adding: "I was stupid [and] there's no fool like an old fool."
A Labour Party spokesman said: "The general secretary of the Labour Party has today suspended Simon Danczuk's membership of the party, pending an investigation into allegations published in the media today.
"A full investigation will now take place under the authority of the National Executive Committee, which will be responsible for determining any further action."
Mr Danczuk, who separated from his wife earlier this year, has been the MP for Rochdale since 2010.
The backbencher has been a strong critic of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his predecessor Ed Miliband, and has carried out a high-profile campaign to expose historical child abuse.
In his statement on Twitter, he added: "I'm more saddened that this episode could overshadow the important work we're doing to help Rochdale [and] that's where my focus lies."
The Rochdale MP has a reputation as an outspoken backbencher. He has been a thorn in Jeremy Corbyn's side and has described his predecessor Ed Miliband as "one of the worst Labour Party leaders in history".
The 49-year-old is perhaps best known for his campaigning work on historical child sex abuse, having co-authored a book on alleged abuse by former Rochdale MP Cyril Smith and called for action over a missing 1980s dossier about alleged paedophiles at Westminster.
In July, he said he was stepping back from his child abuse campaigning work to seek help for depression, adding that he was "in no doubt" it had taken its toll on his marriage.
As a consequence of his suspension, Mr Danczuk has had the Labour whip withdrawn, meaning he will sit as an independent MP.
Although the girl featured in The Sun was over the age of consent, BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said the allegations were particularly embarrassing for an MP who had devoted much of his time in recent years to campaigning about child protection.
In interviews, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and shadow chancellor John McDonnell both stressed the independence of the National Executive Committee (NEC) investigation.
Corbyn ally and NEC member Ken Livingstone told the BBC people should not jump to conclusions based on Mr Danczuk's suspension.
"We won't be rushing to any judgement," he said.
The party clearly had to investigate the allegations, he said, adding: "The simple fact is that it might not be illegal but a lot of people are going to disapprove of that sort of age gap and that sort of texting, particularly given this is an MP who made the exposure of child abuse a key part of his political career."
It has been banned from operating in New Delhi following the alleged rape by a driver of a female passenger.
Meanwhile, a judge in Madrid has ordered a temporary halt to the service and Thai authorities say the firm lacks proper registration and insurance.
Uber is yet to comment on the latest legal cases against it.
District attorneys in San Francisco and Los Angeles claim Uber made "untrue or misleading representations" regarding the quality of its own background checks on drivers.
They also accuse the firm of:
District attorneys are seeking an injunction against Uber that could see its drivers temporarily banned from the two cities.
By contrast, rival firm Lyft has reached a settlement with the same district attorneys. It will submit its app to the authorities for accuracy checks as well as seeking authorisation to operate in airports.
It will also pay civil penalties of $500,000, half of which will be paid within 30 days while the rest could be waived if the firm complies with the terms of the injunction.
Other US cities have also begun legal action against Uber.
In Portland, Oregon, the firm is being sued for failing to seek consent on how it would be regulated.
Meanwhile, Max Tyler, a Colorado state representative, has questioned how it vets drivers, alleging that the firm does not run an FBI background check, something which other taxi drivers have to have.
Its process of recruiting new drivers is also being looked at by authorities in New Delhi after a driver, who was previously accused of raping a female passenger in 2011, was cleared to drive for Uber.
The driver has been arrested for another alleged rape and appeared in court on Monday. He had obtained a reference from the Delhi Police, but police spokesman Rajan Bhagat told Reuters that the certificate appeared to be fake.
Indian police also questioned an Uber executive about the checks run on drivers. Police said that Uber's drivers did not have the special badges that it issues to taxi drivers proving that they have cleared background checks.
They said that Uber and similar services that operate online platforms linking drivers with customers are registered in India as technology businesses rather than transport companies.
In a statement Uber said it would work with the Indian government to "establish clear background checks currently absent in their commercial transportation licensing programmes".
It added that it would also partner with women's safety groups and "invest in technology advances to help make New Delhi a safer city for women".
Uber defended the way it checked drivers, saying it was a responsibility it took seriously. According to the firm, it is on track to complete more than two million background checks this year.
The company, which now operates in 52 countries, was recently valued at $40bn after an investment by venture capitalists.
But since its launch the business, which uses a smartphone app to connect riders with drivers, has proved hugely controversial. In Europe, registered taxi drivers' unions have staged strikes and protests against what they see as light regulation of Uber and similar services.
Uber's business practices have also been questioned and doubts raised over whether its tracking system breaks data protection laws.
But even so, today's announcement - that the forces' budget would meet the 2% of GDP Nato target until 2020 - caught many Whitehall insiders by surprise.
During the election campaign it was calculated that this would add £6bn a year to military spending by 2020, but with new economic growth projections that figure could be even higher.
One person who can say, "I told you so," is former Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Back in spring, weeks before the election, he told me - as we finished an interview for Radio 4 - that he was confident the UK would meet the 2% target, that he had received assurances to that effect from No 10, and that this would only be announced after the country had gone to the polls. As the Nato chief during September 2014's Wales Summit, when that spending target had been set, he had a very particular interest in this.
Try as I could, I couldn't find a second source for what Mr Rasmussen had told me, and we had finished recording when he said it, so the story went no further. As the election campaign continued, both the Conservatives and Labour refused to commit to the 2% target and many, including senior officers in the forces, concluded heavy cuts were on the cards.
Not only did the Conservatives allow themselves to be painted as a party about to take an axe to cherished regiments or warships, but they remained true to the political logic of that position. So, for example, when Andrew Neil and I cross examined the party defence spokespeople late in April, for the Daily Politics Defence and Security Debate, Mr Fallon would not concede that threats to Britain's security had increased - despite events in Ukraine or the rise of the Islamic State group.
Now that he can count on a substantially bigger budget, he will presumably have to change this position, and argue that the UK is buying new maritime patrol aircraft or fighter planes because a worsening international security environment demands it. What a difference a (Budget) day makes.
So unexpected is this turn of events that many Whitehall-watchers have been looking for small print, a catch that might mean the government isn't being quite as generous as it suggests. Attention focused first on a new £1.5bn Security Fund for the intelligence and counter terrorist people, also announced today, but apparently, no, that's quite separate to the defence pledge. Then others asked whether some spending such as war pensions or peacekeeping operations, might get lumped into the MoD's budget, eating away at the increase.
While we cannot yet categorically rule out such budgetary sleight of hand, there can be no doubt that, particularly towards the end of the Parliament, there will still be substantially more cash going through Defence.
Many have been asking me today "why on earth didn't they say this before the election?" The explanation that they hadn't yet done the sums back in April doesn't hold water - assurances had been given to certain people like Mr Rasmussen. I understand similar signals had been given privately to the US.
So what do we conclude from all this? That in an election where the health service and benefits cuts were key battlegrounds, even a party that historically has prided itself as strong on defence feels unable to make the argument for spending more on it. As the top brass and contractors ease the champagne corks, celebrating their unexpected good fortune, that's worth remembering.
For more analysis on the 2015 Budget, see Newsnight Live
Researchers found that less than a third of experimental clinical trials in the UK were available in Scotland.
The data also showed that only 19 of the 39 trials which could help patients under the age of 16 were available.
Campaigners at Cancer Research UK said the lack of trials for younger patients in Scotland was "deeply worrying".
The figures were revealed at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) conference in Liverpool on Tuesday.
One author of the study and chairwoman of the NCRI Teenage and Young Adults Clinical Studies Group, Dr Angela Edgar, said: "Our study confirms that children and young adults in Scotland have fewer clinical trials available to them compared to the rest of the UK.
"The most disadvantaged are 16-24 year olds.
"There are fewer trials for them to begin with, and unlike younger children, they are often treated at centres where trial recruitment in this age group may be unfamiliar and overlooked."
Researchers in Edinburgh looked at clinical trials data from the UK Clinical Research Network Cancer Trials Portfolio, and found that, of the 534 clinical trials suitable for patients aged 16-24, only 152 were available in Scotland.
Problems can arise when hospitals only treat a small number of young cancer patients, as staff may not be used to recruiting this group for clinical trials, according to the NCRI.
It also said there was a lack of information about clinical trials available for younger patients, making it more difficult for hospitals to refer patients.
NCRI clinical research director Professor Matt Seymour said: "Compared with most countries, cancer patients in the UK are much more likely to be offered the chance to take part in clinical research as part of their treatment.
"Participating in research is a 'win-win': it brings direct benefits by ensuring you get access to modern treatment and intensive support; but it is also the best way to contribute to improving treatment for patients in the future.
"So, it is hugely important to highlight groups where we could do better and Dr Edgar's study throws down a challenge to increase the access to research for young people in Scotland."
Developers have said the proposal would see the listed building on Calton Hill become a "world class" facility.
But a report presented to councillors said the plan would have a "significant adverse impact" on the site.
The development's backers have insisted their proposal is the only realistic option for the site.
Also known as New Parliament House, the 19th Century building was once intended to house the Scottish Parliament.
A decision on the hotel plan will be made next week.
Planning officials said in their report: "The proposed interventions to the listed building would have a significant adverse impact on the architectural integrity, composition and special character of one of the UK's finest listed buildings.
"Alternative consents, for the redevelopment of the building into an international music school, exist."
The report said the plan does not comply with national guidelines on historic buildings, the city's development plan or Edinburgh planning guidelines.
It includes partial demolition of the existing structure, and the building of additional accommodation wings for the hotel.
The report concludes: "Proposals for demolition do show that the luxury hotel would provide economic benefits to the city.
"However, the proposals fail to address the requirements of HESPS (Historic Environment Scotland Policy Statement 2016). Further, the demolition cannot be granted in isolation as test c) of HESPS is inextricably linked to the economic growth generated from redevelopment proposals.
"These proposals are considered unacceptable."
Backers of the hotel plan have expressed their disappointment over the report.
They repeated their view that the proposal is the only one which guarantees the future of the original building.
Urbanist Hotels chairman David Orr said: "We need to be very clear about what is now at stake for the very future of the Old Royal High School.
"Our revised proposal is the result of 18 months intensive work and considerable investment in order to fulfil our contractual obligation with the Council. During this time we have taken time to listen to a wide range of stakeholders and heritage experts and taken their views on board.
"We now have a design solution which not only protects and promotes the magnificence of Hamilton's centrepiece building but also has a viable and long-term investment plan in place to maintain it as part of the city's living and breathing heritage."
He added: "This is the only proposal that can realistically guarantee the future of the Hamilton building - both architecturally and financially.
"Without it, we risk another 50 years of disrepair and misuse, which would be catastrophic for both the building and the city."
The jury at Southwark Crown Court failed to return a verdict on four other counts.
Harris, who found success with novelty pop hits and on children's TV, made no reaction when the not guilty verdicts were read out.
The 86-year-old is currently in jail after a 2014 trial saw him convicted of 12 sex offences against four females, including a girl under 10.
After deliberating for just under a week, the jury found Harris not guilty of indecently assaulting a young autograph hunter on a visit to a Portsmouth radio station with her mother at the end of the 1970s.
He was also cleared of groping a blind, disabled woman at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London in 1977, and sexually assaulting a woman in her 40s after filming a TV show in 2004.
Judge Alistair McCreath discharged the jury from deliberating on the further four counts he was accused of.
These other alleged offences included Harris putting his hand up a teenage girl's skirt at a youth music event at London's Lyceum Theatre.
Another teenager accused him of grabbing her breast and sliding his hand between her legs while she helped on the TV programme Star Games in the summer of 1978.
A 13-year-old girl claimed Harris asked her: "Do you often get molested on a Saturday morning?" as he allegedly felt underneath her top after a children's TV show in 1983.
He was also accused of stroking a 19-year-old's bare back at a music studio near London Bridge in 2002, while allegedly making a sexual comment.
Stephen Vullo QC, defending, had told jurors Harris was innocent of these latest charges, as well as the indecent assaults over which he was convicted in 2014.
He blamed a "media frenzy" for making Harris "vulnerable to people making accusations against him".
The prosecution team asked for a week to decide whether to apply for a retrial. Harris has been remanded in custody until then.
His defence team said Harris was expected to be automatically released from prison for the sentence he is currently serving this summer.
Outside court, his solicitor, Daniel Berke, said: "Mr Harris is grateful for the care and attention this jury has given to his case and for the not guilty verdicts returned."
Until his arrest in 2013, Rolf Harris had been a fixture on screens in Britain and beyond since television took off in the 1950s.
He had shown early promise in sport and art - narrowly missing out on representing his native Australia as a swimmer at the 1948 Olympic Games and staging exhibitions of his paintings from the age of 16.
Illness led him to focus on painting, and he moved to London to enrol in art school, performing at cabaret clubs to earn money before auditioning for children's TV.
Harris became a regular on the BBC and commercial TV in the UK and Australia, hosting variety shows, children's programmes and animal welfare documentaries - the exposure even led to pop success and appearances at the Glastonbury Festival.
But it all ended with his conviction in 2014 for 12 indecent assaults on four women and girls between the 1960s and '80s.
Rolf Harris: Full profile
Fire authorities are also warning of dangerous hot and windy conditions on Christmas and Boxing Day.
Crews were still tackling a blaze at Scotsburn, west of the city, for a third day on Monday.
The Country Fire Authority's (CFA) Craig Lapsley said one firefighter had been injured, but it was extremely fortunate no lives had been lost.
Some firefighters were struggling to stand due to the high temperatures and strong winds.
But Mr Lapsley said cooler weather on Sunday provided a reprieve.
"All people are accounted for which is a great result. We were blessed we got rain," Mr Lapsley told the ABC.
"The winds will be up a little bit this afternoon, the key issue is that it will progressively get hotter over the next few days and build to Friday, so we are sort of focusing now towards Christmas Day being the hottest day of the week and between now and then, we want to make sure any fire, any lightning strike that is hitting the bush we get on top of."
Scotsburn residents told Australian media they were lucky to be alive.
"Our plan was to pack up the valuables and obviously photos and those sorts of things and leave, and we got a load in the car, and the fire turned, and that's all the time we had," Bruce Rae said.
Newham Council is urging ministers to reduce the highest stake on Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) from £100 to £2. It says they have "sucked the life blood out of local economies".
An initial plea was rejected in July. But Newham has resubmitted the plan, saying 25% of English councils back it.
The government said it would continue to monitor effectiveness of controls.
The Association of British Bookmakers said: "It is difficult to understand the justification for the time and money councils are expending on this resubmission or why they might expect a different outcome."
The original proposal was submitted under legislation which allows councils to urge central government to change the law to help them promote the "sustainability of local communities".
The latest submission comes after talks with the Local Government Association (LGA), which believes the government should reconsider its decision.
It means talks will be held between the LGA and the government over the next six months.
£1.6bn
profit made by bookmakers from the machines in a year*
£100 maximum stake per bet
£2 what campaigners believe the maximum stake should be
£500 maximum win per bet
34,874 number of FOBTs in betting shops in the UK*
There has been a significant rise in the amount of money gambled using FOBTs in recent years.
Between October 2013 and September 2014, £1.6bn was lost by gamblers using the machines, up from £1.3bn in 2010-11, according to the Gambling Commission.
Newham Council has claimed it is possible to bet up to £18,000 in an hour using them.
Earlier this year, new rules were introduced which meant anyone wanting to place a stake of more than £50 on the machines had to interact with staff or set up an account with a bookmaker.
The government said the change would allow staff to monitor behaviour and act if they identified signs of problem gambling.
'I lost £400k using High Street betting machines'
The street with 18 betting shops
A government spokesman said: "We introduced stronger gambling controls to help further protect players and promote responsible gambling in April."
He added: "The government will continue to monitor the effectiveness of existing controls and will take further action if necessary."
But Sir Robin Wales said "lax planning rules" had led to a proliferation of bookmakers in Newham, where there are 83 betting shop licences.
He said: "By reducing the profits made on these machines bookmakers will be forced to think again about their shop numbers."
He added: "The government must now listen, and not miss this opportunity to act in support of 93 councils representing an astounding 23 million people."
A spokesman for the Association of British Bookmakers said: "The government made a decision on this issue just six months ago and highlighted that local authorities have sufficient powers, via the licensing process, to manage the presence of betting shops on the high street."
He added: "The ABB and its members will continue to work with local authorities and the Local Government Association in partnership to develop initiatives that are relevant to local communities."
A spokesman for the LGA said the body was looking forward to talks beginning in the new year.
Some powers over gaming machines with a maximum stake of £10 or more in Scotland are expected to be devolved to Holyrood as part of the Scotland Bill.
The article said Mr Wen's family members "have controlled assets worth at least $2.7bn (£1.7bn)".
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the report had "ulterior motives".
Both the NYT's Chinese and English sites are being blocked inside China, as are references to the report on micro-blogging sites.
"Some reports smear China and have ulterior motives," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said when asked about the story in a daily press briefing. On the blocking, he said the internet was managed "in accordance with laws".
In its report, the New York Times said Mr Wen's relatives' holdings included property, insurance and construction firms.
By John SudworthBBC News, Shanghai
Often referred to as "Grandpa Wen" by state media, the premier is one of the few senior Chinese politicians with the popular touch, usually the first to appear at the side of victims of earthquakes or other disasters as a kind of consoler-in-chief. But there have long been rumours that his decade in the job has brought more tangible benefits to his immediate family, and now the New York Times has put a figure on it.
The more than $2.7bn in controlled assets reported by the newspaper are held not by the Chinese premier himself, but by his wife, mother, siblings, children, and their in-laws. The figure though may not come as much of a shock to Mr Wen. A WikiLeaks cable dated 2007 quoted a source as saying the premier was "disgusted" by his family's activities.
But whether he disapproves or not, the investigation shows that much of the wealth has been accumulated in areas of the economy over which he has direct authority. Mr Wen is not the only senior leader over whom that kind of suspicion lingers, but given his position, his public standing and his own championing of the anti-corruption cause, the Times report will be seen by the authorities here as highly sensitive and potentially damaging.
Bloomberg's website is still being blocked after it published, back in June, a similar expose of the family wealth of the man tipped to be China's next leader, Xi Jinping. It may be a while before readers in China get to see the New York Times online again.
"Many relatives of Wen Jiabao, including his son, daughter, younger brother and brother-in-law, have become extraordinarily wealthy during his leadership," the newspaper wrote.
"In many cases, the names of the relatives have been hidden behind layers of partnerships and investment vehicles involving friends, work colleagues and business partners."
The family's investments reportedly spanned several sectors. The newspaper cited one holding as Ping An, an insurance company which it said had benefited from reforms enacted in 2004 by a state body over which Mr Wen had oversight.
It said that partnerships controlled by Mr Wen's relatives, along with their friends and colleagues, had bought into the firm before its IPO, or stock market flotation, in 2004, and held as much as $2.2bn in the company in 2007.
The newspaper said both the Chinese government and Mr Wen's relatives declined to comment on the investigation, which was based on corporate records from 1992-2012.
No holdings were found in Mr Wen's name, it said, nor was it possible "to determine from the documents whether he recused himself from any decisions that might have affected his relatives' holdings, or whether they received preferential treatment on investments".
China is sensitive about reports on its leaders, particularly when it comes to their wealth.
A growing wealth gap is causing public discontent, as are the frequent corruption scandals involving government officials.
When, in June 2012, a Bloomberg investigative report examined the finances of the relatives of president-in-waiting Xi Jinping, the company's website was blocked in China - even though the report said there was no indication of wrongdoing by him or his family.
Mr Wen has been the Chinese premier for almost 10 years. He is due to step down in a power transition that begins on 8 November.
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He is seen as a popular figure with the common touch, and is portrayed in state media as a leader with great concern for the lives of ordinary people.
A spokeswoman for New York Times said she hoped that full access to the websites would be "restored shortly" in China.
The BBC has also been affected, with the BBC World News channel blocked when a correspondent was asked about the story during a report, and the BBC News website blocked later on Friday.
On China's Twitter-like weibo platforms, keywords such as Wen Jiabao and the New York Times are blocked. Mr Wen's name, like most other Chinese leaders, has always been a screened keyword.
Some netizens did manage to post the article despite heavy and rapid censorship. A Sina Weibo user tweeted about the article from Kawagoe city in Japan, but his post was removed after 11 minutes.
"The Twist Your Waist Times says the best actor has $2.7bn of assets. I just wonder how will he spend it?" asked a Tencent Weibo user registered in the British West Indies territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
"Twist your waist" in Chinese characters sounds like New York when spoken, while "best actor" refers to Mr Wen, who critics say only pretends to be a people-first leader.
Robert Lewis Dear is accused of killing a policeman, an Iraq war veteran and a mother, who were escorting friends to the Planned Parenthood clinic.
Nine other people were taken to hospital after the hours-long stand-off.
The dead policeman was named as Garrett Swasey, 44, a married father of two.
Mr Swasey was called to assist during the shootout and died at the scene.
He was a co-pastor at a church in Colorado Springs and was a figure skater before he became a police officer.
The two civilian victims have been identified as 29-year-old Ke'Arre Stewart and 36-year-old Jennifer Markovsky.
Stewart, a father of two young daughters, was accompanying someone to the clinic when he was killed, his friend Amburh Butler told the Associated Press news agency.
He was deployed to Iraq and had been stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs.
"He went someplace where people expect to die, only to come back ... and be killed," Ms Butler said.
Markovsky, a mother of two, was accompanying a friend to the clinic when she was killed. Her father told the AP she was "kind-hearted and lovable".
The appearance of Robert Lewis Dear on the courtroom television was startling.
His arms were bare and his hands cuffed as he stood beside his lawyer, speaking only briefly to confirm he understood the proceedings and the initial charge of murder.
Outside in the crisp air, District Attorney Dan May appeared before the cameras but was unable, for legal reasons, to shed much light on the case.
Mr May was pressed on whether he would seek the death penalty for Mr Dear, a question he said he was unable to answer at this stage.
This case is tragic but it is also controversial, having provoked debate across the US, not least among candidates for the presidency, about Planned Parenthood's controversial role in providing foetal tissue for research.
This was not the first attack on one of its clinics and the group says poisonous political rhetoric is inciting domestic terrorism, a charge rejected by its critics.
The alleged 57-year-old gunman appeared in court on Monday and was told he would be charged with first degree murder in the killings.
He has been held at the El Paso County Jail since surrendering to police on Friday.
Appearing harried, he wore a padded white vest and looked down during the hearing, in which victims' families were present, and did not ask any questions.
He is expected to be formally charged on 9 December.
No motive has been named yet in the shooting, but law enforcement has said he told authorities "no more baby parts" before he was arrested.
Planned Parenthood has been the focus of protests recently after an anti-abortion organisation secretly recorded one of its staff discussing how to obtain aborted foetal tissue for medical research.
Anti-abortion advocates say this proves Planned Parenthood is selling foetal parts for profit - which is illegal - but this is disputed by the organisation
Scotland's last victory in the tournament came in Rome in 2014.
"If you put so much pressure on yourself to get a result, instead of trying to win the game, you can go to trying not to lose," said Glasgow Warriors centre Horne.
"If that happens, everyone goes into their shell and you can't have that."
Following defeats to England and Wales, Scotland return to the Stadio Olimpico, where Duncan Weir kicked a last-minute drop-goal for a 21-20 success two years ago.
And Horne, who is returning to the squad after a foot injury ruled him out of the competition's opening fortnight, believes the visitors must take a positive approach to get the best out of their attacking threats.
"We're here for a reason," said Horne, 26. "We've got some of the most exciting outside backs in the world and a fantastic group of players.
"What good is it if the likes of [full-back] Stuart Hogg and the others are getting worried about making mistakes?
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"That's not going to help anyone. We need them to be expressing themselves.
"Any time Hoggy gets the ball in a bit of space I light up because I think something is going to happen. That's what we want. We want it to spread through the rest of the squad."
A muddled display against England was improved upon in Cardiff but several Scotland squad members are still waiting for their first taste of Six Nations victory.
"There's no-one hurting more than the players," added Horne, who has been capped 15 times.
"We're desperate to set the record straight and get that win. We're all gutted at how things have gone.
"We're trying to remain positive. We didn't play well against England but we did against Wales. There were some brilliant moments in Cardiff.
"What you can't forget though is that at this level, the differences between sides are so small. The games are decided on a few instances. The England game showed that. They had two chances and took them to win the game. We had a couple, didn't take them and lost.
"But we're still going in the right direction. It's easy to be negative but that won't get us anywhere.
"There are still three games left. We could win all three and people might see it as a successful Six Nations."
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After a strong showing against France, Italy lost 40-9 at home to England but Horne thinks the scoreline does not tell the full story.
"We will need to be at our absolute best to win," he warned. "They should have beaten France in Paris
"They played some great rugby against England until an interception try knocked the wind out of their sails. The score certainly did not reflect the game.
"It will be tough be we should be excited about going over there and getting tore into them.
"We're looking for a great result and that would kick us on for the games against Ireland and France."
The British world number two trailed two sets to one when play was suspended on Monday because of bad light.
Murray, 29, won the fourth set but was pushed hard by his Czech opponent before winning the deciding set to clinch a 3-6 3-6 6-0 6-2 7-5 victory.
The last time Murray lost in the first round of a Grand Slam was in 2008.
A three-time French Open semi-finalist, he has now come from two sets down to win nine times in Grand Slam matches.
Murray joins compatriots Aljaz Bedene, Kyle Edmund and Heather Watson in the second round, while Johanna Konta and Laura Robson play their first-round matches later.
Murray will next face French wildcard Mathias Bourgue, who is ranked 164 in the world.
When play began on Tuesday, Murray survived two break points in his opening service game before levelling the match by breaking.
But Stepanek, the oldest man in the draw, continued to frustrate the Briton with some inspired shot-making in a nervy fifth set.
Murray was two points from defeat when serving at 4-5 but held on and broke in the next game.
He double-faulted on his first match point but sealed victory after three hours and 41 minutes when Stepanek netted an attempted drop-volley two points later.
Murray, who sportingly applauded Stepanek off the court, said: "He had an extremely bad injury last year and still at 37 coming out and fighting like that, playing that way, it's unbelievable.
"I don't expect to be doing that myself at that age. I'm just glad I managed to get through.
"He's always been extremely difficult to play. I wasn't able to dictate many of the points, I wasn't in a great rhythm, and that's credit to him and the way that he played. I fought extremely hard today and I'll get a chance to play again tomorrow."
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
"Stepanek played a magnificent final set: serving and volleying himself out of trouble when the occasional break point down and engaging theatrically with the crowd, which warmed to a 37-year-old who is a real craftsman of his trade.
"Murray was two points from defeat at 4-5 deuce in that deciding set, but it is notable that with his French Open on the line he did not face a single break point in the final set.
"Stepanek's poor final service game cost him dear, and despite serving a double fault on his first match point, Murray did not let him off the hook. The reserves of nervous energy have been depleted, but rather that than an early start to the grass-court season."
The British number two began his match against Austrian qualifier Gerald Melzer with two double faults and lost the first eight points.
But he was the better player after that and came through 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 to reach the second round for the first time.
Bedene, who is being coached on a temporary basis by GB Davis Cup captain Leon Smith, will play either 31st seed Federico Delbonis or Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in the second round.
Edmund will take on 15th seed John Isner in the second round after the American fired down 40 aces to overcame John Millman of Australia.
Isner won 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (12-10) 7-6 (9-7) 7-5 in another match played over two days.
Edmund beat Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili on Monday.
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Goals from Anthony Wordsworth, Tyrone Barnett and David Mooney gave the play-off hopefuls a 3-1 win at Roots Hall.
"They're top of the league for a reason and that's because their basics are very, very good, and that's what we've got to learn," said Brown.
"I thought we outdid the best basic team in the division with the basics and consequently we've won the game."
He continued to BBC Essex: "I think we'll have a video session in the week to show them what I mean by the basics: the regaining of possession, being in the right place at the right time - it's not a fluke, it's good judgement from good players."
The victory moved Southend up to seventh, two points behind the play-off places.
But they had gone in at half-time level after controversy surrounding Stuart Beavon's 44th-minute equaliser for Burton, who have now lost three of their past six matches.
"At 1-1 at half-time, you're bemoaning your luck because of the way they got the equalising goal," said Brown
"A lot of people say the ball was out of play, but two three of our players stopped at that moment and consequently Beavon stuck the ball in the back of the net.
"Now the half-time team talk changes but I thought we were good for going in 1-0 up.
"It was a tight game, a little bit of quality in front of goal eventually won it, but you're never off the hook with this Burton team and you've got to beat them, and we did."
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Only 61% of calls have been answered in time so far this year in Devon.
The South Western Ambulance Service runs the service in Devon and Cornwall and commissioners said an "improvement plan" was working.
The national target is for 95% of calls to be answered within 60 seconds.
The average across England so far this year is 94% and the service in Devon failed to meet the national target between November 2014 and July 2015 - the most recent figure available.
The ambulance service was expected to end the contact in March 2016 because the "current operating model is not sustainable".
The Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) has fined the ambulance service from January to the beginning of July for missing the target.
The commissioner said the service was performing better since an improvement plan had been agreed.
The NEW Devon CCG has extended the contract until October 2016.
It added the contract had been extended so it could find a new provider because NHS England has planned for all NHS 111 services to be merged with out-of-hours doctors' services.
Higginbotham wasted two chances from the spot in the 83rd and 85th minutes after Paul McMullan then Higginbotham himself were felled in the box.
Nicky Clark had fired the Pars ahead on the half-hour mark.
But Lewis Martin was shown a second yellow when he fouled Scott McKenna in the home box, Alan Forest levelling from the spot before the late drama.
Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 1, Ayr United 1.
Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 1, Ayr United 1.
Attempt missed. Paul McMullan (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Patrick Boyle.
Attempt missed. Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Conner Duthie.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Greg Fleming.
Penalty saved! Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top centre of the goal.
Patrick Boyle (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty Dunfermline Athletic. Kallum Higginbotham draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty saved! Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Penalty Dunfermline Athletic. Paul McMullan draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Patrick Boyle (Ayr United) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Scott McKenna (Ayr United) after a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Conrad Balatoni.
Ross Docherty (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Hand ball by Ross Docherty (Ayr United).
Attempt saved. Callum Fordyce (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
John Herron (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robbie Crawford (Ayr United).
John Herron (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Alan Forrest (Ayr United).
Substitution, Ayr United. Andy O'Connell replaces Kevin Nisbet.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Michael Moffat replaces Nicky Clark.
Lee Ashcroft (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Jason Talbot.
Attempt saved. Nicky Clark (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Paul McMullan (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Ross Docherty (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Gary Harkins (Ayr United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic).
Ross Docherty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gary Harkins (Ayr United).
Attempt missed. Gary Harkins (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Nicky Clark (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Alan Forrest (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
John Herron (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alan Forrest (Ayr United).
The Swans have struggled this term but lifted themselves off the bottom of the Premier League with a 3-0 win against Sunderland on Saturday.
Bradley's side face West Brom and Middlesbrough in their next two games.
"We still feel we can use it [January] to improve our squad and discussions need to continue," Bradley said.
"The discussions have been consistent.
"As a manager in a period where the team is really trying to fight back from a difficult start, the best thing that can happen is to see important players step onto the field and play well and that sets the one for everyone else."
After being appointed as replacement for former manager Francesco Guidolin, Bradley has not played the same starting XI in any of his eight games in charge and is still not sure of his best line-up.
"I think we've made good progress. Good performances from good players is what allows you to start to settle into your best team, assuming you can avoid injuries and suspensions," he told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"Certainly we feel strongly that we want to try and build on the work from Saturday and will it be the exact same team? I'm not sure but I think you'll still see a pretty good carryover from the game against Sunderland."
Despite taking just eight points from a possible 24 during his time in charge, Bradley believes his side is showing signs of improvement.
"We showed signs of good football in the previous seven games [before the win against Sunderland] but not always in a consistent enough manner," he added.
"Confidence is still important and with results, we're trying to see if we can build up that confidence."
It comes a week after the government launched a concerted effort to retake the city, which has been held by the jihadists since 2014.
An estimated 50,000 civilians are trapped inside, with only a few hundred families escaping so far.
Meanwhile IS militants launched a wave of bombings in and around the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 20 people.
State forces including members of an elite counter-terrorism unit are moving into Falluja on several fronts, an official statement said.
IS fighters are reportedly putting up resistance with suicide and car bombings.
But while the military said it was advancing towards its goals, so far the fighting seems to be centred on IS defences outside Falluja's city limits, the BBC's Jim Muir in Baghdad says.
Militia leaders taking part have said there is likely to be a pause before the assault on the city centre begins to allow more civilians to escape.
There is alarm over conditions faced by civilians, with reports of people starving to death and of being killed for refusing to fight for IS.
The Iraqi military has urged those remaining to either leave the city or stay indoors, though IS is preventing civilians from fleeing.
Falluja fell to IS in January 2014, a key moment in its rise that saw it declare a caliphate across swathes of Iraq and Syria.
Along with Mosul, it is one of two major cities held by IS in Iraq.
Meanwhile three districts of Baghdad have been targeted in attacks.
All three bombings have been claimed by IS in an online statement.
The group frequently targets Shia Muslims, whom the extremist Sunni militant group regards as apostates.
The attacks may also be an attempt to deflect attention from the operation in Falluja.
Munster are being investigated over their management of scrum-half Murray's head injury in the Scotstoun game.
Ireland's Murray was allowed to return to the field after belatedly being sent for a head injury assessment.
"I was fully conscious and talking to them (Munster's medics) about my neck," said the Lions half-back on Wednesday.
Munster's 14-12 victory guaranteed the Irish province a place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals.
Recently, Northampton were found to have breached rules by allowing Wales winger George North to play on after a head injury.
Sale are also being investigated for an incident involving TJ Ioane.
On Sunday, European Cup organisers confirmed to BBC Sport that an Untoward Incident Review Group would convene this week to decide whether Munster had broken concussion management protocols.
However, Murray told a news conference he has been closely monitored since last weekend and has continued to pass all head injury assessment protocols.
"They (the Munster medics) didn't suspect that I had lost consciousness, which is the most important thing, and I came back on and finished the game and have felt fine since.
"I've passed all the tests and I'm fine. We've followed all the HIA protocols and worked with World Rugby.
"There's been a bit made about it but I am fine, I've trained fully today and the physios have looked after me, kept a close eye on me and I came through ok, so I'm ready for the weekend."
Murray emphasised that he is, like all players in the professional era, "very wary of concussion and how dangerous it can be".
"If I had a headache or I felt a little bit slowed or any of those symptoms, I'm fully sure I'd bring it up and I'd tell the physio and doctor and we'd deal with it and probably wouldn't play this weekend because everyone's aware of how dangerous concussion can be down the line."
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said, under the plans, security firms and voluntary groups would manage probation on a "payment by results" basis.
Prisoners serving short sentences would also have to undertake compulsory rehabilitation for the first time.
Trade unionists fear that the move could "compromise public protection".
Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said: "Payment by results in criminal justice is untested, and the Tory-led government are taking a reckless gamble with public safety."
But Mr Grayling told MPs that anyone who becomes classified as a danger to the public during their rehabilitation would see their case go back to the public probation service.
He has also said: "It is madness to carry on with the same old system and hope for a different result."
Most released prisoners and people serving community sentences are managed by the public sector probation service - provided by 35 trusts across England and Wales.
But under the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) proposals, responsibility for monitoring some 200,000 medium- and low-risk offenders will transfer to the private sector.
Private companies and charitable bodies successfully bidding for contracts will be paid according to their results in cutting re-offending.
However, the public probation service will continue to supervise some 50,000 high-risk offenders, including all serious violent and sexual offenders.
Harry Fletcher of probation officers' union Napo said the "astonishing" overhaul was being "rushed through without proper thought to the consequences".
The Probation Association said: "Although these offenders are deemed medium and low risk of harm, they include child protection cases, violence against the person and domestic violence cases.
"This group also includes offenders at high risk of reoffending, such as prolific burglars, chaotic drug users and gang members. These are all complex and potentially dangerous individuals who require professional expertise in their management."
An MoJ spokesman said £1bn was spent each year on running community sentences, and £800m of that was spent on probation.
According to MoJ figures, 47.5% of all offenders released from custody in 2010 re-offended within 12 months, and 57.6% of those sentenced to under 12 months released in the same period went onto re-offend within 12 months.
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Prisoners serving under 12 months only currently undergo voluntary rehabilitation and are otherwise freed without support or supervision.
The MoJ says those serving more than 12 months have statutory supervision on release - this can involve regular meetings with an offender manager, curfews and a requirement to attend drug or alcohol rehabilitation courses.
A mentoring scheme is also being introduced where similar offenders are offered support such as finding accommodation and returning to work.
The new proposals would see all freed prisoners subject to both the mentoring scheme and statutory supervision.
The government will offer £500,000 to voluntary and community sector groups to help them prepare to bid for probation contracts.
In 2011 some 90% of those sentenced in England and Wales had offended before - a record number - and almost a third had committed or were linked to 15 or more crimes.
Final reforms for the probation service are expected to be implemented across England and Wales by spring 2015.
Local authorities are responsible for the majority of probation services in Scotland and are funded by the Scottish Government.
Probation in Northern Ireland is dealt with by the Department of Justice. Statutory probation services are not offered to those serving 12 months or less, but probation officers will work with "persistent offenders" regardless of their sentence length.
The People's Bank of China said that the new reserve requirement would take effect from Monday.
The aim is to stimulate more lending into the nation's slowing economy.
The move allows banks to lend out more money, with Chinese state media saying the cut will release 1.2 trillion yuan ($194bn; £130bn) into the world's second-largest economy.
China's economy grew by 7% in the first quarter of the year, a large figure by Western standards, but the lowest for the country since the financial crisis of 2009.
Last year its growth slowed to its weakest in 24 years, expanding 7.4% in 2014 from 7.7% in 2013.
It meant growth in the nation's economy missed its official annual growth target of 7.5% for the first time in 15 years.
As part of the new measures the Central Bank has also said it will provide various further cuts to reserve requirements for banks providing agricultural financing.
The bank had previously cut its reserve requirement two months ago.
Anthony McMahon was found unconscious and barely breathing in a pool of blood in a Newtownabbey car park on Tuesday.
The 59-year-old had sustained severe head and facial injuries, which police have described as "much more than serious - they are life-changing".
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has issued a new appeal for witnesses.
A police patrol gave emergency first aid to Mr McMahon after he was discovered near Longwood Road at about 22:40 BST.
Det Insp Chris Millar said police want the public's help to track down "the vicious perpetrators of this brutal and sustained attack".
The victim is "a well-known and well-liked individual" in Newtownabbey, he said.
"The injuries sustained by Mr McMahon are such that he was left unrecognisable to even his closest family members and will now have to undergo reconstructive surgery," added Det Insp Millar.
"We would like to hear from anyone who was in the Longwood Road area on Tuesday night.
"Whether you were just passing through, visiting the retail park or were there for any other reason, you may be able to help us.
"I cannot stress enough just how breathtakingly violent and wicked this assault was."
The 23-year-old was also given a formal written warning following his comments to FDJ's Kevin Reza at last week's Tour de Romandie.
Team Sky held a disciplinary hearing on Monday and later released a statement confirming the sanction, which includes attending a diversity awareness course.
"Gianni recognises that his behaviour was wrong," Team Sky said.
"He apologised to Kevin Reza after the stage and again to him and his team the following morning, and this apology was accepted.
"Gianni knows that there is no excuse for his behaviour and that any repeat will result in termination of his contract," the statement added.
Moscon was allowed to complete the race on Sunday, two days after the incident occurred at the end of Friday's stage.
The race was won by Team Sky's Elia Viviani.
They said the decision to allow Moscon to complete the race was taken after speaking "at length" to Reza and his team.
Reza's team-mate Sebastien Reichenbach tweeted about an incident of racial abuse in the peloton on Friday, but did not name Moscon.
He wrote: "Shocked to hear idiots still using racist insults in the pro peloton. You are a disgrace to our sport."
The UCI, cycling's world governing body, said any complaint of racist abuse would be investigated.
Team Sky told BBC Sport on Monday they had not been contacted by the UCI, but they would co-operate fully with any investigation.
Fulham had the better of the first half with Aboubakar Kamara's going close and Ibrahima Cisse striking the base of the post with a drive from 25 yards.
David Button saved one-on-one from Chris Wood before Leeds' Felix Wiedwald made a similar stop from Sone Aluko.
Kalvin Phillips and Wood missed late chances for Leeds as the sides played out a fifth successive league draw.
Leeds and Fulham had drawn their previous four league games by a 1-1 scoreline, but Wood and Aluko both spurned great chances for their sides in a stalemate.
The visitors dominated the opening stages, but could not beat Rob Green's replacement Wiedwald in goal as Stefan Johansen, Kamara and Cisse were all off target.
Leeds responded after the break but Phillips fired wide and Wood could not get on the end of a late Stuart Dallas cross, as Thomas Christiansen's side drew a blank for the second time in four days.
Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen:
"It's another clean sheet and I believe the team played a very good game.
"We have to recognise that we played against one of the best teams in this league. They started very well and we were not fast enough.
"At the end of the first half we controlled the game a bit more and in the second we deserved more.
"We need to be a bit more dangerous up front but at the end I'm satisfied with that result."
Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic:
"We showed different faces.
"We opened the game very well and created chances but they pressed us better at the start of the second half and the result was fair at the end.
"It's positive that we haven't lost any games but it's a bad thing we haven't won any games in the start of the season."
Match ends, Leeds United 0, Fulham 0.
Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Fulham 0.
Attempt missed. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ibrahima Cissé.
Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Pontus Jansson (Leeds United).
Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Tim Ream.
Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a through ball.
Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United).
Vurnon Anita (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Vurnon Anita (Leeds United).
Substitution, Leeds United. Stuart Dallas replaces Samuel Sáiz.
Offside, Fulham. Stefan Johansen tries a through ball, but Sone Aluko is caught offside.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Felix Wiedwald.
Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a through ball.
Substitution, Fulham. Oliver Norwood replaces Aboubakar Kamara.
Attempt missed. Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
Pontus Jansson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Leeds United. Pontus Jansson tries a through ball, but Pablo Hernández is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
Attempt blocked. Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
Substitution, Leeds United. Kemar Roofe replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United).
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Kevin McDonald.
Attempt blocked. Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
Attempt missed. Denis Odoi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Ream.
A jury took around four hours to find an expressionless Jutting, who denied murder but admitted manslaughter, guilty on both counts.
He was sentenced to life in prison for the killings of Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasih.
Their mutilated bodies were found in Jutting's apartment in November 2014.
Murder carries a mandatory life sentence in Hong Kong.
In a statement read out by his lawyer, Jutting expressed remorse for the killings and accepted his actions were "horrific".
"I remain haunted daily both by memory of my actions... and by knowledge of the acute pain I have caused their loved ones, not least Ningsih's young son," he said.
"The evil I have [done] cannot be remedied by me in words or actions. Nevertheless, for whatever it may be worth, to Ningsih's family and friends, and Mujiasih's family and friends, I am sorry, I am sorry beyond words."
But Deputy High Court Judge Michael Stuart-Moore, who noted the trial had been "made to dredge into depths of depravity" over Jutting's actions, said he did not accept the apology as he sentenced him to life in prison.
Mr Stuart-Moore said he believed Jutting posed an "immense danger... if he is ever again given his liberty beyond the prison gates".
"On each offence I pass a concurrent life term. Had this been in the UK I would have commended the sentences to be a full life term. There's no such power in Hong Kong to do so. You'll go to prison for life," he told Jutting, who was escorted from the courtroom by three officers.
The two victims' families had released statements calling for a severe punishment for Jutting as well as compensation for the women's deaths, as they were the main breadwinners in the home.
Ms Mujiasih's family said they were "devastated" and that they hoped Jutting could be executed "if possible". Ms Ningsih's family called on the Indonesian government to provide a scholarship for her seven-year-old son.
There was a clap, a singe clap, then repeated, from someone in the public area as the jury's verdict was read out.
Rurik Jutting, a much trimmer, tidier version of the bloated and bearded man who was arrested two years ago, sat in the dock with no expression.
He knows he is probably never coming out of jail. Representatives of the families of his two victims were in court. It was standing room only. Neither his parents nor brother were there. The 31-year-old bowed his head slightly as a statement he'd written was read out.
The man described as extremely narcissistic said he accepted the judgement and he was "sorry".
Jutting had pleaded not guilty to murder, but guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility.
The trial of the Cambridge graduate and former Bank of America employee had played out to packed courtrooms in recent weeks.
His lawyers argued that he killed the women because he failed to control his narcissistic personality disorder and sexual sadism, as well as his increasing drug and alcohol abuse.
They said his disorders stemmed from sexual abuse during his boarding school days at the prestigious Winchester College in the UK, and the trauma of his father's attempted suicide when Jutting was 16.
However, the prosecution argued that he was able to form judgements and exercise self control, citing the fact that he had filmed Ms Ningsih's torture on his phone.
He also filmed himself discussing the killings and his sexual fantasies. The videos were shown to the jury of four women and five men during the trial.
Prosecutors said he lured the women separately to his apartment promising to pay them for sex.
The union of two beautiful actors, both superstars in their own right, seemed to epitomise the movie star dream.
The partnership wasn't just about good looks and winning Oscars - her for Best Supporting Actress in Girl, Interrupted (1999); him as a producer on 12 Years a Slave (2013) - but for global activism too.
Jolie said that filming in Cambodia for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in 2001 had opened her eyes to the plight of the downtrodden.
"It's the most amazing place I've ever been," she said at the time.
"Being here makes me feel differently about my life, my work, about what we all can do."
It led to the most profound change of all when she adopted a Cambodian orphan, Maddox, who now has five siblings including Zahara and Pax, who were adopted from orphanages in Ethiopia and Vietnam respectively.
In recent years, the entire family were seen occasionally around Los Angeles, doing what families do, going to the park, having breakfast at a restaurant in West Hollywood, almost normal. Almost.
On the red carpet though, Brangelina are something else, almost ethereal, drifting past in a blizzard of flash-bulbs, above the fray.
They always arrive at the last minute, and no photographer leaves until they have swept by.
For the press, there has certainly been plenty to record and write about in the Brangelina story.
From the start, the tabloids focused on the personal soap opera, speculating wildly on whether Jolie was to blame for the break-up of Pitt's marriage to the actress Jennifer Aniston.
Pitt was still married when he starred alongside Jolie in Mr and Mrs Smith in 2005.
Jolie later said they "fell in love" while filming together, but she denied having an affair.
"To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive," she said.
Her parents Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand were actors themselves who split up when Jolie was a baby.
But if it was a movie about a marriage which brought the two together, it was another, a decade later, which may have prophesied the relationship's end.
In last year's By the Sea the pair played a couple whose relationship was on the rocks.
Promoting the film, which flopped at the box office, the screenwriter and director, one Angelina Jolie, told the BBC's Tom Brook:
"It's the reality of marriage that you go through hard times, and that you have to embrace those hard times and challenges and know that that's a part of your marriage, and it's the pulling through together that actually makes the great bond."
"If it was all easy and if it was just two people co-habitating, it's not very interesting, is it?
"Everyone goes through ups and downs. But in the most boring way we're pretty solid."
There didn't seem to be anything boring about their life, their career or their off-screen activism.
As a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and then a special envoy for the UN, Ms Jolie has travelled to refugee camps in more than 30 countries, including Sierra Leone, Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.
"There is a fight to be had… and it's to look after children, to right the wrongs around the world.
"And if there is war, or if there are people suffering, or if there are certain situations that are going unnoticed, then you have to do what you can," she has said.
Pitt, too, is an intensely political celebrity, campaigning for a wide variety of causes, from stem cell research to programmes to tackle poverty and HIV/Aids, to helping victims of natural disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti.
An interest in architecture was even harnessed to a cause when he started a foundation to help with environmentally friendly rebuilding in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
"It's a justice issue," he told MSNBC. "What we saw in Katrina is that there is unfortunately a portion of society that has been overlooked.
"Maybe we can find some good out of this and that has to do with justice and fairness."
Back in Hollywood, the rumours swirl, as rumours do, with claims about an affair, substance abuse and fights over the children.
Of course only two people really know what went wrong.
But in a town where gossip flows like the martinis at Musso and Frank's, a handful of well-informed celebrity journalists reckon they have a pretty good idea.
The website TMZ, which broke the story (it breaks all such stories these days), dismissed talk of infidelity, insisting that the issue was over parenting disagreements
Whatever the reason, the divorce will bring to an end not just a marriage but a name.
Brangelina is no more.
Konta, the 24th seed, recovered from a sluggish end to the opening set to beat Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-3) in two hours and 23 minutes.
The Briton looked to have weathered the storm when she went a break up in the third set but Vesnina fought back.
Konta twice had to serve to stay in the match but held her nerve before taking control of the tie-break.
She will face 32nd seed Monica Niculescu of Romania in the fourth round.
Vesnina was playing her fifth match of the week having come through qualifying, and beat Venus Williams in the previous round, but Konta proved just the stronger.
On another day of punishing heat and humidity, the pair wore ice towels at the changeovers and left the court to freshen up before the final set
"The heat rule was in but we didn't take the break. We needed to change our clothes because they were so heavy with sweat," Konta told BBC Sport.
The British number one played three brilliant points from 6-5, 30-15 down in the decider, and reeled off four straight points to clinch the tie-break.
"She was playing a very good level and has been for the last number of weeks," Konta added.
"I knew going into the match there wasn't going to be much in it either way, so I was very happy I was able to stay calm, kept fighting and come through it in the end."
Konta's victory made it three British players through to the last 16 of the singles in Miami, with all three in action on Monday.
Heather Watson will play Simona Halep at 16:00 BST, before Konta takes on Niculescu and Andy Murray faces Grigor Dimitrov, with both those matches at approximately 20:00 BST.
"I think it's a great achievement for British tennis, and also at home to be able to promote this great sport," said Konta.
"Also Jamie Murray is number one in the world - gosh, I'm so happy. I saw that when I came off court and that made my day.
"I'm so happy for him. That's an incredible achievement."
In the men's tournament, Novak Djokovic remained relatively untroubled as he moved into the last 16 with a 6-4 6-1 win over Joao Sousa.
Spain's David Ferrer was knocked out, however, as he lost 6-7 7-6 7-5 against France's Lucas Pouille.
The coral atoll operates in free association with New Zealand, its main source of aid and biggest trading partner. All Niueans are New Zealand citizens with Wellington handling Niue's defence and foreign policy.
Cyclone Heta devastated Niue in 2004. Fishing, agriculture and tourism are economic mainstays and the island attracts whale-watchers, divers and yachting enthusiasts.
Niue has embraced the internet, earning money from the sale of its suffix, and in 2003 became the first territory to offer a free wireless internet service to all residents.
Lying between Tonga and the Cook Islands, Niue was settled by Samoans in the first century AD. Britain's Captain James Cook sighted the island in 1774 and British missionaries arrived in the 19th century. Niue was subsequently administered from New Zealand, becoming self-governing in 1974.
Population 1,400
Area 260 sq km (100 sq miles)
Major languages Niuean, English
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 67 (men), 76 (women)
Currency New Zealand dollar
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II
Prime minister: Toke Talagi
Toke Talagi was first elected in June 2008 to serve a three-year term. He gained the backing of parliament for another term in May 2011 and was re-elected in April 2014.
Mr Talagi previously served as deputy premier and finance minister. He is also president of the Niue Rugby Union.
Most of Niue's media is government-owned and funded. Expansion of the internet has led to a growth in online media.
The Broadcasting Corporation of Niue (BCN) runs the island's only television network Television Niue and Radio Sunshine.
The Niue Star is the country's only independent source of print news.
But the unexpected seemed to happen at Newport club TJ's, such as Kurt Cobain apparently proposing to Courtney Love after her band Hole played there in 1991.
Such tales and the calibre of acts it attracted led DJ John Peel to add the word "Legendary" to its title while Magazine FHM put it in its "Top 50 nights out in the world" in 1997.
Although it closed in 2010 after the death of owner John Sicolo, his grandson Ashley will open a new venue on Friday that he hopes will help put the city at the centre of the south Wales music scene once again.
While it is called El Sieco's - TJ's' original name - and has moved from Clarence Place to High Street, its walls are a collage of the famous faces who played there through the years, with Mr Sicolo hoping to soon start putting regular band nights on.
The story goes back to 1971 when John opened Cedar's Restaurant with then wife Vivienne and owes as much to chance as anything, according to Mr Sicolo.
"It wasn't meant to happen. I don't think grandad had any intention of putting live bands on. But a promoter came to speak to him and it all played on from there," he said.
In 1974, it became El Sieco's before changing its name to TJ's in 1985, with Mr Sicolo adding: "Some say it was after Trilby [his partner] and Jeanette [his sister], the two women is his life.
"But it also could have been Trilby and John's."
Dean Beddis, 51, from Ebbw Vale, remembers visiting for the first time and seeing Trilby cutting people's ties off with scissors and throwing them into an ornamental tree by the entrance.
"It was a rough and ready, spit and sawdust place that attracted bikers, punks, all sorts. John would sort out trouble, but I think people were more scared of Trilby," he said.
"I can remember Iron Maiden had played a gig somewhere else in the city and just got up on stage at about 1am.
"She came down and told them to shut up because she was in bed. They said 'but we're Iron Maiden', and she replied 'I don't care who you are, I'm trying to sleep'."
Other people would turn up, including Rik Mayall, Screaming Lord Sutch and the Stone Roses, while they were recording in Monmouth and John Peel, who became good friends with John Sicolo.
By the 1990s, it helped draw comparisons between Newport and the grunge music scene in Seattle, attracting acts such as The Offspring, Green Day, Muse and Oasis just before they hit the big time, while Catatonia filmed the video for single Mulder and Scully there.
As for the proposal story, Mr Beddis added: "Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were both definitely there and John said it happened.
"Why he would do it in front of John, I'm not sure. I don't think anyone will ever know for sure."
He described Mr Sicolo as looking like "a bigger version of Tom Jones", who created "a happy environment everyone felt part of".
Of the thousands of gigs, about 300 were put on by promoter Simon Phillips under his Cheap Sweaty Fun banner between 1986 and 2007.
Despite the names he helped attract, though, he said it was not always glamorous.
"I remember a barman said to me that bands play TJ's twice - once on their way up and once on their way down," he said.
He described fielding calls from worried parents because their teenagers were travelling to TJ's from hundreds of miles away and some gigs drawing in just a handful of people.
"It was a hole. But you show me anywhere else in the world that offers cutting edge, influential music that isn't.
"There's very little money to be made [from live music], people won't invest. We did it despite economics.
"There was rain coming through the roof by the mixing deck, the toilets were full of water. It was the people who went there that made it," he said.
While few bands now travel to Newport and Mr Phillips watches gigs mainly in Cardiff and Bristol, he added: "We have venues in the city, we just need promoters.
"It won't be me, as I'm 62 now, but we need someone to make that leap of faith and bring them to places like El Sieco's again."
The legend started in 1971 when John and Vivienne Sicolo opened Cedar's.
As the latest chapter begins, she said: "Everyone loved John. He'll be looking down hoping Newport people enjoy it again."
Just over 59% of investors rejected Mr Dudley's 20% increase, one of the largest rejections to date of a corporate pay deal in the UK.
The vote is non-binding on BP, but earlier, chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg promised to review future pay terms.
Mr Dudley received the rise despite BP's falling profits and job cuts.
Corporate governance adviser Manifest says the vote is at or above the fifth-largest in the UK against a boardroom remuneration deal.
In his opening address to the shareholders' meeting, before the vote had been formally announced, Mr Svanberg acknowledged the strength of feeling, saying: "Let me be clear. We hear you."
He continued: "We will sit down with our largest shareholders to make sure we understand their concerns and return to seek your support for a renewed policy."
"We know already from the proxies received and conversations with our institutional investors that there is real concern over the directors' pay in this challenging year for our shareholders.
"On remuneration, the shareholders' reactions are very strong. They are seeking change in the way we should approach this in the future," he said.
The Institute of Directors said the shareholder rebellion would "determine the future of corporate governance in the UK".
"British boards are now in the last chance saloon, if the will of shareholders in cases like this is ignored, it will only be a matter of time before the government introduces tougher regulations on executive pay," said director general Simon Walker.
Shareholders that criticised the pay deals included Aberdeen Asset Management and Royal London Asset Management.
Investor group Sharesoc branded the pay deal "simply too high", while Glass Lewis, ShareSoc, Pirc and Institutional Shareholder Services have also expressed their opposition.
Earlier on Thursday, Ashley Hamilton Claxton, corporate governance manager at Royal London, told the BBC: "The executives received the maximum bonuses possible in a year when [BP] made a record loss, and to us that just does not translate into very good decision-making by the board.
"We think it sends the wrong message. It shows that the board is out of touch."
She told the BBC's Today programme that if 20%-25% of shareholders vote down the pay deal, it would force BP to "think long and hard about their decision".
The early voting figures suggest that the opposition is even bigger that she expected.
Giving someone a 20% pay rise for a year's work that saw BP record its biggest ever operating loss seems perverse even by chief executive pay standards.
If it's any consolation, (I doubt it will be), bosses at Exxon and Chevron got paid even more than Bob Dudley even though the value of their companies fell by more than BP. That's the bit that sticks in the craw for many. Under what circumstances don't these guys get paid a fortune? It would be fine if some years you win, some years you lose - but they never seem to lose.
We may get a rebellion of 20-30% of shareholders today but even if it was more than 50%, the board doesn't have to listen. Shareholders do have a binding vote every three years on the pay policy and formula. No use crying now, the formula that spat out £14m for Bob Dudley was approved in 2014 by 96% of shareholders.
Read Simon's full blog here.
BP's pay policy is subject to a binding shareholder vote every three years. It was last set in 2014, meaning new proposals are due to be put forward for shareholder approval again in 2017.
Many experts argue that Mr Dudley is merely earning the market rate for international executives.
Mark Freebairn, partner at recruitment firm Odgers Berndtson, told Today: "If Bob Dudley was to leave [BP] it would be for a competitive company and remuneration would be part of the discussion. If you operate in a global market, you have to operate on a global scale."
BP was now in a far better position than when Mr Dudley took the helm, he said.
After the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, BP's share price collapsed and it was forced to sell off assets worth billions of pounds to pay costs, fines and compensation.
However, the collapse in the oil price over the past 18 months saw BP's profit tumble, and the company is axing another 3,000 jobs worldwide on top of the 4,000 cuts already announced.
A spokesman for BP said before the meeting at London's ExCel centre had begun that shareholders had previously backed the pay formula.
"Despite the very challenging environment, BP's safety and operating performance was excellent throughout 2015... BP's performance surpassed the board's expectations on almost all of the measures that determine remuneration - and the outcome therefore reflects this.
"And these clear measures derive directly from BP's remuneration policy which was approved by shareholders at the 2014 AGM with over 96% of the vote," the spokesman said.
Mr Dudley's pay package was less than that earned by some rivals in the oil and gas industry, including at Exxon and Chevron. But it was more than the award for Ben van Beurden, chief executive at Royal Dutch Shell, whose salary package fell from €24.2m (£19m) in 2014 to €5.58m last year.
Experts point out, though, that it can be difficult to compare like-with-like. For instance, Mr van Beurden's 2014 pay involved one-off pension payments and "tax equalisation" measures when he moved from the UK to the Netherlands.
And in 2015 Mr Dudley and Mr van Beurden received very different rewards under their long-term incentive plans, LTIPs. Shell gave its chief executive 8% of the LTIP, down from 49% in 2014. Mr Dudley's long-term bonus increased from 63.8% of maximum to 77.6%.
He equalled the record when he scored the first goal in the FA Cup third round tie against Reading.
Sir Bobby Charlton played for Manchester United 758 times between 1956 and 1973.
In that time he won the League title three times, the European Cup and the World Cup with England.
Rooney broke Sir Bobby's goal scoring record for England in 2015 and only needs one more goal to do the same for Manchester United.
The move comes two days after the 30-year-old ended his contract with Spain's Las Palmas by mutual consent.
Boateng, who was born in Germany, played for Hertha Berlin, Borussia Dormtmund and Schalke in the past.
"We know Kevin's strengths in midfield and are convinced that he can play a key role in our team," Frankfurt sports director Fredi Bobic said.
"Kevin is a winner with endless will."
The season kicks off on Friday with champions Bayern Munich taking on Bayer Leverkusen. Eintracht are in action in Freiburg on
Fire Brigades Union members walked out at noon on Saturday for two hours and again for an hour at 22:59 BST.
Strikes will be held at the same times each day until 16 August.
The government has accused the FBU of an "illogical" approach, but the union accused it of "walking away" from talks after the new fire minister cancelled a planned meeting.
Union leaders said they had been due to meet Penny Mordaunt on Thursday, with FBU assistant general secretary Andy Dark saying she had "scuppered an opportunity to find a solution".
Firefighters have already held walkouts over ministers' plans to raise their retirement age from 55 to 60 and increase their pension contributions, with the first taking place last September.
The union says it fears many members could fail the fitness tests required to remain on active duty in their late 50s and have to leave the service as a result.
The FBU also said proposals would mean that if firefighters opted for early retirement, the reduction in their pension would be "unacceptably high".
Fire brigades will put contingency plans in place during the industrial action, including the use of contract staff, but fewer fire engines will be available.
The government said the deal on offer was fair.
A Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) spokesman said: "The government put forward a better package on pensions and we were expecting to hear the FBU's views with a further meeting scheduled for Thursday [7 August] following the executive meeting to make further progress.
"Rather than do that the FBU have inexplicably escalated strike action, causing talks to fail. Let's be clear, the only reason further meetings are no longer scheduled are the FBU's actions."
The spokesman added that the government will "continue to make progress" on issues of concern to firefighters, and that Ms Mordaunt is currently touring the country to hear their views.
Patterson struck in the 10th minute after good work by Conor McCormack.
Gerard Doherty denied Bohs' Eoin Wearen before half-time but the visitors largely controlled the second period.
Lukas Schubert, McCormack and Barry McNamee missed chances to extend Derry's lead although Doherty had to deny Bohemians sub Mark Quigley.
After Ismahil Akinade missed the first chance for Bohs in the ninth minute, Patterson hit the winner a minute later as he looped in a shot following McCormack's cross.
Bohs had the better of the second quarter and Derry defenders Niclas Vemmelund and Aaron Barry had to make separate interventions to deny Akinade.
However, Derry largely bossed the game after the resumption as Schubert fired a great chance straight at Bohs keeper Shane Supple and McCormack also headed over when well placed.
Quigley wasted a chance to level for the Bohs against the run of play as he was unable to exploit a weak back-header by failing to loft over Doherty but Derry missed a late opportunity to double their advantage as McCormack volleyed wide.
The win leaves Derry nine points behind leaders Dundalk although Stephen Kenny's champions have a game in hand on the Candystripes.
Derry are now three points behind second-placed Cork although the Leeside club have played two fewer games.
Dettori guided the 6-1 shot, trained by Hugo Palmer, to victory from the odds-on favourite The Gurkha.
Earlier, Adam Kirby won the King's Stand Stakes on Profitable just hours after the jockey's girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy.
American mare Tepin won the opening Queen Anne Stakes from Belardo.
The 11-2 chance, ridden by Julien Leparoux for trainer Mark Casse, is the first American-trained runner to win the race.
Dettori sent his mount to the front with two furlongs to run and, while Irish Guineas victor Awtaad and French Guineas winner The Gurkha gave chase, it was all too late as Galileo Gold galloped on to score by a length and a quarter.
"Everything went to plan. Three Guineas winners, I managed to get first run on the other two," said Dettori, 45.
"He's a Guineas winner, a St James's Palace winner - he's a great horse to have."
Tepin was a game winner on rain-softened ground and held on by half a length from Belardo, with Lightning Spear in third.
Trainer Casse said: "I couldn't even dream this - at the most remarkable place I've been to."
It was quite a day for jockey Kirby - winning the King's Stand Stakes on Profitable just hours after partner Megan gave birth to son Charlie.
Kirby wiped away tears as he was interviewed after the race by Channel 4 Racing.
"I know my mum's watching and she'll be so proud. All Dad wanted to do was see me ride a Group 1 winner and he's missed them all," said Kirby, whose father Maurice died in 2012.
"I'd like to thank my girlfriend. It's a big day for her, she had a baby boy a couple of hours ago, so it's good all round."
Profitable, trained by Clive Cox, secured a third straight victory of the season as favourite Mecca's Angel never challenged.
Meanwhile Caravaggio, ridden by Ryan Moore, gave trainer Aidan O'Brien a record eighth win in the Coventry Stakes.
Jennies Jewel, trained by Jarlath Fahey, battled to a gutsy win for jockey Ronan Whelan in the Ascot Stakes from the fast-finishing Qewy.
Ardad gave trainer John Gosden a 40th Royal Ascot winner in the closing Windsor Castle Stakes as jockey Rab Havlin rode his first.
BBC horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
"It may have been the first race of 30 at Royal Ascot, but the success of Tepin is likely to prove the most significant of the week. For an established US star to travel to Britain and defy worryingly soft ground and an alien straight - rather than a one or two-turn mile - and succeed where others, notably champion Animal Kingdom, have failed is spectacular and should encourage other big names to follow suit. And what a win: talented Belardo dug as deep as he could but to absolutely no avail."
14.30 BST Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) 1m - Tepin 11-2
15.05 Coventry Stakes (Group 2) 6f - Caravaggio 13-8 fav
15.40 King's Stand Stakes (Group 1) 5f - Profitable 4-1
16.20 St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) 1m - Galileo Gold 6-1
17.00 Ascot Stakes (Handicap) 2 ½m - Jennies Jewel 6-1
17.35 Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) 5f - Ardad 20-1
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The Liberal government's first budget, to be announced next week, will include the policy, he told Bloomberg TV.
He called former Prime Minster Stephen Harper's policy a "simplistic solution to a complex problem that won't work".
He said the budget will also include investment for "much-needed" infrastructure projects.
Moving the retirement age up to 67, which was not set to kick in until 2023, was a "mistake", Mr Trudeau said.
"How we care for our most vulnerable in society is really important," he said, and the challenge of encouraging people to stay healthy and stay in the workforce longer is a more complex issue.
In the US, the opposite is being discussed and some Republicans are calling for cuts to the programme or to privatize it.
Conservative employment, workforce and labour critic, Gerard Deltell, said Mr Trudeau's decision was made for "bad political reasons," according to the CBC.
"It's the wrong call for the economy and the wrong call for the people because at 65 years old people are still in good shape and many of them would like to continue to work... Putting the retirement age at 67 was the most responsible way."
The Liberal budget is bucking austerity for the idea that the government can move the economy, he said.
"What we're looking at is not so much trying to jolt the economy into life, as trying to lay the groundwork, the foundation for better productivity over the long term, and not just an influx of cash," he said during the televised town hall.
Mr Trudeau ran his election on the promise of running deficits, which he said helped secure his win.
"We had made that announcement, and the left-wing New Democratic Party had announced they were going to balance the budget at all costs, just like the Conservative government," he said. "The day we said, 'No, it's time to invest in the future of our country' and they confirmed they weren't, I got home to my wife and I said: 'I'm pretty sure we just won the election.'"
He said that Canada will lead on climate change despite its important oil-producing sector.
Ask about the US presidential election and Republican front-runner Donald Trump, Mr Trudeau said "we're going to see what Americans are made of in this upcoming election".
"I have tremendous confidence in Americans' capacity to get the right result through their electoral system," he said.
The film Callas will focus on the American-born Greek singer's almost two-decade long relationship with Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis.
"This movie is about an extraordinary woman whose deepest desire is to lead an ordinary life with the man of her choice," said the film's producer.
Rapace previously starred in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Prometheus.
Niki Caro (Whale Rider, North Country) will write and direct Callas, which is based on Alfonso Signorini's biography Too Proud, Too Fragile.
Callas was known for her wide vocal range and intensely dramatic portrayals in operas including Tosca, Die Walkure and Turandot. Her admirers called her "La Divina" (the divine one).
The late opera diva was also known for her temperamental behaviour and her private life received a lot of press attention. She died in Paris in 1977 at the age of 53.
The film's makers will be looking for distributors at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which opens on Wednesday.
Their film faces competition from an HBO biopic, announced last year, in which Meryl Streep will play the singer.
Based on the Tony-winning 1995 play by Terrence McNally, Master Class will show Callas in later life, teaching students at New York's Juilliard school.
The Dazzle It app, commissioned as part of the official cultural programme marking the First World War centenary commemoration, has been inspired by 20th Century artists who painted British vessels in camouflage to confuse enemy U-boats
Earlier this year Sir Peter, who famously created the cover for the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, produced a dazzle design for the Mersey Ferry Snowdrop for the Liverpool Biennial.
He spoke exclusively to BBC online about why he has allowed his art be appropriated for this new technology.
At my age I don't have to, I'm still a painter so I don't use it but I admire someone like David Hockney and David Hamilton, when he was alive, for their interest in it.
Richard Hamilton right from the 1950s was up with the latest technology. He had his own studio with his own computer and was completely up to date until he died at the age of 89, so I admire that.
Everything's going so quickly now, technology is changing so quickly. I'm a complete luddite, I don't have a watch, I don't have a phone, I work on the computer but with other people. I must have learnt a certain amount, I mean I know what a jpeg is but I couldn't ever turn a computer.
But I do work with other people who are brilliant technically, so they can can do for me whatever I want done but in daily life I'm a total luddite.
I'll go back to what you said first there, when the first computers came out, David Hockney and myself and a couple of other people were invited to test them. So we were using a Quantel which, I think was the pretty much the first computer here in England and I remember I never quite understood what they could do.
I remember the guy who invented it saying: 'Well look, you can make collages on these, you can just source the images and do it on the computer,' but it's just over the past five years or so that I've embraced it.
To answer your question, with younger artists, it's very much part of the process. We visited an art school about 10 years ago and there was no-one drawing or painting at all, in every studio were lines of computers. I think that's a bad thing, what I would say is that it [technology] is no more important than a pencil and should be an additional tool for making a picture.
It's gone beyond worry. It doesn't affect me at my age, I'm still doing what I want to do. I regret that it's happened but it's happened anyway and there's nothing I can do about it. I could teach anyone to draw relatively simply, I could teach the basics of drawing and occasionally have done a masterclass - going in for a couple of hours and giving people hints and tips of how to draw. But if it's gone, it's gone. The ways of creating art move on and there's little I can do to change that.
Anyone can grab a paper and pencil and make something or can use something on their phone but it takes a great artists to make great art out of it. As I said, Hockney has embraced technology at every stage and now makes extraordinary pieces of art on his [tablet] and that's fantastic. But this technology may make art but not necessarily great art. In the right hands, like Hockney, it can.
I don't mind that, there's always been appropriation, I've appropriated other artists so someone using my work, well, it won't be by me, it wont have my signature or be approved by me, so it really doesn't matter. it would happen anyway, there's no point in my worrying about it or regretting it if it's already happening.
You've spoken about younger artists, what about street artists like Banksy or Stik, with their mix of humour and social comment, do they fit the mould of modern pop artists? Have you been to Dismaland yet?
Not yet, I met Banksy before he went undercover and I think some of the work he does is brilliant, he does a bit of social work, he'll do a piece knowing that will be worth a lot of money to the people who find it. In Bristol, he did one on the side of a boys' club which could be sold to keep it open. He's great, I think Dismaland is probably really funny. He makes some terrible art but he makes some great art as well. Which we all do I suppose.
I think artists don't retire, I mean, you think of someone like Richard Hamilton who worked right up until the very last day. You only retire if you must. Even someone like Degas, his eyes got worse and worse and he ended up doing sculpture which he could do. So I won't ever retire unless I'm physically forced to stop.
The violence began when security forces entered a village in the southern Kulgam district overnight on Saturday in pursuit of suspected militants.
The exchange of fire killed two security force members, four suspected militants and a civilian.
Another man died in protests that followed the clash.
The suspected militants had taken refuge in Frisal village when they were surrounded by police and the military, officials say. A 10-hour gunfight then broke out.
Military officials quoted by NDTV said that the gunmen were members of the Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba militant groups who were holding a meeting when they came under attack. Three militants escaped, the officials said.
Weapons were recovered from the dead gunmen, the army said. It stated that three soldiers were injured in addition to the two soldiers who were killed.
Officials say the civilian who died was inside the house which came under fire from the security forces.
As news of the clash spread, hundreds of local protesters confronted the security forces. One man died and about 12 were injured when the security forces opened fire on the crowd.
There has been a surge in militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir in the past year.
In September militants stormed an army base and killed 19 Indian troops - while in November Pakistan said at least nine people were killed when cross-border shelling from the Indian side of the disputed territory hit a passenger bus.
Both countries accuse each other of violating a 2003 truce accord.
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The farmers and fishermen want Shell to clean up oil spills in four villages in the Niger Delta and pay compensation.
The latest ruling overturns a decision that was made two years ago by a lower court.
The oil giant said it was disappointed with decision made by appeals court judge Hans van der Klooster.
He ruled that Dutch courts had jurisdiction in the case against Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary.
The court in The Hague will hear the case in March to determine whether Shell is responsible for the Nigerian spills.
In January 2013, a lower court rejected the farmers' case, saying that Shell could not be held responsible for the pollution in the impoverished region.
However, judges had ruled that Shell's Nigerian subsidiary was partly responsible and ordered it to pay compensation in one claim, but not in the three other claims.
On Friday, Mr van der Klooster agreed with the Nigerian farmers' appeal.
"All appeals by Shell are rejected," he said.
The judge also ordered the company to hand over documents that could show its failure to properly maintain oil pipelines and prevent sabotage.
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer and the world's 13th largest, pumping out more than 2.4 million barrels a day.
Shell's Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, said: "We believe allegations concerning Nigerian plaintiffs in dispute with a Nigerian company, over issues which took place within Nigeria, should be heard in Nigeria."
Shell has always blamed the leakages on sabotage, which under Nigerian law would mean it did not have to pay compensation.
The Dutch court said on Friday it could not be assumed that the oil leaks were caused by sabotage.
Friends of the Earth Netherlands, which has helped the farmers bring their legal action, said: "The ruling is unique and can pave the way for victims of environmental pollution and human rights abuses worldwide to turn to the Netherlands for legal redress when a Dutch company is involved."
Shares in Shell rose 1%, or 14p, to £14.64 in London in late trading.
Up to 40 firefighters attended the scene at 16:45 GMT. The burning building later collapsed.
The cause of the explosion, which happened in the Osney Lane and Gibbs Crescent area close to a three-story block of flats, is unknown.
Oxfordshire County Council said a "small number of people" remained unaccounted for.
An eyewitness said: "I was in my house and there was a big impact on our door. Everyone on Osney Island came out at the same time confused."
Thames Valley Police added a small number of people sustained injuries and are currently being treated by emergency services.
Mill Street was closed and the injured were being treated on the scene by emergency services.
Officers on the scene have been assisting to evacuate residents of nearby properties.
Another eyewitness told BBC Radio Oxford there was a "small explosion" and then five minutes later "there was a bigger explosion".
An onlooker said the explosion was caused by gas canisters.
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The Shrimpers seemed set for a fourth victory in succession when Simon Cox fired them in front midway through the first half.
But the Addicks hit back at the death to pick up a point.
In-form Southend, who have now not lost for 12 games, went in front after 24 minutes when Cox neatly teed himself up before netting a well-taken left-footed shot from 12 yards.
However, Joe Aribo and Jorge Teixeira were then both denied by Southend goalkeeper Ted Smith before the Shrimpers almost made it 2-0 when Stephen McLaughlin fired against the right post.
In reply, Ezri Konsa and Jordan Botaka were both superbly denied by Smith before Aribo curled an effort against the crossbar.
The Shrimpers replied with Will Atkinson having an effort tipped over by Dillon Phillips before Marc-Antoine Fortune bundled the ball wide from close range.
And the wasted opportunities returned to haunt Southend as Crofts slammed home an 89th-minute volley via the underside of the crossbar.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Southend United 1, Charlton Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Southend United 1, Charlton Athletic 1.
Ryan Leonard (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic).
Josh Umerah (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
Adam Thompson (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josh Umerah (Charlton Athletic).
Attempt missed. Jermaine McGlashan (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Will Atkinson (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Botaka (Charlton Athletic).
Goal! Southend United 1, Charlton Athletic 1. Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
Attempt missed. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Dillon Phillips.
Attempt saved. Will Atkinson (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic).
Nile Ranger (Southend United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Josh Umerah replaces Fredrik Ulvestad.
Foul by Michael Timlin (Southend United).
Jordan Botaka (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Adam Chicksen.
Attempt blocked. Karlan Ahearne-Grant (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Southend United. Jermaine McGlashan replaces Stephen McLaughlin because of an injury.
Foul by Anthony Wordsworth (Southend United).
Jordan Botaka (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Karlan Ahearne-Grant replaces Morgan Fox.
Michael Timlin (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Fredrik Ulvestad (Charlton Athletic).
Nile Ranger (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic).
Foul by Stephen McLaughlin (Southend United).
Fredrik Ulvestad (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Southend United. Nile Ranger replaces Simon Cox.
Foul by Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic).
Anton Ferdinand (Southend United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic).
Stephen McLaughlin (Southend United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Joe Aribo (Charlton Athletic) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Ted Smith.
Attempt saved. Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
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Andrew Crofts' last-minute volley secured Charlton a draw at Southend.
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The 21-year-old, who worked with Millers boss Neil Redfearn at Leeds, was released by the Elland Road side on Wednesday after making four appearances for the club.
"I'm really happy and looking forward to a new challenge and a fresh start," he told the club website.
"It's an important year and a half in my career."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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In a purpose built stadium, near a motorway, players from a dozen different nations train on an artificial pitch so new it uses the very latest organic infill (carbon neutral, derived from defibration of woody plants, according to the Italian manufacturer).
Between the New Zealanders, South Africans, Pacific Islanders and Englishmen there is Jaba Bregvadze. He is a Georgian rugby player. A hooker with 40 caps for his country and club career which took him to one of Europe's most famous sides, Toulouse, before Worcester.
But his rugby education was in Tblisi and he knows exactly what the sport means to Georgia.
''The tradition of Georgians is physical. Unfortunately, we had a lot of wars. Rugby is the same, like war. You are playing against someone, maybe he is your friend but for 80 minutes he is your enemy," he says.
"You must hurt him, but not give penalties, there are some rules (he laughs). I think this is the Georgian tradition. That's why the scrum is easier for us, driving the mauls is easier for us, we are playing with the heart, with big heart but everyone knows our skills are not in the top, that is the Georgian tradition.''
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That ethos sits with the legend of Lelo - a Georgian folk sport which is the source of the national team's nickname - which pitted village against village battling over a ball in a field. Georgia has a unique version of rugby history.
The problem, though, is the future. How to develop those missing skills?
Results suggest Georgia have outgrown their status. They've won the European Nations Cup - the Six Nations 'B' competition, now renamed the Rugby Europe Championship - for each of the past six seasons.
At the last World Cup they won two games and defended bravely in defeat against New Zealand. As the Six Nations began they were officially world ranked 12th, that's one place above Italy.
Promotion to - and relegation from - the Six Nations has been ruled out by chief executive John Feehan, at least in the near future. In reality Georgia are well aware of that position, and as much as they would like to be in the tournament they have another idea.
The head of operations at Georgia's Rugby Union told BBC Sport he would like to see a "show match" between the bottom-placed team in the Six Nations and the Rugby Europe winner. That team, for almost all of the past decade, has been Georgia.
The Georgians suggest this match would take place on a neutral venue. It would not be a promotion relegation game. Just a match that - as Georgia puts it - "really can attract big interest".
It was a suggestion I put to John Feehan, the Six Nations chief executive.
''I'm sure it would be interesting but we've got to look at it from the integrity of our competition and what's good for us and not necessarily what's good for Georgia," he told BBC Sport.
"And I don't mean that in any nasty way - other than to say that my role is to make sure that the six unions which are involved in the Six Nations maintain the credibility of the tournament. And a game like that could involve all sorts of speculation that wouldn't necessarily be helpful.''
Since they joined in 2000, Italy have finished bottom of the Six Nations table on 11 occasions - and they were well beaten at home by Wales in their opening game in this year's championship.
But in individual matches they have beaten all the other nations teams, apart from England. Mr Feehan's standpoint is to support Italy's status in the competition. But he does admit to some disappointment.
''Have Italy progressed as much as we'd like? Probably not," he said.
"But the reality is; it's very hard. And part of that is that everybody else's standards have improved as well. It's not like the others have stood still and Italy hasn't. Italy have developed and made progress, but it's a relative progress, if you like.
"Are they going to catch up? Of course they are. And they are in the process of doing that and [new Italy boss] Conor O'Shea's going to be a very important part of that happening.''
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This will be O'Shea's first Six Nations tournament in charge of Italy. He comes with a strong reputation in the game, both as a player for Ireland and a coach in English club rugby. He understands there is a need for developing nations to have some meaningful incentive.
He told me: ''We can't let Italian rugby wither - Italian rugby needs to be supported - we need the extra investment in Italian rugby because Italian rugby has a history and a tradition, like Romanian rugby, if you think back to the 1970s in Romania [when they were beating the likes of France]. So we have to nurture all teams, all nations.
"I look around at the young players and the youth system in Italian rugby - there are more players in Italy than there are in Wales - lots of young players. Do you want to lose that? No, you don't, you have to incentivise it.
"Do we expand? Do we have another system? But by the time those decisions are made be careful what you wish for, because it might not be Italy who are bottom of the pile.''
Later this year Georgia will host the under-20's World Cup for the first time. Jaba Bregvadze believes interest in the sport there has grown significantly.
Games against Russia - which carry enormous political and cultural significance - attract sell-out crowds of 50,000 in Tblisi. But Bregvadze says tens of thousands of fans are now coming to watch them play other sides too.
''At the weekend there is not too much happening at Georgia. When you are winning a game at the weekend, the people are coming, it's like a positive atmosphere," he said.
"The people are hearing something new; the Georgia team wins by 20 points or 40 points or five points, it doesn't matter. I think they're getting proud of their team and happy. I think it's a big thing for the whole country.''
In November 2016, Georgia played Scotland in Kilmarnock and were well beaten 43-16. But Bregvadze desperately wants more exposure to these kind of games.
''It would be great if we had the chance to play in the Six Nations but the most important thing for us is to play as much against the good teams, the better teams than we are, because if you want to grow as a team, you need to play against better teams than you are.''
The Georgian rugby union has suggested to BBC Sport that, if they are barred from the Six Nations indefinitely, they will be "looking to participate in other competitions as a franchise, whatever chance there will be we will explore this possibility".
The prospect of relegation adds a crucial dimension to many sporting competitions, it is exactly the fate Worcester are trying desperately to avoid in English rugby's Premiership this season.
The Six Nations may have ruled it out, for now. But if Georgia keep winning, if their crowds keep coming and if their players keep being hired in England and France then their presence will remain whilst the Six Nations carries on without them.
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Aside from spacewalks and science experiments, one of Tim's missions is to inspire children to get into science, perhaps even to become an astronaut like him one day.
With the support of the European Space Agency, Tim's now on a UK tour to share all his space adventure stories with the public.
And not only that, he stopped by Newsround towers to answer some of the questions you sent in to us too!
During his time with the Obama administration, the 57-year-old played a critical role in the planning of a May 2011 raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.
He has also led the administration's efforts to curb the growth of terror groups in North Africa and the Middle East.
Pending Senate confirmation, he would succeed retired General David Petraeus, who resigned in November after admitting to an extramarital affair with his biographer.
Mr Brennan, 57, is a veteran of the CIA, having spent 25 years at the agency in various posts including station chief in Saudi Arabia and deputy executive director in the administration of former President George W Bush.
But some liberals have raised concerns over his involvement in what the government has called "enhanced interrogation techniques" - considered by some to amount to torture.
In 2008, Mr Brennan was reportedly considered for the top job at the CIA, but he withdrew his name amid criticism, while denying any connection to the interrogation methods.
At the time, Mr Brennan said in a letter to Mr Obama that he had been "a strong opponent of many of the policies of the Bush administration, such as the pre-emptive war in Iraq and coercive interrogation tactics, to include waterboarding".
Many analysts say it is unlikely that he will face such criticism this time round.
But, they say, Mr Brennan's nomination is likely to bring renewed focus to the government's drone policy.
In April, Mr Brennan became the first member of Mr Obama's administration to make detailed public comments acknowledging the government's use of unmanned drones to carry out targeted killings.
Speaking to a think tank in Washington, Mr Brennan argued that the overseas attacks were legal, and protected the lives of Americans.
Ahead of its announcement, the White House has said that, over the last four years, Mr Brennan has worked closely with the president and has been involved with "virtually all major national security issues and will be able to hit the ground running at the CIA", according to Politico.
Alcohol and Drugs Action (ADA) said the Green Light Project (GLP) - funded by Comic Relief - was for those aged up to 25 in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
It will include advice on the safer use of social media.
ADA said sexual exploitation could lead to alcohol and drugs problems in later life.
Chief executive Luan Grugeon said: "We know that child sexual exploitation can lead to young people developing a whole range of problems as they grow up, including problems with alcohol and drugs to cope with the trauma they have experienced.
"I am really pleased that we are able to launch this project which will prevent and protect young people from being sexually exploited in the local area".
Hannah Bennet, a young people's worker delivering the service, said: "I am really excited to be a part of this new service.
"It is so important to keep raising awareness of child sexual exploitation, especially because this form of abuse can happen entirely online now.
"We need to make sure we are keeping up with technology and protecting young people from the risks posed by an increasingly connected and accessible world".
Romeo Smith's mother said her nine-year-old son had been bullied all week by a group of older boys before the attack at about 21:15 BST on Sunday.
Natasha Smith said Romeo was assaulted in Ilion Street, Mansfield, and the plank needed removing in hospital.
Nottinghamshire Police said the assault is being reviewed by its youth offending team.
Updates on this and more from the East Midlands
Romeo's father, Craig Smith, said he saw his son being confronted by two boys.
"As Romeo was walking away one of the lads came running up behind him and threw a bit of wood with a nail in it," he added.
"I saw it just stuck there, in the back of his head, and then Romeo started screaming and running towards me."
Romeo is autistic and his mother thinks this may increase the long term impact of what has happened.
"Now I feel I can't let him out on his own because due to his ASD [autism spectrum disorder] he is very vulnerable.
"And this has been happening and he hasn't even told me about it - I just feel I wouldn't be able to let him out because it could happen again and he probably wouldn't mention it," she said.
Nottinghamshire Police said the incident could be dealt with "via the restorative justice route".
"We recognise that children sometimes do things without considering the consequences or the seriousness of their actions," the force said in a statement.
"In cases such as this, where genuine remorse is shown and there is an understanding of the consequences of their actions, we try to mediate between both parties to avoid progressing down the criminal justice route."
Three men, aged 26, 40 and 59, and a 29-year-old woman, were held in Birmingham on Thursday night.
A fourth man, 26, was arrested at Gatwick Airport in the early hours of Friday. All five are from Birmingham.
Whitehall officials described the arrests as "significant".
Police say they worked with MI5 and Belgian and French authorities in an operation "to address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe".
They said there was no risk to the public at any time and they had no information to suggest an attack in the UK was being planned.
It is understood that the man arrested at Gatwick Airport had just arrived on a flight into the UK originating in North Africa.
Police said all those arrested are being held in the West Midlands on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Officers are also searching a number of properties in Birmingham.
From the very moment the attacks in Paris started in November, in which 130 people were killed, people started asking questions in Whitehall - is there a British dimension to this? Could there be any connection with anybody back here?
The jihadist network spreads right across Europe. They don't stop at borders.
This is primarily an intelligence-led investigation by what's called the WMCTU - that's the West Midlands Counter-Terrorism Unit. It's a kind of fusion cell of West Midlands Police, MI5 and the security services.
They have had a number of people under surveillance, and in the last 24 hours they have made these arrests.
What these arrests are doing is following up on the UK angle to this. Importantly, the West Midlands Police are saying that there is no evidence to suggest that an attack was being planned in the UK.
They've not been charged yet, and it's perfectly possible they could all be released without charge, so let's not forget people are innocent until proven guilty.
Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, who leads on counter-terrorism for the force, said the operation was part of an "extensive investigation", and the arrests were "pre-planned and intelligence-led".
The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner said the arrests were the first in the UK connected with the investigation into the attacks in Brussels in March and Paris last November.
It has been reported that one of the ringleaders of the Brussels attacks, Mohamed Abrini, visited the UK last year. BBC Panorama heard from a source in Interpol that he had visited the country.
The primary co-operation was between West Midlands Police and MI5, with input from the French and Belgian authorities, officials told our correspondent.
Police say three of the suspects held were arrested under the Terrorism Act, which gives the police 48 hours before they must be charged or released, unless they apply to a magistrate for an extension.
The other two suspects were arrested under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, which gives police 36 hours before they must be charged or released.
The arrests were made five months after the Paris attacks, which left 130 people dead.
West Midlands Police has previously refused to confirm reports that images of landmarks in Birmingham, including a shopping mall, were found on a mobile phone belonging to one of the Paris ringleaders.
The crash happened shortly before 23:00 BST on Saturday on the A337 close to the Holland Wood Campsite near Brockenhurst.
The driver of a Ford Puma, a man in his 20s, died at the scene. A fire crew member was taken to hospital with minor injuries and has since been discharged.
The road was closed between Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst while investigation work was carried out.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue said the fire engine had been on its way back to Winchester after dealing with a gas leak at a petrol station in Lymington.
A spokeswoman confirmed the vehicle did not have its blue lights on at the time of the crash.
"Our thoughts are with the family and friends [of the car driver] during this traumatic time," she added.
"We are committed to the welfare of our fire fighters and are supporting those who were involved in this tragic incident."
Al Jazeera America will be available in almost 48 million US households, offering 14 hours of news each day.
The new network replaces Current TV, the cable television network founded by former US Vice President Al Gore, which the Qatar-owned broadcaster acquired in January 2013 for around $500m (£308m).
However, it has yet to sign agreements with major operators, such as Time Warner Cable, to carry the channel.
Al Jazeera America said that they will give less airtime than other US networks to advertising, typically carrying six minutes of adverts each hour, less than the industry average of 15 minutes.
By Nick BryantBBC News, New York
From the thumping beat of its news anthems to the familiar faces of its on-screen talent, Al-Jazeera America looks and feels like a US network.
It claims the new channel will look at news through an American lens. Why, it has even opened a bureau in Nashville, the country and western capital.
Its main problem is reputational. Al Jazeera was the network of choice when Osama Bin Laden wanted to broadcast threats to the world. Some Americans confuse Al-Jazeera with Al-Qaeda. Some actively conflate the two.
The channel's big-name hire Ali Velshi, a former CNN presenter who made his name covering the 2008 financial crash, draws an interesting analogy with Japanese products launched in America.
Honda and Toyota overcame consumer animosity because their products proved so attractive. He says the same will be true of Al-Jazeera America, with its emphasis on hard news rather than punditry and comment, a point of difference with Fox News, the market leader, and MSNBC, the number two.
So, the new channel faces a dual challenge: is there still an appetite for straight news, and will Americans trust Al-Jazeera to deliver it.
Globally, Al Jazeera is seen in more than 260 million homes in 130 countries.
However, the network has previously struggled to attract a US audience, partly due to it being perceived as anti-American.
In 2010, Al-Jazeera English blamed a "very aggressive hostility" from the administration of former President George W Bush for reluctance among US cable companies to show the network.
After the takeover of Current TV was announced in January 2013, Time Warner Cable dropped Current from its line-up.
"Our agreement with Current has been terminated and we will no longer be carrying the service. We are removing the service as quickly as possible," the nation's second-largest TV operator said.
Al Jazeera said that its new schedule "fulfils its promise to provide unbiased in-depth coverage of domestic and international news important to its American viewers".
"We're breaking in with something that we think is unique and are confident, with our guts and some research, that the American people are looking for," said Kate O'Brian, president of Al Jazeera America and a former ABC News executive.
The new US network will employ around 850-900 journalists at launch, based in 12 US cities.
The government-commissioned study said plant operators and regulators had failed to adequately anticipate a huge tsunami and its likely impact.
The interim findings were issued by an independent panel set up in May.
More than 20,000 people were killed when an earthquake and tsunami struck.
Tens of thousands had to be evacuated as radiation leaked into the atmosphere, sea and food chain.
The six-reactor Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was badly damaged by the earthquake and tsunami, with blasts occurring at four reactors after the cooling systems went offline.
Last week, the authorities declared the plant had been stabilised, but said it would take decades to dismantle it completely.
The panel said its aim was not to apportion blame for the disaster, but to learn why the accident happened in the way it did, AFP news agency reported.
Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), the company which operated the plant, did not "take precautionary measures in anticipation that a severe accident could be caused by (a) tsunami such as the one (that) hit... Neither did the regulatory authorities," the report said.
It also accused Tepco of failing to "incorporate measures against tsunamis exceeding the design basis. This indicates the limit of voluntary safety measures".
Further, the government's nuclear regulatory body "did not require Tepco to take specific measures, such as additional construction, after they received simulation results from Tepco in 2008 and early in 2011 regarding the impact of tsunamis on their facilities".
Tepco's own report on the disaster, by contrast, said there was no way it could have been prepared for a 9.0 magnitude quake and huge waves that triggered meltdowns and explosions at the plant.
The panel's report said the situation was also made worse by;
"Collection of accurate and most up-to-date information is a pre-requisite for timely and appropriate decision-making. This issue, together with the need for providing information to the nation, is of a major concern," it said.
It said Tepco staff at the plant were not trained to handle emergencies like the power shutdown that struck when the tsunami destroyed back-up generators, AP news agency reported.
Staff also misunderstood problems that arose with the cooling systems for reactors 1 and 3.
The 506-page report was based on interviews with more than 450 people, including government officials and plant workers.
The 12-member panel is headed by Yotaro Hatamura - an engineering professor at Tokyo University who specialises in the study of failures - and includes seismologists, former diplomats and judges.
It was set up in May by then prime minister Naoto Kan, and is expected to issue its final report in mid-2012.
In an earlier report, submitted to the UN nuclear watchdog, the Japanese government said it had been unprepared for a nuclear accident on the scale of the one at the Fukushima plant.
With an international break on the horizon, however, the 17-year-old's future is a major talking point.
Wales travel to Dublin to face the Republic of Ireland in a crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier on Friday, 24 March, and, two days earlier, England play a friendly against Germany.
Woodburn is eligible to play for both Wales and England and, while it is unlikely he will feature for the latter in the near future, Wales are believed to be considering a first senior call-up for the Liverpool forward.
The teenager shot to prominence in November when he became the youngest scorer in Liverpool's history with a goal against Leeds United to reach the EFL Cup semi-finals.
That prompted talk of "a little war" between Wales and England for his services and, since that landmark goal, he has started three FA Cup games and impressed in his league appearances from the bench.
Wales manager Chris Coleman names his squad for the Republic of Ireland match on Thursday, and his assistant Osian Roberts says Woodburn is "knocking on the door" for selection.
Woodburn was born in Nottingham on 15 October, 1999, making him eligible to play for the country of his birth, England.
Having a maternal grandfather born in Wales, however, means he has played and impressed for Wales at under-16, under-18 and under-19 level.
He pledged his future to Wales, caught the eye as they narrowly missed out in the Under-19 Euro 2017 qualifiers and told BBC Wales Sport his ambition was to "replicate" the feats of Welshmen Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.
There may be an opening in the Wales squad to face the Republic of Ireland - behind Bale and first-team regulars Sam Vokes and Hal Robson-Kanu, there is scope for a young forward to stake his claim for a place.
Woodburn may not have the experience of fellow hopefuls such as Ipswich loanee Tom Lawrence but, according to former Wales centre-back Danny Gabbidon, he has the ability and versatility to make an impression.
"Get him in there. Not just to keep him out of the clutches of England, I think he's ready," Gabbidon told BBC Wales Sport.
"I remember Gareth Bale coming into the squad when he was 16 and the whole squad thinking 'Oh my god, look at this player, he's unbelievable'.
"I think he [Woodburn] would have a similar effect on this squad now.
"He's so intelligent for a 17-year-old. His decision-making, he seems to be able to play in different positions - he can play out wide, as an inside forward, up front or as a 10."
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While the fanfare around Woodburn grows, some are eager to strike a more cautionary note.
Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland midfielder Ray Houghton is excited about the 17-year-old's prospects, but he does not think Wales' trip to Dublin is the time to hand him his senior debut.
"I'm not sure this is one for youngsters coming in," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"I think what Chris Coleman will be looking at is his tried and trusted. He will be looking at players who have done well for him over the last two years or so - because he knows the knows the importance of the game.
"I don't think it's going to be one where you put in a youngster...[but] Woodburn has got a fantastic future in the game."
Houghton's warning will make pleasant reading for Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
When Liverpool secured Woodburn on what was only described as a "long-term" contract in November 2016, the German was effusive in his praise the player.
"Wow, what an exciting talent he is," he said at the time.
But after Woodburn's goal against Leeds, Klopp was eager to keep a lid on expectations.
"I'm afraid about all you in the media. That's why I'm so quiet," said Klopp.
"We know how to handle the situation."
The situation regarding Woodburn's international future now lies with Coleman and the player himself.
The cauldron of a pivotal World Cup qualifier in Dublin may not be the ideal setting for Woodburn's senior debut but, with England potentially waiting to pounce, Wales will not want to risk losing such a promising talent.
Rates for Salcombe's only bakery have risen from £9,000 a year to £21,000.
Others facing rises of 50% say that with increased costs and VAT, they are tempted to sell-up to chain stores.
The Valuation Office, which has announced the increases as part of a five-year review, says the Salcombe rates reflect high rental values there.
Becky Simpson, who runs a clothes shop in the town, admitted that Salcombe had a reputation as a place for well-heeled visitors, with average house prices of more than £500,000.
But she said local traders were "not massively well off" and were already being squeezed by rising prices of raw materials and VAT.
"We are normal people with normal businesses," she said.
"My income is going down and our rates are going up.
"We just can't afford it."
She said some traders had been made offers from chain stores.
"It's tempting to just take the money and run.
"In that case Salcombe will become just one big chain store."
Ben Holt-Wilson, 37, who runs the Upper Crust bakery in Fore Street, said: "I'm working hard, but I don't seem to be progressing because of the cost of living - these rates and other commodity prices are just going through the roof.
"So I feel at the whim and mercy of councillors and government."
Business rates are set by a government agency, the Valuation Office.
Spokeswoman Alison Gidman said business rates were based on where the property was situated, not what was sold there.
Adjoining properties of the same size had the same rateable values.
"We don't treat different occupiers in any different way," she said.
The comments by Panicos Demetriades, made in an interview with the Financial Times, echo remarks on Friday by president Demetris Christofias.
Cyprus had previously firmly rejected suggestions of a bailout, but its banking system is exposed to Greece.
Mr Demetriades told the FT that Cyprus was at "an important crunch time".
At the end of June, the Cyprus Popular Bank faces a deadline to find at least 1.8bn euros to meet new EU capital requirement rules.
There is a growing belief among analysts that the money will have to come from the European Financial Stability Facility.
On Friday, Mr Christofias told a news conference: "I don't take as a given that we will negotiate entry to a support mechanism, (but) I don't want to absolutely exclude it."
The Cypriot financial system has an exposure to Greece estimated at 23bn euros, compared with the size of the Cypriot economy of around 17.3bn euros.
Mr Christofias said officials are looking at contingency planning to "deal with a chaotic situation" if Greece leaves the eurozone.
"It is something I hope will never happen," he said.
Last year Cyprus, who credit status has been downgraded to junk by two of the three main ratings agencies, borrowed 2.5bn euros from Russia.
In his FT interview, Mr Demetriades, who became governor only last month, said further private sector or government borrowing might be possible.
But he said: "There is a backstop there and the backstop is the European Financial Stability Facility, and that backstop will be used if necessary."
McCullum, 33, led New Zealand to the recent World Cup final and will play seven games in this summer's T20 Blast.
"With AB de Villiers, he's in the top two players in the world in Twenty20 at the moment," Brown told BBC WM 95.6.
"Everybody talks about Ian Botham at Somerset and McCullum is in exactly the same vain. He's extremely exciting."
McCullum is the leading run scorer in international T20 cricket with 2,105 runs at a strike rate of 135.28.
He will join the Bears as they look to retain the T20 Blast title, with his first game scheduled to be against Lancashire Lightning at Old Trafford on 26 June.
"Getting the players enthused and motivated at the beginning of the summer is very important and I'm sure this has done that," Brown said.
Bears batsman William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, said: "We'll be looking to start well in the cup and when he comes he's only going to strengthen the side.
"The buzz amongst the lads is there for all to see. It's a great signing and hopefully he can help us defend the cup."
Sir Julian King has been put forward by David Cameron following last week's resignation of Lord Hill in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the EU.
Sir Julian, a career civil servant, will be interviewed by officials and MEPs before being offered the role.
Lord Hill was in charge of financial services but that job has now been given to Latvia's Valdis Dombrovskis.
The BBC understands that the new British commissioner is likely to be given a "less sensitive" post, potentially covering the environment.
The diplomat would take up his post at a time when the UK's relations with the EU are at an all-time low following the decision to end its 43-year membership of the organisation, previously known as the European Community.
Sir Julian is to be interviewed by EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday to assess his suitability for the post and will later face a "confirmation hearing" in front of the European Parliament.
Analysis by Damian Grammaticas, the BBC's Europe correspondent
Sir Julian King will, if accepted by the EU, fill an extremely delicate but highly influential position. The British Commissioner is the UK's most senior figure inside the EU institutions. A Commissioner does not represent their country, but he will be the eyes and ears of the UK, with a seat at the table as EU policy is drafted.
Crucially David Cameron's choice is not a politician, but one of the UK's most senior diplomats. Sir Julian King is currently ambassador to Paris. He knows the EU intimately. He's already filled three different diplomatic roles in Brussels.
He could face tough questioning in the European Parliament too before he can be confirmed. And it's not clear if Mr Juncker will give Sir Julian as high profile a portfolio as his predecessor Lord Jonathan Hill, who oversaw financial services in the EU but resigned following the referendum. Instead the UK's new Commissioner may get a less sensitive area such as environmental policy.
But having Sir Julian's experience in Brussels may prove crucial during future negotiations. French politicians have already indicated that the City of London will face tough conditions if the UK wants to enjoy its current level of access to Europe's Single Market.
According to the European Commission, new commissioners "shall be chosen on the grounds of their general competence and European commitment from persons whose independence is beyond doubt".
The approval of the European Council - made up of the 28 member states - is required before the appointment takes effect, while the Commission is also expected to "seriously consider" the opinion of the European Parliament.
If he is approved, Sir Julian will become one of the 28 top officials at the European Commission, the EU's executive arm. He would be expected to play an important role as a "conduit" between the UK and the other 27 member states during the talks over the UK's exit.
The UK remains a full member of the EU until it leaves, although it will not take part in all European Council meetings.
Mr Cameron has said it is up to the next prime minister, who will be elected in September, to decide when to trigger official exit talks - which, according to EU rules, should take two years although there remains controversy over the as yet untested Article 50 process.
Sir Julian only took up his current post in Paris in February. During a 30-year career in the diplomatic service, he held a number of senior positions in Brussels, including acting as a senior aide to a previous EU commissioner.
Previous UK commissioners have included high-profile political figures such as Lord Patten, Lord Kinnock and Lord Mandelson.
The 71-year-old, who was awarded a CBE in 2007, has been honoured for his music and charity work.
Downton Abbey's Penelope Wilton has become a dame, while its producer Gareth Neame has been made an OBE.
Presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have become OBEs, along with Citizen Khan's Adil Ray, actor Brian Blessed and trumpeter Alison Balsom.
Speaking to the Radio Times in 2013, Stewart said he was confused why he had not yet received a knighthood, while his contemporaries such as Sir Tom Jones and Sir Mick Jagger had.
He added if his time did not come, he was "not bothered".
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Wilton, who played Isobel Crawley in the popular ITV drama and also appeared in films such as Calendar Girls and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, plays the Queen in the forthcoming Steven Spielberg adaption of Roald Dahl's The BFG.
Neame, who is credited with giving the idea of Downton Abbey to its writer Julian Fellowes, also co-produced the BBC series, The Hollow Crown, which brought Shakespeare's history plays to TV screens.
McPartlin and Donnelly, who have made their name as double act Ant & Dec presenting the likes of Britain's Got Talent and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, hosted a TV celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday in May.
The pair said they were "both shocked, but incredibly honoured".
"We are just two ordinary lads from the west end of Newcastle," they said. "We absolutely love what we do and have done since we started out aged 13. We hope us receiving this honour can inspire young people to chase their dreams and believe that anything is possible.
"This will definitely be the proudest our mams have ever been!"
Blessed began his on-screen career in Z Cars in 1962 and claimed in a 2015 Big Issue interview that the last time he met the Queen, she wanted him to shout "Gordon's alive!", a line from his appearance in the film Flash Gordon.
Ray, who plays his creation Mr Khan in the BBC sitcom Citizen Khan, originally made his name as a TV and radio presenter, while Balsom has won three Classic Brit Awards. The 37-year-old musician was one of the artists chosen to perform on a cover of The Beach Boys' God Only Knows, which was used to launch BBC Music in 2014.
Balsom said: "It means a great deal to be recognised and awarded for my endeavours in the world of music, which have also brought me great personal joy and fulfilment.
"It is also a fantastic message to the rest of the world that we in Britain consistently make this public recognition of individuals in the arts - which remain such an important part of our national identity".
Also receiving honours are Irish artist Michael Craig-Martin, who came to prominence in the 1970s and has since exhibited across the world, and Julia Peyton-Jones, the outgoing director of London's Serpentine Gallery. The pair become a knight and a dame respectively.
The renowned concert pianist Paul Lewis, who became the first person to play all five of Beethoven's Concertos in a single session at the 2010 BBC Proms, and journalist and regular panellist on ITV's Loose Women, Janet Street-Porter, have been made CBEs.
West End producer Sonia Friedman, who recently became the first person to be named Producer of the Year for the second consecutive year at The Stage Awards, and the artistic director of Bristol Old Vic, Tom Morris - who won a Tony award for his direction of the play War Horse on Broadway - become OBEs.
Former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis, Times journalist Melanie Reid, Dynasty actress and charity campaigner Emma Samms and soul singer Ruby Turner have all become MBEs.
Forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn has been given an even higher accolade than her damehood, receiving a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.
"I felt very greatly honoured to be given a Damehood and never expected to receive anything else. So for Her Majesty to bestow a further accolade on me is very unexpected and I feel even more honoured," she said.
The winning tickets in the Powerball jackpot were sold in California, Tennessee and Florida.
The previous draw was the 19th without a grand prize winner, which requires all six numbers to match.
Officials said it would take several hours to know if there were any other winning tickets.
The identity of the winners is not yet known.
Thousands of people queued up outside shops across the US on Wednesday, hoping to defy the odds of 292.2 million to one.
California Lottery tweeted that the winning ticket in the state was sold at a 7-Eleven store in Chino Hills, a suburb east of Los Angeles.
Television pictures showed a cheering crowd gathering at the shop after the result was announced.
The winners will share a prize of $1.586bn. They can collect their winnings in annual payments over 29 years, or opt to share a lump-sum payment of $930m.
The government will also share in the big prize, however, levying a 39.6% federal income tax on the winners - and the payout will also be subject any taxes that the winners' home states may impose.
Is this really the biggest?
The previous jackpot record was a March 2012 drawing of the US lottery Mega Millions which had a $656m (£457m) prize shared by three winners. Spain's El Gordo is the world's biggest lottery in financial terms - its prize in 2015 totalled €2.24bn ($2.43bn; £1.68 bn). But as there is no single jackpot - the same series are printed in multiple tickets - anyone who has the numbers wins a share of the prize. In Europe, the largest lottery prizes have been lower than in the US, but the jackpots are given as a lump sum rather than as an annuity and most countries do not tax the winnings. The biggest European prize was won in July 2011 by a ticketholder in the UK. That person took home a lump sum of $260m (£161.7m).
Where do Powerball profits go?
Back to the participating states. For example, New Jersey has sold more than $50m in tickets during this current jackpot craze, and lottery officials said about $20m of that would return to the state. More than 15 states use the profits to fund education. However, schools aren't expecting a huge windfall. California officials estimate the lottery money accounts for about 1% of the state's education budget. In Wisconsin, the profits go towards lowering property taxes.
How did the jackpot get so big?
No-one has won the draw since 4 November. The prize is based on ticket sales so high jackpots usually create a snowball effect until a winning combination is picked. A new format introduced in October makes these massive jackpots more likely, meaning more records could be broken in future.
Six of the 50 US states do not participate in the lottery, so some residents drive for hours to other states to buy tickets.
Alabama, Mississippi and Utah cite religious reasons, while Alaska has said it would not be economical in such a sparsely populated state.
In Hawaii, proposed legislation to start participating fails consistently, and in Nevada the lottery is rejected because the state's world-famous casinos prefer not to have competition.
Traditionally, the Lincolnshire resort is popular with tourists from the Nottingham area.
But East Lindsey District Council said it was trying to promote the town further a field.
The authority is spending £27,000 advertising the resort and other attractions in Lincolnshire using regional press and posters on buses.
The council is also investing £10,000 on two Visit England campaigns focusing on the seaside and outdoor activities.
Alison Macdonald, the council's tourism manager, said: "We are not ignoring our traditional markets in the East Midlands, we are still promoting to those customers.
"The West Midlands is a new marketing campaign based on research which showed we were receiving a high number of enquires for our visitor guide."
As well as aiming at visitors for the traditional seaside holiday, the authority is promoting local market towns along with the area's green spaces and aviation heritage.
The latest campaign follows criticism of the authority for using unflattering images of rival resorts in 2012.
The adverts, one of which showed graffiti on a wall in front of Blackpool Tower, featured the slogan "For sights you'll want to remember - visit Skegness".
They described the resort as England's cultural coast.
Skegness attracts more than four million visitors each year, generating £480m for the local economy.
Both Skegness and Blackpool featured in a TV advertising campaign to encourage Britons to take their holidays at home last year.
Eddie Jones' men achieved a series whitewash in June, but Australia have won three games on their European tour, including a dismantling of Wales.
Lynagh says they are now over a "mental and physical World Cup hangover".
"Australia are in a different place now," Lynagh told BBC Sport.
"There were a few guys [in the summer] who hadn't played Test rugby before. They are going to be more competitive than they were in Australia. It's a different team altogether."
Lynagh says fly-half Bernard Foley is an example of a player who has now regained his form having struggled earlier in the year.
"He was out of form in Super Rugby and when England toured," said Lynagh, who scored 911 points for Australia in a stellar career.
"He is a different player now. We saw against Wales how good he was then and how sparkling he was. He also has a lot of new people around him - he has got used to them and they have got used to him.
"It is a different Foley to what we have seen for most of the year."
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Meanwhile England's World Cup winning fly-half Jonny Wilkinson believes the speed of Australia's attack must be stopped if Jones' side are to prevail.
Wilkinson has worked in the England camp this year as a part-time kicking and skills coach, and was part of the side that won 14 straight matches from 2002-2003, a record England can equal this weekend.
"I have confidence in these [England] guys, but I'll be wary of an incredible [Australia] team coming this weekend," Wilkinson told BBC Sport.
"They are a team that is clearly on the move upwards, and some of the things they were doing against Ireland were as sharp and as quick as you will see in the international game right now.
"If anyone is a bit out of position it will be a long match for England, but they will be prepared and ready. It's the challenge we need."
Allegations made against Deputy Chief Constable Matthew Horne were referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in January.
It is claimed he was physically and verbally abusive towards colleagues on three different occasions.
The IPCC's lead investigator has decided there is a case to answer.
Mr Horne will face a gross misconduct hearing in due course, the IPCC said. He is currently on secondment to the National Crime Agency.
Essex Police said it had no further comment to make before the hearing took place.
"Misconduct hearings deal with alleged gross misconduct by police officers on or off duty. They form part of the disciplinary process and are not criminal proceedings," a force spokeswoman said.
A total of 44,826 units were sold, an increase of just over 2.5% on the same period last year.
The UK as a whole saw the number of cars sold rise by 6% to 492,774, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
March is typically a strong month for car registrations, as it is when new number plates are released.
Scottish Motor Trade Association chief executive Douglas Robertson said: "We are very pleased to see another record month for Scottish new car registrations.
"Though the increase is small, it is close to what we expected.
"Whilst fleet and business sales have increased over the last 12 months, the Scottish market remains consumer-driven and we have little doubt that the availability of PCPs and other finance options continues to drive the market."
Top Scottish sellers in March
1. Vauxhall Corsa 3,095
2 Ford Fiesta 2,471
3. Ford Focus 1,294
5. Renault Clio 1,240
5. Vauxhall Mokka 1,179
Source: SMMT
The biggest-selling car last month was the Vauxhall Corsa, followed by the Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus.
Commenting on the figures, Euan Murray of Barclays Corporate Banking said: "The UK and Scottish motor trade's winning streak continued last month in record style, with new car sales lifted by March's all-important plate change and strong demand for fleet vehicles.
"The question on everyone's mind is how long this phenomenal run can continue and whether April will be able to drive home another record month."
At its heart is a new €21bn fund that would provide loans for infrastructure projects. Mr Juncker hopes most of the rest of the money will come from private backers.
Only €16bn of the original money would come from the European Union budget.
However, critics doubt it can attract so much private investment.
There was immediate scepticism from the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) whose General Secretary, Bernadette Segol, suggested the Commission was "relying on a financial miracle like the loaves and fishes".
She said she did not believe that €315bn could be raised from €21bn, a leverage factor of 15 which the ETUC argued was "almost certainly unrealistic".
The Commission believes it could create up to 1.3 million jobs with investment in broadband, energy networks and transport infrastructure, as well as education and research.
Analysis by BBC Europe editor Gavin Hewitt
This is the new Commission's big idea. It is the EU's New Deal.
To a large extent it will be judged by its success or failure.
The markets are currently awash with money. The big test is whether they will invest in Europe where the economy is stagnating and confidence is low.
"Europe needs a kick-start and today the Commission is providing the jump leads," Mr Juncker said as he detailed his ambitious five-year plan at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
He said Europe had to face "the challenge of a generation" head-on, without a money-printing machine, and described his plan as the greatest effort in recent EU history to trigger additional investment without changing the rules.
The plan would take the burden off national governments, already facing big debts after the financial crisis. But they could contribute to the fund if they wished, and would be asked to come up with a list of projects with "high socio-economic returns" that would start between 2015 and 2017.
Illustrating the type of projects he has in mind, Mr Juncker said he had a vision of:
The Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) would create the fund's €21bn reserve, according to Mr Juncker, which would then enable the EIB to fund loans worth €63bn. Private investors would be expected to put forward the lion's share of the money, some €252bn.
Mr Juncker's speech came a day after Pope Francis addressed the same parliament, criticising an "elderly and haggard" Europe that had become less and less of a protagonist.
Initial reaction to Mr Juncker's plan came from Chancellor Angela Merkel, who told the German parliament that her government supported the package in principle, but it had to be clear to everyone where the projects were in the future.
The Commission president, who came to office at the start of November, said he could not promise how much investment would go to each country, but he argued that investment in one country could only be good for growth in another.
Structural reforms were necessary to modernise Europe's economy and fiscal responsibility was needed to restore confidence in public finance, but now investment had to be boosted as well, he said.
The start of the former Luxembourg prime minister's term as president has been overshadowed by his country's role in a tax break row.
Hundreds of multi-national firms were reportedly attracted to Luxembourg in legal tax avoidance schemes. Mr Juncker was prime minister at the time but denies wrongdoing.
Although a vote against him is due to take place at the European Parliament on Thursday, it is unlikely to attract widespread support.
After victory in the Caribbean, captain Heather Knight's England side are on the brink of clinching qualification for next summer's home World Cup as they head to Sri Lanka.
We were successful on the field, finishing with a strong win to take the series 3-2, but we also learned an awful lot as well. As a batting unit especially, scoring runs was not easy out there on slow, sticky pitches that turned inconsistently.
Sometimes it can test your mental game as much as your technical game - you know it's going to be tough and that some balls are going to spin past the bat, but you've still got to try to be positive and find a method to score.
Throughout the first four matches, there appeared to be a formula in play - win the toss, bat first, win the game - but we managed to buck the trend in the last match to register the first victory of the series for the side batting second.
That chase was anchored by a quality innings from Nat Sciver, which showed us all how far her game has matured over the past few years. We know she can play some seriously destructive shots, but the team needed her to be the rock on this occasion and that's exactly what she did.
The Caribbean isn't an easy place to tour and win, so to come away with a series victory against the current ICC Women's World Twenty20 champions is a big achievement. At times we were a bit inconsistent, but we're a young group of players who are developing all the time and there's bound to be a few bumps in the road.
Once the series finished we had an extra day in Jamaica before we flew home, so we managed to fit in a beach volleyball tournament, consisting of players, our management team, and the journos following the tour from the BBC and Sky Sports.
A bit earlier in the tour, we also played a friendly game against the West Indies team, including live commentary from the hotel staff, and encouragement from a rowdy crowd of holidaying Brits in the pool. After starting dreadfully, we clawed our way back into the match to finish with an epic victory thanks to Danni Wyatt's serves. Technically a 4-2 series win in the Caribbean then?!
The following day we headed to the airport to fly home, although former England star Lydia Greenway, who was out with BBC Test Match Special to cover the matches, nearly missed the flight trying to finish off this never-ending bowl of nachos at the airport (she didn't even get a sixth of the way through!).
It has been a quick turnaround before we venture overseas again to Abu Dhabi for a week-long training camp, before our four-match series against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
We're taking a squad of 23 to Abu Dhabi so we can have some internal games out there, meaning a number of the England Women's Senior Academy girls are joining up with the main squad.
It's a great opportunity for some of the youngsters to show what they can do, and benchmark where they are in comparison with the team.
It will also be great preparation for us before heading onto Sri Lanka, for the final round of the ICC Women's Championship (ICCWC) as after taking four points in Jamaica, we now need just one more win from the three ICCWC matches in Colombo to secure our spot in the Women's World Cup on home soil next summer.
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Excitement is already building for the World Cup next year, especially with the ICC launching a ticket ballot for the final at Lord's on 23 July for the first time. It's been great to see lots of publicity and hopefully everyone getting behind it.
Living in London, I got a slight shock on the Tube when I got back from the West Indies to see my ugly mug staring back at me on the platform in one of the adverts. A very weird experience, and my mates wouldn't let me get away without a spoof photo…
You can read more BBC columns from Heather during the winter.
The former The Only Way Is Essex star thanked fans for their "lovely messages" on Twitter after she rolled the car on Wednesday evening.
The 24-year-old's tweet added: "God was definitely watching down on me."
Police told Newsbeat they had been called to Woodford New Road, E18, at 22:00 BST "following reports of an over-turned car".
A spokesman added: "At this early stage it is believed that the vehicle was in collision with some traffic lights.
"There are no reported injuries at this time and enquiries are continuing."
They also said there have been no arrests.
The reality TV show star's brother tweeted: "Love my sister so much so glad she is ok."
Amy appeared first appeared in Towie in 2010.
Since leaving the show in 2011, she has gone on to launch her own boutique, clothing line and perfume.
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Essex Police asked for help in reuniting the card, containing wedding pictures and of a family holiday, with its owners after it was handed in at Clacton police station on Friday.
The post was shared almost 700 times and owner Chelsey Elliott was found 45 minutes later.
A number of users questioned Essex Police's detective work over the post.
"It should not be that hard to find the owners," wrote one Facebook user.
"A quick Google finds out who arranged the marriage in Kenya for them. Pretty sure you can ask them for contact details."
Within 10 minutes, friends and relatives of Rikki and Chelsey Elliott had realised the connection and "tagged" the rightful owners.
Some people praised the force's use of social networking in cracking the case.
"The power of Facebook being used in a good way for once. Well done all," said one man.
Mrs Elliott said she was a "very happy lady" and thanked everyone who had contacted her following the appeal.
"Many, many kind people out there. Thank you everyone," she wrote.
Scotland are on four points after four matches and sit second bottom of qualifying Group F, four points adrift of second-placed Slovenia.
Regan reckons the Scots can qualify for next year's finals in Russia, but only if they beat Slovenia at Hampden.
"That's really a must-win game for Scotland," Regan told BBC Scotland.
National coach Gordon Strachan has been boosted by the news that Celtic captain Scott Brown will be available against Slovenia.
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And Regan added: "We know how important it is to get our campaign back on track. Gordon knows it. The team knows it.
"We came out of the England game [November's 3-0 loss] very disappointed. Gordon was keen to have a friendly match to prepare for the next qualifier and we've set that up with a match at Easter Road on 22 March against Canada.
"Whilst ever there is an opportunity to qualify for the World Cup, that remains our focus.
"We still have a number of matches at home this year - we've got four home games - and we'll be trying to get as many points as we can possibly get, starting with Slovenia here at Hampden."
Scotland kicked off their qualifying campaign with a 5-1 win in Malta and a 1-1 home draw with Lithuania, before back-to-back 3-0 defeats away to Slovakia and England.
The couple tied the knot at the Oxfordshire palace on Friday.
The building, courtyards and formal gardens at the palace, classed as a World Heritage Site, had to close early ahead of the wedding.
The couple got engaged in December 2010 during a holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua.
A notice warned visitors of the closure saying it was due to a "large private event".
"The park, the new east courtyard facility and the pleasure gardens will be open until 6.00pm as normal" it stated.
Mr Humes, 27, found fame in JLS when they came second on The X Factor in 2008. They have had five UK number one singles, including Everybody in Love.
They also performed the 2012 BBC Sport Relief song, Proud.
The Saturdays' hits include Just Can't Get Enough, a cover of the Depeche Mode song.
Miss Wiseman, 23, was previously a member of S Club Juniors.
Blenheim Palace was a gift from Queen Anne to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, following his victory at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704.
It was also the birthplace of Winston Churchill in 1874.
Rajesh Babajee, 46, was employed in "good faith" as a law lecturer at the university's Mauritius campus in September 2015.
He was investigated by the Solicitor's Regulation Authority after 12 allegations were made against him while working as a solicitor in London.
Mr Babajee was struck off the Roll of Solicitors in May 2016 and resigned.
The tribunal, which Mr Babajee did not attend, heard he had charged an "incredible and unrealistic" fee for conveyancing work and that he had acted dishonestly in misappropriating funds.
In a statement, Aberystwyth University said: "The university was not aware of the allegations until the tribunal's judgement was published in May 2016.
"It is our understanding that the confidential allegations were made to the SRA after he had been employed by Aberystwyth University Mauritius.
"The SRA only disclose information when they publish their findings."
Proposals for The Gate shopping centre in Durham include new retail, leisure and cinema outlets and student flats.
Durham University said there was no need for extra accommodation beyond what was already planned elsewhere.
Residents' groups and the City of Durham Trust also opposed the plans, which have attracted some support.
Objections concern the location of bicycle racks, late-night noise and anti-social behaviour and the impact on the World Heritage Site.
Supporters welcomed the redevelopment of a "neglected" area and said the effect of students would be felt less by residents on this site than elsewhere.
But, in comments submitted to planners, the university said the development "would perpetuate an unbalanced residential population where one community group (in this case a temporary population of students) dominates to the exclusion of other types of resident".
The 40-year-old shopping centre went into administration two years ago and was bought by London-based developer Clearbell Capital LLP for almost £12m.
Councillors are recommended to approve the proposals at a meeting on 6 October.
Swansea Crown Court heard Geraint Evan Jones carried out a "cowardly and unprovoked" attack after being in an Aberystwyth bar for just six minutes.
The prosecution said he approached Gwynant Lewis Jones from behind before sinking his teeth into his left ear.
Mr Jones, 25, admits biting him - but insists he did not mean for the victim's ear to be torn off.
It is the defence's case that Mr Jones' ear lobe was accidentally torn off when a friend stepped in and tried to "pull" him away from the defendant.
But prosecutor Ian Wright argued he intended to carry out the attack - with jurors told the defendant was seen giving "high fives" in the street afterwards.
Mr Wright said: "The victim....was stood at the bar minding his own business when this cowardly and unprovoked attack took place.
"This defendant approached Mr Jones from behind and placed his hands on his shoulder before biting his left ear - ripping the lower section off."
Jurors heard that the attack took place at The Academy bar on 31 October, 2015.
Before the incident the complainant, from Machynlleth, had been watching the Rugby World Cup final before going to The Academy.
Giving evidence, he said: "All I can remember is being at the bar and then suddenly feeling a lot of pain.
"I leaned forward... and I think that's when my ear must have ripped off and I saw lots of blood."
The court heard the severed ear lobe was later recovered from the floor by a barman, but it was not possible to reattach it.
Mr Jones said he has since had an operation at Morriston Hospital and needs further reconstructive surgery.
He added that he had not spoken nor argued with the defendant prior to being attacked.
William Skinner, a friend of the complainant, told the court that he had stepped in to separate the two after seeing the incident unfold.
During cross-examination by defence counsel James Hartson, Mr Skinner was asked whether his intervention could have caused Mr Jones' ear to tear off.
He replied: "No....the damage had already been done by that time."
Jones, of Queen's Avenue, Aberystwyth, has pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm. He denies causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The trial continues.
Conservative Heather Wheeler shared a graphic with a medals table split between "Rest of World", "British Empire" and "EU post-Brexit".
After congratulating Team GB, she then wrote: "Now for the Trade Agreements."
The South Derbyshire MP said the tweet was a joke in response to another total which put the EU medals together.
But the post - entitled "Empire Goes For Gold" - has been labelled "deeply offensive to so many people and their ancestors" by Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy, while others have called it "insensitive and ignorant".
Ms Wheeler, who campaigned for Britain to leave the European Union, told the BBC it was a "tongue-in-cheek reply" which she felt was clear, adding: "My tweet says congratulations to Team GB and the Commonwealth".
When queried about the mention of the British Empire, she said: "It was clearly a joke."
Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan, who also campaigned for Brexit, tweeted in support of Ms Wheeler, saying: "This is Twitter! Any light-hearted remark will spark cretinous faux-outrage!"
The USA topped the Rio Olympics table with 46 gold medals and 121 in total, with Team GB finishing in second.
That's what some people who've been housed by councils in temporary accommodation have been telling us.
They say officials need to make sure vulnerable residents are protected.
A violent ex-offender, Matthew Williams, murdered 22-year-old Cerys Yemm in his South Wales room two weeks ago.
Police caught him reportedly engaged in an 'act of cannibalism'. He had been placed in a hotel temporarily by his local council after his release from prison.
While it isn't believed that Cerys was a victim of domestic abuse, the charity Women's Aid is concerned that too often women and children escaping domestic violence end up in these kinds of hostels or hotels.
One 27-year-old, who we are calling Sara, told us: "It really made me cry. I didn't want to stay there."
She had escaped a violent relationship and was eight months pregnant.
"The first hostel they put me in was in an old church and there were all kinds of people.
"My ex, the person I was running from, had a problem with drugs and they put me in a hostel with people with the same issue, and that really freaked me out."
Sara believes "it wasn't appropriate for a pregnant person seeing all these drunk people coming back at night".
It comes after the murder of Cerys Yemm in South Wales two weeks ago by violent ex-offender Matthew Williams.
He had been placed in a hotel temporarily by his local council after his release from prison.
Local councils are responsible for providing accommodation for homeless people.
But the Local Government Association, which represents councils, said 40% budget cuts have made it more difficult - especially for younger people.
Despite this they told us: "Councils do everything they can to protect vulnerable people from the risk of harm."
Violent ex-offender Matthew Williams was living in The Sirhowy Arms Hotel when he was found attacking Cerys.
His mother has claimed he'd stopped taking medication for paranoid schizophrenia but Mandy Miles, the woman who runs the accommodation, said she had no idea.
She also says the local council said nothing about Williams' past.
"We don't get filled with ex-offenders but when we do I ask them what they've done. I rely on them to tell me the truth."
She says if she knew about William's past she would have refused to keep him.
Others who've stayed with her include people who've lost everything in a house fire, or who've had their homes flooded, she says.
It also includes Rolly who was sent to the Sirhowy Arms Hotel to recover from heart surgery.
He'd lost his home after being made redundant.
"Some of them come in there, angry young men from prison.
"I was scared for myself sometimes."
He says he is also concerned for people, like Mandy, who offer this accommodation.
"You don't know what kind of background they've got. She could have anyone in there. They could turn on her one day."
Rolly says one fellow resident revealed that they'd just been released from serving a sentence for manslaughter.
Mandy's local authority, Caerphilly Council told Newsbeat: "B&Bs are used for short-term emergency accommodation while a permanent solution's found.
"Those running them are given relevant information about residents where appropriate."
Mandy however insists that didn't happen in the case of Matthew Williams.
She says data protection laws - designed to protect private information - are to blame for details being withheld.
She wants the system changed: "Any service provider who has taken in a prisoner needs to know their background.
"That Data Protection Act is no good to us. Not when someone has been killed."
And it seems more and more people are facing weeks, sometimes months, in these environments.
Women's Aid told Newsbeat one in six dedicated domestic violence refuges have been closed in the last ten years, due to funding cuts.
The housing charity Shelter told us the number of homeless families living in bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation in England has almost doubled in just three years.
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January is often the month when new contracts are agreed. Players sign with club manufacturers in a process that boosts the bank balance but, despite the hype, does not guarantee lower scores - not that they would admit as much.
But 2017 provides a different landscape in the golf equipment market and McIlroy is trying to make the most of current circumstances.
The 27-year-old from Northern Ireland remains a highly remunerated poster boy for Nike, which has provided all his golf equipment, clothing and footwear since 2013.
However, with the American sports giant announcing in August that it is pulling out of the club and ball part of the industry, McIlroy now has the pick of what else is around, while continuing to wear the Nike logo on his sleeve.
This also applies to other players in the Nike stable, including Tiger Woods.
McIlroy has spent much of the past few weeks testing new equipment and it seems he will continue his quest to add to his four major titles with a completely changed bag.
Having ended last year with Taylormade woods, Nike irons and ball, and a Scotty Cameron putter, McIlroy is considering wholesale change when he begins his golfing year at next week's South African Open.
According to the "No Laying Up" blog, which carried a lengthy podcast with the player last year, McIlroy is planning to use Callaway woods and irons, Titleist ball and wedges, and an Odyssey putter.
While he has been inundated with offers from manufacturers keen for him to use their kit, the world number two is in the rare position of being beholden to no-one but himself.
His time on the range has been spent marrying together a combination that will best suit his game and technique with no corporate compromise. As a free agent, he will be able to mix and match as the year progresses.
Competition between manufacturers is as intense as it is amid the players on the course. They pay a lot of money for the leading stars to endorse their products and contracts are stringent.
It is extraordinary to think that a man of Woods' means was only able to go back to the putter with which he won 13 of his 14 majors once Nike had pulled out of their golf manufacturing business.
Asked when he picked up again his most trusty putter, Woods responded: "I'd say the day [Nike] got out of the hard-goods side."
Woods had been exclusively using a Nike putter since the start of 2011 but clearly could not wait to change back as soon as he was able. He is now contracted to play a Bridgestone ball.
Despite state-of-the-art fitting processes used by all leading manufacturers, there must always be a danger of signing away the idiosyncratic choices that can be crucial to a golfer's game.
Britain's brightest prospect, Matt Fitzpatrick, has so far forgone the instant riches of a club deal. This meant he was able to switch drivers late last season and the move yielded extra yardage from the tee.
Within a couple of weeks, the 22-year-old from Sheffield won his biggest title to date, the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
Some players do deals that mean they play predominantly with the equipment of the manufacturer they are contracted to promote but sacrifice the dividend of exclusivity to retain choices over drivers, wedges and balls.
This can lead to one sponsor's head-cover sitting on the club-head of a rival manufacturer, which is hardly satisfactory in a marketplace that can be influenced by who is thought to play with which clubs.
Until they pulled out of the equipment side of the business, Nike wanted their players to play exclusively with their clubs and ball as well as wear their clothes and shoes.
And they remain heavily committed to the apparel side, having just signed world number one Jason Day as their latest clothes horse.
The Australian will continue to play the Taylormade clubs that helped him to the top of the rankings and there will be no link between equipment and his new look on the course.
It is an ever-changing landscape with players often ready to ditch the clubs with which they made their reputation. Lydia Ko is the latest, the women's world number one having signed with PXG, the newest manufacturer on the range.
How she performs with her new tools will inevitably be watched closely - but she is not alone in the spotlight at such a febrile time in the golf manufacturing market.
Arda Turan opened the scoring for Barca from close range, before Ruben Castro levelled from a free-kick.
Lionel Messi slammed home an excellent 22-yard strike before Suarez swept home from the edge of the box.
Suarez scored the fourth, Messi drove home from distance and Suarez curled home a free-kick for his third, before Castro added a late consolation.
Uruguay striker Suarez, last season's La Liga top scorer with 40 goals, has now scored 17 goals in his past six league games.
It was Barcelona's third game of the season, having beaten Sevilla 2-0 and 3-0 in the two legs of the Spanish Super Cup.
After the match, Barca confirmed "the beginning of an agreement with Manchester City for Claudio Bravo", the 33-year-old keeper who played against Gus Poyet's Betis.
Real Madrid get their season under way at Real Sociedad on Sunday (19:15 BST), with Atletico Madrid hosting Alaves two hours later.
Suarez was absolutely integral to Barcelona winning the title last season, scoring 14 goals in their final five La Liga games - all wins - including a hat-trick on the final-day 3-0 victory against Granada.
Real Madrid would have been champions had Barca dropped points in any of those games.
And the former Liverpool striker started off this season's league campaign in similar fashion, with three good finishes, including an excellent free-kick.
While Suarez and Messi's goalscoring heroics have come to be expected, Turan has been making the most of his opportunity to play up front with them.
With Neymar playing at the Olympics for Brazil, the former Atletico Madrid player has been in the front three this season.
The Turkey international, who was frequently a substitute or midfielder last season, was strongly linked with a move away in the summer, with reports Barca wanted to sell him.
But he stayed and has now scored three goals in his past two games, more than in his previous 27 matches for the club. He also had a goal rightly disallowed for offside.
With Brazil playing Germany in the Olympic final on Saturday (21:30 BST), Turan could have a run in the team if Neymar needs a rest on his return.
Match ends, Barcelona 6, Real Betis 2.
Second Half ends, Barcelona 6, Real Betis 2.
Attempt missed. Dani Ceballos (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rubén Castro.
Hand ball by Lucas Digne (Barcelona).
Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aissa Mandi.
Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
Foul by Lucas Digne (Barcelona).
Charly Musonda (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Barcelona 6, Real Betis 2. Rubén Castro (Real Betis) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Rubén Castro (Real Betis) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Cejudo with a cross.
Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
Rubén Castro (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Barcelona 6, Real Betis 1. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Fabián (Real Betis).
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Betis).
Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aissa Mandi (Real Betis).
Arda Turan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Fabián (Real Betis).
Rubén Castro (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Rubén Castro (Real Betis).
Substitution, Barcelona. Lucas Digne replaces Jordi Alba.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Munir El Haddadi.
Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Charly Musonda.
Substitution, Barcelona. Munir El Haddadi replaces Denis Suárez.
Hand ball by Álvaro Cejudo (Real Betis).
Dani Ceballos (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Betis).
ANM Group had said the new business park at Thainstone, near Inverurie, could create hundreds of jobs.
Objections were raised to the project, with concerns over the potential visual impact on the landscape and possible traffic congestion.
ANM Group said it would consider its options after the Garioch area committee decision.
Pat Machray, ANM Group chairman, said: "We are deeply disappointed with the outcome of today's decision regarding the extension of Thainstone Business Park.
"This is obviously not only a setback for us, but for the whole of Inverurie and the north east agricultural industry."
One objector, Dr Paul Davison, told BBC Scotland after the decision: "I think the people of Garioch should be very proud of their local councillors.
"I think the indication we got was they would look at another submission."
He said the proposed site was high up on the Thainstone ridge which was a local beauty spot right in front of the "famous view of Bennachie" which they wanted to preserve at all costs.
If approved, work had been due to start later this year, with the first building due for completion in early 2018.
Life at Thainstone was the focus of a BBC Scotland behind-the-scenes documentary - The Mart - earlier this year.
The six-part series featured those who work there and the farmers who rely on the auctioneers to help sell their livestock.
Burns sustained a dislocated collarbone after falling awkwardly during the first half of his side's 4-1 victory.
Burns may be out of action for four to five weeks and is set to miss the 7 February County Antrim Shield Final.
Mitchell was helped off in the second half with an ankle injury and faces a two-month spell on the sidelines.
Striker Mitchell, who is the league's leading scorer with 19 goals, will visit a specialist this week to have the injury assessed.
The Dungannon forward last week agreed a pre-contract deal to play for Glenavon next season and will join the Mourneview Park club in the summer.
Linfield manager David Healy lamented the loss of Burns for an important period of the season.
"Aaron is a big player for us and has scored important goals. He could be out for at least four to five weeks," said the Blues' boss.
The serial killer's corpse was under police guard while arrangements were made to transfer his remains to Robin Makin, the executor of his will.
Brady, who tortured and killed five children with lover Myra Hindley, was jailed in 1966. He died on Monday.
Coroner Christopher Sumner had delayed the release until "assurances" about Brady's funeral arrangements were made.
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The 79-year-old serial killer died at Ashworth Hospital, a secure psychiatric unit in Merseyside.
A Sefton Council spokesman confirmed a mortuary release form had been sent to the location where Brady's remains were being held, understood to be the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
At the opening of an inquest on Tuesday senior coroner Mr Sumner refused to release the body until he was satisfied that a funeral director and crematorium willing to take it had been found.
He also asked for an assurance Brady's ashes would not be scattered on Saddleworth Moor where the bodies of four victims were found.
At a reconvened hearing on Wednesday, the coroner's court heard Mr Makin had said there was "no likelihood" this would happen.
Brady and Hindley were jailed for life for the killings of John Kilbride, 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17.
In 1985 he also admitted to the murders of Pauline Reade, 16, and Keith Bennett, who was 12, although he was never tried for those crimes.
Born in Glasgow in 1938, Brady later moved to Manchester, where he met Hindley, and died at Ashworth Hospital, where he was detained from 1985 onwards.
The inquest at Southport town hall was told Brady's cause of death was cor pulmonale, a form of heart failure, secondary to bronchopneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or lung disease.
Mr Sumner said a full inquest would be held on 29 June.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said the transfer of the body to Mr Makin ended its involvement.
Jenny Laing has replaced Barney Crockett as leader of the Labour group, and hopes to be confirmed as the authority's new leader on Wednesday.
She told BBC Scotland: "I am delighted and privileged that my colleagues have had faith in me. We had a democratic process. Barney has done a great job over the last five years."
Mr Crockett was unavailable for comment.
The new Labour group leader said the decision was taken at their annual general meeting.
She added: "I hope I will be confirmed as the new leader of Aberdeen City Council."
The council has made headlines in recent months.
Last month, claims that Aberdeen City Council's administration broke the rules by including a pro-Better Together letter to council tax payers were thrown out by an independent watchdog.
Bills sent to every council tax payer in Aberdeen included a letter from Mr Crockett.
In March, Mr Crockett insisted Scottish government ministers would not be banned from visiting Aberdeen City Council buildings.
His intervention came after Labour colleague Willie Young sparked controversy with the suggestion.
Last week the authority announced that Angela Scott will become its new chief executive.
She will take up the post in July, replacing Valerie Watts who is leaving to take up an NHS post.
Rockets with toxic agents were launched at the suburbs of the Ghouta region early on Wednesday as part of a major bombardment on rebel forces, they say.
The Syrian army says the accusations have been fabricated to cover up rebel losses.
The main opposition alliance said that more than 1,000 people were killed by the attacks.
The United Nations Security Council said it was necessary to clarify what happened in the alleged attack, but stopped short of demanding an investigation by a UN team currently in Damascus, following an emergency meeting on Wednesday evening.
"There is a strong concern among council members about the allegations and a general sense that there must be clarity on what happened and the situation must be followed closely," Argentina's UN Ambassador Maria Cristina Perceval told reporters after a closed-door meeting.
Meanwhile, the US, UK and France are among some 35 member states that have signed a letter calling for the UN inspectors that are already investigating three sites of alleged chemical weapons use in Syria to probe the latest incident as soon as possible.
Activist networks reported death tolls from the incident in the hundreds, but these could not be independently confirmed.
It is also not clear how many died in the bombardment of the sites and how many deaths were due to any exposure to toxic substances.
By Frank GardnerBBC security correspondent
Two things stand out immediately in this reported Syrian attack.
Firstly, the timing is odd, bordering on suspicious. Why would the Assad government, which has recently been retaking ground from the rebels, carry out a chemical attack while UN weapons inspectors are in the country?
But secondly, the scale of the apparent casualties is far worse than any of the previous alleged chemical attacks. Experts say it would be almost impossible to fake so many dead and injured, including children and babies. They bear no visible wounds from gunshots; instead, many display the classic symptoms of a nerve agent attack, with startled, frozen expressions that experts say are reminiscent of Saddam Hussein's 1988 attack on the Kurds at Halabja.
Last year a senior Syrian defector, Nawaf Fares, told me in Qatar that the Assad government would not hesitate to use chemical weapons if it wanted to. However, today it denies any guilt and instead says this is a media campaign by its enemies.
Video footage showed dozens of bodies with no visible signs of injuries, including small children, laid out on the floor of a clinic.
Ghazwan Bwidany, a doctor treating the injured, told the BBC the main symptom, especially among children, was suffocation, as well as salivating and blurred vision.
"We don't have the capability to treat all this number of people," he said.
"We're putting them in mosques, in schools. We are lacking medical supplies now, especially atropine, which is the antidote for chemical weapons."
In a statement, the army described the accusations of chemical weapons use as grave, and stressed the military's right to fight what it described as terrorism in Syria.
It accused the opposition of fabricating the accusations to divert attention from the huge losses its forces had suffered recently.
United Nations chemical weapons inspectors arrived in Syria on Sunday with a mandate to investigate three locations where chemical weapons were allegedly used, including the northern town of Khan al-Assal, where some 26 people were killed in March.
Earlier, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement: "The United States is deeply concerned by reports that hundreds of Syrian civilians have been killed in an attack by Syrian government forces, including by the use of chemical weapons, near Damascus earlier today.
"We are formally requesting that the United Nations urgently investigate this new allegation. The UN investigative team, which is currently in Syria, is prepared to do so, and that is consistent with its purpose and mandate."
The alleged attack comes a year after US President Barack Obama warned the Syrian government that using chemical weapons would cross a "red line".
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said that if confirmed the attacks would mark a "shocking escalation in the use of chemical weapons in Syria".
The Arab League and European Union have echoed the call for the inspectors to go to the site.
"The EU reiterates that any use of chemical weapons, by any side in Syria, would be totally unacceptable," said a spokesperson for EU foreign affairs head Catherine Ashton.
But the Russian foreign ministry noted that the reports had emerged just as the UN chemical weapons inspection team had arrived in Syria, saying that "this makes us think that we are once again dealing with a premeditated provocation".
The attack took place as part of a heavy government bombardment of the region surrounding Damascus, where government forces have been trying to drive out rebel forces.
Casualties were reported in the areas of Irbin, Duma and Muadhamiya among others, activists said.
Footage uploaded to YouTube from the scene by activists shows many people being treated in makeshift hospitals.
The videos show victims, including many children, having convulsions. Others are apparently immobile and have difficulty breathing.
The number of casualties is much higher than in previous allegations of chemical weapons attacks.
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The official Syrian Sana news agency said the reports of the attack were "baseless", quoting a "media source".
The reports were "an attempt to divert the UN chemical weapons investigation commission away from carrying out its duties", Sana said.
The BBC's Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen says many will ask why the government would want to use such weapons at a time when inspectors are in the country and the military has been doing well militarily in the area around Damascus.
Some will suspect that the footage has been fabricated, but the videos that have been emerged would be difficult to fake, he adds.
Prof Alexander Kekule, of the Institute for Medical Microbiology at Halle University in Germany, told the BBC that one of the videos - although of poor quality - was consistent with the aftermath of an attack with a chemical agent.
But he added that none of the patients showed typical signs of sarin or other organophosphorous nerve agents, or signs of blistering agents.
"It also cannot be totally excluded that the whole video is a political staging. In this case, however, it would be a very good one," he said.
"Taken together, the best guess is that this is an authentic video of the aftermath of an attack with some incapacitating chemical agent."
Both the rebels and government forces have accused each other of using chemical weapons during the conflict.
It has not been possible to independently verify the claims.
In July 2012, the Syrian government implicitly admitted what had long been suspected - that Syria had stocks of chemical weapons.
Experts believe the country has large undeclared stockpiles of mustard gas and sarin nerve agent.
Damascus said the weapons, stored and secured by the armed forces, would never be used "inside Syria", but could be used against an external attack.
The Englishman said it was "one of the best laps I've ever done" after he was clocked 1.3 seconds off Nico Rosberg's pole time for Mercedes.
"It was like getting pole position here in 2012; actually probably better," said Button, who was 0.8secs faster than team-mate Lewis Hamilton in 2012.
"This is a tough circuit for us."
McLaren were expecting a difficult weekend in Belgium because the long straights at the Spa-Francorchamps track expose the power deficit of their Honda engine.
But a performance upgrade from Honda for this weekend - said to be worth 0.1-0.2secs a lap - has enabled McLaren to retain their competitive position just inside the top 10.
Team-mate Fernando Alonso had a difficult weekend, however. The Spaniard, who was 0.2secs quicker than Button in final practice on Saturday morning, had a series of reliability problems with the new engine and could not complete a lap in qualifying.
His engine failures mean he will start from the very back with a total of 60 grid places worth of penalties - trumping the 55 amassed by Mercedes' Hamilton, who will start alongside him on the back row.
"It's painful when you have these reliability problems," the two-time champion said, "but it is part of the learning process and we need to understand what is too fragile, reinforce and make sure next year we have an engine capable of fighting for the championship."
Button faces competition for his seat as Alonso's team-mate next year from McLaren reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne.
The team are poised to decide next month between the two drivers and their dilemma was emphasised this weekend by an intervention from Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff, who said it would be "crazy" of the team not to promote Vandoorne.
The Belgian is the most highly-rated driver not in a full-time F1 seat and he out-qualified Button and scored a point on his sole grand prix appearance so far, when he replaced an injured Alonso in Bahrain at the start of this season.
"He deserves a seat in F1," Wolff said. "If guys like Stoffel don't come into F1, the system is wrong."
Button responded: "I did my talking on the track today."
If McLaren choose Vandoorne, Button's 17-year F1 career will come to an end if he cannot find another seat.
BBC Sport understands he has an offer from Williams, who gave him his F1 debut in 2000.
Williams are expected to drop Brazilian veteran Felipe Massa, but are strongly courting Force India driver Sergio Perez and are believed to be close to a deal to sign the Mexican if terms can be agreed. They are also likely to keep Finn Valtteri Bottas.
But even if there is a seat available at Williams, it is not clear whether Button would want to take it. He made it clear this weekend that he only wants to drive on next year if he believes his car will be competitive.
Button is also said to be exploring options in the World Endurance Championship - as he did two years ago when his seat was also in doubt.
However, there does not appear to be a seat for him at the only three factory teams in the premier category there, unless Porsche, Audi or Toyota drop one of their existing drivers. Sources say his only possibility is at Porsche.
McLaren chairman Ron Dennis is said to be strongly in favour of Vandoorne - it is the logical option given the 24-year-old's promise and the fact that Alonso's contract runs out at the end of 2017.
The Spaniard has said he will not decide whether to stay in F1 beyond next year until he has experienced the new cars following a major rule change over the winter.
Button's best option seems to be to try to persuade McLaren shareholder Mansour Ojjeh to back him.
It was the Saudi's intervention that kept Button at McLaren at the end of 2014, when Dennis wanted to retain the Dane Kevin Magnussen, who has since been dropped and is driving for Renault this year.
Ojjeh and Dennis each own 25% of McLaren, with the remaining 50% held by the Bahraini royal family's Mumtalakat investment group.
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The former Reds player was appointed boss in 2011 and became the club's most successful manager.
Breslin guided the Solitude team to eight trophies during his reign, including two Premiership titles.
Cliftonville have asked first-team coach Gerard Lyttle to take over as temporary manager.
The Reds started the season in fine form by winning their opening four league games before a draw with Warrenpoint Town.
Defeat to champions Crusaders in the north Belfast derby was followed by the weekend humbling at the Showgrounds, although Cliftonville played most of the game with 10 men after Peter Burke's dismissal.
Despite their two recent defeat, the Reds still lie third in the Premiership standings just five points behind pacesetters Linfield.
After Saturday's thumping at Ballymena, Breslin did not make himself available to talk to the media and that immediately led to suggestions that he was considering his position.
Cliftonville officials are understood to have made strenuous efforts since then to convince Breslin to stay on but these ultimately proved fruitless.
Breslin is believed to have met the players on Monday night to inform them of his decision.
A brief Cliftonville statement said that the club was looking at ways to ensure that Breslin would maintain a role at Solitude and it is understood that he will be offered a place on the club's board.
"We thank him for his magnificent contribution in taking Cliftonville FC to new heights," added the Cliftonville statement.
Cliftonville are chasing a fourth straight League Cup success while back-to-back Premiership triumphs came in 2013 and 2014.
On Monday, another woman, a 21-year-old, was given a three month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, after she bought drugs online to induce a miscarriage.
The second woman described the fallout from that court case as a witch hunt.
Speaking to the BBC, the woman insisted she is "not a criminal".
"I have no regrets I have done nothing wrong," she said.
"I am not afraid for me. I am afraid for this young mother who's been taken through the courts - that's criminal. This is something like what was going on in the 1880s, like in the dark ages."
The woman said she decided to speak out after hearing some of the criticism of the 21-year-old who was sentenced.
"How that mother has been treated - it's just been a witch hunt," she said.
The 1967 Abortion Act does not apply to Northern Ireland.
Abortion is only permitted in Northern Ireland if a woman's life is at risk or there is a permanent or serious risk to her mental or physical health.
The woman booked into a hotel to have her miscarriage.
"My home circumstances didn't allow me to be at home," she said.
"I didn't want to be a burden. I initially felt relief that I had taken the tablets.
"But I am dyslexic and I didn't read the instructions properly.
"I felt incredible pain. I was passing huge clots of blood. I was haemorrhaging all day - I felt so sick.
"I didn't arrange any kind of pain relief for myself. All I had was paracetamol. I was nearly ready to call an ambulance a few times, but because of the fear about was going to happen to me - you think they are going to come for me.
"The witch hunt, you know."
She said she feels women in Northern Ireland are "at the mercy of the law".
"This is illegal, but I just can't see how people can see this as being criminal.
"I ended up booking into the hotel for another day because I was so sick."
The woman was eventually admitted to hospital bleeding heavily.
"I had to go to the hospital because I was still passing blood.
"I just told them I had a miscarriage, because there is no way they can tell if you have taken abortion pills.
"They scanned me and I still had the foetal sac inside me. They give me more pills - the same as what I had taken and they sent me away so they could work.
"I still didn't pass it. I had to go back to the hospital and, anyway, it was removed. They placed it in a hazard bin.
"I had no counselling. Instead, I got a bit of a lecture from a male gynaecologist about contraception. No counselling."
The woman at the centre of the original case has said, through her solicitor, that she does not want to speak publicly.
Abortion law in Northern Ireland
• The laws covering abortion in Northern Ireland are the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, and the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 1945. In the vast majority of circumstances, is a criminal offence in Northern Ireland to have or perform an abortion.
• The only exceptions are to save a woman's life, or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health.
• Many women who do not fit in these categories travel from Northern Ireland each year to have an abortion in other parts of the UK.
• In England, Wales and Scotland access to abortion is covered by the 1967 Abortion Act. That permits terminations up to 24 weeks of pregnancy in certain circumstances.
• It is also allowed over 24 weeks if there is a grave risk to the life of the woman, evidence of severe foetal abnormality; or risk of grave physical and mental injury to the woman.
On Tuesday, an abortion group called for this week's case to be brought to the court of appeal.
Bernadette Smyth from Precious Life said she was "very concerned about the judgement" and was "very hopeful that this case will be reviewed".
However, a human rights organisation said it was appalled by the woman's conviction.
Amnesty International's Northern Ireland director, Patrick Corrigan, said: "A woman who needs an abortion is not a criminal - the law should not treat her as such." ,
23 October 2015 Last updated at 12:59 BST
It's been given the highest storm rating, a category five, after growing quickly from a tropical storm to a hurricane overnight on Thursday.
People who live in the storm's path are being told to leave their homes with the hurricane expected to reach land late on Friday.
BBC weatherman Simon King has been explaining to Newsround what is happening in the eye of the storm at the moment.
James O'Brien will serve in the new role created to boost efforts "to safely recover American hostages abroad," it said in statement.
It follows criticism over how the government handles hostage situations after a number of deaths this year.
In June, the White House gave families permission to make ransom payments.
Until that point, the US government had the power to threaten them with prosecution if they tried to pay their relative's captors ransom - although to date the Justice Department has never followed through on this threat.
President Barack Obama's administration has drawn criticism for its long-standing policy of prohibiting concessions to militant groups.
It has also come under increasing pressure since it was revealed some European governments had been paying Islamic State (IS) militants to free their nationals abducted in Syria and Iraq.
The family of US journalist James Foley, who was beheaded by IS a year ago, said they felt they had no-one "accountable for Jim" during the time he was being held hostage.
The father of Kayla Mueller, an American aid worker who died whilst held in IS captivity in February, has also expressed frustration with US policies regarding hostages.
"They put policy in front of American citizens' lives," Carl Mueller told NBC Today, two weeks after his daughter's death was confirmed.
The policy changes announced two months ago said the administration needed to enhance its focus "on diplomatic efforts to ensure the safe return of American hostages to their families".
In a statement released on Friday, the White House said Mr O'Brien was "uniquely qualified to serve in this position given his extensive background in diplomacy and international negotiations".
Mr O'Brien, a former special presidential envoy for the Balkans, has been instructed to work directly with families of hostages and help synchronise efforts to to secure the release of their family members.
Even though they did not finish the job quite as quickly as they did in the first Test, their nine-wicket win in the second Test at Chester-le-Street was still very comprehensive, and Sri Lanka were never really in the game.
England coach Trevor Bayliss rated their performance an eight out of 10. I'd give them a seven - they are still not quite firing on all cylinders and, as captain Alastair Cook admitted, there were moments when they took their foot off the pedal. But that is probably being picky.
It is always hard to accurately assess a team when their opponents are poor, as Sri Lanka have been for most of this series.
But one thing is clear: James Anderson is bowling absolutely brilliantly. Even if he was up against top-class batsmen, he would still be making the ball do the same things.
He is at the top of his game and his elevation to the top of the Test bowling rankings is richly deserved.
Fast bowling is such a fickle game, and so much of it depends on rhythm - the elusive code that is so hard to describe or quantify. Anderson was bereft of rhythm in South Africa, but suddenly he is running up happy again, 'kissing' the pitch and taking stacks of wickets.
You could argue that better batsmen would play him better, but in these conditions, moving the ball both ways, Anderson is a dangerous proposition for anyone on the planet.
You cannot underestimate the importance of the overs he bowled for Lancashire earlier in the season, taking 12 wickets at an average of 20.75 in three matches.
No matter who you are and how much Test cricket you have played, you do not get your rhythm back in the nets.
What a contrast with Steven Finn. Finn was arguably the bowler of the series in South Africa, where Anderson struggled, but now his rhythm seems to have deserted him again.
He is not doing anything wrong - I know well from my own playing days that sometimes you can run in with just as much effort and think you are letting the ball go just as fast as always, but it just does not come out with the same snap.
What worries me is that he has got no opportunity to rediscover his rhythm before the final Test at Lord's begins on 9 June - there is only one T20 Blast match for Middlesex that he could possibly play in.
Finn has to play at Lord's. There has been some talk that England might want to have a look at Jake Ball, who has been in the squad for the first two Tests, but he can bide his time. Finn knows Lord's well and this might be his opportunity to get some form back.
Even when you are winning, you must look to move the team on, and there are a couple of areas that will be causing the England management some concern at the moment.
Jonny Bairstow has been brilliant with the bat this summer but his wicketkeeping remains a work in progress. He does make mistakes: he drops catches and misses stumpings.
It is a very hard job, and slow-motion replays can be very cruel on keepers because you think 'how has he missed that?' But it happens in an absolute flash.
But I do not think his position behind the stumps is under threat. Unfortunately, those misses can sometimes be costly and, if he makes too many, his place as a keeper will come under scrutiny.
The other problem is the form of Nick Compton at three. Although he will be mighty relieved to have got 22 not out in the second innings as England chased 79 to win in Durham, his problem is that he has not scored heavy runs all summer - for England or Middlesex.
Lord's is a ground he knows well and he will be desperate to do well. It will be a flatter pitch than we have seen so far this summer and the conditions should be easier for batting.
If England can win the toss and bat first, he will have a really good opportunity to nail down that position - that is the way he will be looking at it.
I do not think his England place necessarily hinges on how he plays in the third Test - there is quite a big break between that game and the first Test against Pakistan on 14 July and he could go away and score a stack of runs for Middlesex.
But if he does not get a score people will be looking at him even more.
One man whose place certainly is not under scrutiny is Cook. What an incredible achievement for him to become the first Englishman to reach 10,000 Test runs.
He has done it in the hardest possible way - opening the batting, much of it with the burden of captaincy, and with uncertainty over his partner at the other end. Those are three ingredients with which most people would find incredibly difficult to succeed.
You must have absolute admiration for him. He is not a stylist and he does not have people dashing in to watch him, but that is Test cricket.
You need players like Cook to blunt attacks and lay the buildings blocks of an innings for the team. He has fulfilled that role absolutely brilliantly, and he will go on.
For a while, he was as obdurate with his captaincy as he was with his batting and, as a skipper, you do not really want that. But he has definitely opened up over the past year and his confidence has grown enormously.
Yet he can still go out to bat, put everything away and focus on what he has to do with a bat in his hand - and that is a great testimony to him.
That focus has been in some ways Cook's defining quality as a Test batsman, and it was in evidence right from the very beginning.
I remember him arriving in Nagpur after that long journey from the West Indies, just two days before making his debut, and he made 60 and a hundred.
You thought, 'this bloke's pretty special', because he can focus totally on batting. Long may he continue.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's James Gheerbrant.
Romelu Lukaku went closest for the visitors in the first half but saw his low effort superbly saved by Boro keeper Victor Valdes.
After the interval, Boro captain Ben Gibson's header was cleared off the line by Leighton Baines, before Valdes made another excellent stop to deny Ademola Lookman.
Everton keeper Joel Robles then produced a stunning save from substitute Rudy Gestede's effort late on.
A draw means the hosts are still without victory this year, having now gone eight Premier League matches without a win.
Lukaku was looking to join, or even surpass, Duncan Ferguson as Everton's record Premier League goalscorer, but the Belgium striker endured a frustrating game against an organised Boro defence and Valdes in particular.
The record seemed certain to fall when he was slid in on goal by Tom Davies on 30 minutes, but Valdes guessed correctly, shifting to his left to make a fine save with his legs and in the process set the tone for the rest of the game.
The Spaniard was called on again just before the break as he stood tall at the back post to deny Lookman from Seamus Coleman's cross. The 19-year-old Everton forward will feel he should have scored on 68 minutes when put through by Ross Barkley, but he was denied by Valdes' legs once more.
At that stage it seemed Valdes' exploits would secure a well-earned draw for Aitor Karanka's side, yet it will be their Spanish compatriot Robles who draws the most acclaim from this otherwise unremarkable match.
With just three of the 90 minutes remaining, Calum Chambers curled in an excellent cross from the right which found Gestede, who rose to power his header just under the bar, but the Toffees keeper arched back to make an outstanding save with his left hand to tip it over and maintain Everton's unbeaten run.
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Ahead of this tie, Everton had scored 19 times in their past seven Premier League matches - as many goals as Middlesbrough have scored all season.
That failure to increase their attacking return, despite buying two strikers in January, remains a huge concern, but this draw exemplified the manner in which Karanka will hope to guide his side to safety this season.
Their defence, well-drilled by the impressive Gibson, remain miserly, having conceded only 27 times this season - the same amount as seventh-placed Everton and comfortably fewer than the rest of the teams in the bottom six.
Yet the home side also showed glimpses of more enterprising play and could not be accused of simply holding on for a draw as they continued to drive at a retreating Everton in the final 10 minutes.
Both then and throughout the game, that impetus came from Adama Traore, a player of tremendous potential, who frequently induced panic in the Everton defence with his pace and close-control.
The 21-year-old winger is still wasteful when crossing but if he can offer a more consistent final ball while retaining his other qualities, Boro have a player capable of making a difference in key games as they look to stay clear of the drop.
Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka: "It was a really good result and we've played really well against a very good team in really good form.
"The crowd once again has been amazing and I just want to tell them to keep encouraging these players, because they deserve everything.
"We are competing well against really good teams and if we play this way against teams who are fighting like us, then we can beat them."
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Everton boss Ronald Koeman: "A draw is a fair result - we had the best chances in the game but they had a good header at the end.
"It was difficult to create because they have really good defensive organisation and they were a bit more aggressive to try to score after the second half though we were in control.
"A clean sheet is really positive - every one means at least one point and we usually create."
Middlesbrough host Oxford United in the FA Cup fifth round on 18 February (kick-off 15:00 GMT), before they travel to fellow strugglers Crystal Palace in the Premier League on 25 February (15:00 GMT). Everton have a break before they host Sunderland at Goodison Park on 25 February (also 15:00 GMT).
Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Everton 0.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Everton 0.
Attempt missed. Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gareth Barry with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
Seamus Coleman (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough).
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joel Robles.
Attempt saved. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Calum Chambers with a cross.
Substitution, Everton. Gareth Barry replaces Ross Barkley.
Foul by Enner Valencia (Everton).
Fabio (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Leighton Baines (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough).
Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Middlesbrough).
Attempt missed. Adlène Guédioura (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gastón Ramírez.
Foul by Enner Valencia (Everton).
Bernardo (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rudy Gestede replaces Álvaro Negredo.
Substitution, Everton. Aaron Lennon replaces Ademola Lookman.
Seamus Coleman (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
Attempt missed. Adlène Guédioura (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a through ball.
Ademola Lookman (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough).
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Gastón Ramírez replaces Cristhian Stuani.
Attempt blocked. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adlène Guédioura with a cross.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ramiro Funes Mori.
Enner Valencia (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Middlesbrough).
Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leighton Baines.
Substitution, Everton. Enner Valencia replaces Idrissa Gueye.
Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
Leighton Baines (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough).
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adlène Guédioura replaces Adam Forshaw.
Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The 28-year-old Northern Irishman was treated for a stress fracture to the ribs earlier in the year and pulled out of May's PGA Championship at Wentworth.
He also missed this weekend's Memorial Tournament with the US Open beginning on 15 June.
"I am ready for Erin Hills and looking forward to playing there for the first time," said McIlroy.
The injury, which McIlroy suffered in the close season, flared up as he lost a play-off to Graeme Storm at the South African Open in January.
The four-time major winner did not play again until the WGC-Mexico Championship in March.
McIlroy felt discomfort at the Players Championship at Sawgrass last month and was "advised to take a conservative approach" to his recovery.
"The last few weeks have obviously been frustrating," he told the Guardian.
"I never like to miss events either on the PGA Tour or European Tour, but it was important I got back to a level of fitness where I felt like I could give myself the best possible chance at the US Open.
"As I have said many times before, majors will ultimately determine my golf career, but I have had the rest of this busy season to consider as well."
The US Open takes place at Erin Hills in Wisconsin from 15-18 June.
The Scottish government wants the note, granting Wallace passage to visit the Pope in 1300, handed to Scotland's national archives.
The "safe conduct" letter is one of a small number of documents thought by some to have belonged to Wallace.
However, the National Archives in London said it would consider any new evidence on the origin of the document.
It also said there was no firm evidence the letter was ever in Wallace's possession and there was nothing in the document to prove that Wallace either visited or intended to visit the papal court.
A group of historians, convened by the National Archives and the National Archives of Scotland, is examining the document's history and authenticity.
The first meeting of the William Wallace Working Group, made up of academics from Scotland, England and France and specialists from both national archive organisations, concluded that it was an original.
Minutes from that first meeting read: "The experts are unanimous in judging that the letter itself, far from being a copy, is an original produced in the French royal chancery."
The letter was reportedly in Wallace's possession when he was captured in Robroyston in 1305 - eight years after he had led a Scottish army to victory against English forces at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
It was written by King Philip IV of France to urge the Pope to "hold our loved William le Walois of Scotland, knight, recommended to his favour" during a proposed visit to Italy.
The nature of the business Wallace hoped to discuss with the Pope is unclear, and no surviving evidence exists that Wallace ever made the trip.
The disputed document has been held in England since Wallace was hanged, drawn and quartered on 23 August 1305 after being found guilty of treason.
Many experts favour the theory that the letter was taken from Wallace after his arrest but others suggest that an emissary delivered it - only to be intercepted by English spies.
The Wallace working group is due to meet in the next two months, with its final report not due until at least the end of 2011.
A Scottish government spokesman said: "There has always been tremendous interest in this letter and repeated claims that it should rightfully reside in Scotland's National Archives.
"However, its origins and precise link to William Wallace is a mystery, one which this expert group is working to solve.
"We look forward to receiving the group's final report which should help establish the letter's place in Scottish history and support discussions between Scottish and UK government ministers on the status of the document."
A spokeswoman from the National Archives said they would consider new evidence about the origin of the document, if it came to light during the academic study.
"However, the decision to return the document to the country it originated from would require approval from both The National Archives' management board and the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor," she added.
The 32-year-old, a former Essex captain, has scored 7,934 first-class runs at an average of 36.73, including 12 centuries and 46 half-centuries.
Pettini, who also served as Essex's one-day opening batsman, made his debut for the County Ground club in 2001.
"Leicestershire have shown great faith in me and I'm excited to be a part of the squad," he said.
"The vision that Wasim Khan and Andrew McDonald have for the club is extremely exciting and I'm already looking forward to next season."
He joins Leicestershire on the back of a disappointing campaign in Division Two of the County Championship in which they won only two matches.
Pettini is the third experienced county pro to sign for the Foxes for 2016, following the recruitment of Middlesex all-rounder Neil Dexter and Lancashire opener Paul Horton.
Jamie Hodson, 35, from Wigan, was fatally injured in Northern Ireland's Dundrod 150 race at the Joey's Windmill section of the course on 10 August.
The road racer won the Supertwins MGP race in 2016, which is held on the Isle of Man TT course.
A service will be held in Douglas at 14:00 BST and another in Wigan.
A spokesman for St Ninian's Church said the Isle of Man service is being held with the "kind permission of the Hodson family" and will be conducted by Rev John Coldwell.
A "celebration of Jamie's life" will also be held in his home town of Wigan, he said.
Hodson's brother Rob was also involved in the same crash but was not seriously hurt.
Gavin Lupton, 37, from Otley in Yorkshire, died from injuries sustained in a different crash on the same day.
Lupton competed at the Isle of Man TT and North West 200, as well as the Ulster Grand Prix, in recent years.
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Play was delayed for more than three hours because of heavy rain, meaning Johnson and 41 others will resume their second rounds at 07:00 BST on Saturday.
World number four Johnson is 10 under after 13 holes, while Willett carded a three-under 69 for nine under overall.
Grand Slam-chasing Jordan Spieth is tied for 15th on five under after 13.
Scotland's former champion Paul Lawrie (after 12) and Australia's Jason Day (after 11) are joint third on eight under.
Scotland's Marc Warren(69), former Masters champions Zach Johnson (71) and Adam Scott (67) are in the clubhouse on seven under, while South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen, winner at St Andrews in 2010, is on the same score after 11.
Three-time champion Tiger Woods is five over after 11 and is set to miss only his second cut in 19 Open appearances.
Play ended at 21:55 BST in near darkness to allow five-time champion Tom Watson, in his final appearance at St Andrews, to complete his round in front of the clubhouse rather than have to come back in the morning.
The second round will resume at 07:00 BST on Saturday, with 14 groups still to finish.
Foul weather was forecast for the morning but it was even worse than expected, with downpours leaving parts of the course underwater.
But after sterling work by the St Andrews ground staff, who were aided by the sandy Old Course's natural drainage system, the sun broke through and low scoring was suddenly a possibility.
Overnight leader Dustin Johnson continued where he left off on Thursday, going out in 33. Gusts made putting more and more difficult as the day progressed and Johnson bogeyed the par-three 11th, but will be pleased with his day's work.
Playing partner Spieth, usually so cool, was visibly frustrated by the difficult conditions and the Masters and US Open champion was level for his round with five to play, having mixed three birdies with three bogeys.
Yorkshire's Willett, who signed for a 66 on Thursday, made three birdies in an outward 33 before dropping shots at 15 and 17 in a stiffening wind.
However, the 27-year-old rolled in an eight-foot birdie putt at the last to post an imposing halfway target.
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"Seeing my name on top of the leaderboard is something I'm going to have to embrace, or there's no point being there," said Willett, a former world number one in the amateur ranks.
Asked whether anyone had sent their congratulations, Willett replied: "I just received a text message from my mum: 'Well done on making the cut.' She always brings me straight back down to earth."
Willett's fellow Englishman Justin Rose, the world number eight, had six birdies in his round of 68 to finish on five under. Rose's compatriot and former number one Luke Donald is also in the hunt after a 70 left him four off the lead.
Rose played with Sir Nick Faldo, the last English winner of the tournament in 1992 who was appearing in his 37th and final Open.
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Three-time champion Faldo, who played the final hole in the actual jumper he wore when he won his first Claret Jug at Muirfield in 1987, carded an 11-over 83 on Thursday but finished with a fine round of 71.
"Yesterday was no fun and I wasn't interested in playing today but my kids told me I would regret it if I didn't," he told BBC Sport.
"It was all about standing on the bridge and I wanted to bust out my old jumper. It would have been stupid to miss that."
World number 11 Scott blew a four-shot lead in the final round of the 2012 Open at Lytham, eventually finishing second behind Ernie Els.
The Australian won the Masters the following year and was also in contention at the last two Opens, in which he had top-five finishes.
"I definitely let that one slip [at Lytham] and I've had a couple of good looks since then," said the 34-year-old, who is playing in his 16th Open.
"You know what? I think I'm playing with a bit of a chip on my shoulder."
Ireland's Paul Dunne equalled the best ever halfway score by an amateur after a second successive 69 propelled him to six under par.
But he still has plenty of competition for the coveted Silver Medal, with Frenchman Romain Langasque (-4 after 13) Americans Jordan Niebrugge (-4) and Oliver Schniederjans (-1) and England's Ashley Chesters (-1) all making the cut.
Others set to miss the projected cut of level par include England's Ian Poulter (+3) and five-time champion Tom Watson (+12).
Watson, 65, finished his round just before the hooter sounded to signal the suspension of play but plenty of diehard fans remained to salute him as he posed on the Swilcan Bridge in near-darkness.
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Watson's 38th Open ended in a far-from-vintage round of 80 but he will be remembered as one of the greatest players in the tournament's long history.
"There's just so much joy in walking up that hole. I don't know how to put it into any other words. It's all joy.
"There's no reason to be sad. I played a game for a living, and I played it pretty well over time."
Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson is level par after 15 and will have to complete his second round on Saturday morning.
As many as 42 players will conclude their second rounds on Saturday morning before a scheduled third round tee-off time of 11:00 BST, and the challenge throughout the day looks set to be strong winds.
The strength of the gusts could well offer the R&A a dilemma as to whether a suspension is needed but the forecast does not highlight any spell where the elements may be calmer.
There have been regular protests by the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West (Pegida) since October.
A record 18,000 people turned out to support a rally on Monday in Dresden.
But where did Pegida come from and why is the group growing so fast?
Pegida is a German political movement based in Dresden in the west of the country.
It claims to be anti-Islamist and against what it sees as the growing influence of Islam in Europe.
The group also says it is not a racist organisation but that it is concerned by levels of immigration in Germany, which are at a 20-year high.
Pegida's online proposal claims it is "against radicalism" and "preachers of hate" and calls for stricter enforcement of Germany's current laws on asylum and deportation.
Pegida has been holding regular marches in Dresden for nearly three months.
Demonstrators at the largest pro-Pegida rally to-date on 5 January were heard chanting "we are the people" with one man telling the BBC "we don't want Mosques in Dresden."
Counter demonstrations have sprung up and the group has been condemned by senior German politicians.
German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the protests, calling them xenophobic and racist.
In her New Year address on German television she told the public: "Don't follow these people."
She said the people behind Pegida have "coldness, prejudice and hatred in their hearts".
In Cologne, the authorities switched the lights out at the city's cathedral as a way of warning Pegida supporters that they were supporting "extremists".
"We don't think of it as a protest, but we would like to make the many conservative Christians [who support Pegida] think about what they are doing," Dean Norbert Feldhoff, told the BBC.
Only about 250 Pegida supporters showed up in Cologne, compared to thousands of counter-demonstrators.
In Berlin, police said 5,000 counter-demonstrators blocked hundreds of Pegida supporters from marching along their planned route.
At the Dresden march the counter-demonstration attracted 3,000 people.
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The Reverends Yat Michael and Peter Yen have been charged with several offences, including undermining the constitutional system, waging war against the state, and espionage.
The first two charges carry the death penalty.
The campaign group Amnesty International considers the men to be "prisoners of conscience, arrested, detained and charged solely because of their peaceful expression of their religious convictions".
The case has attracted the attention of Christian campaign groups in the US, who say the men are being "persecuted for their Christian faith".
All this fits neatly into a long-held, though occasionally exaggerated, narrative of Sudanese state oppression of religious and ethnic minorities.
According to Amnesty, Mr Michael was arrested in December 2014 after a sermon he gave in a church in Khartoum North in which he raised concerns about the treatment of Christians in Sudan.
Mr Yen was detained the following month, apparently after he had sent a letter to the Religious Affairs Office querying his colleague's arrest.
As the trial continues, it is impossible to say for sure whether the men are guilty of anything, but their vulnerability is apparent.
They come from two very obvious minorities, being Christian and from South Sudan.
The southern Sudanese voted overwhelmingly for independence in 2011, after two decades-long civil wars in which well over two million people are believed to have died.
Successive leaders in Khartoum have attempted to unify a huge and very diverse country by pursuing Arabising and Islamising policies.
This often alienated non-Arabs and non-Muslims, and together with unequal development and political repression this led to civil wars in several parts of Sudan.
The independence of the largely non-Muslim and non-Arab South Sudan did not end Sudan's problems: wars continue in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
Despite what Christian and other activist groups sometimes claim, religion is not the dominant factor in these conflicts.
Almost everyone in Darfur and Blue Nile is Muslim, regardless of whether they support the rebels or the government or dislike both.
The issue there is more closely linked to ethnic discrimination, with those seen as "Arabs" given preferential treatment over those perceived to be "Africans".
In South Kordofan, there are more Christians, and cases of churches being bombed in the Nuba mountains where the rebels are based.
But the Nuba people are very mixed - it is not uncommon to find Christians, Muslims and followers of traditional religions in the same family - and it would be wrong to describe this as a religious conflict.
Rebels must take their share of the blame for the various wars, though Sudan's history has taught that disenfranchised people are only listened to when they take up arms.
Yet it is hard to dispute that Sudan's treatment of its minorities was and remains woeful.
The arrest of the two pastors "is not something new for our church", the Reverend Tut Kony, pastor of the South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church, is quoted as saying.
"Almost all pastors have gone to jail under the government of Sudan.
"This is their habit to pull down the church. We are not surprised. This is the way they deal with the church."
Sudan's Christians are allowed to practice their faith, and you can find churches of several denominations in Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country.
But churches have been destroyed in Khartoum, and many Sudanese Christians believe life if becoming harder for them.
In one case followed around the world, Meriam Yahya Ibrahim was sentenced to death after her brother said she had converted to Christianity, before eventually the sentence was overturned and she fled the country.
In a famous speech in late 2010, President Omar al Bashir said that after South Sudan seceded there would "be no time to speak of diversity of culture and ethnicity".
It was perceived as a direct threat to all those who did not subscribe to the regime's Islamist policies, and to all those who did not come from the dominant ethnic groups from in and around Khartoum.
President al-Bashir also insisted that "Sharia (Islamic law) and Islam will be the main source for the constitution, Islam the official religion and Arabic the official language".
That might sound logical in a country where official statistics indicate 97% of the population is Muslim; but it worried many non-Muslims and also Muslims who did not subscribe to Bashir's vision of the religion and its role in public life.
Shortly afterwards, I spoke to the Nuba development worker Nagwa Musa Konda, a Christian.
Bashir's speech had shaken her, and she predicted her home region would soon become "like Darfur", a new war in a country already wracked by conflict for many decades.
Within a few months, her prediction came true: a conflict broke out in South Kordofan in June 2011, shortly followed by Blue Nile. Those wars still rage.
Generations of governments in Khartoum, going back to the Ottoman and then British colonisers, have failed to make the country's ethnic and religious diversity an advantage rather than an obstacle.
There is little to suggest the current government, which has been in power since the 1989 coup, is willing or able to break the mould.
An official said the monk's body was found inside a Buddhist temple.
It is the latest in a spate of murders of religious minorities, secular activists and academics.
More than 20 people have been killed by suspected Islamists in the last three years.
Is violent extremism on the rise in Bangladesh?
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Police said Maung Shue U Chak appeared to have been attacked by at least four people at the temple in Baishari, 350km (220 miles) south-east of the capital Dhaka.
His killing follows the murder of two prominent gay activists, a law student and a university professor in April.
In February a Hindu priest was beheaded in northern Bangladesh.
The so-called Islamic State (IS) group and a Bangladeshi militant group affiliated to al-Qaeda have said they carried out some of the killings.
IS has also said it carried out attacks on Shia Muslim mosques and shrines as well as the killings of two foreigners - an Italian aid worker and a Japanese farming expert - last year.
Earlier this month Singapore deported eight Bangladeshis it said were members of a group set up in March called Islamic State in Bangladesh (ISB) and were plotting attacks in their homeland.
However the Bangladeshi government denies there is an IS presence in the country.
Muslim-majority Bangladesh is officially secular but critics say the government has failed to take appropriate action in the wake of the attacks.
A spokesman said the 50m pool was closed "immediately as a precaution".
Swim Wales chief Robert James said: "Three lights blew out... the bulbs burst, depositing glass into the pool and poolside areas."
The two remaining days of competition could be held on 18-19 April.
James added: "This incident is viewed as very serious and therefore after discussing with the pool management we could only cancel today and tomorrow's events.
"This has left the competition halfway completed and we are looking for alternate dates."
The pool spokesman added: "Swim Wales agreed with the decision and the championships have now been moved to later in the month.
"The pool is being checked for debris and it will be reopened as soon as possible. In the meantime we apologise for the inconvenience caused."
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"When she locked me in, I made a rope from bed sheets. I climbed down, through the window, from the second floor to the ground floor."
Although Latha survived, many other women from South Asia have similar stories and have severely injured themselves while trying to escape abusive employers across the Gulf.
The Kuwaiti police usually register these escapes as "suicide attempts," according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Latha's story is one of thousands of harrowing examples of physical and sexual abuse - compiled in a report by the rights watchdog - at the hands of Kuwaiti employers.
"I could not go out. Even if I threw out the garbage downstairs, she followed me," she says.
Sanju, another Sri Lankan worker, says in the report that she had to suffer in silence without a day off or rest for months.
"The madam always beat me; She would beat me on the head. I always had severe headaches. She told me, 'I can kill you; I can beat you. No one cares about you.'"
Kuwait country profile
Walls at Every Turn
HRW says that many domestic workers who leave employers do so without pay after being subjected to abuse.
They are denied food or medical care, detained against their will and have few avenues to make complaints or obtain shelter.
Kuwait has the highest ratio of domestic workers to citizens in the Middle East.
More than 660,000 migrant domestic workers in Kuwait - mostly from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Indonesia and Philippines.
HRW reveals that in 2009, domestic workers in Kuwait filed over 10,000 complaints about their treatment with their embassies.
The Kuwaiti government, however, was quoted in the report as saying that no widespread abuse is taking place.
"Kuwaiti people treat domestic workers like members of the family," said Mohammed al-Kandari, undersecretary of social affairs and labour.
"There is no difference between them and any member of the family."
But the experience of thousands of domestic workers in the report tell a different story.
Tilkumari Pun, a worker from Nepal, worked for 13 months without getting paid. She repeatedly asked for the money to pay for her father's heart operation in Nepal.
After waiting for months, she approached the police for assistance, but they detained her for "absconding".
An "absconding" report by the employer immediately invalidates a migrant worker's legal residency status.
If reported as "absconding", women will have to spend additional time waiting for the authorities to clear them before returning home.
Nur, an Indonesian worker, is quoted as saying that her employer denied her permission to return home at the end of her contract and refused to return her passport after she ran away.
"I went to my embassy," she said. "They called Mama (the employer) from there. Mama refused to handover the passport. I had to be deported without it."
HRW has called on the Kuwaiti authorities to include migrant domestic workers into the country's labour laws so that they are better protected against abusive employers.
"Employers hold all the cards in Kuwait," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.
"The government has left workers to depend on employers' good will - or to suffer when good will is absent."
The domestic workers say they find it virtually impossible to pursue their complaints.
"The government should remove these burdensome legal hurdles that employers impose even on abused women," says Ms Whitson.
She says the Kuwaiti government has been discussing reforming kafala, the sponsorship system that gives employers full control over workers including the length of their stay in the country.
"The time has come to implement measures that will protect workers' rights in practise - not just on paper," she added.
Burcote Wind said the Longburn project could meet the energy needs of more than 40,000 homes.
The company held consultation events earlier this year when the proposals were for up to 36 turbines.
It said it believed the development could deliver "a long-term legacy of economic benefits" to the area.
Michael Foster made the comparison in a Mail on Sunday article last month after he lost a court battle to block Mr Corbyn from standing for re-election.
He denies he breached party rules.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the article had been "appalling", but the suspension "doesn't abide by process of natural justice".
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend, Mr Foster said Labour was using "badly drawn, widely written rules to purge from the party people that do not toe the hard left line".
He has stressed he did not use the word "Nazi" himself, but it had been added to the headline by the newspaper.
But Labour said the suspension - which stops Mr Foster from voting in the leadership election - was for allegedly breaching election rules which ban "abuse of any kind".
His article said Mr Corbyn and his team had "no respect for others and worse, no respect for the rule of law".
It said: "The courts decided that the rules as they stand allowed it. This decision advantaged Corbyn and his Sturm Abteilung (stormtroopers)..."
Mr Foster told the BBC he did not break any rules, and had been referencing the "methodology of national socialists".
He said he "could easily have referred to Mao and the Red Guard or Saddam Hussein and the Revolutionary Guard".
Pointing out that the stormtroopers were disbanded in 1934, he said the Labour leadership were using the election rules to "call for people to be banned or excluded".
"And that will go down the road all the way to ensuring... that all non-hard left Labour MPs are simply deselected," he added.
Mr MrDonnell told the BBC: "Of course, we need to ensure we treat each other in a comradely way - that's the Labour Party expression.
He said he did not think the rules "should be applied in the way they are being applied".
"We should draw a line and say from here on, this is unacceptable behaviour, and on that basis you will be aware that action could be taken against you," he added.
A report from the Centre for Social Justice claims the gangs are several steps ahead of the authorities.
BBC News has visited one Slovakian village where homes are alleged to have been built with trafficking profits.
The government said recent legal changes would make it harder for people to be exploited in the UK.
But Fiona Cunningham, a former Home Office adviser and author of the Centre for Social Justice report, told BBC News that the "organised criminality that lies behind this modern form of slavery is pretty much endemic now".
The report calls on the government to increase cross-border police operations in order to tackle the problem.
Though the government estimates there are around 13,000 trafficking victims in the UK, experts said the figure was conservative.
The European Union's (EU) open borders policy has facilitated many opportunities for trafficking people.
Ms Cunningham said: "Organised crime groups find the trafficking of victims to be a highly lucrative and accessible crime to pursue and as such have become highly sophisticated in developing illegal business models."
In Slovakia, most of the 170 trafficking victims that have received support in recent years have been exploited in the UK.
"The forms of trafficking are combined," said Anna Bartosova from the Catholic charity Caritas, which works with victims in Slovakia.
"They force them to work and they use their documents for benefit fraud."
Since the UK opened its borders to people from EU accession countries in 2004, hundreds of people have moved to Britain from the small village of Pavlovce nad Uhom in eastern Slovakia.
Most of the villagers, who are overwhelmingly Roma, came here to work.
But BBC News has been told that some have since become engaged in trafficking people to the UK, or exploiting individuals when they are already in Britain.
Local social worker Yves Ogou told the BBC: "Pavlovce is the capital city of human trafficking in eastern Slovakia."
The village has been transformed in recent years by the money made in the UK by villagers.
Two storey, multi-coloured brick homes, some with CCTV cameras, are replacing the small wooden or concrete shacks that people used to live in.
While most have been built with money legally acquired, Mr Ogou says a few have been built with the proceeds of human trafficking.
Some criminals have engaged in fraud, taking people to the UK, stripping them of their documents and claiming child benefit for children that do not exist or that are not their own.
"It's stupid, unbelievable," said Mr Ogou. "Within one minute you can check if the guy has a kid here or not. And you don't."
A few miles away from Pavlovce, in a small village, we found two families whose daughters are living in England, married to Pakistani men.
Though both said the marriages were legitimate, a man from the village was convicted in Manchester last month of arranging sham marriages.
One local told me he had heard the going rate for marrying a Pakistani man - allowing the groom to gain access to an EU passport - was "between 2,000 and 3,000 Euros".
Legal loopholes in the registration of marriages in Britain have previously allowed the marriages to take place, according to experts.
The report highlights how the internet has made it easier to entice and control people, with criminals at times using webcams to monitor their victims.
But word of mouth is still a prevalent recruitment tool. One victim was enticed to come to Britain after talking to a man who promised him work.
Within days of arriving here, his documents had been taken from him, the first step in eight years of beatings and exploitation as he was forced to travel the country - working first for Slovak and then Irish Roma gangs.
"Every day they beat me, broke my leg, my ribs, my nose," said the man, who does not want to be identified. "All the money went to them, nothing for me."
Last month, police raided properties in Berkshire, London and Yorkshire as part of a clampdown on human trafficking.
Officers made arrests and recovered victims after an 18-month investigation known as Operation Rehoboam.
On Tuesday, four Slovakians were arrested in Newcastle as part of a nationwide operation tackling human trafficking.
In recent days, EU ministers have met in Luxembourg to discuss the ongoing migration crisis in the Mediterranean.
Several hundred people are feared to have drowned over the weekend, after their boat capsized.
On Monday, the EU's head of foreign affairs, Federica Mogherini, said the EU had finally woken up to the evil of human trafficking.
The European Commission has come up with plans to try to deal with the crisis - including increasing the size of Europe's naval operations in the Mediterranean.
Speaking ahead of the talks, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said a "comprehensive, European-level response" was needed in order to target the criminals "managing this traffic in human suffering".
But with open borders, online technology and sophisticated networks, the criminals will continue to pursue new victims.
The plummeting balloon, measuring 12m (39ft) in height, was spotted by a pedestrian who thought a light aircraft was in trouble and contacted police.
Google said it would repay the cost of sending the helicopter to the scene.
In June 2013, 30 balloons were launched by Google in New Zealand to provide wi-fi in remote areas.
The call to the emergency services initially led to the launch of a lifeboat off the South Island's east coast.
The helicopter was called in when the rescuers could not recover the balloon because of rough conditions.
"We will get in touch with the Westpac rescue helicopter crew to reimburse them for the mistaken rescue flight," Google spokesman Johnny Luu told news site Stuff New Zealand.
Last year's launch marked the start of Google's Project Loon, which will eventually employ up to 400 balloons encircling the Earth to give people wireless net access.
The balloons will float in the stratosphere around the Earth's 40th parallel, providing wi-fi to buildings fitted with a special antenna.
They are designed to stay up for about 100 days, and when they descend, co-ordinators try to guide them down on to land.
Most balloons were recovered after landing, Mr Luu added.
The NLD is widely expected to do well in the election, but Ms Suu Kyi is banned from taking the role of president by the constitution.
The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon says her comment was her strongest assertion yet that she intends to govern anyway.
The elections will be Myanmar's first openly contested polls in 25 years.
More than 90 parties are standing in the first national elections since a nominally civilian government took power in the country, also known as Burma, in 2011.
On the campaign trail: the BBC's Jonathan Head in the town of Hinthada
Ms Suu Kyi told the news conference in Yangon (Rangoon), her last before polls open: "If we win and the NLD forms a government I will be above the president. It's a very simple message."
She said there was nothing in the constitution which prevented this.
Clause 58 in Myanmar's constitution, however, states that the president "takes precedence over all other persons" in the country.
Ms Suu Kyi cannot be president herself as the constitution bars candidates with foreign spouses or children. Her two sons hold British passports.
The 2008 constitution sets out a complex process whereby parliament chooses Myanmar's president - the upper house, lower house and unelected army representatives each put forward candidates.
Whoever wins most votes in a joint session of the three groups becomes president, with the two losers vice-presidents.
Who Ms Suu Kyi might choose as the NLD candidate for president remains unclear.
This is a bold statement from Aung San Suu Kyi.
She's trying to reassure her supporters that voting for the National League for Democracy is the same as a vote for her. Vote NLD - get Suu Kyi.
But further down the line it could turn out to be a blunder.
The idea that someone could be "above" the president goes against both the letter and spirit of the 2008 Burmese constitution.
Clause 58 is pretty clear. "The president… takes precedence over all other persons throughout the Republic of the Union of Myanmar."
So there are clear constitutional issues if Suu Kyi thinks she's "above" the president and is going to give them orders.
For now it may not seem important. But if the NLD do win a landslide on Sunday some may start looking for reasons to legally challenge the result.
Ms Suu Kyi criticised the electoral process so far, saying it had been less than totally free and fair and that the electoral commission had failed to deal with irregularities.
She also briefly touched on the Rohingya, the persecuted mostly Muslim minority who Myanmar says are not citizens and who do not have a vote.
Ms Suu Kyi has been criticised for not speaking out on the issue, but in her news conference she said the situation should not be exaggerated.
The constitution of Myanmar grants the military at least 25% of parliamentary seats.
The NLD and any allies will need to win at least two-thirds of the remaining seats in order to choose the next president.
The couple, one of whom is a student at the University of Sussex, had been shopping at the New England Street supermarket in the city on Saturday.
A customer complained after one of the women gave her partner a peck on the cheek.
Sainsbury's later apologised and offered to donate £100 to a charity.
The protest was organised by the university's students' union, which has urged the supermarket giant to review its policy on equality and diversity.
About 200 people gathered outside the store before some of them turned to kiss each other, saying they wanted to "turn the negative into the positive" and highlight equality in the city.
The women were asked to leave the store by a security guard, who was not directly employed by Sainsbury's.
In a statement, a spokeswoman for the supermarket chain said the couple "were not behaving inappropriately and we are very sorry that they were treated in this way".
She added: "Had a senior manager been made aware of the original customer complaint, they would have followed our guidelines and no action would have been taken."
The Students' Union said the supermarket's response was inadequate.
It said the "Big Kiss In" was open to everyone, regardless of sexuality, "to highlight that whomever you wish to kiss, it is to be celebrated".
That might sound like a rhetorical question, but it was actually one of the main topics of discussion at this year's E3 conference - the video game industry's biggest event, which ended on Thursday.
The issue arose after James Therien, technical director at European gamemaker Ubisoft, told trade publication VideoGamer that the latest instalment of Ubisoft hit Assassin's Creed would not feature any playable female characters because it would have "doubled the work".
The reaction was swift - and negative - especially when a former Ubisoft developer questioned how much work would be involved.
"The message from the industry is that men come first," says Jayd Ait-Kaci, a gamer from Canada who started the hashtag #womenaretoohardtoanimate, which was picked up widely.
"#womenaretoohardtoanimate when you throw all your efforts into putting them in situations where their clothes are strategically ripped off" wrote @emilyrwanner.
But what left many scratching their heads was that Ubisoft had already included female assassins in earlier instalments, and that the firm has emphasised diversity, tapping actress and gamer Aisha Tyler as its host at E3.
So what's going on: is the video game industry progressing - or regressing - when it comes to female representation?
Of course, the issue of gender ratios in video games is not a new one - but it did seem to be on more observers' minds at E3 this year, with observers tweeting about a lack of female characters in Sony's presentation and videogame site Polygon publishing an article titled "There were more severed heads than women presenters at E3 2014".
Studies have consistently shown that at least since the 1990s, the percentage of female characters in video games has remained steady at around 15%.
"It's amazing how little has changed," says University of Pennsylvania professor, Yasmin Kafai, the co-editor of one of the seminal books on gender in videogames, Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat, published in 2008.
Source: Entertainment Software Association
While there have been exceptions - Lara Croft, in Tomb Raider, or 14-year-old Ellie in The Last of Us - the most recent data found that only 4% of the main characters in the top 25 selling videogames of 2013 were female.
And even when female characters do exist, their representation is generally skewed.
"The research is pretty consistent that there are two types of female characters: the 'damsel in distress' or the 'ultimate warrior'," says Edward Downs, a professor of communications at the University of Minnesota, who notes that most "ultimate warrior" characters are depicted as hyper-sexualised.
The thought for a long time had been that since men were the primary consumers of video games, the gender balance was lamentable but not surprising if firms were simply designing games with their target audience in mind.
But the dynamics of who is gaming has steadily changed in the last five years, as women increasingly flock to video games, with the latest industry figures in the US showing that 48% of gamers are female.
Efforts by pioneers such as Anita Sarkeesian, who runs the website Feminist Frequency, which details sexual dynamics in games, have also brought increasing attention to sexism in games and the industry.
That has put pressure on video game firms like Ubisoft, Sony and Nintendo, among others, to fix the ratio in their games and to change the culture surrounding events like E3, once populated by "booth babes".
Although Ms Sarkeesian was subject to rape and death threats for her efforts, it does feel like "the industry as a culture feels less sexist than it used to," says University of Southern California professor Dmitri Williams.
That is partially because the video game industry realised they were "leaving a lot of money on the table by alienating women," he says.
That has led to some inroads: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Civilization: Beyond Earth, Evolve, and Dead Island 2 were all new releases at E3 that either allowed one to play as a woman or had female protagonists.
Of course, there are caveats.
While the percentage of female gamers has increased, that has been primarily due to the rise of mobile games, which often do not have characters. For instance, 60% of popular smartphone game Temple Run's players are female (although that game does allow one to play as a female character).
Deirdra Kiai is a game-designer who also identifies as genderqueer.
Kiai first worked for big firms as a developer.
"When I first entered I felt kind of positive - I'm surrounded by all these white guys, maybe I can make a difference by representing a different demographic," says Kiai.
But Kiai says the industry pushed them out after it became clear it was a "very sexist and racist homophobic place targeting the lowest common denominator".
Now, Kiai focuses on the independent games scene and hopes it will help be an agent for change.
"Game development tools are becoming easier to use and cheaper, so we're getting a lot more people making games from a lot of different interesting perspectives," Kiai says.
The gender ratio of players of so-called hardcore games, like first-person shooter games such as Halo, is generally disproportionately men, says Prof Williams, who also runs a game analytics firm, NinjaMetrics
It is those games - FPSs, in industry speak - that many observers see the industry regressing, not progressing.
"I think we're starting to see in some cases at least in some genres an even larger gap in the types of players," says Prof Downs.
The need to constantly refresh successful franchises to boost console sales has also put pressure on developers to churn out games at ever faster speeds.
That time crunch is a problem, says New York University professor and game designer Katherine Isbister, because most developers are men.
Developers "tend to create things that are similar to things they're seeing and playing so there's a feedback loop," she says.
This brings the industry to a bit of a chicken or egg problem, at least when it comes to the hardcore games on consoles.
"Are women not playing hardcore games because they don't like them? Or because they feel alienated?" summarises Prof Williams.
Ubisoft says it is committed to diversity, and in a statement to the BBC did not comment on whether or not the decision to exclude female assassins was an economic choice or one based on user statistics.
But the case of Jenny Haniver could prove instructive.
Ms Haniver plays Call of Duty - a FPS game - daily with her friends, as she has done for years - even though she is often subjected to harassment when men discover that she's a woman, as she told the BBC in 2012.
But, recently, Call of Duty introduced an option to play as a female character.
Now, she says "everyone I know when given the option will play as female characters" - including some men, who have also lobbied for more female characters and a reduction of both hypersexualised female and male characters.
"The more we're normalised and shown as protagonists, the more women are going to want to play games," she says.
Jack Gudge, 17, was found unconscious on Wimborne Road, Winton, at 00:55 BST on Saturday.
Police, who said it was believed the teenager was injured during a fight close to a Tesco Express, arrested four people.
The family have asked people to stay calm "out of respect" for Jack.
Mr Gudge died at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital.
All four of those arrested, aged 15, 23, 24 and 27 and all from the Bournemouth area, are on police bail pending further enquiries.
A post-mortem examination found a brain injury, but did not provide the exact cause of death. Further tests are due to take place.
Jack's mother Jolene Keenan paid tribute to her "wonderful, beautiful, funny son" and said she was releasing a photo of him in the hope it would encourage more witnesses to come forward.
Chief Insp Mike Claxton, of Bournemouth police, said: "This tragic incident has understandably shocked and upset the whole community and I send my condolences to the family and friends of Jack.
"Jack's family have asked that, out of respect for him, everyone remains calm and people do not take matters into their own hands."
He also warned that "inappropriate comments on social media could cause problems with the investigation".
He said: "This includes any comments that could be deemed threatening towards those on police bail or proved to be inaccurate that could prejudice the ongoing investigation."
Det Chief Insp Neil Devoto, of the major crime investigation team, said: "Jack's family has been updated with the developments of the investigation by specially-trained officers and our thoughts continue to be with them at this time."
The Resolution Foundation says that about half of the 4.8 million people classified as self-employed are low-paid and earn less than £310 a week.
As they have no chance to set their own wages they should be classified instead as workers, with wage protection.
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The idea received endorsement from the former head of the Low Pay Commission and CBI, Lord Adair Turner.
He told the BBC that certain companies in the gig economy have been operating successfully by avoiding paying minimum wage or employee contributions.
"I think the scale of it is probably sufficient that we should tighten up on that. Essentially we should enforce the minimum wage on those categories of the self-employed who, when when you look at them are essentially employed in the fundamental nature of how their work is organised."
The idea has been submitted by the Resolution Foundation to the Taylor Review on modern employment practices.
Mathew Taylor, the chief executive of the Royal Society for the Arts, was appointed last October by the government to lead a review into the effect of new types of businesses, such as Uber and Deliveroo, which have led to an increase in the number of people in short-term and casual work.
Conor D'Arcy of the Resolution Foundation, said: "While many [of the self-employed] are higher earners who benefit from significant flexibility, around half fall below the low pay earnings threshold of just £310 a week."
"The government can start by extending minimum wage protections to those self-employed people whose prices are set by a firm.
"This would mean that self-employed people in the gig economy would be given protection against extreme low pay for the first time ever," he added.
By law most workers are entitled to the National Minimum Wage and the rate they receive depends on their age.
Currently for 21-24-year-olds the rate is £7.05 per hour, for 18-20 year olds £5.60 and for 16-17 year olds £4.05. The apprentice rate is £3.50.
If you are over 25 the National Living Wage applies to you. That is currently set at £7.50 an hour.
The independent Low Pay Commission advises the government on those rates.
You will also hear a third type of wage referred to - the "real living wage". It is calculated annually by the Living Wage Foundation, an independent group.
The rate, which is not statutory, represents "what employees and their families need to live", and organisations that pay it receive accreditation from the foundation.
For the UK it stands at £8.45 per hour and in London at £9.75 an hour.
The Resolution Foundation argues that the test of whether people are really self-employed or simply disguised workers should be whether or not the employer sets the price for the work they do.
If applied, that test would affect some well-known industries.
"Affected firms would include gig economy-style platforms claiming to simply connect the self-employed to customers but setting the price for work done, or those with standard terms that they apply to a significant number of the self-employed," it says.
That would mean a big change for tens of thousands of workers, such as 170,000 self-employed Uber and minicab drivers, 40,000 postal and courier staff, 150,000 hairdressers and 80,000 cleaners.
Mike Cherry, chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, said: "It would be helpful if a better distinction could be made between real entrepreneurs and those who, in all but name, have the appearance of being employed by giant corporations."
In May, the Parliamentary Work and Pensions Committee reported after an inquiry that self-employed status had left some workers vulnerable to "exploitation".
The committee said that drivers and couriers for companies such as Uber and Deliveroo needed full workers' rights and not "bogus" self-employment status.
The Institute of Directors (IoD) said it agreed that the status of workers should be clarified by the government, with the publication of easy-to-understand guidance.
But Seamus Nevin, head of employment and skills policy at the IoD, said undermining the gig economy would bring disadvantages.
"Evidence from the Labour Force Survey and the ONS suggest that easier routes into self-employment have also led to rising workplace participation for those who have historically struggled to find a job; notably single parents, disabled individuals, and the long-term unemployed," he said.
"An obligatory minimum wage would undermine the business model of many gig platforms, such as taxi, delivery or cleaning services, who would find it hard to justify paying people at times when there was no demand."
Streaming red, white and blue over Buckingham Palace, it drew to a close one of the biggest celebrations in Britain's royal history in majestic, albeit rainy, fashion.
The booming 60-gun salute, the carriage procession, the distant, yet intimate balcony appearance, and the rousing rendition of the National Anthem.
Many who witnessed it in person felt London - maybe even the world - had never seen anything quite like it.
"We're the envy of everyone with these events," said Margaret Barker, 70, from Middlesbrough. "Nowhere else puts on a show like us."
Some had camped out after Monday's concert to make sure they were in the front row for the closing moments.
Others had made their home in this place - sodden sleeping bags and all - for the whole of the long weekend.
But the crowds on The Mall - 30 deep in some areas - were quick to remind anyone who asked that their sacrifices - a comfy bed, a hot dinner, a comforting cuppa - were all worth it for the Queen.
As Lisa Maysey, 40, a paramedic, from Ashford in Kent, pointed out: "She puts the Great in Great Britain."
However, it was that clear the Duke of Edinburgh, absent because of ill health, was also very much in people's thoughts.
"Three cheers for Prince Philip!" shouted a loud voice from the back - and The Mall was happy to oblige.
There were comical moments too.
A wayward horn prompted laughter from the crowd amid the pomp of a military drill - although not a single smirk could be seen on the faces of the bayonet-carrying, bearskin-clad guards.
The celebrations had begun many hours earlier for the thousands who gathered at St Paul's Cathedral.
With bells pealing loudly, and yellow-liveried trumpeters standing to attention on the stone steps, the royal entourage arrived for a service of thanksgiving - with a sermon delivered by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and broadcast on loudspeakers for all to hear.
Fathers lifted small children onto their shoulders and well-wishers clambered on pillars around the cathedral, waving their flags and breaking into spontaneous song as the monarch pulled up in her state Bentley.
Once again, Prince Philip was not forgotten. Patricia Middleton, 60, from west London, observed: "Today has been wonderful - people are in such a great mood.
"The only thing that's sad is that Philip can't be here, but of course the Queen is carrying on - because she's fantastic."
As the day progressed, the focus switched to Parliament Square to see the Queen arrive at Westminster Hall for a lunch with 700 guests.
They dined on a pan-UK feast of marinated Uist Island salmon, Lyme Bay crab, Welsh Cambrian lamb, Isle of Wight asparagus, and Jersey Royal potatoes.
Away from the capital, Southampton celebrated as the cruise company Cunard sailed its three ships - Queen Victoria, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth - into port together in single file for the first time.
A display by the Red Arrows over the seaport city on Tuesday evening was unfortunately cancelled, but there will be a fireworks display before the ships leave port from 23:00 BST.
Street parties also continued around the UK. At one, in Mold, in Flintshire, they jived and jitterbugged all day long at a 1950s-themed do.
This fourth day of celebrations, taking place on an extra bank holiday, came after many other memorable events to mark the monarch's reign.
On Saturday, Her Majesty attended the Epsom Derby, indulging her passion for horse racing, and on Sunday, according to the organisers of the Big Jubilee Lunch, some six million people stubbornly ignored the unkind weather to take tea and sandwiches with friends and neighbours.
Among them were Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall who attended a lunch in London's Piccadilly, stopping to chat to those eating their food in the drizzle.
Later that day, an historic 1,000-strong flotilla glided down the Thames and according to organisers, more than a million people turned out to watch.
Then on Monday thousands attended a special Diamond Jubilee picnic in the grounds of Buckingham Palace and enjoyed a picnic hamper created by chef Heston Blumenthal - perhaps, thankfully, without his signature snail porridge or bacon and egg ice cream.
The ticket holders then joined the Queen and the Royal Family to watch a concert in front of the palace.
Featuring performances by Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and Sir Elton John among others, it drew many thousands more onto The Mall to watch on big screens.
It all ended with a firework display and more than 4,000 beacons being lit in the UK and around the world - the final one by the Queen herself.
Not everyone joined in the festivities, with members of the anti-monarchist group Republic staging demonstrations over the whole four days.
But in most places, there were smiles - most notably from the Queen herself, who beamed her appreciation to the masses below the Buckingham Palace balcony.
With several celebratory cascades of rifle fire and three absolutely enormous cheers for Her Majesty, it was a spectacular way to end to the Diamond Jubilee.
In a glittering Union Jack top hat, Anne Hall, 67, from Filey in North Yorkshire, summed up the sentiment of those on The Mall.
"It makes you proud to be British."
And yet, before the last long weekend of qualifiers until spring next year, there is a welcome sense of anticipation in the air. Have football's routinely ridiculed executives actually changed something for the better?
So far this autumn we have had shocks - Slovakia beating European champions Spain 2-1, Poland beating newly crowned world champions Germany 2-0, Iceland seeing off World Cup semi-finalists the Netherlands 2-0.
We have had close-to-home thrills: Northern Ireland winning their first three qualifying matches for the first time, Wales taking seven points from nine, Scotland beaten only by Germany.
We have had dreariness too, not least with England - a home win over San Marino so preordained there were 35,000 empty seats, an absence of big matches to look forward to in the months that follow.
England's problem is once again likely to be less in making a major finals than doing something worthwhile when they get there. It is reflected in the reaction of their players after each match: some satisfaction, little joy.
But for others there is that rare thing: hope that they too could join the party.
Scotland have not qualified for the finals of a major tournament in 16 years. Northern Ireland have waited 28 years, Wales a heavy 56.
All three will go into 2015 believing those wilderness years could be coming to an end.
Wales have Gareth Bale as their superstar saviour to lead them to the promised lands - the most expensive player in the world assuming the kind of role which David Beckham, another Galactico of his time, so studiously took on in the early noughties for England.
When Bale was not saving his team from embarrassment in Andorra with a match-winning free-kick, he was popping up at left-back against the likes of Bosnia-Hercegovina and Cyprus, covering every blade of grass in pursuit of his and his country's dreams of long overdue qualification.
In Gordon Strachan, Scotland have a manager with first-hand experience of major tournament showdowns, while in Michael O'Neill, Northern Ireland have a coach who is melding disparate parts into a greater whole.
Before statues of Michel Platini and his Uefa executive committee are commissioned for Belfast and parks in Edinburgh and Cardiff named after his vice-president Senes Erzik, the caveats.
Hope has bloomed before, not least when Wales reached the play-offs for Euro 2004 and Northern Ireland beat Spain 3-2 in qualifying for the 2008 edition.
Wales went on to lose to Russia. Northern Ireland sunk back into the no man's land of their group. Spain won the whole thing.
Then there is the Republic of Ireland, level on points with Poland at the top of Group D, travelling to Scotland on Friday with a second consecutive European Championship finals in their sights.
But what of four years ago, when all those expectations withered with three consecutive and chastening defeats when they got to the tournament?
And here we come to another problem. Despite all these headline-grabbing defeats for the big boys, all of them are still likely to make it through come November next year.
The Netherlands could finish third in Group A, losing four times to Iceland and Czech Republic, and it still would not knock them out. Germany could remain beneath Poland and the Republic in Group D and still qualify without recourse to a play-off.
These shocks, on the surface so thrilling, are in part a direct result of the vast safety net Platini's new system incorporates. Spain and Germany, even with injuries, can afford to rest established stars or blood new talent. Defeat is never terminal in this land of third chances.
With that comes the flip side: for the smaller nations pulling off great one-off results (Northern Ireland winning away in Greece, Poland beating Germany for the first time in their history), those exceptional performances bring a smaller reward.
David might have landed a stone on Goliath's temple, but no longer need it be a knock-out blow.
Anticipation builds most easily when the route ahead is clear. Uefa's 'Week of Football' concept means keeping track is almost impossible.
Only on one day of the week - Wednesday - are there no games scheduled. Matches sneak up on you when you least expect them - Thursday nights, Sunday tea-time, Sunday evenings.
It is death by meaningless match, suffocation by complication. And for what? To arguably do it all over again once summer 2016 comes around.
European Championships have frequently been more enjoyable for spectators than the over-inflated World Cups with which they alternate.
There is a tautness about watching 16 teams in four groups, straight into a quarter-finals a fortnight later and the final itself a further week on.
In France, instead, we will go through an entire group stage just to get down to those 16 nations.
Even in the groups of four, the four best third-placed teams will qualify for the knock-out stage, meaning only eight teams will actually exit after that first round - a competitive false-start that will bloat a format that has worked brilliantly since eight finalists became 16 at Euro 96.
That expansion 18 years ago made geo-political as well as sporting sense.
The 34 nations that began qualifying for the 1992 championship were multiplied by the break-up of the old Eastern Bloc even before the finals in Sweden took place; in a few years Uefa went from 33 nation members to 48.
Back then, Scotland had to top a group that also contained Switzerland, Bulgaria and Romania to qualify. England had to out-do Ireland, Poland and Turkey.
Both unequivocally earned their places at the finals, even if they blew it when they arrived. The only second chance went to eventual winners Denmark when original group winner Yugoslavia collapsed into civil war.
When powerhouses like Spain and Italy do not make it through, as they failed to do in 1992, you can argue that the filtering process is too harsh. The multiplication this time owes far less to logic.
The 1992 tournament was done and dusted in 16 days, Euro 96 in 22. The 2016 edition will stretch over 31, across 10 venues, with a total of 51 games - 20 more than in 2012.
There will be quality in there, but it will require sifting. More than ever before, even for the smaller nations who make it through, there will be games that as a spectator you can afford to miss.
Who is this ultimately to benefit - those nations for whom qualification now carries new meaning, those big teams who can fall asleep and wake up in the finals, or Platini and Uefa, empire builders of the modern sporting world?
Odin has been absent for the past few days leaving his mate EJ alone with their newly hatched chicks.
RSPB Scotland says it would be wrong to intervene in the situation at Loch Garten near Grantown on Spey.
It says the birds, which migrate to Scotland to breed, are in their natural habitat.
EJ and Odin are the RSPB reserves most successful breeding pair.
Their latest clutch of three eggs hatched over the past few days.
However, staff and volunteers at the reserve suspect a young male osprey may have frightened off Odin.
EJ's instinct is to remain with her young at the nest, which has come under attack from two ospreys.
The RSPB has set out an explanation to why it will not intervene and feed the chicks in its Loch Garten blog.
It said: "We actually believe our non-intervention decision affords the birds the respect and dignity they deserve to face the world on their own terms.
"Sometimes nature is hard to watch and it doesn't always work out.
"This can be difficult to witness and accept. We share in everyone else's disappointment and sadness when that happens, we really do, but we feel that human intervention in a natural process is not the correct course of action, morally or scientifically.
EJ, who is 20 years old this year, has been visiting Loch Garten for 15 years and has reared 25 chicks over that time with mate Odin and other males.
The first chick hatched on Tuesday evening and the others followed over the course of the week, with last one emerging from its egg on Thursday.
The nest is in a tree on an RSPB Scotland reserve near Grantown on Spey.
EJ and her mate Odin are the most successful breeding pair at the Loch Garten site.
Over previous seasons, 17 of their chicks have fledged.
Ospreys migrate from west Africa to Scotland to breed and can be seen hunting for fish from rivers and lochs.
Nicky Clark opened the scoring when he followed up Gavin Reilly's saved shot.
Celtic loanee Paul McMullan and midfielder Joe Cardle stretched the Pars lead either side of half-time.
New Alloa signing Stefan McCluskey bagged a debut goal, before Greig Spence's close-range finish set up a frantic final few minutes.
Clark's ninth goal of the season had the Pars ahead with 12 minutes gone. Wasps keeper Neil Parry had blocked Reilly's shot but Clark was alert to fire home the clearance.
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Alloa tried to respond through Jordan Kirkpatrick, but his low shot lacked pace and proved easy pickings for Sean Murdoch in the Dunfermline goal.
Murdoch had to work harder to stop Kevin Cawley's 18-yard effort, launching himself to his right to make a fine one-handed stop.
Dunfermline were constantly pressing, though, and they went two-up just before half time when McMullan whipped a shot in from the left after a short corner.
Cardle came off the bench in the second half and made a quick impact, collecting a Clark pass and hammering home a shot from 16 yards on the hour mark.
But Alloa weren't done, and replacement McCluskey headed in six minutes later to keep the Wasps' hopes alive.
At the other end, Michael Moffat brought a good from Parry, then had a goal disallowed amid a frenetic finale.
Spence's strike gave Alloa the chance to snatch a replay in the dying minutes, but it proved too little, too late for the hosts.
Match ends, Alloa Athletic 2, Dunfermline Athletic 3.
Second Half ends, Alloa Athletic 2, Dunfermline Athletic 3.
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Neil Parry.
Attempt missed. Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Goal! Alloa Athletic 2, Dunfermline Athletic 3. Greig Spence (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
Attempt saved. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Calum Waters (Alloa Athletic).
Paul McMullan (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Jordan Kirkpatrick (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Andrew Geggan.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Lewis Martin.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Rhys McCabe replaces John Herron because of an injury.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by John Herron.
Kevin Cawley (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nathaniel Wedderburn (Dunfermline Athletic).
Attempt missed. Stefan McCluskey (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Graeme Holmes (Alloa Athletic).
Paul McMullan (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Graeme Holmes (Alloa Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Michael Moffat replaces Nicky Clark.
Goal! Alloa Athletic 1, Dunfermline Athletic 3. Stefan McCluskey (Alloa Athletic) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Cawley.
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Stefan McCluskey replaces Steven Hetherington.
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Jamie Longworth replaces Iain Flannigan.
Kevin Cawley (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul McMullan (Dunfermline Athletic).
Jordan Kirkpatrick (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Herron (Dunfermline Athletic).
Goal! Alloa Athletic 0, Dunfermline Athletic 3. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicky Clark.
Foul by Kevin Cawley (Alloa Athletic).
Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
John Herron (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kevin Cawley (Alloa Athletic).
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Andy Graham.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Sean Murdoch.
Nicky Clark (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin Cawley (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrew Geggan (Dunfermline Athletic).
Attempt saved. Paul McMullan (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Second Half begins Alloa Athletic 0, Dunfermline Athletic 2.
Russell Knox propelled himself into golf's winners' circle in Shanghai in November 2015 when he became the only Scot ever to triumph at a World Golf Championship event.
The four WGC tournaments are behind only the four majors in terms of importance and on Thursday the Inverness-born player tees off in another one - the WGC Bridgestone Invitational.
Knox, ranked 26 in the world, will be in fine company at 16:48 BST - out with world number one Jason Day and world number eight Adam Scott.
Those two Australians are also reigning champions in WGC events, though Irishman Shane Lowry is the man who holds the title at this one in Akron, Ohio.
Knox, 31, took up European Tour membership for the 2016 season in order to be eligible for the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine in September.
And although the Florida-based golfer currently lies outside the nine automatic picks - he is 20th on the World Points List, and 30th on the European Points List, there is still time to pick up the points required to make the team. Another fine showing at a WGC event would help.
One man eager for Knox to make Europe captain Darren Clarke's dozen to take on USA is 1999 Open champion Paul Lawrie, a veteran of two Ryder Cups and one of Clarke's vice-captains at Hazeltine.
"The biggest thing about him is he's a really, really nice guy who works very hard," Lawrie told BBC Scotland.
"I like him and he's obviously a hell of a player. I played a practice round with him at the US Open and he really impressed me with his ball striking.
"But I personally would like Russell in the team because it would be nice to have a Scotsman in there fighting for the European cause and hopefully he'll make it.
"You'd hope he'd be pulling out all the stops to try and get in the team. Even if he doesn't get in the team [automatically] then he'll know that Darren's got three captain's picks."
Lawrie might seek to impart some of those sentiments in person at Castle Stuart next week, where Knox will a major attraction at the Scottish Open being staged a few miles from his native Inverness.
"I'd love to play nine practice holes with him, but he's obviously going to be busier than me because that's his homecoming," he added. "He'll be a boy in demand.
"What better than to win the Scottish Open in your hometown, for him it would be a fairy tale."
Lawrie's own ambitions are currently severely restricted by a niggling foot problem that refuses to go away.
"As soon as I hit 100 balls, my foot's just in total bits," he explained. "I can't hit any more. I've always been a golfer that, when I work hard, it gets better.
"I've got a bone spur on my foot and a cyst. It's kind of been bugging me for a while and it's getting worse.
"It's horrible when you don't play well and you're playing with guys beating you week in and week out. I don't like that."
Lawrie was cheered, however, by the news of fellow Scot Colin Montgomerie qualifying for this year's Open at his home course of Royal Troon.
"It's brilliant to see him get through," he added. "He obviously played a lot of golf there (at Royal Troon) and grew up there with his father being the secretary.
"I think everyone in Scotland got a big boost from that. I was watching some of the coverage and there was quite a few people walking round with him.
"He looked back to his brilliant, grumpy best at a couple of points - which was good to see! But for the tournament it's a massive boost; coming off the Champions Tour, where he plays all of his golf now, and still being able to come home and play links golf and get through a tough qualifying day."
It has sold four million copies since 1992, while Adele's 21 is at number two with 3.5m. Oasis album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? has sold 3.4m.
Gold's sales have been boosted by the musical Mamma Mia!, based on Abba's hits, which was also made into a hit film starring Meryl Streep.
It is 30 years since the CD format was launched.
Digital downloads account for greater than average sales of the rock, urban and dance genres, but the CD is today still the preferred music format for easy listening (79.7%), blues (78.2%) and classical (77.7%).
Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the BPI, which represents the British recorded music industry, said: "The CD represented a great leap forward in sound technology, becoming one of the most successful consumer products in history as music fans embraced its sound quality, durability, instant track access and ease of use.
In a statement she said her father's status as honorary president of the party "does not mean he can take the Front National hostage".
Last week she condemned her father for repeating his claim that the Nazi gas chambers were "a detail of history".
She is widely expected to run for president in 2017.
In the statement (in French), she says her father "seems to have entered a veritable spiral between a scorched earth strategy and political suicide".
"Given this situation, I have told him I will oppose... his candidacy in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur," she said.
She said his "crude provocations seem aimed at harming me but, alas, they have dealt a very heavy blow to the whole movement".
The French media is now speculating on Jean-Marie Le Pen's possible ejection from the party he founded 40 years ago, the BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.
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Earlier this month Mr Le Pen, the party's founder, gave a radio interview in which he repeated his controversial remarks on the Nazi gas chambers, as well as saying the French wartime leader Marshal Petain was unfairly maligned.
He went on to say that France is governed by immigrants - singling out the Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who is of Spanish heritage - and that France needs an alliance with Russia to save the "world of the whites".
His daughter condemned those remarks, leading Mr Le Pen to declare to a far-right newspaper that "one is only ever betrayed by one's own".
Last month the FN polled 25% of votes in the first round of local elections.
While lower than some opinion polls had predicted, correspondents say that performance showed that Marine Le Pen's strategy, including shutting down the party's overtly racist elements, is paying off.
However, the party has faced a turbulent time in recent weeks, with the European Parliament calling in the EU's anti-fraud squad to investigate possible financial irregularities involving the party.
Chris Eubank Jr, the 26-year-old British middleweight champion, is eligible for Rio after a rule change allowed professionals to compete.
But GB Boxing said amateur middleweight Anthony Fowler, 25, would represent Team GB in that weight category.
Fowler secured his place at Rio 2016 by beating German opponent Xhek Paskali at the European qualifier in April.
Eubank Jr will make the first defence of his British title against Welshman Tom Doran at The O2 in London on 25 June.
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The images in red, yellow, black and white depict humans, animals and insects, as well as skyscapes and abstract scenes.
The paintings were found in 11 different sites - but the walls of one cave were covered with 1,550 scenes.
The area in which they were found was previously thought not to have been inhabited by ancient cultures.
The paintings suggest that at least three groups of hunter-gatherers dwelled in the San Carlos mountain range.
Experts have not yet been able to date the paintings, but hope to chemically analyse their paint to find out their approximate age.
"We have not found any ancient objects linked to the context, and because the paintings are on ravine walls and in the rainy season the sediments are washed away, all we have is gravel," said archaeologist Gustavo Ramirez, from the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (Inah).
In one of the caves, the experts found depictions of the atlatl, a pre-Hispanic hunting weapon that had not yet been seen in other paintings in the Tamaulipas state.
The paintings are being considered an important find because they document the presence of pre-Hispanic peoples in a region where "before it was said that nothing was there", Mr Ramirez said.
Another archaeologist involved in the Inah study, Martha Garcia Sanchez, said that very little is known about the cultures who dwelled in Tamaulipas.
"These groups escaped the Spanish rule for 200 years because they fled to the Sierra de San Carlos where they had water, plants and animals to feed themselves," she said.
The findings were presented during the second meeting of Historic Archaeology, in Mexico's National History Museum.
Danielle Westerman's two-year-old son Declan has had two open-heart operations and is due to have another next year.
Ms Westerman, from Ilkeston, Derbyshire, says she already has trouble getting to Leicester as neither she or her partner can drive and rely on a lift from her elderly grandfather.
She said: "Where would we have to go now? How would we even get there?
"Glenfield is only an hour away from me, this is going to be so difficult. We struggled as it was."
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NHS England has told three units - in Leicester, Manchester and London - to stop complex surgery on patients born with congenital heart problems by April 2017.
The announcement comes after attempts to reorganise services had to be abandoned three years ago following legal challenges by local campaigners and the hospitals themselves.
Ashleigh Woods' six-year-old son Jack has had open-heart surgery four times at Glenfield.
Ms Woods, from Melton Mowbray, said: "We nearly lost him two years ago and he will need a heart transplant eventually.
"This has come as a massive shock. Where do we go? Birmingham is such a long way to go, it's risking your child's life.
"Will they pay travel costs? At Glenfield you can stay over.
"It's daunting to think what will happen. It will have a massive impact on us."
Sylv Hogan's son 12-year-old son Alex was was born with a congenital heart defect.
She said Alex had "infection after infection" from birth and in March 2005 he took a turn for the worse and was admitted to the Leicester Royal Infirmary.
"He was too poorly to be moved to Glenfield so we held our breath and waited," she said.
"Doctors from the heart unit came over every day to check on Alex until he was stable enough to move.
"I'm 100% sure that he would not be here today [without their help].
"[Stopping children's heart surgery at Glenfield] is not sad, it's criminal."
Card Ward, from Leicestershire, said his one-year-old son George has undergone two open-heart surgeries at Glenfield and is fortunate to be alive.
He said: "We feel absolutely mortified about the recent news, I feel sick to the stomach.
"Glenfield became a second home for us. Me and my partner were so fortunate to be able to commute the 20-minute drive, change shifts to stay with George and the other look after our other son at home after school.
"I feel so sad for Leicestershire and surrounding areas, in fact the whole country, as we met children who had been airlifted from hundreds of miles away to receive the special care and expertise."
Ranjit Singh Nagra, from Leicester, said on Facebook: "What a disgrace, my daughter had a heart surgery at Glenfield hospital and I feel sorry for the children and parents who will have to travel miles for surgery."
Hayley Spencer told the BBC the NHS England decision was "terrible news".
"My little boy River had open-heart surgery in October for tetralogy of Fallot [heart defect]," she said.
"What happens if he needs more surgery? Where will we go? Glenfield is so handy for us living in Derby."
Sharon Virgin, from Leicester, said: "My daughter needs open-heart surgery in a few months and she is devastated.
"They are not thinking how this will affect the children who basically live at the hospital. They should be ashamed of themselves."
Giles Peek, now a professor of paediatric heart surgery in New York but who used to be in charge at Glenfield, said the unit supported every hospital in the East Midlands and its closure could mark the "death of paediatric services" in the region.
UKIP candidate Iain McKie said he had been told of a "major health issue" suffered by Andrew Turner, after which he was advised against driving.
Mr Turner, who suffered a stroke in 2006, admitted a stay in hospital after feeling unwell, but insisted there were "no lasting effects".
Opponents from other parties said Mr Turner's health was not an issue.
But Mr McKie said: "The last five years have been difficult - the next five are likely to be tougher still. The Island needs an MP who can be a strong advocate in Westminster for its interests."
He accused the Conservatives of deciding to "keep the details of [Mr Turner's] health difficulties a secret until after the General Election."
In a written statement, Mr Turner insisted he had been "transparent" over his health.
He has suffered from aphasia since his 2006 stroke, and said: "I felt unwell one hot day last summer, and was advised to go to hospital for a check up which I did and stayed overnight for observation as I was alone in London.
"No problems were diagnosed and there were no lasting effects; the doctor put it down to the heat.
"One is more sensitive to feeling unwell after a major incident like a stroke as many other constituents will recognise."
Mr Turner, who survived a no confidence vote in January, said he resumed driving after "tests confirmed that there was nothing to worry about" and criticised his opponent for a "smear" over his health.
The BBC has seen a report from March by outgoing Conservative Association chairman Alan Wells in which he questioned Mr Turner's ability to continue.
Mr Wells, who has previously expressed doubts over Mr Turner's candidacy, said: "I am not at all convinced it is even in his best interests to embark both on a gruelling election campaign and then enter into a further term at Westminster during which his health and reputation will surely be under intense pressure."
Other candidates for the Isle of Wight seat dismissed talk of Mr Turner's health as a distraction.
Vix Lowthion, the Green Party candidate, said: "I wish that we could just get on and debate the issues."
Liberal Democrat hopeful David Goodall said: "I believe politics is about only one thing; how to help people live happier and more fulfilling lives. It's not about personal attacks on a candidate's health."
Stewart Blackmore for Labour said: "I know Andrew Turner's had his problems but my focus is on questioning his policies rather than his health."
Independent Ian Stephens said: "It's Andrew Turner's decision to stand and his team's willingness to back him. I'm fighting on my own ability to do the job."
Matt Wright, described as an "experienced pilot" by the Devon & Somerset Gliding Club, died in the crash at about 13:00 on Sunday.
Devon and Cornwall Police said a "man in his 40s from the Tiverton area" died in the incident and nobody else was on board the unpowered aircraft.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said its inspectors had begun an investigation.
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Club chairwoman Lisa Humphries paid tribute to Mr Wright, who posted videos of his flights on his YouTube channel.
The channel has more than 14,000 subscribers, with some of his clips having more than 30,000 views.
Ms Humphries said the pilot was a "friend to all of us at the club".
She added: "He was always full of energy and loved every aspect of aviation. Not only was he an expert glider pilot, but also an accomplished commercial airline captain, film maker and cartoonist.
"Our sincere condolences go to his family at this sad time."
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said inspectors arrived on Sunday and began examining the site early on Monday.
And the game in question is not even against a famous name but at the home of North West Counties first division side Whitchurch Alport on Saturday.
Mark Buckton is the Altrincham fan in question and he has travelled from Taipei via Kuala Lumpar on his way to England with his wife.
He is in the United Kingdom for two weeks but says his "wife didn't know but I planned the schedule around the whole game".
He added: "It is my first visit in nine years and I'm going to show my wife England and north Wales, but essential to the trip was that game."
At the start of his journey, he tweeted a picture from the airport before finding his flight had been delayed.
"Hope I make the Kuala Lumpar connection to London Heathrow to make Saturday's game," he added.
Following a message from Shropshire side Whitchurch Alport, Buckton is now set to mark the occasion by sponsoring the game.
"I'm looking forward to it. I'm going with family and my wife, who has no choice."
Lomu, 40, died on Wednesday.
Hart said New Zealand Prime Minister John Key's office had relayed a message from the Queen to Lomu's widow Nadene.
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"She has written to the prime minister specifically asking for a message to be sent to Nadene and the family to say how much she mourns the loss as well," Hart said.
Hart, who coached New Zealand between 1996 and 1999, has been acting as a spokesman for the family of Lomu, who died at his home in Auckland.
The legendary wing, who won 63 All Blacks caps, became a global star after scoring four tries against England in the 1995 World Cup semi-final. He was diagnosed with a rare kidney condition that year.
Hart said that it was possible that a public memorial could be held at Auckland's 50,000-capacity Eden Park stadium, but added that the family were still in discussions with central and local government in New Zealand about what was "most appropriate".
"I am delighted with the tremendous support we are getting from government and local government to celebrate Jonah's life," Hart added.
"We have agreed that there will be a public memorial service and that will be followed by a private family church service."
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In its scathing final report, the experts also dismissed the conclusions of the official inquiry.
They said officials failed to pursue the investigative lines they suggested.
The case provoked outrage in Mexico, leading to street protests against perceived impunity.
"The delays in obtaining evidence that could be used to figure out possible lines of investigation translates into a decision to (allow) impunity," said the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (IGEI) in its report.
The panel was commissioned by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
The trainee teachers went missing after taking part in a protest in the south-western city of Iguala, in Guerrero state, in September 2014.
Mexican prosecutors said they were detained by corrupt policemen under the orders of the mayor of Iguala, Jose Luis Abarca, and handed over to a local criminal gang (Guerreros Unidos), who killed the 43 men and burned their bodies in a local landfill site.
Relatives have always rejected this version, saying the government was trying to cover up the involvement of senior politicians and army officers in the killings.
The work of the independent experts began in March 2015 at the request of the victims' families - a mission that was approved by the government.
Six months later, they issued their first report, contesting the official version of events - a version that the government had called the "historic truth".
This second and final report once again puts the government's investigation back in the spotlight.
The experts say they have found evidence of torture and bribery among many of those who were detained over the students' disappearance.
They also say they were met with obstructionism by authorities which thwarted their efforts to get to the bottom of what happened.
More than a year and a half after the students' disappearance, we are no closer to knowing what really happened that night but one thing's for certain: the credibility of the Mexican government is more in doubt than ever.
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"The independent panel has not found a shred of evidence to show that the bodies were burned at the landfill site in (the town of) Cocula," said Francisco Fox, a member of the IACHR during a press conference in Mexico City.
He said that the remains of 17 people found at the site do not belong to any of the trainee teachers.
"There is evidence that the mobile phones of the students were active hours after or, in some cases, days after the time when they would have been burned," he added.
The students had left the town of Ayotzinapa, where they studied, to take part in a protest in Iguala on 26 September 2014.
They were complaining against the employment policy of local authorities, whom they accused of discriminating against teachers of a rural background.
The students' protest reportedly disturbed a planned event organised by Maria de los Angeles Pineda, wife of the Iguala mayor Jose Luis Abarca, who had political ambitions.
The pair went on the run but were arrested weeks later in Mexico City.
Maria de los Angeles Pineda has been charged with involvement in organised crime.
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Matthew Hepworth and David Kierzek discovered a chisel and a dagger in a Lancashire field, 20 years after one of them first explored the site.
This led to the uncovering of an ancient barrow at the site, which lay untouched for thousands of years.
The men will take part in a dig in July, which is being financed with a £49,500 Heritage Lottery Fund grant.
Mr Hepworth, 40, said: "This site is untouched which makes it very, very rare. It wouldn't have been discovered if we hadn't found those artefacts.
"I've been on the site five times before over 20 years, but metal items do move in the ground.
"It was just a lucky find on the day. The first thing I found was a chisel, which is quite rare, there's only a handful in Britain. Then we found a dagger and other pieces in bronze."
Previously, Mr Hepworth, who works as a community nurse, had discovered a stash of Viking silver in the area, which is displayed at Lancaster City Museum.
He said finding the burial monument, which was used for around 1,500 years from the late Neolithic period to the middle or late Bronze Age, is "as good as it gets".
The excavation will be carried out by DigVentures, a crowdfunding group founded by the three archaeologists concerned about the lack of funds for archaeological digs.
Brendon Wilkins, archaeologist and projects director at DigVentures, said barrows are the "best windows we have into the lives and deaths of Bronze Age Britons".
21 February 2016 Last updated at 19:05 GMT
The pastime, known as "drifting", involves driving at high speed and is illegal when done on public roads.
One drifting enthusiast, who wished to remain anonymous, said drifting was "dangerous" and there had been "close calls" but "there hadn't been a crash to date".
Another enthusiast said safety precautions were taken and the group worked "all year round" to build and prepare the cars.
"We don't build them to smash them up and harm people, we come up here out of the way."
Drifters say they are forced to take to public roads because private landowners and race tracks will not let them practise off-road.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said they could be charged with various offences such as dangerous driving and "could even go to prison".
He said drifting on public roads put lives at risk and the gorge was not a suitable location, but he said police would be supportive if they found a more suitable place to practise.
You can see more on Inside Out West on BBC One in the West region at 19:30 GMT on Monday 22 February. It is then available on the BBC iPlayer for 28 days.
The league, sanctioned by USA Rugby and World Rugby, will begin in April 2016 with six teams from the United States, before Canadian sides join in 2017.
Each team will be allowed no more than five non-North American players.
"As the fastest growing team sport in the USA, it is time to have a sanctioned professional competition," said USA Rugby chairman Bob Latham.
"We are very happy to partner with the Professional Rugby Organisation (Pro Rugby) in taking this step to popularise the game, to inspire Americans to fall in love with rugby, and to show the rugby world what American players can do."
Pro Rugby, the organisation set up to run the competition, said the initial six teams would be based in the north-east United States, the Rocky Mountains and California.
The US national team lost all four of its matches at this year's World Cup, finishing bottom of Pool B. Canada also lost all of their matches at the tournament, finishing bottom of Pool D.
Meanwhile, Premiership Rugby announced in October that London Irish will play their "home" match with champions Saracens in New York early next year - the first Premiership game to be staged overseas.
The dogs lay on the floor and let themselves be stroked and cuddled in the event at Surrey University.
"It helped us remember why we wanted to be vets," said 21-year-old student Lucy Hicklenton.
"Although we spend a lot of time with dogs, they are usually used as educational tools as part of a lesson."
Ms Hicklenton added: "We all really like animals. It was a fun way and a different way for people to have an excuse not to revise."
She is one of 48 students at the UK's newest school of veterinary medicine, which opened its doors in September.
The first-year exams start in just over a week and the students are nervous.
"We are not sure what to expect really and there is no-one in the year above to ask."
The course is five years long and students have practical placements during every holiday.
"At Easter I spent four weeks in Scotland, lambing. I haven't been home since Christmas and I really miss my own pets," said Ms Hicklenton.
She enlisted the help of the local branch of Pets as Therapy (Pat). A team of nine dogs and their owners took over a room in the university and 30 first-year veterinary students turned up to meet them.
The dogs usually work with patients in care homes and hospitals but coped well with their new role.
"This was an unusual request," said Bridget Roberts, a Pat dog supporter who is also the university's clinical skills laboratory manager.
"It could have been stressful for the dogs but these dogs are very experienced and assessed as being temperamentally suitable.
"The students came out with gleaming faces. It was a very successful event," said Ms Roberts.
The girls, aged 14 and 15, were "inappropriately touched" near to the playground in Prospect Park between 16:15 and 16:40 GMT on Monday.
The offender assaulted the victims in two separate incidents before running off towards Waverley Road, police said.
He is described as a white man with tanned skin in his late twenties and about 6ft with brown hair which was longer on top and gelled.
Investigating officer, Det Sgt Stuart Streeter of Thames Valley Police, said: "He was wearing a grey hooded top, a dark coloured T-shirt, grey tracksuit bottoms with a black stripe down each leg and trainers.
"He was carrying a mobile phone that was orange or had an orange case.
"The park is popular with joggers, dog-walkers, children who use the playground facilities, and children and adults who use the sports facilities next to the playground."
Police will be carrying out additional patrols in the area following the incident.
Over decades of public life, Prince Philip has supported hundreds of charities and met thousands of people.
So what was he like to encounter in person?
Hugh Milroy is the chief executive of Veterans Aid. The Duke of Edinburgh, a former naval officer, has worked closely with the charity, which seeks to help ex-servicemen and women in crisis.
"He's been wonderful with veterans and we're proud to have a connection with him," Mr Milroy said.
"Over the years we've had visits and support from His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.
"Everyone at Veterans Aid is deeply impressed by him as an individual - not only because of who he is but because he is a soldiers' soldier."
Mr Milroy first met Prince Philip in 2010, when the duke attended a carol concert for the charity.
"As a veteran myself, I've got nothing but praise for him," Mr Milroy said.
"He was with us three times last year and was just perfect with the guys. He really understands the service and ex-servicemen's community."
However, Prince Philip could also be blunt when the situation demanded it.
"He does not mince his words. He does not suffer fools gladly," Bill Munnoch told the BBC.
Mr Munnoch served in the 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. As a 21-year-old on guard at Balmoral Castle during the Royal Family's annual break, he told the BBC he was "gobsmacked" to see the Duke of Edinburgh walk through the guardroom door as he took a tea break.
"It was a freezing night," Mr Munnoch recalls. "He questioned us to ask if we were warm enough and if we had something warm to eat. Our guard commander replied that the suppers had not been sent down from the cookhouse.
"His Royal Highness picked up the duty telephone and told whoever he was speaking to, to get their lazy arses down to the guard room ASAP with warm food and more warm drinks as the Royal Guard were freezing their butts off.
"He then bid us good night and, hands behind his back, marched out of the guardroom."
A few minutes went by before a "very disgruntled" chef staggered in clutching a tray of warm food.
"We tucked into the food and had a great laugh. About an hour later we were surprised when Prince Philip appeared again."
After asking if they had been fed, Prince Philip let it be known what he thought of the kitchen staff.
"Lazy shower, or words to that effect," Mr Munnoch remembers. "I can't use them, they were stronger than that.
"We thought it was brilliant."
Callum Dewar, 20, from Glasgow also recalls the day he met the duke at the Queen's garden party at Holyroodhouse in June 2015.
"I was there from the Boys Brigade, with my mum and was asked if Id like to meet him.
"Obviously I said yes but I was quite nervous.
"I didn't need to be. He was so jovial and genuine and he knew so much about the organisation. He even quizzed me on my knowledge!
"We talked about my work and he also asked me lots about my personal life. He was engaged and interested and the conversation was full of laughter.
"Sadly we were not allowed to take pictures but I remember the encounter well as he was such a pleasant man."
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Prince Harry has laid a wreath at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire for the commemorations.
Silence fell at 11:00 GMT to remember servicemen and women killed in battle.
England and Scotland footballers are expected to risk breaking Fifa rules forbidding "political statements" when they wear poppy armbands at their World Cup qualifying match at Wembley later.
People gathered at war memorials and in schools, offices and other public places across the UK to pause for two minutes to commemorate the moment the guns fell silent for peace at the end of World War One, on 11 November 1918.
Hundreds of people attended the Royal British Legion's Silence in the Square event in Trafalgar Square, where poppies were laid in the fountains and music was performed by a range of artists including Russell Watson.
A service of remembrance was also held at the Cenotaph, where singer Cerys Matthews read the poem In Memoriam by Ewart Alan Mackintosh.
The sun shone and as 11 o'clock approached, Trafalgar Square filled with people of all ages.
They listened to moving poems and songs and as the The Last Post began at one minute to 11:00 GMT, all traffic was stopped and one of London's busiest squares fell silent.
The Royal British Legion which organised this event has called for a "rethinking" of Remembrance, asking people to think not just of those who died in the two world wars but more recent conflicts as well.
After a bugler signalled the end of the two minutes' silence, the traffic restarted and hundreds of poppy petals were scattered into Trafalgar Square's fountains representing those who sacrificed themselves for others in conflict.
In Bristol, 19,240 shrouded figures were laid out on College Green, each one representing a soldier who was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Prince Harry read Rupert Brooke's poem The Soldier, written at the beginning of the war, as part of the service at the National Memorial Arboretum.
How do we remember World War One?
The Prince of Wales has attended a service in Bahrain, where he laid a wreath and met senior military representatives and UK veterans working in the Middle East.
The Royal British Legion charity has organised dozens of events for Friday following weeks of fundraising by selling poppies.
Armistice Day is followed by Remembrance Sunday on 13 November, when royals and senior politicians pay their respects at the Cenotaph memorial in London.
Meanwhile, the Football Associations of England and Scotland have said they will let players wear black armbands with poppy emblems despite a warning from Fifa, football's governing body, that doing so could breach rules banning "political, religious or commercial" messages.
However, Fifa has since issued a statement saying it has not banned England and Scotland players from wearing armbands featuring the poppy as has been reported, because it cannot pre-judge what symbols would constitute such a breach.
Both FAs have said they are willing to face any punishment - though they insist it will not come to that.
In events to mark Armistice Day across the UK:
Armistice Day falls each year on 11 November to mark the day in 1918 when the fighting in World War One was stopped.
The Allies and Germany signed an armistice in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiegne in France at 05:00. Six hours later, at 11:00, the conflict ceased.
King George V announced that a two-minute silence would be observed in 1919, four days before the first anniversary of Armistice Day. The silence continues to be observed every year on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
How do we remember World War One?
Kirstie and Courtney McKeever resigned from their jobs at KFC on the Boucher Road after their complaints against a male co-worker did not end his alleged behaviour.
They took a case against Herbel Restaurants, trading as KFC, and were awarded £14,000 and £16,000.
The sisters were assisted in their case by the Equality Commission.
The women, who began working at KFC part-time as teenagers, alleged that a co-worker touched and pinched them despite being asked to stop, used overtly sexual language and exposed himself.
Speaking to the BBC's Good Morning Ulster Programme, Courtney McKeever said: "He would say sexual things to me and ask could he do sexual things to me.
"He asked me to have sex with him on a number of occasions and I told him no.
"On some occasions he would be nice - it just depended what mood he was in. But if you told him to stop or complained [about his behaviour] he would start being nasty."
The sisters alleged they reported the incidents to supervisors and managers but his behaviour continued.
Courtney said their lack of action made her feel powerless.
"They kept saying they would deal with it, but they never really did. They actually told me at one point that they were going to sack him but they didn't and it went on for a few months after that."
The sisters felt that they had no choice but to give up their jobs.
Kirstie McKeever said the alleged behaviour of her co-worker had made her ill and led to her resigning.
The pair urged anyone else facing similar treatment "to come forward".
Chief executive of the Equality Commission, Dr Evelyn Collins, said: "It is unacceptable that, decades after it was established that sexual harassment constitutes unlawful sex discrimination, we are still witnessing cases such as Kirstie's and Courtney's.
"Here were two young women who simply wanted a part-time job to earn some money like so many other teenagers.
"What should have given these young women useful experience of the workplace instead became an ordeal that caused them great distress."
The male co-worker against whom the complaints were made was dismissed.
In settling the case, Herbel Restaurants, trading as KFC, reaffirmed its commitment to equality of opportunity in the workplace.
Justin Stratton, HR director for Herbel Restaurants, said the company did not tolerate any type of harassment in its restaurants.
"When we heard about these allegations, we investigated and took action, which resulted in the dismissal of the employee in question," he said.
"We also invited the claimants to attend formal grievance and investigation meetings, as well as the opportunity to reconsider their resignations, but these were all declined.
"Whilst the settlement clarified that no blame lies with the company for what happened, and that we took all necessary steps to put things right, we understand that this was a distressing experience for the team members involved, and for that, we're sorry."
The company has agreed to meet the Equality Commission to review its equal opportunities procedures to ensure they are compliant with its legal obligations.
An inquest heard William Mead died of treatable blood poisoning in 2014.
Leaflets will be handed out to expectant parents throughout the UK outlining the warning signs of sepsis in infants.
Truro millionaire Peter Congdon has stepped forward to pay the printing costs, which are around £6,000.
Melissa Mead, William's mother, said Mr Congdon's gesture was "humbling".
More on the sponsorship for the leaflets, plus more Devon and Cornwall news
Mrs Mead told the BBC the leaflet would be "an invaluable resource".
"I put out a request on social media and Peter's family picked it up... he agreed straight away."
Mr Congdon said he was "pleased to be in a situation to help".
"I will be keeping in touch and helping in whatever way I can," he added.
Mr Congdon has paid £5,700 to pay for the leaflets and the company that provides packs for around 850,000 new mothers has waived its fee to insert the material.
William died at a year old from the condition, which his family described as "so preventable".
A report into his death criticised GPs, out-of-hours services and a 111 call handler who failed to spot he had sepsis caused by an underlying chest infection and pneumonia.
Around 44,000 people in the UK die of sepsis every year.
In her resignation letter, the woman accused The Energy and Resources Institute in Delhi (TERI) of treating her "in the worst possible manner".
She said TERI protected Mr Pachauri and provided him with immunity despite a company inquiry that held him guilty.
Mr Pachauri was removed as the head of TERI in July following the charges.
Lawyers for the 29-year-old woman say the harassment included unwanted emails as well as text and phone messages. Mr Pachauri, 74, has denied the allegations.
In her resignation letter, the woman said she had found the environment in TERI "hostile", adding that the company had failed to uphold her interests.
"Your organisation has treated me in the worst possible manner. TERI failed to uphold my interests as an employee, let alone protecting them," the woman said in her resignation letter, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.
The Huffington Post India quoted a human resources manager from TERI as saying that "as far as matters of HR are concerned, everything was done as per the rule book".
When TERI decided to replace Mr Pachauri, it made a statement which praised his 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.
Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, has been named as a suspect by the Montreal police, who have taken over the case.
A blood-soaked package containing a human foot was delivered to the offices of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party on Tuesday.
The second package, containing a hand, was found by police on Tuesday night.
That parcel was addressed to the Ottawa office of the Liberal Party, Canadian media reports.
Montreal police told the BBC that they believed the torso and the limbs were from the same body, but were waiting for test results to confirm this.
Mr Magnotta, who was also known as Eric Clinton Newman and Vladimir Romanov, worked as a bisexual porn actor and model, an official close to the investigation said.
Police described him as a white male, about 5ft 8in (1.78m) tall with blue eyes and black hair.
In a statement, Montreal police said their investigation had led them to an apartment close to where the torso was found in a pile of rubbish.
The apartment was searched while a forensics team was asked to analyse "elements of the scene",
according to a police statement
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Montreal police told the BBC that the apartment belonged to Mr Magnotta.
Blood stains were found all over the apartment, police said. "For most of the officers that were there all night long this is the kind of crime scene they've never seen in their career," Police Commander Ian Lafreniere told the Associated Press news agency.
Investigators also believe they have a video of the crime.
"He is our number one suspect," Cmdr Lafreniere of the Montreal police told reporters. "The suspect and victim knew each other."
Police have not yet named the victim.
The hand and foot mailed to Ottawa were sent from a fake Montreal address, police told CBC TV.
Officers were called to the headquarters of the Conservative Party on Tuesday after a woman at the front desk partially opened the package, containing the foot.
The package, which was delivered by Canada Post, was not addressed to a specific person, but to the Conservative Party of Canada.
The second parcel, containing the hand, was found in an Ottawa sorting facility and was prevented from being delivered.
The torso in Montreal, which is about 200km (125 miles) east of Ottawa, was discovered by a janitor inside a suitcase in a pile of rubbish.
He told the Ottawa Citizen that he had noticed a smell coming from the suitcase in the past few days.
"I noticed flies and when I looked closer I saw maggots," Mike Nadeau, the janitor, said. "I got a friend and we got some cutters because there was a little lock on the suitcase.
"What I saw when we opened it is hard to describe. There was no head and [the torso] was all grey."
The haul of nearly 500 items, "the most important gift of its type to a British museum for over a century", was donated by the late collector Michael Wellby.
The collection includes a rare lapis lazuli bowl, made by Dutch goldsmith Paulus van Vianen, valued at £3m.
A selection of the objects will go on temporary display from next month.
They will be housed in the museum's West Meets East gallery before the entire collection is showcased in a permanent gallery.
Professor Tim Wilson, keeper of the department of western art, said: "The Ashmolean is extremely grateful to Michael and his family.
"This is the most important accession of objects of this sort to any UK museum since the bequest of objects from Waddesdon Manor by Ferdinand Rothschild to the British Museum in 1898."
Much of the collection was assembled in the 1940s from German sources, and Professor Wilson conceded some of the pieces may later transpire to have been looted by the Nazis.
He told the BBC's Arts and Culture Correspondent, David Sillito: "Michael was never terribly forthcoming about where things have come from so there's quite a lot of research about that to be done.
"It is perfectly true that these are the kinds of objects which Jewish collectors had in quantity. It is not impossible that one or two of these objects may, as research goes on, prove to have come from collections which were the subject of spoliation during the Nazi period.
"The British Government has a very honourable system of dealing with claims from affected families. The museum is fully signed up to that."
However, an Ashmolean spokesman added: "There is no reason to suppose Mr Wellby ever knowingly acquired any object that he knew or had reason to believe to have been looted from or sold under duress by a Jewish family in the period of Nazi rule".
Wellby, who died last year, was a renowned Mayfair dealer, specialising in German silver of the 16th and 17th Centuries. He sold many of the pieces he acquired through the family business but held on to some of the more exceptional items for his personal collection.
One of the most significant pieces is a silver gilt ewer, or pitcher, made in Portugal around 1510-15, which is enamelled with the Royal Arms of Portugal.
Other pieces incorporate ivory, agate, shell, and rock crystal.
Wellby's personal jewellery collection was auctioned off at Sotheby's last month, raising more than £2.8m.
The study, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, suggests the vaccine guards against the disease in monkeys and camels.
Researchers hope with more work it could be turned into a jab for humans.
Mers has infected 1,400 people and claimed 500 lives since 2012. But no specific treatment or preventative medicines exist.
In the majority of cases, individuals are thought to have caught Mers (Middle-East respiratory syndrome) through close contact with infected patients in hospital.
But experts suspect camels also play an important role - acting as a host for the disease.
The researchers, led by University of Pennsylvania, say their experimental vaccine could be a "valuable tool" in two different ways - first, to immunise camels to stop it spreading to human populations and, secondly, as a jab to protect individuals at risk of getting Mers.
In the trial, the vaccine was tested on blood samples taken from camels and appeared to kick-start the production of antibody proteins that may help mount a defence against the virus.
And when it was given to macaque monkeys later exposed to Mers, the animals did not become ill.
Prof Andrew Easton, from Warwick University, described the research as a "significant step forward in the generation of a vaccine to prevent Mers disease".
He added: "The data show that the vaccine is capable of generating protective antibodies in laboratory studies and also in camels.
"This is very promising as a possible way to reduce virus spread in camels and therefore to reduce the risk of infection in humans."
Other experts caution that since the virus tends to affect macaques less severely than humans, it is not yet clear whether it could definitely be used as a vaccine in human populations.
The research was funded in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the US and Inovio Pharmaceuticals.
From ancient cities, to dazzling Buddhist temples, and unspoilt beaches and countryside, it is easy to see the attraction of the country to international visitors.
This year an estimated three million travellers will visit Myanmar, according to the government's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.
This is a 50% rise on the two million who entered the country in 2013, and triple the one million who visited in 2012.
After 49 years of international isolation, Myanmar's tourism sector is having to work hard - and quickly - to meet the wants and needs of all the new overseas visitors.
With the country's tourism industry still in such a nascent state, it means tremendous opportunities for young Burmese entrepreneurs.
And despite continuing problems in the country - such as sectarian violence between majority Rakhine Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims - most young businessmen and women in the tourism sector are very optimistic about the future.
Min Than Htut is keen to explain why he called his tour company Pro Niti Travel.
"Professionalism is something many people in Myanmar have not yet had the chance to develop," the 24-year-old says.
"So the 'Pro' part of the name comes from that. Niti is a Pali [a Buddhist language] word meaning 'ethics'."
Min first started to work in the tourism sector when, while studying for a qualification in chemistry, he got a job as a hotel bellboy.
He then went on to become an assistant at a travel agency, before deciding to set up on his own in Yangon (also known as Rangoon) a year ago.
To establish his own travel business Min first had to save up for, and then complete, a government accreditation course, which costs about $200 (£120).
Source: World Tourism Association
He says: "I learned that to work [legitimately] I needed the tourist licence. It takes only two months, but it's very competitive."
Min successfully passed the course, and now has four staff, an on-call driver, and a network of tour guides around the country, most of whom are former classmates.
From day one, Min says he realised how crucial it would be for him to use the internet to attract potential customers from around the world.
Yet this is no easy feat when you are based in Myanmar, a country that holds the dubious honour of having one of the lowest rates of internet penetration in the world.
In 2012 only 1% of the Burmese population had access to the internet, according to a study by one global think tank.
Until recently, Min did not have his own internet connection, and instead had to go to a local internet cafe.
"It used to be so slow," he says. "It used to take me almost one hour to reply to one email sometimes!"
Despite the slow speeds, Min persevered and set about familiarising himself with the online landscape. He started by providing advice about Myanmar for free on travel website forums, which eventually led to some of his first clients.
Today, Min is able to go online on his mobile, and Pro Niti Travel has its own website. Despite this, Min says he gets many of his clients via word of mouth, and thanks to positive reviews on travel review sites such as TripAdvisor.
"People forget tourism is mostly a referral market. You need the reference."
While internet connectivity in Myanmar is set to improve substantially - after major contracts to roll out new mobile phone networks were recently won by Norwegian telecoms firm Tenenor and Qatari-based Ooredoo - other young Burmese entrepreneurs also complain about connection woes.
Ye Man Thu, who manages his family's mid-range hotel in the ancient city of Bagan, says the internet going down can mean that last-minute bookings don't come through.
However, the 25-year-old's main concern is to get local licensing laws relaxed, to allow his bar and restaurant to stay open beyond the current limit of 10pm.
But the idea has ruffled some feathers with locals in a city with more than 2,000 Buddhist temples. "We have a bit of a problem with the beer stations because we are in the archaeological zone surrounded by religion and culture," he says.
"Police and authorities cannot allow people to drink beer past 10pm. [Yet] for other countries, this is not their culture, they want to relax.
"Also, it would mean a lot of jobs for young people. Business people also welcome that."
In Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, the continuing influx of foreign investment into the country following the removal of sanctions by Western nations, has led to a construction boom and a big rise in property prices.
For 28-year-old Bo, this meant she greatly struggled to find an affordable location in which to open a Thai restaurant.
Bo, who is originally from Mon State in the south of Myanmar, had spent 14 years living in Thailand, before she returned to her homeland in 2013 to set up her restaurant.
She estimates she viewed 100 "overpriced" properties before finding a suitable place, but still found it expensive.
"I had no idea how much it was going to cost me for the rent, I had no idea you had to pay a year up front," she says. "I thought it would be a deposit then month-by-month.
"I also had to read up on how to make a contract."
Bo eventually borrowed money from her family for her first rent payment, and eight months on her Green Gallery draws a crowd of expats and tourists, and some locals.
Despite the challenges faced by budding entrepreneurs in Myanmar, Min Than Htut is confident that the country's tourism sector will enjoy long-term success.
"Too many people think about tourism in the short term," he says. "People need to think about what will happen in many years. This is the start of a transition."
It is the first partnership of its kind between the social network and the BBC.
A "real-time curated timeline" of tweets will bring commentary from BBC experts and BBC Reality Check to Twitter users.
One analyst suggested the move could help engage audiences who might be less likely to watch live TV.
The election debate will be broadcast live from Cambridge on BBC One from 19:30 BST until 21:00 BST.
Seven senior members of leading political parties will appear, including the Conservative Home Secretary Amber Rudd and Lib Dem leader Tim Farron.
Labour is yet to confirm who it will put forward for the debate.
"It's going to be reaching different audiences that wouldn't necessarily be watching live TV," suggested Tim Westcott, a television analyst at IHS Technology.
"Live video is something that all the social media websites are interested in exploring - there's been an increase in the amount of live sport for example," he added.
The hashtag for the election debate programme is #bbcdebate and a page for the live stream has been set up on Twitter.
A similar arrangement will be made for two Question Time Leaders' Specials on 2 and 4 June, the Newsbeat Youth Debate on 6 June and the Election Night Results Special on 8 June.
David George, 21, Joshua Tiloye, 22, both from Hertfordshire, and Domingo Nsita, 29, from Wembley, raided Justice Jewellers in Winchester on 15 April.
The men pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear.
George and Tiloye were jailed for 10 years while Nsita received a 12-year sentence at Winchester Crown Court.
Police said George and Tiloye entered the store wearing motorcycle helmets and threatened the owner with a gas-powered BB gun.
They grabbed watches and jewellery but officers were already on their way after witnesses, including staff in a nearby travel agents, raised the alarm.
Getaway driver Nsita was arrested after he had his escape route blocked by a bin lorry, while the other two were caught on foot after members of the public pointed them out to police.
The gun, a hammer, face masks and all of the jewellery was recovered.
Judge Keith Cutler praised the role of members of the public in directing police towards the raiders.
He said the crime had "shocked Winchester to the core".
Det Con Darrin Carey said: "Thanks to the swift actions of our officers these three dangerous men have been taken off the streets of Hampshire.
"Within minutes of this raid starting our officers were on scene, ready to confront whatever they were faced with to protect the public."
The relegated Villagers made a vibrant start to the match, having good spells of possession but failing to create all-important clear-cut chances.
Aldershot capitalised on the half-hour when Nick Arnold crossed for Mensah to flick a header in at the back post.
The striker notched his second after the interval when substitute Scott Rendell glanced on to set up a close-range finish, just after the hour mark.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, North Ferriby United 0, Aldershot Town 3.
Second Half ends, North Ferriby United 0, Aldershot Town 3.
Mark Gray (North Ferriby United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, North Ferriby United. Tom Bolton replaces Robbie Tinkler.
Goal! North Ferriby United 0, Aldershot Town 3. Scott Rendell (Aldershot Town).
Substitution, North Ferriby United. Sam Cosgrove replaces Ryan Fallowfield.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Anthony Straker replaces Nick Arnold.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Manny Oyeleke replaces Jim Kellerman.
Goal! North Ferriby United 0, Aldershot Town 2. Bernard Mensah (Aldershot Town).
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Scott Rendell replaces Shamir Fenelon.
Substitution, North Ferriby United. Jordan Cooke replaces Sam Topliss.
Second Half begins North Ferriby United 0, Aldershot Town 1.
First Half ends, North Ferriby United 0, Aldershot Town 1.
Goal! North Ferriby United 0, Aldershot Town 1. Bernard Mensah (Aldershot Town).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Naoki Hyakuta made his comments as he campaigned for a right-wing candidate in the Tokyo gubernatorial election.
Mr Hyakuta, a prominent novelist, is one of 12 members of the NHK board of governors.
He was picked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the role late last year.
"In 1938, Chiang Kai-shek tried to publicise Japan's responsibility for the Nanking Massacre, but the nations of the world ignored him. Why? Because it never happened," the Asahi newspaper quoted Mr Hyakuta as saying.
Atrocities were committed by all sides in wars and that there was no need to teach such things to Japanese children, he said.
His comments came in a stump speech on Tokyo on 3 February, the paper said.
Asked about the reports, Japan's top government spokesman declined to comment.
"I'm aware of the reports, but I've learnt (expressing personal views) doesn't violate the Broadcast Law," Yoshihide Suga said.
The law bans the governors from serving as officers in political parties but not from being members, and their political activities are otherwise not restricted.
Mr Hyakuta's comments come days after the broadcaster's new head, Katsuto Momii, said that the Japanese military's use of sex slaves during World War Two was a practice common in any country at war.
"Such women could be found in any nation that was at war, including France and Germany," he said, describing international anger as "puzzling".
But he later apologised, saying: "It is my lack of discretion in that I didn't understand the various rules. I think it was very inappropriate that I made the comments at such places."
China says up to 300,000 civilians and soldiers died in Nanjing over the winter of 1937-38 after the Japanese military entered the city. Some Japanese historians dispute these figures.
It has been a month of late goals, excellent refereeing and feverish atmospheres but also cautious football and an unwieldy structure.
I have been involved in tournaments for the BBC since 1974 and while Wales' run to the semi-final and England's utter embarrassment at the hands of Iceland will live long in the memory, Euro 2016 on the whole has not been the best.
The standard of football, the excitement level and the number of great games have certainly not matched those we have seen in previous tournaments, but France have once again made the most of their host status and look like going on to win Sunday's final against Portugal.
While I may not have spent the whole month out in France, I have logged every minute of every match.
I have always kept my own statistics. I have a handwritten record on my shelf of every international game from 1974 onwards. They have come to my aid many times.
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But I won't be delving into my 2016 annual too often.
There were a lot of matches which didn't get going until the second half. The first half-an-hour of most games produced very little, and frankly the goalkeepers didn't come under a lot of sustained pressure.
Of the 50 matches so far, 21 were goalless at half-time, with 21 goals scored before the 30th minute.
Games didn't catch fire until halfway through the second half but conversely, it felt as if there were more goals in the last five minutes and stoppage time than ever before.
There have been 19 goals scored in the 85th minute or later in this tournament, compared to just eight in Poland and Ukraine four years ago.
Caution tended to mean that defenders came out on top. If you admire defending, there was lots of good play to enjoy. Teams did not run with too many games. There was not a 6-0 win anywhere and it was only when Belgium beat Hungary 4-0 in the last 16 and France defeated Iceland 5-2 in the quarter-finals that a big win was chalked up.
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One of the big attractions of Euro 2016 for fans in the British Isles was the chance to see England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland all playing in the same competition.
And - England aside - they all justified their presence, with Wales' achievements standing out.
Their run to the last four was fabulous and the main target for them is to go on from here and qualify for the World Cup in Russia in 2018.
In a tournament of few truly memorable matches, beating Belgium 3-1 in the quarter-final was absolutely fantastic and it will resonate for years to come. That win, and England's defeat by Iceland, are without a doubt the standout games of the tournament.
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu - who came here without a club - scored arguably the best individual goal of the competition and that will live long in the memory. A Cruyff turn and cool finish!
Northern Ireland have a very limited squad but my goodness they did the best they could with it. They will always remember their victory over Ukraine. And their fans certainly enjoyed themselves too.
The Republic had that last-minute Robbie Brady goal to beat Italy in another standout moment. Martin O'Neill's squad certainly did themselves justice.
On the whole, the sportsmanship throughout was excellent. There was very little confrontation and the refereeing was also very good.
I don't know if Uefa had given any specific instructions but on the whole the officials really let the games flow. They didn't flash yellow cards early in games and there have only been three sendings-off in 50 matches.
The discipline was very good, which was a real plus for this tournament. The game was largely played in the right spirit.
The England debacle was such a shock and it will take many many years to live that down.
Losing to Iceland was a humiliation. There is no other way to describe it.
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It is made worse by the fact that England had such a poor World Cup in 2014. I didn't think they could sink any lower than being knocked out of the World Cup before everyone at the tournament had played two matches, but my word, the defeat by Iceland was bad.
Nothing went the way it should have done. Conceding a goal in the last minute to Russia was careless, beating Wales with a stoppage-time goal was fortunate, and not defeating Slovakia meant that Roy Hodgson's side ended up in the 'wrong' half of the draw.
Yes, Iceland were the big surprises of the tournament along with Wales. It just goes to show what you can do when you build properly from scratch. What a wonderful foundation they have laid.
But if you could have picked any team in the last 16, you would have wanted to face Iceland. England just fell apart. It will rankle with their supporters for a very long time.
England were embarrassed, for the second competition in a row, and nobody really knows what happens next, least of all the Football Association.
Other nations which may feel they have underachieved include Spain - their era is now over and they must rethink - and Germany, who are not the Germany of old and even missed some penalties.
They were unable to respond to adversity against France in the semi-finals, which is not what we expect from them. There must be question marks over their performance. Italy defended well but were lacking up front and I thought Croatia had a great chance in their side of the draw but failed to take it.
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France have been the best team - regardless of what happens on Sunday - and they have overtaken Spain and Germany as Europe's top side.
I expect them to beat Portugal on Sunday and complete a special treble of tournament wins on home soil.
In 1984 and 1998, I was in France to see them win the European Championship and then the World Cup. They certainly make the most of being hosts.
I should think my commentary on the 1984 semi-final between France and Portugal will get an airing on Sunday. That match was probably among the three or four best games I have ever witnessed. If Sunday's final is anywhere near as good, then we are in for a treat.
Each team has been built around a star in the 'number 10' role. In 1984 there was Michel Platini, in 1998 there was Zinedine Zidane and now they have Antoine Griezmann.
Griezmann is almost certain to finish as the tournament's top scorer with six, and only Platini - with nine in 1984 - has ever managed more in a single Euros.
Platini scored in every game that year and Zidane got two in the 1998 final against Brazil, so Griezmann has still got a bit to do. Let's see what he can do on Sunday!
France have been fine hosts. The atmosphere in the stadiums has been a very big plus point for Euro 2016. Every game was a near sell-out, and it was so vibrant. It is how football should be.
We all came into the tournament rather nervously after the terror attacks in Paris last November but mercifully, as of the moment, there have been no scares and security appears to have been largely good.
There were the problems at England's game against Russia - a very unpromising start - and a few incidents involving supporters with flares inside stadiums but there were no big issues and France largely had it under control.
There were a lot of dull group games at Euro 2016 - and the structure is to blame.
Bringing the number of teams up to 24, and a system where a lot of third-placed teams went through, rather cultivated a philosophy of 'if we get one result, we will qualify'.
Teams came into the competition in cautious mood, knowing that if they didn't make any mistakes, they would be in with a shout of qualifying. Portugal got through with three draws and ended up in the final.
I know you can't predict who will win each group but in the end Uefa produced a system which bunched together too many of the 'big hitters' in the knockout stages. In one half of the draw were Wales, Belgium and Portugal but the other had Germany, France, Italy, England and Spain. It became very unbalanced.
The tournament would have been better if they had been spread around more evenly. We might have ended up with a better quality of game.
Uefa took a gamble extending the competition and there were too many games in the early part.
The smaller tournaments are easier to follow. Both the World Cup and the Euros have now got so outsized. I hope the World Cup doesn't go to 40 teams; that would be impractical.
It would be good to see Uefa bring the Euros back to 16 teams but I think we are too far down the road now to turn back.
I didn't like the complicated permutations, of not knowing who would play who in the last 16. They need to look at that and try to clarify it, do it in a different way.
Motty was speaking to BBC Sport's Tom Rostance.
Ogmore MP Huw Irranca-Davies said in a statement: "The decision is entirely my own. It has been a privilege to serve as a Minister and Shadow Minister alongside passionate and talented colleagues, and I do not rule out a return to the frontbench in future if the opportunity arises.
"But for now I intend to play a full and constructive role in the rebuilding of the Labour party in Wales and the UK from the backbenches, speaking up as always for my constituents, putting forward ideas which will reconnect people with politics, and working for Labour success in the elections for the National Assembly for Wales next year."
Mr Irranca-Davies, who was part of Labour's DEFRA team, tells me he wanted more freedom to contribute to policy development and campaign strategy in the run-up to next year's elections - although he won't be a candidate for Cardiff Bay.
He says that in the general election people understood the difference between parliament and the assembly but also saw how they were linked on issues such as health and social care and work and welfare.
The former Wales Office and DEFRA minister says he hasn't decided who to vote for in the Labour leadership election but was struck by a comment made by a constituent during the campaign that has just ended.
A constituent told him: "You are playing some good notes but you haven't got the whole symphony yet". Whoever can get the whole symphony - as leader and deputy - will get the Irranca-Davies vote.
Would-be candidates and their teams have already been taking soundings among MPs as they seek the nominations needed to enter the contest but few Welsh Labour MPs appear ready to offer their endorsement until more candidates declare..
Our meeting came at the end of a tumultuous week in Greek politics. It was just hours after last week's reshuffle in which Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had sacked rebellious ministers. Since then, Greece's credit rating has improved along with its liquidity status, curbing expectation of a "Grexit".
Two days earlier, anti-austerity protests had turned violent in the wake of the Greek parliament approving the latest bailout deal. At the same time Mr Varoufakis was leading an attack against his own government's plans inside the chamber.
So now, at the culmination of months of failed negotiations, ugly street scenes and a very unpopular deal for the Greek people, I asked him if he was sorry not to have resolved things sooner.
Without taking a breath, he reminded me of the recent referendum, which fell 61.5% in his favour, to prove he acted with the will of the people.
His voice then changed to that of a leader facing down his adversary at the dispatch box, rising an octave to deliver what seemed to be his killer blow.
His answer has since stuck in my head:
"Your question, sir," he said, "is the equivalent of putting to the British people in 1940 that Winston Churchill's speech, with which he raised the sentiment of the British people against the invaders, was responsible for the suffering of the Londoners after the Blitz or during the Blitz. The shortages, the rations, and so on and so forth. There's no doubt that freedom and rationality sometimes needs to be defended by means of a great deal of suffering. But to turn to the victims and blame them for what the villains have done is the height of audacity."
Amid the bravado was perhaps an acknowledgement that he thought suffering was a price worth paying. But for what ends?
To help answer this, I turned to two economists.
Athens-born economist Vicky Pryce thinks Mr Varoufakis let negotiations with the eurozone leaders go on for too long.
"The fact remains that the Greeks got nothing in return from six months of negotiations. Tsipras and Varoufakis should have realised the promises they made to people were unachievable," she said.
She said that last year the economy had been showing signs of recovery, banks had easily raised equity and the government was able to borrow three- and five-year bonds.
But delays caused by the current government's protracted negotiations put paid to that. As a result, she said, some firms closed down and businesses disappeared.
Vassilis Pesmazoglou, assistant professor of economics at the University of Peloponnese, agreed that the stalled negotiations had a negative, or in his words, "recessionary" impact.
"The referendum decision, especially given its timing and its predictable capital controls consequence, gave a further downward push to the economy: instead of a 2.8% growth, Greece is now expected to have a -3% [or even higher] recession in 2015 and a milder one in 2016," he said.
If Mr Varoufakis had been relying on the threat of a Grexit to force the creditors' hand, it wasn't going to work.
Mr Pesmazoglou said it gradually became apparent over the past few weeks that neither the markets nor the eurozone had a great difficulty with Greece leaving the euro and that it was actually the preferable option for several German politicians.
Yet the shaven-headed, leather-jacket-wearing Mr Varoufakis, who has been dubbed the rock star of politics in the media, has used his belligerent style to achieve results.
Vicky Pryce said that debt negotiation is now widely accepted as necessary for Greece's long-term recovery with the alternative of no action taken by creditors to reduce debt seen as "unsustainable".
"That will encourage a re-think for what happens with the rest of the eurozone - look to Portugal and Spain. The last few months has brought this out and Varoufakis was instrumental to that," according to Ms Pryce.
"Varoufakis has exposed the problems of Greece, the eurozone, the undemocratic way decisions have been made about other countries and the divisions between the creditors, leading to the rise again of France as an important decision maker when it looked like Germany was running the show," she added.
Profile: Yanis Varoufakis, Greek bailout foe
Yanis Varoufakis: In his own words
Rhetoric ramped up as negotiations struggle
In his latest performance, since we met, Yanis Varoufakis actually voted with the government on Wednesday night, in favour of a crucial set of reforms that needed to pass to allow bailout talks to finally begin.
For some Greeks, the motorcycle-loving Marxist economist has become difficult to predict.
One Athens-based mother, who regularly watches the politician on the news, told me his approach appeared inconsistent at times, heavily criticising the deal but then offering his support where necessary. She also said she believed he was a narcissist at times.
Reflecting on my brief encounter with Mr Varoufakis, I was struck by how resolutely he maintained his unyielding stance. Once that might have been seen as strength. Now, with his ideas put to the test, and Greece still in turmoil, I wonder if it seems more like weakness.
Yet according to Mr Varoufakis, historians would look back on this period when Europe went against its history and, in his words "crossed its own soul".
Certainly it seems likely they will be interested in the impact of this man on the way in which eurozone business of the future is conducted.
Dywedodd Chris Grayling bod y trenau hybrid diesel-drydanol fydd yn cael eu defnyddio ar y lein yn golygu bod "dim angen" trydaneiddio i'r gorllewin o Gaerdydd.
Ond dywedodd Llywodraeth Cymru bod peidio trydaneiddio gyfystyr â "thorri blynyddoedd o addewidion i bobl Cymru".
Mae'r llywodraeth honno eisoes wedi galw ar Lywodraeth y DU i roi'r grym a'r arian i'r Cynulliad ddarparu trenau trydan ar gyfer y gorllewin.
Dywedodd AC Plaid Cymru, Dai Lloyd, bod y penderfyniad yn "dro pedol sylweddol iawn, iawn", tra bod Cyngor Abertawe'n dweud ei fod yn "frad".
Mewn erthygl i Wales Online fore Iau, dywedodd Mr Grayling y bydd Abertawe'n cael "holl fudd" rheilffordd drydan ond "heb y misoedd o waith" a "gwasanaethau bws dros dro".
Yn ei ddatganiad yn ddiweddarach, dywedodd bod angen "ailystyried y ffordd rydyn ni'n moderneiddio'r rheilffyrdd" a "thrydaneiddio dim ond ble mae 'na fudd go iawn i deithwyr na fedran ni'i gael drwy dechnolegau eraill".
Ychwanegodd y bydd gwelliannau eraill yn cael eu gwneud i'r rhwydwaith, gan gynnwys trenau uniongyrchol i Ddoc Penfro o Lundain trwy Gaerfyrddin a newidiadau i orsafoedd Caerdydd ac Abertawe.
Mewn datganiad, dywedodd Llywodraeth Cymru bod gan Lywodraeth y DU "ddyletswydd i Gymru".
"Rydyn ni wedi galw'n gyson am drydaneiddio'r rheilffordd hyd at Abertawe", meddai llefarydd.
"Mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi gwrthod datganoli cyllid isadeiledd y rheilffordd... felly mae'n ddyletswydd arnyn nhw i fuddsoddi yng Nghymru.
"Os yw'r adroddiadau'n wir, bydd gyfystyr â thorri blynyddoedd o addewidion i bobl Cymru."
Dywedodd Rob Stewart, arweinydd Cyngor Abertawe, ei fod yn "ddig" ac mai "brad" oedd y penderfyniad.
Fe ddywedodd bod Llywodraeth y DU wedi addo y byddai trydaneiddio'n digwydd, a'i fod yn codi amheuon am eu hymrwymiad i Forlyn Abertawe yn ogystal.
Mewn cyfweliad ar raglen Y Post Cyntaf fore Iau, dywedodd AC Plaid Cymru ar gyfer Gorllewin De Cymru, Dai Lloyd, ei fod yn "siom enfawr" ac yn "benderfyniad gwarthus".
Ychwanegodd ei fod wedi cael "addewidion pendant gan wahanol lywodraethau" dros y blynyddoedd ac "felly mae'n cynrychioli tro pedol sylweddol iawn, iawn".
Dywedodd Owain Davies o CBI Cymru hefyd bod y cyhoeddiad yn siom.
"Dwi'n siomedig iawn. Mae'r rhaid dweud ro'n i'n edrych 'mlaen i gael y rheilffordd wedi'i drydaneiddio", meddai.
"Mae'n dangos bod Llywodraeth y DU ddim yn barod i fuddsoddi yn yr ardal hon o Gymru sydd angen y math yma o fuddsoddiad.
"Os nad ydy'r cyllid ar gael, rhaid iddyn nhw ffeindio fe."
Norway is not in the EU but enacts most EU legislation in order to maintain access to the single market.
"Europe without Britain I don't think is as strong a Europe as with Britain inside," Mr Brende told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
The UK will hold an in/out referendum on EU membership by the end of 2017.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has launched a diplomatic campaign to garner support from other EU leaders for his EU reform plans.
New curbs on migrant benefits are a priority for the UK Conservatives, but they also want to cut EU bureaucracy, give national parliaments a bigger say over EU laws and remove market barriers in key areas such as services.
Eurosceptic opponents of the UK's membership argue that being outside would enable the UK to control immigration from the EU and trade more freely with major powers outside the EU.
Mr Brende said Norway was "among the fastest in Europe" in implementing EU directives, "because the single market is so important", with almost 80% of Norwegian exports going to the EU.
The foreign minister is from Norway's Conservative Party, the country's main centre-right party.
Norway is in the European Economic Area (EEA), along with Iceland and Liechtenstein, which allows them to trade in the single market.
Some British Eurosceptics look to Norway's position as a model for the UK if it were to leave the EU.
"In the EEA we have to implement all EU directives... we're not around the table when they're discussed in Brussels," Mr Brende said.
"We see Britain as an important voice also in the EU, we know Britain is now seeing a recovery in its economy, and we want to see the European economy also revive…
"Part of this is also addressing the bureaucracy in Brussels, in a no-nonsense manner. I think Britain is that kind of voice in the EU...
"Britain also can have more influence inside the EU than outside."
When asked about trade with the rest of the world, Mr Brende said a future EU-US free trade deal, currently being negotiated, could be "a challenge" for non-EU countries like Norway - and the UK if voters said "No" to EU membership.
Tiny marine plants induced to grow by the iron sink to the ocean floor taking carbon with them, a German-led team reports in
Nature journal
.
Iron fertilisation is one of the oldest ideas for a climate "technical fix".
But much more research is needed before the approach could be put to use, the scientists say, and cutting emissions should be the priority.
There have been about 12 iron fertilisation experiments at sea down the years, stimulated by the pioneering theory of oceanographer John Martin.
In the 1980s, he proposed that in many parts of the oceans, the growth of phytoplankton - tiny marine plants, or algae - was limited by lack of iron.
Adding iron, he suggested, would enable the plants to make full use of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus; and as they grew, they would absorb carbon dioxide.
This has since become the most researched of all the proposed "geoengineering" approaches - technical fixes for climate change.
Many experiments have shown that adding iron stimulates the phytoplankton to grow and absorb CO2; but whether the carbon is released again as the plants die, or through respiration of tiny animals (zooplankton) that eat them, has never been clear.
The new paper, which relates to the European Iron Fertilization Experiment (EIFEX) performed in 2004 in the Southern Ocean, is the first to give a clear positive answer to that question.
EIFEX deposited about five tonnes of iron sulphate into an eddy in the Southern Ocean currents. Scientists showed that the water in the eddy was pretty much self-contained, its rotation largely isolating it from the rest of the ocean.
Releasing the iron caused a big bloom of algae, which died off again in the days following the release as the iron concentration dwindled.
Over a seven-week period, scientists monitored the water inside and outside the eddy before, during and after deployment of the iron sulphate.
"We had instruments that we could deploy right down to the seafloor, which is at 3,800m depth," said Victor Smetacek, lead researcher on the new paper.
"We also had water bottles that we could close at specific depths, removing the water samples, and we did a huge number of measurements on the phytoplankton and its environment - the nutrients, the iron, and the zooplankton," the Alfred Wegener Institute scientist told the BBC.
These measurements showed that about half of the carbon absorbed from the surface waters was taken down to the sea floor when the phytoplankton died.
"We've quantified this response and were able to guess at the reasons that made the algae sink out of the water column," said Prof Smetacek.
"The organic carbon in the dead algae leaked out and became a sticky mess, you could say, and this picked up other particles and we have these large flocs (flakes of solid matter) sinking out."
Carbon dioxide is constantly being exchanged between the surface of the ocean and the atmosphere.
The presumption is that once the carbon has made it to the ocean floor in solid form, it will remain there for centuries. Meanwhile, the surface water, which is now relatively depleted in carbon, will absorb more from the atmosphere.
Dr Michael Steinke from the UK's University of Essex, who was not involved in the study, said it provided "the very first evidence of a man-made conduit between the increasingly CO2-burdened atmosphere and the deep sea".
However, one clear lesson from the number of iron fertilisation experiments down the years is that each patch of ocean is different; to work well, it needs to have the right mix of nutrients and the right kinds of organisms.
The biggest experiment of all, Lohafex, dealt a blow to hopes of utilising ocean fertilisation when
it reported three years ago
that six tonnes of iron produced little extra plankton growth.
"Will this [new paper] open up the gates to large-scale geoengineering using ocean fertilisation to mitigate climate change?" asked Dr Steinke rhetorically.
"Likely not, since the logistics of finding the right spot for such experiments are difficult and costly. Of the twelve fertilisation experiments of this kind... this group's experiment is the only example to date that demonstrates the all-important carbon burial in the deep sea sediments, away from the atmosphere."
Prof John Shepherd from the UK's National Oceanography Centre, who chaired the Royal Society report
Geoengineering the Climate
, said impacts on sea life needed to be taken into account before iron fertilisation could be contemplated as a real-life "technical fix".
"Whilst the new research is an interesting and valuable contribution in this evolving field, it does not address the potential ecological side effects of such a technology and it still just a single study in what is a poorly understood field," he said.
Prof Smetacek's own analysis is that even if it were deployed on a vast scale, ocean fertilisation could only take up about a quarter of the extra carbon dioxide being deposited in the atmosphere by humanity's industry, transport and agriculture.
"This is not a solution - the first thing we need to do is reduce emissions, that's absolutely essential," he said.
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He said items like chocolate, cheese and wine would be hit by a "triple whammy" of tariff checks, customs checks and workforce shortages.
The comments come as the government works out what Brexit should mean for trade and movement of people.
Supporters of Brexit have accused Remain supporters of scaremongering.
Foreign Secretary, and prominent Leave campaigner, Boris Johnson predicted last week that the UK would get a trade deal "of greater value" with the European Union than it has currently as part of the single market.
He added that talk of "soft" Brexit - retaining some form of membership of the single market in exchange for some conceding of control over immigration - and "hard Brexit" - leaving the single market but having fuller control over migration - was purely "theoretical".
Mr Clegg, who is now the Lib Dems' spokesman on Europe, predicted that "hard Brexit" - automatically reverting to World Trade Organization trading rules - would affect UK consumers.
Last week, Tesco removed products made by Unilever - including Marmite, Comfort fabric conditioner, Hellmann's mayonnaise and Ben & Jerry's ice cream - from its website, after the manufacturer raised its prices, citing a fall in the value of the pound. The row was resolved, with the supermarket selling the items once more.
Mr Clegg said: "It's clear that Marmite was just the tip of the iceberg. A hard Brexit will lead us off a cliff edge towards higher food prices, with a triple whammy of punishing tariffs, customs checks and workforce shortages.
"The only way the government will be able to avoid this outcome is if it maintains Britain's membership of the single market."
A Lib Dem report says £11bn worth of agricultural products the UK sells to the EU each year would be hit with an average tariff of 22.3%.
Tariffs on beef exports would be set at 59%, chocolate at 38%, cheese at 40% and wine at 14%, it adds.
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The 24-hour walkout - the second in three months - affects bus, train, plane and underground services.
Swathes of the capital Buenos Aires ground to a halt after people were unable to reach their jobs.
The country's powerful transport unions are unhappy with the income tax floor and high inflation in the country.
Strikers set up roadblocks on Tuesday morning on the main roads leading into Buenos Aires, closing the city's Pueyrredon Bridge.
With people unable to access parts of the city or use public transport, many businesses and schools were forced to close.
All domestic flights and some international flights were cancelled.
Tuesday's strike also disrupted waste collection, freight transport and port activity after a number of smaller unions joined the protest.
The three transport unions are protesting against a bid by the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to cap salary increases at 27%, complaining that the figure does not match the forecast 30% inflation expected this year.
They are also calling for tax cuts as they say the threshold salary subjected to income tax has not been updated to keep pace with inflation, hitting lower earners.
Official figures put inflation in Argentina last year at 24%, but private estimates reckon it was closer to 40%. On Friday the value of the Argentine peso declined to a record low of nine per US dollar.
Juan Carlos Schmid, head of Argentina's dredging workers union, said the strike would send a "strong signal" to the government that takes power after December's general elections
Anibal Fernandez, the government's cabinet chief, called the walkout a "political strike designed to generate confusion."
"They are obstructing people who want to go to work, the vast majority of the population," he said.
The trade union movement in Argentina is divided into those who back the government of President Fernandez and those who think it is not doing enough to help workers.
The transport unions - among the most powerful labour unions in the country - are divided among themselves over support of the government.
Tserin Dopchut only had a small bar of chocolate in his pocket when he wandered into the woodland.
He slept on a dry makeshift bed under a larch tree, The Siberian Times said.
A huge land and air search was launched to find the boy, who may have been following a puppy when he vanished.
The child had been under the care of his great grandmother, local media reported, but he ventured off near the village of Khut, located amid dense forestry in the Tuva Republic when her back was turned.
For 72 hours the child braved plummeting temperatures, the threat of wild animals and the danger of falling into a fast-flowing river before he was eventually rescued by his uncle.
"The situation was very dangerous. The River Mynas is fast and cold. If a small child fell in, it would be certain death," Ayas Saryglar, head of Tyva's Civil Defense and Emergencies agency, told the Siberian Times.
"There are wolves, and bears in the forest. The bears are now fattening for the winter. They can attack anything that moves.
"In addition, it is warm during the day, but at night there are even frosts. If we consider that the kid disappeared during the day, he was not properly dressed - only a shirt and shoes, no coat."
A day and night search operation to find the child involved villagers, local policemen and even a helicopter scouring a vast area of about 120 square km.
Another official told local media that the child was saved after recognising his uncle's voice calling his name. After being hugged, his first question was whether his toy car was okay.
Rescuers were quick to praise the toddler's initiative - he found a dry place under a larch tree and slept between its roots.
"The whole [of his] village is throwing a party to celebrate his survival," regional leader Sholban Kara-Ool was quoted as saying.
The boy has now been nicknamed Mowgli, The Siberian Times reported. Mowgli is the fictional orphan in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book novels,
"It is now predicted he will become a rescuer himself," the paper said, "because he showed incredible stamina for his age by surviving for so long alone in these cold woods."
Doctors say that Tserin suffered no serious injuries from his ordeal.
Gary Ferguson, 47, was found with chest and head injuries at the apartment of fellow English teacher Harris Binotti in Yangon earlier this month.
Local police said Mr Binotti, 25, took a flight to Thailand the day before Mr Ferguson's body was found.
His brother, Martin Ferguson, appealed for help to get "justice" for Gary.
In a statement, he said: "Our goal is to get Interpol into the investigation.
"What measures have been taken by the Myanmar police to stop [Harris Binotti] from travelling abroad? Has his passport been blocked and put in a database?
"As information from the Foreign Office has been little we would hope that press coverage could get us the justice that Gary deserves."
He said the family felt they had been "robbed of a dear brother and father who had so much to offer this world".
Mr Ferguson was the father of a four-year-old boy.
He and Mr Binotti are believed to have gone out drinking two nights before his body was discovered and neighbours reported hearing sounds of a fight.
Both men were teachers at the Horizon International School in Yangon, in the south of the country formerly known as Burma.
Mr Ferguson had worked there for a year and Mr Binotti, who is thought to have connections to Dumfries and Aberdeen, for three months.
Mr Ferguson said Gary had travelled the world extensively and "loved to teach and educate people from all places in life".
"From Zimbabwe, India, Tibet, Korea and Australia, China and Thailand, particularly Asia he adored, the Thai islands, meeting with friends and enjoying music.
"His friends are shocked and in disbelief. So many kind messages from all over the world to say how unbelievable this is for them."
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are continuing to help and support the family of Mr Ferguson at this difficult time and are in contact with the Burmese authorities."
The Swede headed his 24th goal of the season after David Luiz flicked on a corner 17 minutes from time.
PSG maintained their bid to become the first team to complete an entire French top-flight season unbeaten.
Monaco can go second and trim the champions' lead to 21 points with victory at Lorient on Sunday.
Laurent Blanc's side were made to work hard for a ninth consecutive victory.
But once Ibrahimovic had broken the deadlock, they could have gone on to win by a bigger margin as Toulouse left gaps at the back in search of an equaliser.
The sides meet again in Paris on Tuesday in the French Cup.
PSG have lost just once in 31 competitive games this season, a 1-0 defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League in November.
Toulouse drop to second-bottom after a six-game unbeaten run came to an end.
The government is under pressure to rethink the plans, which opponents say will hit low-income working families.
Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said he wants the plans delayed.
Lib Dem Jeremy Purvis intends to vote against the moves in the Lords and Scots Tory leader Ruth Davidson has said she wants "movement" on the issue.
The Conservative UK government wants to cut tax credits to save £4.5bn a year from 2016, arguing that most working families will still be better off by 2017, as a result of the introduction of the National Living Wage and changes to income tax thresholds.
But Mr Wishart told the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme: "What we're leaving is hundreds of thousands of families in Scotland, out of pocket who are going to be suffering greatly by what's being proposed.
"What we're seeing is the whole of Scotland standing against it, this is now the whole political community in Scotland almost united against this Conservative government."
Earlier, Labour said it would support the government if it delayed the plans, amid efforts to kill off the proposals entirely.
And Mr Murray told the programme: "If you do postpone over a three year period, you're able to look at the transitional arrangements for the worst off and you're able to kick in with higher wages.
"The government have got this the wrong way around, we do want to see the tax credit bill come down because we don't want to be subsidising poor wages but wages have to go up first."
On Monday, peers will vote on a rarely-used "fatal motion" tabled by the Lib Dems which would scrap the proposed changes entirely.
Lord Purvis said he was determined the "fatal motion" would see the legislation fall at this stage.
He added: "This measure has to be approved by both Houses of Parliament, it cannot proceed unless it has been approved by both Houses of Parliament.
"I will be voting against it tomorrow, I hope the House of Lords will be voting against it tomorrow and the government will therefore have to think again."
Asked about the SNP's opposition to the House of Lords, Mr Wishart said: "We'll accept support from the Devil and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse if it was to get rid of the Tory tax credit cuts."
The three politicians also welcomed reported comments from Ruth Davidson, in the Mail on Sunday, saying: "If we're not the party of getting people into work and making it easier for them to get up the tree, then what are we there for? It's not acceptable.
"The aim is sound, but we can't have people suffering on the way. The idea that there's a cliff edge in April before the uptake in wages comes in is a real practical human problem and the government needs to look again at it."
Ms Davidson said on Have I Got News For You on Friday that she would like to see "some movement" on the issue by the autumn statement.
What are tax credits and what are the changes?
Tax credits are a series of benefits introduced by the last Labour government to help low-paid families. There are two types: Working Tax Credit (WTC) for those in work, and Child Tax Credit (CTC) for those with children.
Under government proposals, the income threshold for Working Tax Credits - £6,420 - will be cut to £3,850 a year from April.
In other words, as soon as someone earns £3,850, they will see their payments reduced. The income threshold for those only claiming CTCs will be cut from £16,105 to £12,125.
The rate at which those payments are cut is also going to get faster. Currently, for every £1 claimants earn above the threshold, they lose 41p. This is known as the taper rate. But from April, the taper rate will accelerate to 48p.
There will be similar reductions for those who claim work allowances under the new Universal Credit.
Read more about the changes
Ryan Lock, who was 20 and from Chichester, West Sussex, was killed on 21 December during a battle for the IS stronghold of Raqqa.
After his death his body had been in the hands of Islamic State militants.
The BBC has been told it has now been recovered and taken to north-east Syria for an official autopsy.
Ryan Lock, who was a chef, had no military experience before travelling to join the Kurdish armed fighting forces known as the YPG in August.
He had told friends and family he was going on holiday to Turkey.
He became the third British man to die fighting with the Kurds against so-called Islamic State.
Mark Campbell, a pro-Kurdish rights activist from KurdishQuestion.com, said: "Ryan's remains are now awaiting repatriation to the UK."
He added: "It is hoped that with the support of the Kurdistan regional government authorities and the UK consulate in Erbil that the process will be able to proceed without delay, although due to the political complexities of the region we expect the process may take some time."
Ryan Lock's parents, who are from Chichester, West Sussex, and Havant, Hampshire, were said to be extremely concerned about the return of their son's remains to the UK.
The father of Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, the first British man to die fighting against IS with the Kurds, visited Ryan Lock's father.
Chris Scurfield told the BBC that his own son's repatriation was paid for by the Kurds and says that they will do the same for Ryan Lock.
"As the Lock family face their son's repatriation, they will experience the British government's kind assurances of help, but only the Syrian Kurds will truly honour their fallen son with practical help and logistical assistance."
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The UK has advised for some time against all travel to Syria.
"Anyone who does travel to these areas, for whatever reason, is putting themselves in danger."
A PhD studentship has been set up to look at what effects the experimental nuclear power site has had on nearby Thurso and surrounding areas.
Established in the 1950s, Dounreay's buildings - including its landmark sphere - are being demolished.
The site is to be cleared and cleaned up by 2029.
The new PhD has been set up by the University of the Highlands and Islands and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
Work to demolish the landmark Dounreay Fast Reactor (DFR) sphere could start in seven years' time.
The structure, also known as the dome and the golf ball, has been a feature of the north Caithness coast for almost 60 years.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has recommended that the DFR be decontaminated by 2022 so it can then be demolished.
There were previous plans to retain the dome.
Historic Scotland had considered listing the building so that it would be conserved.
But these were no dramatic visions of bright lights, accompanied by the sound of celestial angels. And nor is she particularly unlucky.
Instead, she believes these near-misses are all part and parcel of the human experience - and she wants to "normalise" them for the sake of her young daughter, whose severe allergies necessitate hospital dashes several times a year.
That's not to say that some of O'Farrell's brushes with death - as recollected in her unconventional memoir I Am, I Am, I Am - don't leave your heart in your mouth as you read about them.
They included:
They also leave you feeling that it could have been you. Or, that things could have been very different for O'Farrell.
The fact that they weren't is why she wanted to tell her story, having previously vowed to never write about her private life.
And when she did decide she wanted to write I Am, I Am, I Am (its title comes from a Sylvia Plath poem), she refused to take an advance, settling on a token £1 when her agent insisted for legal reasons. She jokes she spent it all on a supermarket trolley.
"In a way, the format I chose - to describe a life through this one type of experience - allowed me to reveal almost as much as I conceal," she says from her home in Edinburgh, where she lives with her husband and three children.
"There's a lot I don't say in the book - even if I can join the dots between those things, others can't."
The best-selling author has published seven novels to date.
She has been nominated for the Costa Novel Award three times and won it in 2010 for her book The Hand that First Held Mine. Meanwhile, her novel The Distance Between Us won a Somerset Maugham Award.
"I'm in my 40s now. And I don't like the phrase mid-life crisis, but I do think that when you reach that point, you start to look back at things you didn't think about at the time, especially when you are bringing up children and what they're going to experience."
It was especially the experiences of her middle child that sparked the idea for I Am, I Am, I Am.
"The book started as a project for her. She has a life-threatening medical condition. She has a lot of brushes with death herself.
"She has this very extreme allergic reaction which we can usually allay but sometimes we can't. She has an awful lot to cope with for someone her age.
"I wanted to make sense of it for her and for myself - the challenges of parenting a child. You have to metabolise the trauma and give it back to them in an acceptable form."
O'Farrell says she wanted to tell her eight-year-old daughter: "You can have a full life and be all you want to be, even with all this happening."
And as to why she chose to write it as a memoir, she says there is a "human need for narrative - a need to explain the inexplicable".
So when her daughter was in hospital, O'Farrell told her about the time she was in hospital as a child, with encephalitis - a condition the doctors feared would kill her, or at least leave her in a wheelchair.
So does she think she has more near-death experiences than other people? Because 17 does sound like a lot.
"I think I've probably had more than most people," she muses. "I thought it was quite normal but when I've told people the title (the full title being I Am, I Am, I Am - Seventeen Brushes With Death), they've said 'what??'.
"So maybe it's not normal after all.
"A lot of them are linked to the illness I had."
She opens up about the aftermath of the condition, which caused issues relating to balance and perception.
One that wasn't linked to the encephalitis, though, and which opens the memoir, is shocking - an encounter on a secluded path with a man who she feels has been waiting for her, who looms forward with his binocular straps.
Before writing this book, she had only ever told her husband about it.
"It's a strange one - and it came out of a conversation with my daughter. She said she wanted to go walking, just her and me.
"At that point, I thought I'm going to have to tell her the story, to say I'd prefer you not to go hiking alone. So I dropped her off at school and came home to write it - but I didn't think I'd show it to anyone.
"Of the people who've read the book, it's amazing how many women say to me, not in as extreme a way, but 'yes' - they had a story that's the same.
"It's something that women have to develop a sense of, when they're safe and when they're not. You have to develop it at a young age."
But after all this - does she feel lucky?
"I feel immensely lucky! I have a job I love, three children I absolutely adore. I feel incredibly blessed and incredibly fortunate to have survived."
Is she someone who takes risks? She says yes, but...
"I think I'm much less like that now I've had children. Especially the way we live, with my daughter's issues, where we have to be vigilant all of the time. I could never take her anywhere in the world that doesn't have first-class medical care.
"But I wouldn't say I'm a cautious or anxious person at all. I'm the one to say - 'Climb that tree! Go higher!"
Mohammad Akhlaq was beaten to death by a mob in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh state in late September.
His son, 22, was badly injured and had to have hospital treatment.
The case sparked furious debate about religious tolerance in India, with some criticising the government for not immediately condemning the attack.
Daljeet Chaudhary, a senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh, told AFP news agency: "We have filed a charge sheet against 15 persons... It is a case of murder."
Two more suspects were arrested on Wednesday, while a further two suspects are still on the run, local media report.
Mr Akhlaq, a farm worker, was asleep next to his son when a mob burst in wielding sticks, swords and pistols on 28 September.
The attack came after a loudspeaker announcement at a nearby temple said beef had been found in his home.
However, Mr Akhlaq's family, who are Muslim, denied consuming or storing beef - and forensic tests later confirmed that meat found in their fridge was goat meat.
Government ministers from the Hindu nationalist BJP have said the incident was a spontaneous expression of anger.
However, a panel from the National Commission for Minorities concluded that the lynching was premeditated and the temple had been used to plan the attack.
Slaughter of cows is a sensitive issue in India as the animal is considered sacred by Hindus, who comprise 80% of the country's 1.2bn people.
Uttar Pradesh is among a number of Indian states who have tightened laws banning cow slaughter and the sale and consumption of beef.
It comes with spending on so-called "out-of-region placements" forecast to run more than £600,000 over budget.
The social work department says it's already working to identify community-based provision wherever possible.
However, it added that establishing appropriate support for such services would take time.
It is hoped the move could replicate the success of a strategy put in place for "looked after kids" which is on course to deliver savings of almost £1m.
Jim Dempster, who chairs the social work committee, insisted it was in everyone's interest to tackle the issue.
"For the well-being of the children it is absolutely crucial that they are back in the region - they're amongst people they know in an environment they are familiar with," he said.
"And for us it represents a financial saving.
"That is just a win-win situation."
Voters will head to the polls across five Merseyside boroughs plus Halton in Cheshire on 4 May.
You wanted to know about what powers the mayor will have and how the wider region will be affected as the new devolution model takes shape.
We put your questions to the BBC's North West political reporters and political editor.
Q. What will the mayor do for the outer regions that fall into the Liverpool City Region? A small town like Southport's needs are different to a big city?
This is one of the biggest challenges facing the mayor.
In Southport, for example, many people feel they have more in common with Lancashire than Liverpool. Do they want to be included in "brand Liverpool"?
In St Helens, a group of students said they thought the town possibly had more in common with Manchester, especially given that neighbouring Wigan is part of the Greater Manchester combined authority.
Each of the candidates insist they'll work to ensure all citizens benefit equally.
Interestingly, none of them are actually from the city of Liverpool, so they would all argue they were certainly not Liverpool-centric in their approach.
The mayor will have a strategic overview of the whole city region, which arguably means that, when it comes to investment, they can make decisions based on needs and skills rather than concentrating on one small local authority area.
The mayor will need the backing of each district council leader on matters including spending, and how to develop training and employment.
So, at least in theory, each area will be able to fight its corner and make sure its citizens' voices are heard.
Q. Why do we need three mayors in Liverpool? We will soon have a Lord Mayor, a city mayor and a regional mayor. Plus all their deputies. Isn't this a drain on finances in itself?
This is the question which comes up every time BBC reporters speak to people about plans for a metro mayor.
In Liverpool, there will indeed be three mayors after 5 May. The civic mayor is the one with the gold chains who opens fetes and chairs council meetings.
The role of elected city mayor has existed since 2012 - Joe Anderson is the incumbent; he was re-elected in 2016. Mr Anderson will carry on in the role, though he recently revealed his own ambitions may lie at Westminster.
The city mayor will remain in charge of the city on matters such as planning, school building, investment and culture.
The metro mayor, meanwhile, will be looking strategically across the whole city region and will have powers over local transport budgets, compulsory purchase orders and skills and training for the over 16s.
The metro mayor salary has been set at £77,500. The mayor of Liverpool will get £79,500 while the Police and Crime Commissioner post will pocket £85,000.
The money to run the Combined Authority and the metro mayor's office comes from the devolution deal done with central government.
Q. How will the elected mayor improve the state of some of the roads in the Liverpool City Region?
Repairing pot holes will still be the preserve of the individual local councils.
However, the strategic planning powers of the mayor may mean a more "joined-up" approach to identifying pot hole problems, and the mayor will also be well placed to lobby central government for more cash to fix them.
It's important to note the mayor will be in charge of the region's overall transport budget, which could have an impact on the roads.
There will be in regular talks with council leaders over things like highways maintenance, so the mayor is likely to have some clout.
The union general secretary said Mr Corbyn had to "come to terms" with his leadership, the York Press reported.
Unite, Britain's largest trade union and Labour's biggest financial backer, supported Mr Corbyn in last summer's Labour leadership contest.
Mr McCluskey later said Mr Corbyn had his "full support".
Unite said he had expressed similar sentiments in his speech at York University.
According to the York Press, Mr McCluskey said: "He [Mr Corbyn] has been a very principled MP and been able to say what he likes, but now he's a leader and in leadership he can't necessarily say the first thing that comes into his head. He has to take some balance."
He also said Mr Corbyn's comments on shoot-to-kill powers for police were "inappropriate".
Last week Mr Corbyn told the BBC he was unhappy with a shoot-to-kill policy "in general", later saying he backed any "strictly necessary force" needed to protect the UK in a terrorist attack.
In a subsequent "clarification" of his comments, Mr McCluskey said Mr Corbyn had "opened up debate and democracy across the Labour Party", adding: "It is exactly his brand of conviction politics and principled opposition that has won him so many supporters and his leadership is stronger for it."
Mr Corbyn is attempting to find agreement within his shadow cabinet over whether to back UK air strikes over Syria. The Labour leader has indicated his opposition to military intervention but some of his front bench are in favour.
Prime Minister David Cameron is to make his case for air strikes to MPs on Thursday ahead of an imminent Commons vote.
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said Mr Corbyn had urged his shadow ministers to consult their constituency parties over the weekend as he seeks a "collective" view.
Labour is expected to attempt to finalise its position on Syria when its MPs meet on Monday night.
Tate said there had been 143,000 visits since the revamped and expanded modern art gallery opened on Friday.
On Saturday alone there were more than 54,000 visits - around double the usual visitor number and the highest ever attendance for a single day.
A new extension, a pyramid-like tower called the Switch House, increases the size of Tate Modern by 60%.
The structure, boasting panoramic views of London, was part of a £260m redevelopment project.
"We are absolutely delighted that so many visitors experienced the new galleries and performances at Tate Modern over the opening weekend," said Frances Morris, Tate Modern's director.
"Although we have almost doubled the number of regular visitors to the galleries during our opening weekend, we have space for it to feel comfortable even when busy.
"There has been a tremendous response from the public and we look forward to welcoming many more visitors over the coming months."
A weekend of special events to celebrate the opening included a specially-commissioned choral work by artist Peter Liversidge, performed on Saturday by more than 500 singers from community choirs across London.
Tate Modern's relaunch is accompanied by a complete rehang of the gallery's artworks which showcase more than 300 artists from about 50 countries. Half of the solo displays are dedicated to women artists.
While working at the Pentagon in the 1960s, he instigated the creation of Arpanet - a computer network that initially linked together four US research centres, and later evolved into the internet.
At Xerox, he later oversaw the first computer with desktop-inspired icons and a word processor that formed the basis of Microsoft Word.
Mr Taylor died at home aged 85.
His family told the Los Angeles Times that he had suffered from Parkinson's disease among other ailments.
Mr Taylor studied psychology at university, but worked as an engineer at several aircraft companies and Nasa before joining the US Department of Defense's Advanced Research Project Agency (Arpa) in 1965.
At the time, Arpa funded most of the country's computer systems research.
In his role as the director of the organisation's Information Processing Techniques Office, Mr Taylor wanted to address the fact different institutions were duplicating research on the limited number of computer mainframes available.
In particular, he wanted to make "timesharing" more efficient - the simultaneous use of each computer by multiple scientists using different terminals, who could share files and send messages to each other.
Mr Taylor was frustrated that the Pentagon could only communicate with three research institutions, whose timeshared computers it helped fund, by using three incompatible systems.
So, he proposed a scheme to connect all of Arpa's sponsored bases together via a single network.
"I just decided that we were going to build a network that would connect these interactive communities into a larger community in such a way that a user of one community could connect to a distant community as though that user were on his local system," he later recalled in an interview with the Charles Babbage Institute.
"Most of the people I talked to were not initially enamoured with the idea. I think some of the people saw it initially as an opportunity for someone else to come in and use their [computing cycles]."
Nevertheless, he was given $1m (£796,000) to pursue the project.
And in 1968, a year before Arpanet was established, he co-authored a prescient paper with a colleague.
"In a few years, men will be able to communicate more effectively through a machine than face to face," it predicted.
"The programmed digital computer... can change the nature and value of communication even more profoundly than did the printing press and the picture tube, for, as we shall show, a well-programmed computer can provide direct access both to informational resources and to the processes for making use of the resources."
Mr Taylor's time at Arpa was also spent trying to see whether his country could make use of computer technology to solve logistics problems during the Vietnam war.
The White House had complained that it was getting conflicting reports about the number of enemies killed, bullets available and other details.
"The Army had one reporting system; the Navy had another; the Marine Corp had another," Mr Taylor later recalled.
"It was clear that not all of these reports could be true.
"I think one specific example was that if the amount of sugar reported captured were true we would have cornered two-thirds of the world's sugar supply, or something like that. It was ridiculous."
His efforts led to a uniform method of data collection and the use of a computer centre at an air force base to collate it.
"After that the White House got a single report rather than several," Mr Taylor said.
"That pleased them; whether the data was any more correct or not, I don't know, but at least it was more consistent."
Once Arpanet was up and running in 1969, Mr Taylor left the Pentagon and the following year he founded the Computer Science Laboratory of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (Xerox Parc).
There his team built Alto - a personal computer that claims several firsts. It was networked, controlled by a ball-driven mouse and used a graphical user interface (Gui).
Steve Jobs and others from Apple were given an early look, and it went on to inspire them to create the Apple Lisa and later the Apple Mac.
Its software included Bravo - a what-you-see-is-what-you-get word processor. Its primary developer, Charles Simonyi, later joined Microsoft where he created Word.
Despite their achievements, Mr Taylor became frustrated with Xerox's failure to capitalise on his team's work and quit in 1983.
"Xerox continued to ignore our work," he told an interviewer in 2000.
"I got fed up and left, and about 15 people came and joined me at DEC [Digital Equipment Corporation]."
There he helped create AltaVista, an early internet search engine, and a computer language that later evolved into Java.
Mr Taylor continued to dream of new technologies - predicting that the public would one day wear a device that would record everything they saw or heard.
But he also reflected that his greatest legacy - the internet - had taken longer to catch on than anticipated.
"My timing was awful," he conceded, adding "I didn't anticipate [its use for] pornography and crime."
The trees are "like catnip" to lions, said Kim Simmons at Linton Zoo.
Both Linton and Shepreth Wildlife Park usually ask people to give them trees but neither had to appeal this year.
Rebecca Willers from Shepreth said she had been offered more than 600 but had room for only 30 in the enclosures.
"We've not had to ask for trees this year as people have got to know that we always want them," she said.
"But we've never had so many before. Some garden centres were ringing us and offering 200 or 300 at a time."
The trees are used as toys for the cats but are also used in other enclosures to provide extra cover for animals such as red squirrels and pole cats.
They can survive for about two months before being chipped, although potted trees with roots are planted around the site.
Many of the garden centres were advised by Miss Willers to contact Linton Zoo, which has also appealed each year for trees for their lions.
However, its director, Miss Simmons, said they also had too many and while they were accepting a few from the public, they had also had to refuse the garden centres' offers.
"We have a bio-mass burner and we can use the trees in that, but we still have some left from last year," she said.
"It's lovely that people bring them, but it just shows how many trees are left over."
The Toffees willingly soaked up 71% of City possession but restricted Guardiola's side to few chances and scored with four of just six attempts at goal.
Romelu Lukaku coolly side-footed in a Kevin Mirallas cut-back and the Belgium internationals combined again after the break, Mirallas drilling Lukaku's through-ball across the keeper.
Tom Davies sent Goodison Park into raptures on just his second league start by dinking a third over Claudio Bravo and £11m debutant Ademola Lookman fired between the legs of the keeper in injury time.
Goals from the two teenagers left Everton boss Ronald Koeman visibly elated, while Guardiola cut a frustrated figure, remonstrating with the fourth official late on in what is his heaviest ever league defeat as a manager.
City lacked cutting edge throughout, though had Davies not headed a looping Bacary Sagna header off the line before half-time, they may not have gone on to suffer a fifth league defeat of the season.
They stay fifth, 10 points off leaders Chelsea, while Everton remain seventh.
What a difference a week makes. After FA Cup defeat to Leicester last weekend an angry Koeman demanded the club's hierarchy "opened its eyes".
The £24m signing of Morgan Schneiderlin lifted some gloom but the roars for his 65th-minute appearance from the bench were dwarfed by the noise in injury time when Lookman, newly arrived from Charlton, made his mark.
Koeman was bold in starting with Davies and 20-year-old defender Mason Holgate, but pragmatic in his game plan. City have had over 50% of the ball in every league outing this season but Everton sat and soaked up possession comfortably.
Leighton Baines slid in to deny Raheem Sterling an opening early on and, Davies' header off the line apart, the home goal never looked under serious threat.
The Toffees ran further and produced more sprints than the visitors, while with the ball they were direct, springing attacks through Lukaku, who proved a handful for City's ragged back four.
Davies ran further than anyone on the pitch and released Mirallas in the build-up to the opening goal, before being involved in the second and cleverly chipping in the third after a driving run from his own half.
Schneiderlin could threaten the 18-year-old's place but Koeman will welcome such a selection dilemma.
The Dutchman knows his team are far from a finished article but this win showed all they could be.
"It looks like the title challenge is beyond City," BBC Radio 5 live pundit Kevin Kilbane said at the end of match where the visitors' soft centre was all too apparent and clinically exploited.
After 10 games of the season Guardiola's side topped the table on 23 points, but 11 matches later he now says they are too far adrift.
The warning signs were there in those opening 10 games, where City kept two only clean sheets.
Their defensive predicament has continued and at Goodison Everton's direct balls repeatedly took the City midfield out of the game, exposing a back four which seemed to have little understanding as a unit.
Vincent Kompany's persistent injuries have created a hole in the heart of defence that John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi have been unable to fill with authority, while in central midfield, Pablo Zabaleta's performance was robust but his quality on the ball is no substitute for the silky Ilkay Gundogan.
Zabaleta had played 30 passes by the time he went off on the hour, 40 fewer than Yaya Toure.
Individual mistakes also proved costly. Toure took a heavy touch for Everton's killer second goal, while Gael Clichy sloppily lost possession for the first.
City have now conceded more goals than any other in the top seven, while goalkeeper Bravo has been beaten by 14 of the last 22 shots on target.
Guardiola has answers to find.
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Everton boss Ronald Koeman: "We scored at the right time in the first half and then to score straight after half-time made it very difficult for them.
"I think it is a big compliment to Everton today - the organisation defensively. It makes the final result and the way we played perfect.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: "In so many games we create enough chances to but when they arrive they score and the second time they arrive they score.
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"That for the mind of the players is tough, mentally tough and that is why we have to keep going be strong and work harder."
Manchester City host second-placed Tottenham in a 17:30 GMT kick-off on Saturday, shortly after Everton seek just a second away win in eight matches when they play at Crystal Palace at 15:00 GMT.
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Match ends, Everton 4, Manchester City 0.
Second Half ends, Everton 4, Manchester City 0.
Goal! Everton 4, Manchester City 0. Ademola Lookman (Everton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seamus Coleman.
Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Romelu Lukaku (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
Romelu Lukaku (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.
Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Everton).
Substitution, Everton. Ademola Lookman replaces Ross Barkley.
Bacary Sagna (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ross Barkley (Everton).
Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
Offside, Everton. Ashley Williams tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Gaël Clichy.
Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Everton 3, Manchester City 0. Tom Davies (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
Attempt saved. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Everton).
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by James McCarthy (Everton).
David Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Everton. James McCarthy replaces Gareth Barry.
Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City).
Gareth Barry (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joel Robles.
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Silva.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Bacary Sagna (Manchester City) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ashley Williams.
Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
Mr Fisker's previous company, Fisker Automotive, founded in 2007, built luxury cars popular with celebrities until its high profile 2013 bankruptcy.
For his new venture, Mr Fisker has announced both a high-end car as well as an affordable mass-market model.
Carmakers worldwide are increasingly focusing on the electric market.
Reviving his rivalry with Tesla, Mr Fisker promised "a significantly longer battery life and range than any battery currently on the market".
"Both the technology and the market are more mature now than when we first started out as pioneers in the electric vehicle industry, and our new vehicle will be the most innovative and cutting-edge electric car ever created," he said.
Before starting his first electric car company in California, the Danish designer worked for car firms including Aston Martin and BMW.
The Fisker Karma model, released in 2012 for $100,000, attracted a lot of celebrity interest with buyers such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber.
But after selling around 2, 000 vehicles, Mr Fisker left the company and it filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013 owing US taxpayers $139m (£109m).
It later saw its assets sold to Chinese company Wanxiang.
Despite also having failed to ever make a profit, Tesla is preparing the launch of a new mass market model set to be priced lower than its flagship Model S and Model X cars.
Traditional carmakers like General Motors, Renault Nissan or Volkswagen are also moving into all-electric vehicles.
The Dons lead Celtic by five points at the top the Premiership after winning their first eight fixtures.
"Aberdeen have needed a good team for a long time and [manager] Derek McInnes has done some sterling work over the last couple of years," said McLeish.
"Will they win the title? I would say it will still be Celtic."
Aberdeen finished runners-up last season, 17 points behind the champions - losing all four league meetings with Celtic.
However, they beat Celtic earlier this month, coming from behind to win 2-1 at Pittodrie.
"I don't think it's going to be as big a margin as it has been in recent years," McLeish told BBC Radio 5 live. "If Aberdeen can keep the nucleus of their team fit, it could be closer than many people think."
Former Scotland manager McLeish, 56, spent 16 years with Aberdeen, winning 12 major honours, including three titles under manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
"It's a fantastic run that Derek has got the team on," he added. "I think it even beats our stats in the days of Sir Alex, so I'm a little bit jealous."
Two "already heavily congested" roundabouts at Cutteslowe and Wolvercote are set for a major overhaul later this month.
Work includes widening approach roads, new traffic lights, improved crossings and cycle lanes.
Councillor David Nimmo Smith warned of "considerably" longer journeys.
He urged motorists to find alternative methods to get into the city such as using buses or the park and ride.
Work on the roundabouts at Banbury and Woodstock roads begins on 21 July and is expected to take up to 16 months.
Both are major routes into the city with about 100,000 vehicles using the junctions every day.
A series of drop-in exhibitions for people to find out more, view plans and ask questions take place this week.
It comes after an upgrade on the A423 Kennington and London Road caused traffic chaos last year with some motorists stuck in traffic for three hours.
The council said the work was necessary to cope with the future increase in demand from planned developments in and around Oxford.
Mr Nimmo Smith, who is Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet member for the environment, said action was needed "now" to avoid future "large scale congestion".
He said: "Clearly there will be a major impact on traffic during the work which is unfortunate but unavoidable - the message now is that people should look closely at how they travel and consider alternatives.
"If we didn't do this work, commuters would face a future of congestion and growth in key areas would be held back."
The Welsh Retail Consortium says the "real issue" facing retailers will be once the revaluation of properties takes effect from 1 April 2017.
It warns Wales could see up to a 10% leap.
A Welsh Government spokesman said they had "delivered significant targeted support to reduce business rates bills for small businesses in particular".
New figures have shown some good news, with a reduction in the number of empty shops.
The vacancy rate fell from almost 14% to 11% during April 2016.
Sara Jones from the WRC said "action is needed now" if Wales did not want to fall behind the rest of the UK in terms of its retail presence, and if it wanted to maintain a "vibrant industry."
A well-known shop in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire is due to close in a few weeks after 70 years of trading.
Williams Bazaar owner Llew Williams said trade was not how it used to be.
"Business rates has a lot to do with it," he said, "it's just too expensive."
Mr Williams also blamed parking charges, which are currently £1.50 a day, £1 for four hours and 70p for an hour.
He said: "The car parks have spoilt everything. People aren't willing to pay to come in and get a loaf of bread for example."
Deian Harries from Ar Gered shoe shop in Ammanford wanted the parking charges reduced.
"I'd like to see the tariffs changing in the town to something like 50p for two hours and 20p for half an hour, so people could come into town," he said.
Carmarthenshire council said parking charges in Ammanford were "very competitive," and they were working to promote the town centre offer.
The WRC's figures also show a 0.6% reduction in footfall, although this represents a slower decline than seen in recent months.
There was better news for retail parks, where footfall continued to accelerate with a rise of 7.1% from 6.5% last month.
The mood was lifted by comments from US Federal Reserve official William Dudley that a rate rise in September seemed "less compelling".
The Dow Jones closed up 3.97% at 16,285.64.
Earlier, European stock markets lost ground again as fears persist of a China-led economic downturn.
London's FTSE 100 closed down by 1.7% , with markets in Paris and Frankfurt finishing down by 1.4% and 1.3% respectively.
Earlier on Wednesday, economic figures seemed to back the case for a rise in US interest rates at the Fed policy meeting on September 16-17.
Durable goods orders rose 2% in July, compared with forecasts of a 4% fall. Orders for core capital goods rose 2.2%, the biggest gain in 13 months.
But analysts say there still likely to be more market volatility until the Federal Reserve meets next month.
"Until we get September out of the way, I think markets will continue to be choppy," said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets.
"These are the sorts of swings that we last saw in 2008," he added.
With the wild movements in global markets, Mr Hewson said he did not expect a rate rise out of the US next month, in part because of the central bank's mandate to maintain financial stability.
"I think they would be absolutely bonkers to raise rates now," he said.
282%
China's debt to GDP ratio
$28 trillion
Debt has quadrupled since 2007
0.25% cut in key lending rate
5th interest rate cut since November
7% China's growth target for 2015
On Tuesday, China's central bank cut its key lending rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6% in a bid to calm stock markets after the past days' turmoil.
The dramatic losses and volatility in China have shattered investor confidence and led to sharp falls in Asia and the US over the past several sessions.
The interest rate cut was the fifth by the People's Bank of China since November last year.
The move is aimed at boosting China's growth long-term, rather than having an immediate impact on investors.
Given China's central role in world trade, a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy would be likely to reverberate around the globe.
A rate cut will make it cheaper for banks to borrow from the central bank and will in turn make it easier for businesses and private people to borrow money from those banks.
On Wednesday, the Shanghai index fell 1.27% to 2,927.29, after veering in and out of negative territory.
In some ways I thought yesterday's events on markets were if anything more disturbing than Monday's global rout.
Because if share-price gains could not hold after the significant monetary easing by China's central bank, then mistrust about the true state of the world's second largest economy (actually the number-one economy on the purchasing-power-parity measure of GDP) has become very pronounced indeed.
And another thing, the Chinese interest rate cuts will exacerbate the phenomenon that has caused so much stress in so many different global markets, from commodities, to foreign exchange, to stocks and bond - the fall in the Chinese currency, the RMB, since it was allowed by Beijing to float more freely on 11 August.
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Elsewhere in Asia, the region's largest index, Japan's Nikkei 225 finished 3.2% higher on Wednesday at 18,376.83 points.
The Nikkei's gains come after a painful week for the Tokyo index, which had shed more than 8% in the past two sessions.
South Korea's Kospi index was also in positive territory, closing 2.6% higher at 1,894.29 points, while in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 finished 0.7% up at 5,172.80.
This is a class at IPACA school on the Isle of Portland.
Amelie, in year four, is speaking calmly into her smartwatch, using voice recognition software to search the web for the fact she needs.
She might just as easily have reached for the smartphone that she also uses during lessons.
Her Dorset school has embraced a bring-your-own-device philosophy for pupils from year one to sixth form.
It puts them at the centre of a debate about smartphones in class, on which almost everyone has strong opinions.
First the head of Ofsted, Michael Wilshaw, said they should be banned from lessons.
Then the government said they would include smartphones in a review of measures to tackle poor behaviour in English schools.
Ministers pointed to research by the London School of Economics, which suggested a ban on phones could make a significant difference to the most disadvantaged children by reducing distraction from learning.
The academics asked schools in four cities in England about their mobile phone policy and combined it with data about pupil achievement.
The phone companies wouldn't release information from mobile records for reasons of confidentiality.
Richard Murphy, who carried out the research, says this meant they couldn't be sure what students were actually doing, but it was clear that having phones in class didn't have the same effect on all pupils.
"The fact we don't find anything for high achieving students implies that they're not being distracted by themselves, or being distracted by other pupils."
And crucially he told me their research was focused on what happened in schools which were considering a ban, possibly because they'd experienced difficulties, and then implemented one.
So they didn't look at schools like IPACA which are using phones as a learning instrument.
"What we can say for sure is having phones in schools without any rules is bad for low achieving students. But what we can't say is that if mobile phones were being used in a proactive way this can't also be beneficial."
This means the largest recent academic study into the use of phones in schools gives only part of the picture.
At IPACA, director of change and innovation Gary Spracklen argues it's about embracing 21st Century learning.
"With a smartphone we can cross-reference the textbooks - we can look at the Syrian crisis at the moment, the different population flows that are changing throughout Europe. We can't do that with a textbook."
The children at IPACA still read books, but the school library is online as part of a move to cloud-based learning.
A secure wi-fi system with filters operates across the school and devices are made available to everyone.
Any phone used in class has to be face up, on the table and unlocked so anyone can see what is open.
Vicky Short, whose son Finlay is at the school, says the reality is children are growing up with access to devices, and need to learn how to use them productively.
"I think it's important to understand as a parent that things are not done now as they may have been when we were at school. It's all about helping our children develop into modern society."
It is perhaps no surprise that IPACA is embracing devices like smartphones.
The school's patron is Prof Stephen Heppell, who leads an expert group advising ministers in England on technology in education.
Their report, published early this year, said the ability to use digital technology to find information and share knowledge is "an essential contemporary skill set".
Although the report was welcomed by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan in January there has been no formal response to it since then.
When I ask Prof Heppell what he thinks of the idea of restricting phone use, he points out that education has a track record of banning things from ballpoint pens to calculators.
He says: "Today phones offer so much: data capture - children measuring light or sound levels to improve classrooms; [and] communications [with] slow-mo video for sports training [and] walking geometric shapes on to a playing field."
Schools in England are having to find their own way through dealing with the possibilities and challenges of mobile phones.
Burnage Academy for Boys in Manchester introduced a complete ban on the use of phones four years ago.
The policy is clear: if a phone beeps, rings or is used in school it is confiscated and has to be picked up by a parent.
Head teacher Ian Fenn says it has had a significant effect on reducing disruption in class.
"We do not have as many thefts in school, as much cyberbullying. If their access to phones is limited during a chunk of the day, it lessens. I can think of no downsides whatsoever."
Technology is still used to aid learning, but through controlled access to more than 350 networked computers.
When I speak to one of the parents, Debbie Makki, she's clear she supports the ban.
She has one son at Burnage while his older brother goes to a school with a more relaxed approach to phones.
"I've noticed the more he uses the phone in the daytime the more he uses it in the evening. Whereas my son who's here only uses it after he's done his homework."
This is an area where parents, and teachers, often have strong views shaped by dealing with teenagers glued to their phones.
The review now taking place will look at behavioural problems some schools have had because of smartphones.
But it's unlikely to end in an attempt to ban them across schools in England.
It would be impossible to enforce.
And there simply isn't enough evidence to rule out their use as a learning tool.
The former TV presenter is suing Essex Police, saying his arrest over Stuart Lubbock's death destroyed his career.
Police admitted the arrest was unlawful as the officer involved had not been fully briefed, but argued Mr Barrymore could have been lawfully detained by another officer instead.
The 65-year-old is suing for £2.5m.
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Mr Lubbock's body was found floating in the swimming pool at the entertainer's home in Roydon, near Harlow, in 2001.
Post-mortem tests found the 31-year-old butcher had suffered severe internal injuries indicating sexual assault, and his bloodstream contained ecstasy, cocaine and alcohol.
Six years later, Mr Barrymore and two other men were arrested after new evidence emerged, police said. They were later released without charge.
Mr Barrymore was at London's High Court to hear his counsel, Hugh Tomlinson QC, say his client had "made it clear he did not kill or assault Mr Lubbock".
Mr Tomlinson said: "Although he was arrested, he was never charged with any offence and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) subsequently made it crystal clear there was no basis for any charges.
"Our case is that when speculation, rumour and conjecture are put to one side, it is clear there is no evidence against the claimant in relation to any offence concerning Mr Lubbock."
He added: "This arrest was made without any proper evidential foundation.
"However, the fact that it had happened, and the worldwide publicity it received, destroyed the claimant's career."
The hearing continues.
A total of 20,639 chose to reject the idea in a referendum held on Thursday, with only 4,948 voting in favour.
The result means the Surrey Borough Council will continue to be run by an leader appointed by councillors. The role of mayor will remain a ceremonial one.
Turnout for the referendum was just under 25% of the town's electorate.
It was triggered by a petition signed by 5,269 residents, but all three political parties on the Conservative-controlled council campaigned against the change.
Deputy leader Matt Furniss said he was delighted with the result.
"It's an overwhelming win," he said.
"I think a lot of it was down to the fact you could not remove the mayor as you can remove the leader if anything goes wrong, but it was actually down to cost.
"We were predicting it would cost another £250,000 a year to run the proposed system."
Former leader Stephen Mansbridge, who resigned last year in protest over how the borough council was run, campaigned for a directly elected mayor.
"We haven't won the day but in our hearts we knew that that was a more likely outcome," he said.
"This issue can't be revisited now for 10 years.
"Guildford residents had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a change, to become more progressive and more visionary and they have opted to remain with the status quo.
"That's their decision we are absolutely respect that."
The fans remain in custody following clashes with police on Tuesday evening and will appear in court on Thursday.
Police said six officers were also attacked in the disturbances.
BBC journalist Phil Mackie said he witnessed what appeared to be an unprovoked attack from officers.
He said he met supporters who had been left bruised after being hit on the head, arms and knees.
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The correspondent told 5 live the trouble happened in the Plaza Mayor, where Foxes fans had been told they could gather.
He said he found a number of young Leicester fans with bruises, who had been hit on the head, arms and knees and while some were drunk, they seemed dazed as well.
He witnessed police charging a group of Leicester fans who seemed to be just walking past and three were pushed to the ground, hit with batons and bundled into the back of vans.
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Aaron Richard Howells, who was in the square, said there was a lot of good-natured singing from supporters, but some younger fans got too close to police with their chanting.
He said: "We [witnessed] police targeting groups of people, smashing beers from tables and even them throwing chairs towards the fans as well charging with batons and riot shields."
However, supporter June Webb - who was in the square - said some ticketless fans told her they liked to make a nuisance of themselves and "expected trouble later".
A spokesman for Leicester City said: "We have received reports from local police of a small number of arrests following minor incidents in Madrid on Tuesday evening.
"We have provided extensive advice for travelling supporters ahead of every away fixture in the competition and we would urge our fans to adhere to the guidance issued."
Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia reported that riot gear was used to disperse about 300 supporters.
The request was confirmed by Ecuador's foreign minister on Twitter.
Mr Snowden had fled the US for Hong Kong but flew out on Sunday morning and is currently in Moscow.
A US extradition request to Hong Kong failed but Washington insists he should now be denied international travel.
The US justice department has called Hong Kong's decision not to arrest Mr Snowden "troubling".
On Sunday, a US official said Washington had contacted "Western Hemisphere" nations that Mr Snowden might travel to, or through.
"The US is advising these governments that Snowden is wanted on felony charges, and as such should not be allowed to proceed in any further international travel, other than is necessary to return him to the United States," the state department official said.
Earlier, Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, who is in Vietnam, said on Twitter: "The Government of Ecuador has received an asylum request from Edward J. #Snowden."
Wikileaks said in a statement that Mr Snowden was "bound for the Republic of Ecuador via a safe route for the purposes of asylum, and is being escorted by diplomats and legal advisers from Wikileaks".
Ecuador is already giving political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has been sheltering in its London embassy for the past year.
The anti-secrecy group said Mr Snowden's asylum request would be formally processed when he arrived in Ecuador.
Spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson told the BBC he believed history would show that the former analyst had performed "a great public service".
The US state department said Mr Snowden's passport had been revoked, saying this was "routine and consistent with US regulations".
However, one US official told the Associated Press that if a senior official in a country or airline ordered it, a country could overlook the lack of a passport.
Hong Kong officials said Mr Snowden had left "on his own accord for a third country through a lawful and normal channel" because the US extradition request was incomplete and there was no legal basis to restrict him from departing.
The US justice department said it was "disappointed" that Hong Kong did not arrest Mr Snowden and that it "disagrees" with its reasons for not doing so.
An official said that at no point during talks on Friday did Hong Kong raise issues regarding the sufficiency of the US request.
"In light of this, we find their decision to be particularly troubling," the official said.
Mr Snowden left on Aeroflot flight SU213 and landed at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport shortly after 17:00 local time (13:00 GMT) on Sunday, where he was reportedly picked up by either a Venezuelan or Ecuadorean embassy car.
Reports suggest he will fly out of Russia on an early afternoon flight to the Cuban capital Havana, where he is booked on another flight to Caracas, Venezuela.
Following that route would enable him to fly on to Ecuador without risk of arrest by US authorities.
It is unclear where Mr Snowden currently is, but he is reported to have not left the airport, and the Ecuadorean ambassador was spotted at an airside hotel.
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The US and Ecuador have a joint extradition treaty, but it is not applicable to "crimes or offences of a political character".
The US justice department has said it will seek co-operation from whichever country Mr Snowden arrives in.
But if Mr Snowden ends up in Ecuador, it is going to be extremely difficult for the Americans to get him, the BBC's Paul Adams in Washington reports.
Mr Snowden had left his home in Hawaii after leaking details of his work as an NSA (National Security Agency) analyst and the extensive US surveillance programme to the UK's Guardian newspaper and the Washington Post.
He has been charged in the US with theft of government property, unauthorised communication of national defence information and wilful communication of classified communications intelligence.
Each of the charges carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence. The complaint is dated 14 June - although it was made public only on Friday.
NSA chief Keith Alexander told ABC News on Sunday there had been no warning that Mr Snowden had taken the documents.
"Clearly, the system did not work as it should have," he said.
Gen Alexander also said the spying agency was overhauling its operations to tighten security on contractors.
The leaks have led to revelations that the US is systematically seizing vast amounts of phone and web data under an NSA programme known as Prism.
Mr Snowden said earlier that he had decided to speak out after observing "a continuing litany of lies" from senior officials to Congress.
US officials have defended the practice of gathering telephone and internet data from private users around the world.
They say Prism cannot be used to intentionally target any Americans or anyone in the US, and that it is supervised by judges.
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Italy's Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, a centre-left politician, is the new EU foreign affairs chief, replacing Catherine Ashton. Officially her title is EU High Representative. The European Parliament is expected to approve the appointment.
Poland's centre-right Prime Minister Donald Tusk is the choice for European Council president, replacing the Belgian Herman Van Rompuy. The job involves setting the EU's broad priorities, chairing EU summits and forging agreement among often divided EU member states.
Ms Mogherini, 41, has only been Italian foreign minister since February.
Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi lobbied hard to get her accepted as the new EU foreign affairs chief. But he met with resistance at an EU summit in July, when East European leaders objected to her relative lack of experience and alleged soft stance towards Russia.
But at the EU summit on Saturday Mr Van Rompuy said EU leaders were convinced that Ms Mogherini would be a successful negotiator for Europe internationally.
Ms Mogherini, speaking fluent English, said that "the challenges are huge... all around Europe we have crises - on European soil, in Ukraine, and starting from Iraq and Syria, going to Libya".
She graduated in political science from Sapienza University in Rome - her home city - and also wrote a thesis on Islamism.
She was elected to parliament for the first time in 2008 and specialised in foreign affairs. She is known to be very loyal to Mr Renzi.
"Even when she was 25, she was focused on foreign policy," said Luca Bader, a Democratic Party colleague quoted by Reuters news agency. "She's very sober and serious, not picturesque or colourful."
She will run the EU External Action Service (EEAS) and spend much of her time travelling the globe, dealing with issues as diverse as the Ukraine conflict, Iran's controversial nuclear programme and the threat posed by Islamist militants in the Middle East.
Like Catherine Ashton, she was chosen in preference to some veteran foreign policy big-hitters, notably Poland's Radek Sikorski, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite and Sweden's Carl Bildt. So Europe's foreign ministries will be scrutinising her actions and speeches closely.
According to Jan Techau, director of the Carnegie Europe think-tank, "not just her knowledge base has been questioned, but also whether she has enough gravitas to be the senior diplomat".
EU governments tend to keep a firm grip on foreign policy, paying lip service to the ideal of a "single EU voice" internationally.
"As high representative you're essentially an employee of the member states. They always fear someone who sets an agenda - they don't want someone overambitious," Mr Techau told the BBC.
Mr Tusk, 57, got firm backing from Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister David Cameron for the council presidency job.
His government has been one of the toughest in the EU in demanding sanctions against Russia over Moscow's support for the uprising in eastern Ukraine.
The crisis in Ukraine - widely seen as Europe's biggest security challenge since the Cold War - will put his leadership to the test. His poor spoken English is seen as a possible handicap.
In January his government clashed with Mr Cameron over the UK leader's desire to curb child benefit payments for EU migrants.
Nevertheless, Mr Cameron appears to see him as a potential ally in the UK's drive for fundamental EU reform.
Mr Tusk has been prime minister since 2007 and in 2011 he became the first Polish PM to be re-elected since the fall of communism in 1989.
He hails from Gdansk, the Baltic port city where anti-communist demonstrations, led by the Solidarity trade union, erupted in the 1980s. He was active in Solidarity while studying history at the University of Gdansk.
He is from Poland's Kashubian minority.
He leads Civic Platform (PO), which espouses free market policies. His government has cut jobs in the state sector, pursued privatisation, cut taxes to woo foreign investors and tried to persuade Poles abroad to come home.
Poland, unlike many of its richer EU partners, has enjoyed steady economic growth despite the impact of the global financial crisis.
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Conrad Procter brandished the chainsaw at Labour councillor Paul O'Kane, who was campaigning for former party leader Jim Murphy ahead of last year's general election.
The incident happened in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, on 6 April last year.
Procter was sentenced to a Community Payback Order at Paisley Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Seith Ireland said 40-year-old Procter had "come very close" to going to prison.
The court had previously heard how Mr O'Kane, 28, had been canvassing in Procter's street in the Auchenback area of Barrhead ahead of the general election.
Procter, who was in his garden at the time, was heard shouting "Red Tories get out of here" before telling Mr O'Kane: "I'll cut your head off" while holding the chainsaw and chasing him down the street.
He had denied behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by shouting, swearing, acting in an aggressive manner, threatening violence while in possession of a running chainsaw and following Mr O'Kane down the street while holding it.
But he was convicted following a trial last month, with sentence being deferred for him to be assessed by social workers.
When Procter returned to court for sentencing, defence solicitor Raymond McIlwham described his client's conduct on the day in question as "unusual and very serious."
He added: "He accepts involvement in this incident but he continues to dispute that any persons were pursued down the street - what he disputes is any movement by him outwith his garden area.
"He's not stupid and fully appreciates how serious this is. Such behaviour simply can't be tolerated in a civilised society.
"It was a gross overreaction fuelled by temper and fuelled by passion on Mr Procter's part, which was totally misplaced and wholly unacceptable."
He asked for leniency for his client, saying he was "willing to make compensation to the victims or the Labour Party."
Sheriff Ireland said he was "persuaded just" that custody could be avoided.
As he placed Procter on a 12-month Community Payback Order as a direct alternative to custody, the sheriff said: "What makes this offence serious is, of course, that it was committed during the currency of a general election campaign.
"It matters not anyone's own, individual, political beliefs - what's important is that anyone's and everyone's political views must be respected in a civilised society, and especially during a time when the country is effectively choosing it's Members of Parliament, Member of European Parliament or local councillors.
"We have the democratic procedure of elections which citizens can participate in and any of the politicians participating in can go round the houses by speaking to citizens in the voting area canvassing, as was the case here, without fear."
The sheriff said Procter had "some troublesome attitudes", and told him: "You've come very close to going to custody."
The victim, aged in his 30s, was shot at an address in Forum Court last week. He has since been treated in hospital.
Frank Warren, 51, of Victoria Road, Dorchester, Dorset, is due to appear before magistrates later.
Simon Webber, 31, of Sydenham Close, Bridgwater, Somerset, who was charged earlier this week, will next appear at Ipswich Crown Court on 25 August.
Three men and two women from the Dorchester and Needham Market areas are currently on police bail pending further enquiries.
Club 1872, the second largest shareholder in Rangers, claims Lennon made "various inflammatory gestures" to fans during Hibs' 3-2 win at Ibrox.
The fans' group wants Police Scotland and the Scottish Professional Football League to speak to the Hibs boss.
Neither Hibs nor Lennon have commented on the Club 1872 statement.
Sunday's European Rugby Champions Cup match was one of five to be postponed after Friday's Paris attacks.
"All the fixtures are already compressed, we have a unique problem," Halliday told BBC Radio Bristol.
"There is turnaround issues, players need to recover, it's a big match in what is seen as the toughest pool."
Former Bath player Halliday said the issue would hopefully resolved in the next 48 hours.
"There is no immediate, obvious weekend we can choose." he said. "That is fact.
"If we did play a midweek game, are you faced with trying to re-arrange a weekend Premiership match? That is a possibility."
Halliday added teams could not just play a big pool match away from home and then an important Premiership game two days later.
"It puts a lot of pressure on people," he said.
"We need to talk to the rest of the clubs in the pool, as it has knock-on effects for the rest of the tournament. We can't just look at the rule book, we need to get to the best solution."
But Bath chairman Bruce Craig has suggested it may never take place because of the difficulty in rescheduling it due to fixture congestion after the World Cup.
"The midweek option is not an option to my mind as that would be to the detriment of player welfare as well as the integrity of two competitions, an important Champions Cup game being squeezed in with all the travel issues between two Premiership weekends," he told the Daily Telegraph.
"There is no way we should be letting that happen. You can't play three high-profile games in a week."
However, Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal has suggested it could be played during the 2016 Six Nations.
"Playing on Wednesday isn't possible," he told French sports daily L'Equipe.
"I can only see one solution... It would mean that the (national team) coaches would have to accept not being able to call up international players of Bath or Toulon in order for us to be able to play the match during a matchday of the Six Nations."
The Proton-M carrier rocket broke down minutes after it was launched from Kazakhstan on Saturday morning, the Roscosmos agency said.
The cause of the accident is being investigated, Roscosmos added.
Russia's space programme has experienced a series of embarrassing mishaps in recent months.
Earlier reports said that the rocket had crashed in Siberia.
On Tuesday Russia was forced to delay the return of three astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) after an out-of-control unmanned cargo ship also burnt up as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 28 April.
Russia used to be a byword in reliability for space technology, but its reputation has taken a hammering recently. Proton rockets now fail with alarming regularity. Officials will try to find the cause of the latest mishap, but confidence is waning, and many commercial satellite operators have already started to take their business elsewhere.
For those who still have contracts with Proton, this failure is a major headache, in particular for London-based Inmarsat. The world's largest mobile satellite services operator is in the midst of rolling out Global Xpress, its next-generation constellation of satellites. This is the largest single commercial space project in Britain, worth more than $1.57bn (£1bn), and will provide enhanced communications to ships, planes, the armed forces and broadcasting companies.
Two of the three satellites in Global Xpress have been launched successfully on Protons. The third was due to be launched next month. This will not happen now, and the anticipated September inauguration of global services on the new constellation will likely be pushed back several months as a consequence.
Problems occurred about eight minutes into the Proton-M flight, which was broadcast live by Russia's space agency Roscosmos.
"There has been a malfunction on board the booster rocket. This broadcast is now over," the presenter said.
Roscosmos said that "an emergency situation took place when the Proton-M rocket launched with a MexSat-1 satellite".
"The reasons are being identified," the agency said in a statement (in Russian).
Space industry sources say that the Mexican satellite has not been found and launches of Proton-type rockets will be grounded until the reason for the malfunction is established.
Roscosmos said in a statement that the communications satellite, booster and third stage burnt up almost entirely in the atmosphere with no evidence of anything falling to earth.
The agency said that the accident happened at a height of 161km (100 miles) and that the satellite had been insured by the customer.
President Putin has been informed of the satellite failure, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Sources say that communications were lost with the Proton-M rocket soon before it was supposed to separate from the third-stage rocket.
The engine of the third-stage rocket accidentally switched off, Russian news agencies reported, citing space industry sources.
Russia earns large amounts of foreign exchange from the launches of Western and Asian commercial satellites.
The Proton-M carrier rocket is Russia's main vehicle for commercial satellite launches, but in recent years has been repeatedly grounded because of mechanical difficulties.
Russia has been using Proton carriers since the Soviet era and now has a monopoly on sending astronauts to the ISS following the mothballing of the US Space Shuttle programme.
Dublin Fire Brigade was called to Belcamp House in the north of the city in the early hours of Friday and again overnight into Saturday.
The Georgian mansion was designed by Kilkenny native James Hoban - architect of the White House in Washington DC.
Belcamp has been significantly damaged by fire and vandalism in recent years.
The site, off the Malahide Road, was formally used as a secondary school - Belcamp College - but was sold for development in 2004.
Dublin Fire Brigade deployed five units to the site early on Friday morning and a further three units overnight into Saturday.
A spokesman said it was too early to say what had caused this week's fires.
An Taisce (the National Trust for Ireland) had previously included Belcamp on its list of buildings at risk and it assessed it to be under "critical" threat.
Following the first fire on Friday morning, An Taisce wrote to Fingal Council urging the local authority to "take urgent action to protect the 18th Century house".
"This morning's fire has caused serious damage to the ornate plasterwork decorated interiors, which are the finest of the late 18th century period in Fingal.
"The extent of damage is still undetermined," the trust said.
An Taisce claimed the building had been "inadequately secured" following the Irish property crash.
It called on the council to "urgently intervene to establish the current ownership of the building and any continuing involvement of NAMA (National Assets Management Agency) and to ensure that the roof is repaired and further damage averted".
Jonathan Hill, former leader of the House of Lords, will appear before the European economic and monetary affairs committee on 1 October.
But leading Green MEP Philippe Lamberts says he thinks ex-lobbyist Lord Hill's appointment is "a joke".
Socialist Gianni Pittella questioned whether the peer could do the job.
Lord Hill was offered the prestigious post of overseeing financial services in the new 28-strong European Commission by EC President Jean-Claude Juncker earlier this month.
The move delighted UK Prime Minister David Cameron who had campaigned hard for Britain to be given a top economic position.
'A provocation'
But some MEPs are concerned about the wisdom of giving a job that will implement banking inside the eurozone to a Brit from outside the eurozone.
Mr Lamberts, who met Lord Hill in Strasbourg this week, said he was not impressed by his knowledge of financial regulation and believes he will be given a rough ride on October 1.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The first time I heard about this, I thought it was a joke - really - and when I learned it was real, I felt this as a provocation.
"Putting a British citizen in charge of that part of new legislation? I'm not sure it is a very wise idea... I mean, a former lobbyist in charge of issuing new legislation, especially in an area where the UK is perceived as protecting the interests of the City of London?
"I think Lord Hill faces a very, very tough hearing and frankly, I wouldn't be surprised to see him failing."
During next month's meeting Lord Hill, Conservative former prime minister John Major's political secretary, is likely to be quizzed about his attitude to financial regulation - possibly at the same time Mr Cameron gives his keynote speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
'Hugely successful'
Gianni Pittella, Socialist and Democrat Group president, said he and his colleagues would be expressing "our worries, our strong doubts about the fact that a Conservative, a profit-making liberal, could handle the regulation of the financial services".
But Conservative MP Damien Green, who worked with Lord Hill at Number 10 with John Major, said he was sure his friend would cope.
He said it was "hypocritical" and "a fairly barrel-scraping argument" for a Green MEP to criticise Lord Hill for being a lobbyist.
As Mr Major's political secretary, Lord Hill had dealt with the parliamentary Conservative Party "at the time when it was in meltdown" over the Maastricht Treaty, said Mr Green. "So he's gone through some very tough times, so he can cope with problems," he said.
He argued that the peer could have been an MP, but instead set up his own lobbying business "which has been hugely successful which itself requires a degree of toughness, so I'm absolutely sure he can cope with scrutiny".
Former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker was appointed president of the 28-member Commission in the face of staunch opposition from Mr Cameron.
Powerful
Each country has a commissioner, but the EU tradition is for them to work in the interests of Europe as a whole, not to pursue national agendas.
The team includes five former prime ministers, four deputy prime ministers and seven returning commissioners, appointed for a new five-year term.
The Commission is seen as the most powerful EU institution, as it drafts EU laws, ensures compliance with EU treaties and negotiates far-reaching trade deals with international partners.
The nominated commissioners will face scrutiny by relevant committees in the European Parliament.
The full Commission will then be subject to a vote of approval at a full session of the European Parliament and should take office in early November. It will replace the Commission of Jose Manuel Barroso.
Vytenis Andriukaitis (Lithuania) Health and food safety
Miguel Arias Canete (Spain) Climate action and energy
Dimitris Avramopoulos (Greece) Migration and home affairs
Elzbieta Bienkowska (Poland) Internal market, industry, entrepreneurship and SMEs (small and medium-sized businesses)
Corina Cretu (Romania) Regional policy
Johannes Hahn (Austria) European neighbourhood policy and enlargement negotiations
Jonathan Hill (UK) Financial stability, financial services and capital markets union
Phil Hogan (Ireland) Agriculture and rural development
Vera Jourova (Czech Republic) Justice, consumers and gender equality
Cecilia Malmstroem (Sweden) Trade
Neven Mimica (Croatia) International co-operation and development
Carlos Moedas (Portugal) Research, science and innovation
Pierre Moscovici (France) Economic and financial affairs, taxation and customs
Tibor Navracsics (Hungary) Education, culture, youth and citizenship
Guenther Oettinger (Germany) Digital economy and society
Maros Sefcovic (Slovakia) Transport and space
Christos Stylianides (Cyprus) Humanitarian aid and crisis management
Marianne Thyssen (Belgium) Employment, social affairs, skills and labour mobility
Karmenu Vella (Malta) Environment, maritime affairs and fisheries
Margrethe Vestager (Denmark) Competition
Paul Williams, 43, keeps bees as a hobby and had one hive in a ditch in a field in Rhydwyn on Anglesey.
He checks on it weekly, but found the £400 hive and the 30,000-40,000 bees inside, had been taken sometime between 26 July and 2 August.
Mr Williams, of Caergeiliog, said: "I was shocked - the whole hive had gone, you don't expect that."
PC Dewi Evans of North Wales Police rural crime team, which is investigating the theft, said: "The fact there were thousands of bees inside suggests they were wearing a full bee suit or they risked being stung to smithereens."
No arrests have been made.
Mr Williams keeps bees with Gary Jones and Peter Bull, and they have about 15 hives between them.
PC Evans said the thief must have had some knowledge of bees or beekeeping "otherwise they wouldn't have done it".
Also, the hive was not visible from any road, so Mr Williams said he doubted it was done by an opportunistic passer-by.
Each hive has a queen bee which the others bees are loyal to and protect, so Mr Williams said if the thief had disturbed the hive, the swarm would have attacked.
"You'd have to know what you're doing. Some people wouldn't go near them - the first thing they think of is the sting," he said.
"It's not the sort of thing you have in your back garden."
This is not the first time sticky-fingered thieves have pinched a beehive on Anglesey - in 2015, one farm suffered two thefts in the space of a month.
The Northern Ireland Assembly's finance committee is to write the department's minister, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir.
The move was initiated by TUV MLA Jim Allister at a hearing on Wednesday.
The committee started investigating the circumstances of the Nama deal during the last assembly term.
But it ran out of time before last month's assembly election to hear from all those it wanted to take evidence from.
Mr Allister described Mr Ó Muilleoir, who was a member of the previous finance committee, as "an enthusiast for having the department reveal various papers".
But a decision on whether the committee continues its inquiry into the sale will be made in the future.
The chair of the committee, the Democratic Unionist Party's Emma Little-Pengelly, said she would also ask the National Crime Agency for advice as she did "not want to prejudice justice".
The agency is investigating the deal and on Tuesday arrested two men in connection its inquiries who were later released on bail.
Nama, a state-owned so-called 'bad bank', was set up in the Republic of Ireland to take control of property loans made by the country's banks before the financial crash in 2008.
It sold all of its Northern Ireland property loans to Cerberus in April 2014.
Independent politician Mick Wallace first made claims about fixers' fees connected to the deal in the Irish parliament last July.
His allegations prompted the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Irish parliament to begin investigations into the deal.
The National Crime Agency, the UK's equivalent of the FBI, is carrying out a criminal investigation into the sale.
In a break with tradition, Mr Bercow said MPs should wear "businesslike attire" but that it was not essential for this to include ties.
Parliamentary custom is for male MPs to wear jackets and ties in the chamber.
Mr Bercow was speaking after Tory backbencher Peter Bone said he had spotted an MP - who was Lib Dem Tom Brake - asking a question tieless.
Mr Bone - who is well known for wearing rather flamboyant ties in the Commons - said he was "not really one to talk about dress sense" but asked whether the rules had changed.
"I think the general expectation is that members should dress in businesslike attire," Mr Bercow replied.
"So far as the chair is concerned... it seems to me that as long as a member arrives in the House in what might be thought to be businesslike attire, the question of whether that member is wearing a tie is not absolutely front and centre stage."
MPs should not be disrespectful towards their colleagues or the House of Commons, he said, but added: "Do I think it's essential that a member wears a tie? No."
To laughter from MPs, Mr Bercow clarified that there was "absolutely no obligation on female members not to wear ties, if they so choose".
Parliament's official rule book Erskine May only has a limited set of rules on members' dress; namely that military insignia or uniforms should not be worn in the Commons and that the custom is "for gentlemen members to wear jackets and ties".
As a parliamentary factsheet notes, the Speaker has "on a number of occasions, taken exception to informal clothing, including the non-wearing of jackets and ties by men".
In 2009, Labour MP Graham Allen was told by the former deputy speaker Sir Alan Haselhurst he was not "properly attired" when he tried to ask a question when not wearing a tie.
Two years later, Conservative MP Nadhim Zahawi apologised after a novelty tie he was wearing started playing a tune while he was making a Commons speech.
But according to Saudi Arabia's top Muslim cleric, Twitter is "the source of all evil and devastation".
Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, made the comments on his Fatwa television show earlier this week.
"If it were used correctly, it could be of real benefit, but unfortunately it's exploited for trivial matters," he said about the social networking site.
"People are rushing to it thinking, 'It's a source of credible information' but it's a source of lies and falsehood."
As the highest religious authority in the country Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh holds a senior government position, advising on the law and social affairs.
He was also voted the 12th most influential Muslim in the world in a recent poll.
He said users were using Twitter to "promote lies, backbite and gossip and to slander Islam".
According to Gulf News, he said: "These are not the high morals that Muslims should have and I call upon all people to contemplate seriously what they write before they post their tweets."
However, citizens of Saudi Arabia, who are some of the heaviest users of Twitter, did not appreciate his remarks.
"This is why I will repent, and close my account to distance myself from this great evil," one Twitter user wrote with apparent sarcasm.
"Respected sheikh, how can you judge something without using it?" another post asked.
One of the reasons Saudis say they like using Twitter is because it allows them to discuss what they really feel.
The hashtag #WhydidTwittersucceedinSaudiArabia began trending in January, with users sharing their reasons they liked the site.
One user tweeted: "People need an outlet to express themselves, to start to disclose what's hidden and drop the masks, without fear or commands, or censorship from anyone."
Another posted: "The reason is that none of the newspapers are concerned with your worries nor do any officials care about you."
Saudi Arabia adopts a strict version of Sunni Islam, which is the largest branch of the religion. The other main group are the Shia.
The split into two happened more than 1,000 years ago when a dispute began over who should lead the Muslim community.
Strict Sunnis believe in segregation of the sexes and this influences all aspects of life in Saudi Arabia.
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From Sydney to Moscow, Paris to New York, crowds said goodbye to 2016, a tumultuous year in global politics.
Many cities stepped up security for New Year's Eve celebrations, after a year in which attackers drove lorries into crowds in Nice and Berlin.
Thousands of extra police have been on duty in London and other cities.
But it did not stop tens of thousands lining the River Thames to watch a fireworks display with one very clear message after the country voted to leave the European Union: "London is open."
It also failed to dampen spirits in Paris, where about 500,000 people poured into the Champs-Elysees, where the Arc de Triomphe was lit up with a colourful countdown and the word "welcome" in dozens of languages.
Revellers in Berlin were undeterred by the recent terror attack at a Christmas market, gathering for a series of concerts before a midnight fireworks display.
Some 2,000 police watched over the around two million people enjoying a fireworks display on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach which had been shortened this year due to a severe economic crisis.
But the 17,000 police officers on duty in the Turkish city of Istanbul were unable to prevent an attack on a nightclub less than two hours into 2017, which left at least 39 dead.
Pacific islands including Samoa, Tonga and Kiribati were the first to enter 2017 at 10:00 GMT, followed an hour later by Auckland, where fireworks erupted from the 328m (1,080ft) tall Sky Tower in the city centre.
The iconic midnight fireworks display at Sydney Harbour in Australia paid tribute to Prince and David Bowie, two music superstars who died in 2016.
Seven tonnes of fireworks were set off in two displays watched by about one and a half million people.
On Friday a man in Sydney was charged in connection with threats made against Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations.
Police said he was charged with a "crimes act offence, but not a terrorist offence" and there was no continuing threat to the community.
Israel has also warned its citizens travelling in India to avoid crowds, saying there is a risk of imminent "terrorist attacks".
Meanwhile, US President-elect Donald Trump tweeted new year greetings, including to his "many enemies".
Mr Trump will be sworn in as US president on 20 January.
A "leap second" was added to the countdown just before midnight in countries in the GMT timezone, such as the UK, to compensate for a slowdown in the Earth's rotation.
The extra second occurred just before clocks struck midnight and a time of 23:59:60 GMT was recorded, delaying 2017 momentarily.
This is required because standard time lags behind atomic clocks.
Jeff Mitchell, who is looking for a publisher, has spent the past 20 years working with ex-offenders and addicts to get them off the streets and back to work.
The book includes experiences from "hundreds" of the long-term unemployed people he has worked with.
Mr Mitchell runs social enterprise Clean Slate. Its clients are regular companies, but its workforce comprises ex-offenders, recovering addicts or just people struggling to get back into employment.
"There's a real misconception that long-term unemployed people are unemployable but it's a complete nonsense as far as I'm concerned," he said.
Mr Mitchell set up The Big Issue in the West, modelled on the London edition, designed to help homeless people earn a living and some self-respect.
He noticed that as people got into a working routine selling the magazine they also started believing they were employable.
He said: "The light comes on, they're re-activated as active job seekers, it doesn't seem so hopeless any more. From there, anything is possible."
In Bath's Combe Down area I met a team out delivering leaflets for a local house-builder.
The work looks dull, going from house to house dropping leaflets through the door.
But team leader David Cromarty said: It's a brilliant feeling, because we all want to work.
"I know some people call us a bunch of skivers but we all want to work so to be given that opportunity is great."
Mr Cromarty is 34, and worked as a pizza delivery driver until he lost his job in 2012. It was the third time, and he lost his confidence as well.
"I tried going for jobs but since I didn't believe in myself I was pretty unconvincing, he said.
Working with Clean Slate restored his self-esteem, but also gave him practical skills like CV writing and preparing for interviews.
Now he works as an actor as well as running Clean Slate's leaflet drop teams.
Helping long-term unemployed people like Mr Cromarty back into employment arguably matters more than ever now, because so many others have found work.
In Bath, the numbers claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) have fallen well below pre-recession levels.
In December 2007 there were 890 people on JSA, rising to 2,368 in October 2012.
But by November 2015, the numbers had fallen back down again to 615. By contrast, there are still 165 people who have been out of work for more than a year, compared with 65 in December 2007.
Mr Mitchell's book is called "I'm Ready" and it tells the stories of homeless people and ex-offenders who have managed to get back into work, and pulls out tips for others.
In order to get it published, they are using the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. They need about £500 by midnight on Tuesday to meet their £5,500 target.
Local businessman Karl Tucker has put money into the guide.
He said: "I'd like to believe that by supporting this initiative it will provide people with the motivation, drive and belief in themselves to begin the journey back to full, positive involvement in society."
Mr Mitchell said: "We didn't want just to ask for charity. We've set it up as a business. Back us, take a share, take some books, be part of the project."
Twitter users in East Ayrshire and Midlothian posted more racists comments than anywhere else in the UK.
Dundee topped the table for homophobic tweets, a ranking it shared with Denbighshire, Wales.
Social intelligence company Brandwatch and anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label analysed 19 million tweets from the UK and the US over four years.
Over four years, researchers looked at speech across topics including racial intolerance, misogyny, masculinity construct and homophobia.
Each topic as separated into neutral and supportive discussions, and then analysed for regional variation.
Negative racist discussions were scattered throughout the country with East Ayrshire, Midlothian, North Yorkshire, Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen emerging as most prominent.
Scotland showed the most widespread level of homophobic language, with pockets of hate speech also seen in Wales (Glamorgan, Gwent and neighbouring Herefordshire) and England (East Yorkshire and Peterborough).
Only South Ayrshire and Northamptonshire exhibited high levels of hate speech across all three topics of misogyny, masculinity constructs and homophobia.
Researchers said, aside from these areas, regional distribution of discrimination appeared to be random and inconsistent across topics.
They said this suggested that discrimination across the UK was concentrated within a few regional pockets, and the majority of areas exhibited a more balanced range of views online.
But it said was still committed to bringing another 15,000 refugees from Syria by the end of February.
It had previously promised to take in 25,000 by the year's end.
Unaccompanied men will be excluded from the resettlement programme but officials said this had nothing to do with national security concerns.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he rejected the idea of "exclusion" for single men.
"We want them to have a roof over their head, and the right support," said Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Minister John McCallum.
"It takes a bit of time to put that all in place. We're happy to take a little more time that originally planned to bring our new friends into the country."
Those who will be considered refugees include families, women at risk, and gay men and women.
The refugees will be both privately sponsored and government-assisted, either registered with the UN Refugee Agency or with the government of Turkey.
Government officials promised "robust" health and security screenings, to be done overseas, and said military and private aircraft would assist with transportation of refugees to Canada.
Refugees will go to 36 "destination" cities, 12 of them in Quebec.
Mr McCallum said the attacks in Paris did not affect the government's decision to slow down the transport of Syrian refugees, citing the logistical struggles with completing the pledge.
Mr Trudeau made Canada's acceptance of Syrian refugees central to his campaign.
After the Paris attacks, he reiterated his commitment to ending Canadian air strikes in Syria and Iraq.
The 15-year-old was competing as the World Junior Swimming Championships got under way in Singapore.
Ferguson qualified from the heats in 55.94 seconds, breaking 56 seconds for the first time.
He went on to beat that by clocking 55.60 seconds when coming eighth in the faster of the two semi-finals, but it was not enough to make he final.
Ferguson was 12th overall in the timings and will be back in action for Thursday heats of the 50m backstroke.
Papa Massata Diack, son of ex-IAAF president Lamine Diack, and Russians Valentin Balakhnichev and Alexei Melnikov had their appeals dismissed.
They were charged in December 2015 with multiple breaches of anti-doping rules relating to Russia's Liliya Shobukhova.
Cas is yet to publish its grounds for upholding the sanctions.
On Monday Cas said: "The panel concluded that on the evidence adduced, the charges were established beyond reasonable doubt and that the sanctions imposed should be upheld.
"The full award with grounds will be published as soon as possible."
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said it "welcomed" the Cas ruling and IAAF president Lord Coe added: "The ruling sends a clear message that anyone who attempts to corrupt our sport will be brought to justice."
In a 170-page report, the independent IAAF ethics commission panel said Diack, Balakhnichev and Melnikov conspired to "blackmail" Shobukhova to cover up her doping violations by her paying them "bribes" of about £435,000.
Diack and Balakhnichev, a former president of the Russian athletics federation and IAAF treasurer, were fined £17,000 while Russian coach Melnikov was fined £10,000.
In December Diack, a former IAAF marketing consultant, told the BBC he "totally rejects" the blackmail allegations, saying: "There was no extortion of funds from any athlete."
Yet there is unlikely to be any outpouring of grief, of the type that drew thousands of fans to the stadium concourse to pay tribute to George Best in November 2005, following the American businessman's death on Wednesday at the age of 85.
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For only six months prior to the passing of arguably United's greatest player, Glazer had completed a takeover as controversial as any ever seen in British sport.
Glazer's stewardship split the United fan base.
Some were ambivalent, preferring to concentrate on matters on the field. The majority were vehemently opposed.
There were plenty - including, memorably, David Beckham - who maintained their association with United but made their feelings plain by wearing the green and gold colours of the club's first ever strip, which protestors adopted as their uniform of choice.
More militant figures left completely.
Those responsible for its establishment maintain that FC United - based in Moston in Greater Manchester and now members of the Northern Premier League - was not formed in direct response to the Glazer takeover but as a result of the growing globalisation of the national game, which took it away from its traditional fan base.
Yet the fact remains that the fan-owned non-league side's first game was played in 2005, just weeks after the takeover and before Best's passing.
The reason for all the antipathy? Money.
In buying out major shareholders John Magnier and JP McManus, who had fallen out with Sir Alex Ferguson over the ownership of star racehorse Rock of Gibraltar, Glazer was effectively in the process of completing a £790m takeover with the club's own cash.
The prospect so alarmed some fans on the night the deal was completed that hundreds arrived at Old Trafford to voice their opposition, forcing three of Glazer's six children - current co-chairmen Joel and Avie, plus non-executive director Bryan - to be spirited out of the stadium in a van for their own safety.
In addition to the actual £525m debt dumped on the club's balance sheet after the takeover, it is estimated around £696m has been spent facilitating it, through interest payments, bank charges and debt repayment.
United have gone from being the richest club in the world to the one that owes the most money.
Yet financial Armageddon, predicted by so many, failed to materialise.
For Glazer had been proved correct in his assessment of United as a cash cow, capable of generating vast sums in commercial income, which rose to a staggering £152.5m last year and will take another substantial leap forwards when the club's annual results are released in September.
In adopting a franchise-based approach to their commercial operations, United opened the door to untold riches.
Ed Woodward, now executive vice-chairman, who drove through the Glazer takeover, set about maximising the club's off-field potential.
It brought alliances with airlines, tyre companies, watchmakers and crisp manufacturers, amongst others, taking United's brand into every corner of the globe, hunting down the 657m followers it is claimed they have.
The policy set the template every other major club has followed.
Crucially, in those early days, Ferguson continued to deliver trophies.
From 2007 to 2009, United won three Premier League titles, lifted one Champions League trophy, lost a final and reached another semi-final.
They won the League Cup, played in an FA Cup final and lost a semi-final. It represented the most prolific three-year spell in the club's history.
Two more championships were won before Ferguson called time on his illustrious tenure.
The Scot himself was a fervent champion of the Glazer regime, repeatedly praising the Americans for their stewardship.
"Malcolm Glazer never set foot in Old Trafford but was a figurehead of that controversial takeover of Manchester United.
"In terms of practicalities and the day-to-day running of the club, very little will change and the business will continue to be run on the same basis it has been for a number of years.
"The club's debt payments have been reduced but I think it is fair to say fan anger over those debts remains and will not go away."
There is debate about the precise words he used when confronted by fans at Budapest airport in 2006 ahead of a Champions League qualifier with Debrecen and questioned why he stood by a regime so loathed by supporters.
Yet Ferguson was brutally dismissive. It remained that way until the Scot's retirement.
Long-standing chief executive David Gill, who had opposed the Glazer takeover as "potentially damaging" but opted to remain once the deal was signed, said in 2012 that those who maintained their offensive against the owners were "anti-people".
Yet many United fans looked beyond the silverware.
They preferred to question the relative lack of spending on a squad growing increasingly inadequate to match major rivals Chelsea and Manchester City.
Through it all, Glazer stayed away.
Initially it was through choice, eventually ill-health. At no point did Glazer utter a word in public to either explain or defend his actions.
The ownership of United has long since been transferred to Glazer's six children, with all the signs that the club will carry on its chosen path.
Glazer's death happens to have come at the most uncertain period for United on the pitch since 2005, with David Moyes, the man chosen to succeed Ferguson, sacked before completing a single season and the club finishing in their lowest league position for almost 25 years.
For this, some will blame Glazer outright. Others would prefer to imagine he never existed at all.
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Glazer will not be missed by the rank and file in Manchester, but he will never be forgotten.
Yet, for the strength of opinion against Glazer on this side of the Atlantic, in his homeland he is regarded as a positive figure.
Flags flew at half mast at the home of Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the American football franchise he owned, while players and officials paid warm tribute.
After all, the Bucs lifted the Super Bowl under Glazer's stewardship in 2002. Their new stadium was his responsibility, too.
They may have been equally reluctant to speak in public, but in Tampa the Glazer family were afforded a warmth never replicated in Manchester.
Team Sky rider Nicolas Roche led over the final metres of the 209.6km stage out of Estepona, but Valverde came through to win from Peter Sagan.
Orica-Greenedge's Esteban Chaves retained overall race lead by five seconds from Tom Domoulin.
Team Sky's Chris Froome finished in the pack to stay 40 seconds behind Chaves.
Briton Froome is bidding to become only the third man to win the Tour de France and the Vuelta in the same year.
Sagan won his first Grand Tour stage for two years on Monday, having finishing second five times at the Tour de France last month.
But the Slovakian could not match 2009 Vuelta winner Valverde on a steep hill finish 24 hours later.
Roche held on for fourth place, just edged out by Spain's Dani Moreno.
The Irishman is third in the overall standings, 12 seconds down on Colombian Chaves.
Spaniard Valverde, 35, is considered one of the favourites for the Vuelta title.
His victory in five hours, seven minutes and 30 seconds sees him move into fourth place overall, 15 seconds ahead of Froome.
Stage four result:
1. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) Five hours, seven minutes, 30 seconds
2. Peter Sagan (Svk/Tinkoff - Saxo) Same time
3. Daniel Moreno (Spa/Katusha) Same time
4. Nicolas Roche (Ire/Team Sky) Same time
5. Jose Goncalves (Por/Caja Rural) Same time
6. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa/Katusha)
7. Julien Simon (Fra/Cofidis) +3secs
8. Rafal Majka (Pol/Tinkoff - Saxo) Same time
9. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) Same time
10. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica) Same time
15. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) Same time
General classification after stage four:
1. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica) 13 hours, 11 minutes, 34 seconds
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Giant) +5secs
3. Nicolas Roche (Ire/Team Sky) +12secs
4. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +25secs
5. Daniel Martin (Ire/Cannondale) +27secs
6. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa/Katusha) +32secs
7. Daniel Moreno (Spa/Katusha) +33secs
8. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +36secs
9. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +40secs
10. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana) +50secs
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The substitute struck powerfully from 25 yards to give Celtic a 1-0 win at Rugby Park and ensured Deila's men would remain top of the Premiership.
"It is the best way to win sometimes," Deila told BBC Scotland.
Killie boss Lee Clark, meanwhile, described the defeat as "the hardest one I have had to take".
"If there was a team that deserved to win the game, it has to be us, without a shadow of a doubt," said the Englishman. "We certainly didn't deserve to lose.
"I am just absolutely devastated to lose the game.
"You can see all aspects of our game have improved, and we were very good without the ball. But a team in our predicament needs points.
"They couldn't have given any more or played any better. I wouldn't have thought there was a better all-round team performance all season.
"It is galling to lose the game. The only crumb of comfort was it was a wonder goal that won it for them - it was unstoppable."
The Ayrshire side remain eight points above bottom side Dundee United, who have two games in hand including their city derby against Dundee on Sunday.
"We will stay up, no problem," insisted Clark. "I have got no doubt about that. We will stay in the league, and we will go on to bigger and better things once we do that."
Deila admitted the champions were not at their best.
"We didn't play well at all but sometimes you just have to carry the points away with you and that is what we did," the Norwegian said. "That is the most important thing.
"We were more passive and didn't get up to tempo with our passing. We were struggling with the surface, which is not an excuse, but it is something we have to work on.
"He [Rogic] has done it a few times in training this week, he has been really good. We were always thinking he could come on and do it. What a feeling."
Celtic now know they will resume league duties against Hearts on 2 April after the international break top of the league.
"The fans are behind Celtic, it is not about me," added Deila. It is about Celtic and you can see the passion. I love the way the fans care about the club."
Former lawyer Malcolm Turnbull defeated Prime Minister Tony Abbott in a late night ballot, but not before a fraught few hours of rallying allies and eyeing up rivals. Here is how the day unfolded in pictures.
The Oscar-winning actress and former MP has won a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for best Shakespearean performance.
"I would hope someone would write a good play and I would want to do it," she told the BBC at Tuesday's awards ceremony.
Her leading role at London's Old Vic last year was her first stage appearance for 25 years.
Jackson, 80, gave up acting for politics in the early 1990s and served as a Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn for 23 years.
"I've been highly critical of critics in the past and critics have been highly critical of me, so I suppose this is our opportunity to kiss and make up," she said.
"It's such a privilege to be allowed to tackle that play and I think it was very brave of the Old Vic to do it.
"One of the really good things about the run is that so many young people came to see it. That was very exciting."
The awards were handed out at a ceremony at the Prince of Wales Theatre, home to the West End production of The Book of Mormon.
The box office hit Harry Potter and The Cursed Child took home three prizes, with Anthony Boyle, who plays Scorpius Malfoy, named most promising newcomer.
John Tiffany won for his direction while Christine Jones took the prize for set design.
Stephen Dillane won the best actor prize for Faith Healer at the Donmar Warehouse and Billie Piper was named best actress for her role in Federico Garcia Lorca's Yerma at the Young Vic.
Piper, who played a young woman driven to extremes by her desire to have a child, will reprise her role at the same theatre in the summer.
The actress said she was "delighted and thrilled" with her win, adding that many women had spoken to her afterwards about the "traumatic" theme of the play.
"A lot of women felt compelled to come over and talk about things they'd experienced. People wanted a discussion."
She added that she felt "really good" about returning to the role in July.
"It's quite terrifying but I hope that it will all click quickly."
The Old Vic's Groundhog Day was named best musical, while The Flick by Annie Baker, which ran at the National Theatre, was named best new play.
Charlene James took home the prize for most promising playwright for Cuttin' It, her drama about female genital mutilation.
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Both are alleged to have breached SFA rules by criticising officials in interviews after Inverness drew with Dundee and Hearts lost to Hamilton.
Principal hearings have been set for 1 October and both men have until 22 September to respond.
Hearts intend to challenge Neilson's notice of complaint.
He said after the 3-2 defeat at New Douglas Park that referee Willie Collum was wrong to send off Callum Paterson - a red card that was later rescinded on appeal.
The Hearts head coach also claimed he was expecting one of his players to be dismissed when he found out who the officials were. Neilson was later asked by the SFA to explain his comments.
"The game has been ruined by a decision that is not a sending-off," said Neilson on 29 August.
"We actually practised going down to 10 men because of the environment we're coming to and the officials who are taking the game and we have to do that.
"In the recent past, the statistics involving the officials have shown a lot of red cards against us, so we have to prepare for it.
"The next time we get these officials, we will again train with 10 men."
Hughes, meanwhile, was unhappy with decisions made by Andrew Dallas during the 1-1 draw at Dens Park.
The Caley Thistle manager said Dallas brought an "edginess and a nervousness" to the game and was not "ready to referee top-flight football".
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has cut short his holidays and was returning from London, the government said.
Landslides and flooding also reportedly killed five people in the neighbouring island of St Lucia.
Heavy rain has also been causing destruction in Dominica, also in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
The region was expected to remain on rain alert, according to meteorological services.
Mr Gonsalves said he couldn't remember such heavy rain at Christmas.
By Tulip MazumdarBBC News, St Lucia
It had been raining all day across St Lucia, but by early evening on Christmas Eve we were seeing sheet rain.
We were on our way to the airport to get a flight back to London Gatwick when waters started to rise very quickly in the residential area of Bexon, just south of the capital Castries.
We had to abandon our car and seek shelter on higher ground. Several families were huddled together watching the waters rise.
Several men were going from car to car and house to house making sure people were safely out. We saw some people being rescued from their flooded homes in an emptied refrigerator which was used as a boat.
Waters reached about 1.5m (five feet) in depth.
Some local residents told me this was worse than the flooding seen in 2010 during Hurricane Thomas, but at least there weren't the strong winds this time.
A woman who lives in Canada and was spending her holidays with her family in St Vincent told reporters how she got separated from her sisters and ended up losing one of them and her two-year-old niece.
"We all were going together, but the water came down heavy and it just turned us over," Colleen James told news website I-Witness Online. The extreme weather hit St Vincent on Christmas Eve, with many seeking refuge in shelters as the flooding began.
A family of five died when a house was washed into their home in the north-western region of North Leeward, local media reported.
The rain also cut off the water supply of about half of the island, authorities say.
An official government notice said Mr Gonsalves was returning from his holiday in London, where he was staying after a visit to Rome, where he met Pope Francis.
In St Lucia a policeman was killed while reportedly trying to save people who were in difficulty, after torrential rain on Christmas Eve.
Midnight religious services were cancelled and churches in the island's capital Castries were used as shelters for people displaced by flooding.
Local media reports say at least another four bodies have now been found.
St Lucia's Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said: ``I don't think I can recall when we have had such heavy rainfall on the eve of Christmas."
Walters rejected a previous contract offer from the Potters, who turned down a £1.5m offer from Norwich for the player in August.
But Stoke announced on Saturday the Republic of Ireland international, 32, had now signed a new deal.
Former Ipswich player Walters has scored two goals in seven Premier League appearances this season.
Walters joined Stoke, who started the weekend 14th in the table, from Ipswich in August 2010.
Jurcevic worked under Bilic at Croatia, Lokomotiv Moscow and Besiktas.
Bilic confirmed after his arrival in June that he wanted to appoint Jurcevic, but the 49-year-old had to wait for a work permit, which he has now received.
"I am very happy that I can start work. Slaven called me about West Ham and I said yes straight away," he said.
Former midfielder Jurcevic was capped 19 times and made his debut in Croatia's second-ever fixture against Romania in December 1990. Both he and Bilic were also part of Croatia's Euro 1996 squad.
As manager and assistant, the pair helped the national team qualify for Euro 2008 and 2012.
Grealish, 21, will have his condition monitored over the next 24 hours, Villa manager Steve Bruce told BBC WM.
The England Under-21 international fell awkwardly during the first half of Saturday's goalless draw against the Hornets at Villa Park.
"We hope it's not too serious, but it's knocked him sick," Bruce said.
"Whatever he's got, we hope internally that he's OK, but we won't find out for the next 24 hours."
Grealish's injury comes just a week before Villa start their Championship season against Hull on Saturday, 5 August.
He scored five goals for Villa last season in 33 appearances.
Snodgrass was key to Scotland beating Malta last month in their opening World Cup qualifying campaign tie, scoring a hat-trick in the 5-1 win.
McGhee believes the Hull City attacker has the personality and influence to become a leading figure in the squad.
"He's a fantastic character, a genuinely nice guy," said McGhee.
"He's a bit of fun so he lightens up the camp as well, but when it comes to the business end, he's right there.
"With the retirement of Scott Brown, we needed one or two to step up and fill his void, because he was tremendous in the last campaign. Snoddy looks like one of the ones who's going to do that.
"As he showed in the second half [against Malta], he can not only play but also score goals. He has a leadership, a drive about him that influences others and that's going to be really important in the absence of Scott Brown."
Scotland's next outing in Group F is against Lithuania at Hampden next month, and McGhee says the players will need to raise their game.
He is certain, though, that the squad possesses enough of the qualities required to command the ball at home and overcome a well-organised and packed defence.
"We have players who can do that," McGhee said.
"We have people like Ikechi Anya who was fantastic in the last campaign, James Forrest is back to his best, Oliver Burke has made a fantastic move, we saw what Robert Snodgrass was capable of, Steven Fletcher scored again, and we've got others who haven't played.
"So we've got plenty of options and ways that we can break down Lithuania, given the form a lot of players are in.
"The next one [against Lithuania] is a different prospect, a more difficult game, but with the huge advantage of being at home.
"They'll be determined, fit, hard to break down. They're likely to sit in a bit, but they'll be capable on the counter-attack, so we have to be vigilant.
"We watch a lot of video, we understand them as individuals and as a team, we know what they're likely to do and we give as much of that information as we can to the players. Then it's up to the players to produce the form that they've been producing at their clubs.
"We're unlikely to beat Lithuania by five goals, it will be a lot tighter than that. We're going to have to earn the win.
"We felt we could take a risk in the Malta game [with] the starting line-up and system in order to find things out about people. This time, we will start with the team that is right for the 90 minutes and not, to a degree, to find out about players."
The first 30 customers - most of them employees of the company - received their cars on Friday.
Chief executive Elon Musk said the Model 3 was the "best car for its cost, either electric or gasoline".
Prices start at $35,000 (£26,650), which the firm hopes will bring mass market interest.
The price is still higher than that of rival electric car the Nissan Leaf, which starts at $30,680, or the hybrid Chevrolet Volt, which goes for $34,095.
Past Tesla models, the "S" and "X", had a starting price of $80,000, putting them beyond the means of many.
The company aims to produce 5,000 units of the Model 3 a week in 2017, and 10,000 a week by 2018. Buyers ordering now are being told to expect delivery late next year.
More than half a million customers have already placed deposits.
If Tesla can successfully produce and sell that many cars a year, it will outperform BMW, Mercedes, and Lexus in the US.
Showman Mr Musk was on buoyant form at a delivery ceremony at the firm's plant in Fremont, California, driving on to an outdoor stage in a Model 3.
"For the future, the future being now, the cars will be increasingly autonomous," Mr Musk said.
He added that every Tesla model had the hardware needed to drive itself.
"You will be able to watch a movie, talk to friends, go to sleep..."
The Model 3's electric battery will run for 354km (220 miles) before needing a recharge, Tesla says.
The more affordable Model 3 is a significant step for the firm, whose market value hit $49bn in April.
The Model 3 launch comes a week after the UK government announced an end to sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040, under plans to tackle air pollution.
The job losses are part of a turnaround strategy to bring struggling Air Zimbabwe back to profitability from a $300m (£230m) debt.
Last month the EU banned it from using its airspace, citing safety concerns.
There have been major changes at the national airline since President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law took over as chief operating officer last year.
"We were overstaffed by a lot and we are also trying to weed out people without the right qualifications," the airline's chairwoman Chipo Dyanda said on Wednesday.
"The retrenchment is meant to give space to the airline so that we can redeploy the money saved back into the company."
An Air Zimbabwe spokesperson told state media that management has also been trimmed from 28 to just 12 and the finance department from 36 to 17.
The airline has struggled to keep afloat over the last decade and plans to carry out a restructuring exercise that will include retraining for all staff, including top management.
Unconfirmed reports say that a name change is also in the pipeline - a move many believe is an attempt to ring-fence the airline's debt and reduce the threat of creditors seizing the planes.
The BBC's Shingai Nyoka in Harare says that President Mugabe is a frequent flier on the airline, often leasing out the largest plane for state visits and private medical visits to the Far East.
In May, President Mugabe said that Zimbabwe was the most-highly developed country in Africa after South Africa. He denied that the country was in a fragile state.
Zimbabwe has been struggling to pay its civil servants recently and is ranked 24th on the UNDP's Human Development Index for Africa.
Peebles Poultry Show expected about 1,500 entries on 26 February but it has now been confirmed it will not be held.
Hazel Dickson, of Peebles and District Poultry and Bantam Club, apologised for the "disappointment and hassle" the decision would cause.
"We had hoped, like many, that the situation would settle quickly," she added.
"Having studied the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs communications as well as Animal and Plant Health Agency information we feel that we have no choice but to cancel."
The Scottish government announced in December that all poultry and captive birds must be kept indoors, after a Europe-wide alert over avian influenza.
The initial restrictions were for 30 days but the discovery of wild birds with the H5N8 strain in Scotland, England and Wales has led to the outdoor ban continuing.
Last week it was confirmed the restrictions would remain in place until the end of February, at the earliest.
Poultry owners from all across the UK head to the Borders every February for the Peebles Show.
Last year's record numbers saw 1,029 competitive birds displayed at the Burgh Hall.
The Peebles club will now turn its attentions to the regional summer show in August and next year's 30th anniversary event in February.
The truck mechanic and TV personality will ride the new Fireblade SP2 in the Superbike and Superstock classes.
The 35-year-old has not raced since suffering multiple broken vertebrae and a fractured sternum in a crash in the Dundrod 150 Superbike race in 2015.
Martin will also return to compete at the North West 200 and could also take in the Ulster Grand Prix in August.
The Grimsby rider missed last year's TT and North West 200 to compete in the 2,712-mile Tour Divide mountain bike race in the United States.
Martin, who has 11 Ulster GP wins, caused controversy at the 2015 North West 200 by strongly criticising the event's 8.9-mile course, saying he was "bored to the back teeth of riding through chicanes".
The rider's outburst, for which he later publicly apologised to race director Mervyn Whyte, led many to believe that he had raced at the 'Triangle' circuit for the final time.
Martin has yet to fulfil his long-time ambition of winning a race on the 37.73-mile Isle of Man Mountain Course but has achieved several podium finishes since making his TT debut in 2004.
McGuinness retains his links with the official Honda team and is only three wins away from matching Joey Dunlop's all-time record of 26 victories.
If elected, the former lord mayor of the city would replace Alban Maginness, the current SDLP MLA for North Belfast.
Mr Maginness announced this month that he would be retiring from politics.
Ms Mallon was selected by party members at a convention in the Lansdowne Hotel in Belfast on Thursday evening.
She said it was "a great honour" to be selected to defend the seat for her party and "a privilege" to take over from Mr Maginness.
"Alban has been a tireless servant for the people of north Belfast," she said.
"His dedication to justice, human rights and the defence of civil liberties will mean his voice is sorely missed from politics here."
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said: "Her dedication to, and compassion for, people in the city is clear to everyone who meets her and contributed to a powerful and uniquely successful year as lord mayor."
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A Ronan O'Neill goal helped Tyrone to a 1-10 to 1-6 half-time lead and the Red Hands made it five wins out of five.
Derry scored five goals against Laois at Portlaoise, but the game ended in a draw, 1-22 to 5-10.
Galway hit a late 1-5 to draw 1-15 apiece with relegation-threatened Armagh at the Athletic Grounds, Danny Cummins scoring the crucial late goal.
Cummins fisted the ball into the net in the seventh minute of injury time to earn his side an unlikely draw against Kieran McGeeney's outfit.
The sides were level at the end of an entertaining first half on a score of 0-9 each, Stefan Campbell having scored seven points for the Orchard county.
Ethan Rafferty was sent-off for two yellow cards early in the second half, but a 52nd-minute Campbell penalty took his side into a 1-14 to 0-10 lead, an advantage which was extended to 1-15 to 0-10 by the 57th-minute mark.
Captain Aidan Forker became the second Armagh player to be dismissed and Galway came with a late charge, Patrick Morrison saving on the line for Armagh, before Cummins found the net with the final action of the game. Campbell contributed a total of 1-9.
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Defending a 100% record to date in the competition, Tyrone suffered an early setback when Michael Newman found the net with a superb finish in the fourth minute, but O'Neill's goal on 10 minutes took the scores level at 1-4 each.
Sean Cavanagh had a chance to score a further goal, before Tyrone went on a run of six unanswered points, Meath replying with two of their own before the interval.
Newman landed three further points in the second half to take his personal tally to 1-7, while Peter Harte added three scores for his side as Tyrone led 1-13 to 1-10.
Two Cavanagh frees and points from Mattie Donnelly and Hugh Pat McGeary ensured a comfortable winning margin for Mickey Harte's men, who are promoted back to the top flight at the first time of asking following their relegation last year.
With two sets of fixtures remaining, Tyrone's maximum 10 points puts them four ahead of both Cavan and Galway, who meet in the final round of games on 3 April.
That means that the Red Hands are guaranteed at least second spot in Division Two which will be enough to secure promotion.
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Paul Kingston's goal after just 29 seconds gave Laois the perfect start against Derry but play was delayed for a lengthy period while Kieran Lillis received treatment for an ankle injury.
Goals by Daniel Heavron and Shane Heavron kept the Oak Leafers in the game and they trailed by a single point, 2-6 to 1-10, at the break.
Christopher Bradley twice smashed the ball into the net in the second half and a goal by second-half substitute Mark Lynch and a late James Kielt point ensured a share of the spoils for their side.
ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS
WEEKEND ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS
Sunday
Division One
Cork 1-20 1-13 Monaghan
Mayo 0-14 2-13 Kerry
Donegal 0-17 1-19 Roscommon
Division Two
Meath 1-11 1-17 Tyrone
Laois 1-22 5-10 Derry
Armagh 1-15 1-15 Galway
Division Three
Longford 0-17 1-11 Tipperary
Kildare 2-14 2-15 Sligo
Offaly 0-15 1-11 Clare
Division Four
London 1-11 1-16 Leitrim
Carlow 1-07 2-17 Louth
Antrim 1-16 0-06 Waterford
Wexford 4-23 3-14 Wicklow
Saturday
Division One
Down 1-08 1-15 Dublin
Division Two
Fermanagh 0-09 0-12 Cavan
Division Three
Limerick 0-07 3-14 Westmeath
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Tyrone secured promotion from Football League Division Two by beating Meath 1-17 to 1-11 at Navan on Sunday.
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Doris Wilcock, 93, from Sheffield, said she was over the moon after South Yorkshire Police returned some of the stolen items.
They were found by Tyler and Amelia Exelby, who thought they had found some lost treasure.
Mrs Wilcock met with the children to thank them.
She told Tyler, 10, and Amelia, nine,: "You are my heroes."
Speaking to the BBC about the returned items, she said: "It's mostly little things, not of much value, but I like them."
She said sadly a pendant given to her by her late husband, Doug, as a wedding present was not amongst the haul, but added it meant a lot that the children had handed in the items they found.
Tyler said he thought they had found some treasure under a blue tarpaulin in woodland.
He said they took it home and their dad contacted the police, who traced Mrs Wilcock.
PCSO Michelle Tatterton, from South Yorkshire Police, said the children had done an amazing job.
She described returning the items to Doris as "an emotional and very rewarding end to a busy shift".
Among the finds from the excavation at the old Stibbe factory site in central Leicester is the largest mosaic uncovered in the area for 150 years.
Items including brooches, pottery and coins have also been unearthed.
An open day held at the beginning of May saw hundreds of people queuing down the street, and the remains have already been seen by some 5,000 people.
Two last open days are being held this weekend before the site closes to the public. The mosaic will then be conserved and probably placed on display.
Gavin Speed of the University of Leicester Archaeological Services said: "We were surprised by the huge numbers of people flocking to see what we've discovered during the initial open weekend, so we extended public tours to the following weekday lunchtimes.
"We've had a tremendous amount of interest."
"The excavation has added another piece of the jigsaw into our understanding of Roman Leicester... and the extreme wealth and lifestyle of some of its inhabitants," Mr Speed added.
The mosaic in one reception room is considered "the largest and finest-quality mosaic found in over 150 years in Leicester", he said.
The dig, which began in September, has also unearthed beads, hairpins, gaming pieces and manicure objects, along with a decorated knife handle cast in copper alloy that depicts a scene showing victims being thrown to the lions in an amphitheatre.
The archaeological project was funded by Charles Street Buildings Group, which is involved in a major urban regeneration project in the Great Central Street area.
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was the catalyst for a peace process in the restive Indonesian province of Aceh. Could Nepal's disaster also bring historic change?
What's been agreed?
Monday's 16-point agreement divides Nepal into eight federal states, the boundaries of which will be decided by a federal commission. The names of the states will be decided by a two-thirds majority vote in assemblies to be set up in each state.
Nepal will have a parliamentary form of government with two houses. The lower house will have 275 members, 60% of whom will be directly elected, while 40% will be elected through proportional representation. The upper house will have 45 seats.
The prime minister will have executive powers and be chosen from the biggest party or coalition in parliament. The country will also have a ceremonial president elected by parliament and provincial assemblies.
A constitutional court will be set up for 10 years to resolve disputes.
Did the earthquake focus minds?
It's been nearly 10 years since Maoist rebels laid down their arms and joined Nepal's political process. Politicians agreed to write a new constitution by 2010, but have failed to come to an agreement.
When the earthquake hit on 25 April, Nepal's prime minister, Sushil Koirala, was out of the country. It was several days before he and other politicians took a visible lead in directing rescue and relief efforts.
There was a sense among Nepal's population that the political deadlock had affected the politicians' ability to respond to the crisis. They were under pressure to show they could deliver.
However some believe the stronger parties took advantage of this to push through a deal which did not reflect the wishes of Nepal's smaller parties.
What's the timetable?
It's expected a draft constitution will be ready by July. It will then need to be approved by a two-thirds majority in parliament - the four parties who signed this deal have the numbers to do this. They are the Nepali Congress, the UML, the Maoists and one of the parties representing the Madhesi ethnic group from the south.
A federal commission will then have six months to draw up the borders of the eight provinces and submit a proposal for approval in parliament, though there are fears this process could drag on for years.
What are the stumbling blocks?
The deal has been criticised as incomplete as it has yet to decide on the boundaries or names of the new provinces.
"The stumbling block is that the question of federalism, which has been at the heart of Nepali's political discourse for over five years now, has not been resolved," says Prashant Jha, author of Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal.
There are fears that the commission to decide the boundaries could be politically influenced. Many small political parties which represent ethnic groups and people from the southern plains, the Terai, have already voiced their opposition. It's unclear whether their demands for better representation will be met.
Will it really happen?
After years of deadlock over the new constitution this is a significant breakthrough which sees the end of the division between Nepal's Maoists, who have been campaigning for federalism, and the country's established political elite who have been reluctanct to cede power from Kathmandu.
But the deal could fall through because it does not resolve the differences between the country's main parties and its marginalised social and ethnic groups who feel excluded from this deal.
"Until the big parties reach out to these forces, we cannot call this a social contract which has the buy-in of Nepal's diverse groups," says Prashant Jha.
Its profits in the final quarter of 2011 were £5bn. Compare that to today's figure of £1.5bn for the equivalent period in 2014.
Three factors account for BP's loss of momentum.
And all of them could well be long term.
Firstly, the oil price.
As Bob Dudley, BP's chief executive, told me at the World Economic Forum at Davos, the oil major expects the oil price to remain low for up to three years.
Now, that may be a little pessimistic. The price of Brent crude has been creeping up over the last week and American production of shale oil is being cut, which will tighten supply.
But Mr Dudley is making the "low price for a long time" argument for a reason.
He wants to push BP on costs, demanding that it becomes an oil major fashioned for an oil price between $50 and $100 a barrel rather than one only comfortable when oil is over $100 a barrel.
The fourth quarter results announced today certainly reveal the impact of the low oil price.
Impairment costs - that's the reduction in the value of the company's assets such as oil reserves - total £4.3bn before tax.
And of that, the largest proportion is associated with the North Sea, both UK and Norway.
Which must raise fresh concerns about the cost of doing business in that mature field.
The second reason for BP's lower profits is Russia, where sanctions and the precipitous decline of the rouble have meant lower returns from BP's stake in Rosneft.
Underlying income from the Russian oil giant to BP came in at £312m, compared with £730m for the same period a year ago.
Of course, Russia is also being affected by the low oil price.
As well as the diplomatic and economic fallout from its Ukrainian adventures.
The third big problem for BP is the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
This April will be the fifth anniversary of the tragedy which killed 11 oil workers and led to millions of barrels of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico.
In its results, BP said it would increase provisions for the disaster by £317m, taking the total liability provision to £29bn.
Mr Dudley says that figure is on a par with the total insured losses from Hurricane Katrina.
The third, and final, legal case against BP has just wrapped up in New Orleans. BP is now waiting to hear the size of the fines imposed on it for the pollution in the Gulf.
It has provisioned £2.5bn. The fine, which is unlikely to be announced any time soon, could be as high as £9.1bn.
The results of these three strong headwinds is that BP is cutting operational costs and capital expenditure, the latter by as much as £4bn.
And that means difficult decisions for "marginal" areas.
Which many believe means the North Sea.
George Osborne, who has suggested that tax incentives for the sector will be announced in the March Budget, will be watching closely.
Det Ch Supt Sue Southern, who also leads the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, was involved in the case against two Birmingham men who pleaded guilty to preparing to carry out terrorist acts.
Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Sarwar, who travelled to Syria to join rebel fighters, were jailed for 12 years and eight months at Woolwich Crown Court.
Ms Southern said stopping people being recruited to terrorist groups online was a "significant challenge".
"My workload, as is reflected across the country, has increased five fold - we are holding the biggest case load outside London," she said.
Ahmed had sought advice via the internet from a fighter in Syria and from extremists in Denmark and Sweden.
Ms Southern said both men had used "an element of deception" to hide what they were planning to do from their families.
"They'd produced a mock-up of a poster claiming to be a university trip out to Turkey - the family initially believed that but then became suspicious and came forward to the police to raise the alarm," she said.
When the men returned to the UK, police found "significant high levels of explosive residue" on their clothing and glasses, and there were also images of them holding weapons.
"The ability for them to come back and potentially launch attacks back here in the UK - that's the risk, that's the concern," Ms Southern said.
She called for people to come forward "much sooner", if they believed someone had become radicalised.
"We are very grateful to both families and we are sympathetic to where [they] find themselves, with their sons facing prison sentences.
"We hope this gives people the confidence to come forward, but to come forward sooner."
In the US, even in contests that proved to be routs, the drip-drip of states closing their polls across the country offers a glimmer of hope for the soon-to-be defeated.
The Democrats will carry Massachusetts! South Carolina is going Republican! Such developments are never a surprise, but it gives partisan audiences a chance to cheer.
On Thursday night in the UK, however the drama faded almost instantly as the electoral verdict was issued seconds after voting ended at 22:00.
The Conservatives, exit polls showed, would easily be the largest party, and it wouldn't be close.
The ensuing hours were filled with obligatory admonitions from shocked Labour and Liberal Democrat officials that everyone should wait for the votes to be counted.
But as constituency after constituency reported, with their quaint ceremony of having all candidates stand together on a cheap stage to hear the vote totals read aloud, the numbers told the same story.
In a way Thursday was a mirror image of the 2012 US presidential election.
Going into that vote, conservatives insisted that weeks of polls were not reflective of a late surge in support for Republican Mitt Romney, who they said had what then-President Richard Nixon called a "silent majority" behind him.
Democrats, on the other hand, placed their faith in the science of surveys, personified in the bespectacled visage of self-professed statistics nerd Nate Silver.
That vote ended with President Barack Obama breezing to re-election, and shocked Republicans left scratching their heads.
Here in the UK this week, however, it was the polls that were wrong, and even the seemingly infallible Silver - who took a break from US politics to dip his toe in the general election forecasting game - came away befuddled. The "silent majority" was real - in the person of the "shy Tory", a Conservative voter who only acknowledged his true allegiance when putting pen to paper ballot on voting day.
By the time all was said and done, Conservatives had outperformed even the exit polls, securing an outright majority in Parliament.
Below the headlines of Conservative triumph, the two story lines we explored earlier this week - the rise of the Scottish National Party at the expense of Labour and the plight of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats - proved to be determinative.
All across Scotland SNP candidates emerged victorious, beating Scottish Labour Party Leader Jim Murphy in one constituency and former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy in another. Labour shadow Foreign Secretary Danny Alexander was unseated in Glasgow by a 20-year-old university student, Mhairi Black.
"The Scottish lion has roared this morning across the country," said former SNP leader Alex Salmond, upon winning his race in north-east Scotland. "There is a swing underway in Scotland the like of which has not been seen in recorded politics."
Hyperbole aside, the numbers bear him out. SNP candidates won 56 of the 59 Scottish contests, a gain of 50 seats in Parliament. Last year Labour officials worried that Scottish independence would spell electoral ruin, as a key base of support broke away. Scotland may still be in the union, but Labour's fate appears to have been sealed nonetheless.
While the SNP swept the north, support for the Liberal Democrats collapsed across the UK.
Mr Clegg had been making a last-minute pitch in his cross-country tour for voters to turn to his party as a moderating, stabilising influence on British politics. Instead, it appears, former Lib Dem voters embraced the candidates of their Conservative Party coalition partners.
"When the polls close tomorrow night," Mr Clegg said on Wednesday, "we will be the surprise story of the election." And, in a way, he was right - just like the Titanic was the surprise story of trans-Atlantic travel in 1912.
Liberal Democrats went from a record high of 56 seats after the 2010 election to a projected total of 8 after Thursday's voting - a result "more crushing than ever feared", Mr Clegg said.
In the UK the political price of defeat comes shockingly - perhaps mercifully - quickly. Mr Clegg has resigned his leadership role. So has UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage, who lost his bid for Parliament from Thanet South. Labour's Ed Miliband is gone as well.
Meanwhile, Mr Cameron emerges as a Conservative hero, having led his party to its first majority victory in a general election since 1992.
And so the 2015 general election ends the way it started, with Mr Cameron whisked from 10 Downing to Buckingham Palace for an audience with the queen.
Just over a month ago, the journey was filled with uncertainty. Parliament had been dissolved, and the outcome of the general election was in serious doubt. Could the Tories keep their tenuous hold on power?
Now Mr Cameron makes the trip in triumph. No coalitions, no fractured government. Just Conservative Party rule for the next five years.
Mr Modi said his government had "worked aggressively" to make India an easy place to do business.
Germany has already pledged more than 1bn euros ($1.12bn; £74m) to India to develop solar projects.
Mr Modi has launched the "Make in India" campaign to boost manufacturing at home and create millions of jobs.
On Tuesday, Chancellor Merkel and Mr Modi toured a German engineering factory in India's technology hub of Bangalore.
Mr Modi called on German firms to invest in Asia's third largest economy to provide jobs for millions of young people.
He said his government was determined to turn India into a manufacturing hub, saying it had fast-tracked clearances for foreign companies to set up businesses.
"One of the biggest challenges in India today is to productively employ our youth," Mr Modi told a meeting of business leaders.
The two leaders held talks in Delhi on Monday during Ms Merkel's first visit to India since Mr Modi's party stormed to power in May last year promising to reform and revive the economy.
The two leaders also discussed terrorism, defence, arms cooperation and the stalled free trade agreement negotiations between India and the European Union which, if implemented, will boost bilateral commerce.
Public health minister Maureen Watt said the measure would be taken forward in a Health Bill, to be introduced later this year.
It will also make it an offence for an adult to buy e-cigarettes for a minor.
The bill would also make the smoking of tobacco in the vicinity of hospital buildings a statutory offence.
Currently all NHS boards operate a policy banning smoking on their grounds but it is not backed by legislation.
Ms Watt said: "E-cigarettes might have a place when it comes to helping current smokers to quit their habit.
"This government is not opposed to e-cigarettes, but we think it is right to protect children from nicotine addiction, and to limit the prevalence of smoking behaviours. Through this bill we will seek to strike that balance."
She added: "We have long thought that it is wrong for people to have to walk through clouds of smoke when visiting hospitals. Following our consultation, and to support NHS boards, we believe the time is right to make it a statutory offence to smoke near health buildings."
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Her three-year-old son slept through the attack.
The incident at Moyard Parade was reported shortly after 20:00 GMT on Friday.
It was the second such attack in the area in recent days.
The woman said the men claimed to be from the IRA and warned her she had 24 hours to leave her home.
The gang went on to smash windows, furniture and electrical appliances in the property.
The woman, aged in her 30s, was not injured, but police said she was left shaken by her ordeal.
She said she had no idea why she was targeted.
Another woman who was also in the house was uninjured.
The men were wearing dark clothing, with their faces covered.
It is believed they made off on foot along Moyard Parade.
There was a similar attack on another house in Moyard Parade on Tuesday night.
The 28-year-old woman who lives there said four or five masked men smashed the windows of her home, but did not get inside.
She said they also shouted they were from the IRA and told her she had 24 hours to get out.
She said she had not been back to the house since and had been left terrified by what had happened.
"I'm so afraid, I don't know what to do," she said.
"I'm on my own in the house. Nothing like this has ever happened to me."
She said she had no idea why her house had been targeted.
Police have appealed for information about both attacks.
It is the first time the award has been given to two winners.
Both are tipped for Oscar nominations for their roles in Brooklyn and Room respectively.
Larson and Ronan have both previously been awarded the festival's Virtuoso award.
They will be honoured at a ceremony on 8 February.
The festival's executive director Roger Durling said they were "proud" to jointly celebrate "these two great actresses in such strong performances".
"This is an incredible year for emerging talent to take centre stage and showcase their abilities. We've long been following the careers of Brie and Saoirse and their recent roles as empowered young women transcend time, place and circumstance."
Ronan's performance in Brooklyn has already won her the New Hollywood Award at the Hollywood Film Awards.
In the film she plays Eilis Lacey, a young woman from rural Ireland in the 1950s, who has to leave her home to find job opportunities and a future in the US.
Brooklyn won the top audience award at the Vancouver Film Festival in October.
While captivity drama Room took home the People's Choice award at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
The film sees Larson play a woman who is kidnapped and gives birth to a son while being held captive.
Both the actress and eight-year-old Jacob Tremblay have been winning critical praise for their harrowing performances.
Tremblay will also be honoured at the festival for his performance. He will be one of four actors who will take home a Virtuoso Award.
The award recognises a group of actors who have distinguished themselves through performances in the past year.
The other honourees are Elizabeth Banks for her role in Beach Boys biopic Love & Mercy, Joel Edgerton for Black Mass and Paul Dano for his roles in Youth and Love & Mercy.
Also being honoured at the festival is Johnny Depp, who is being awarded the Maltin Modern Master award.
While Spotlight stars Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams will be honoured as an ensemble with the American Riviera Award.
Jerri is 33 and Isobel is 21, but this is not an occasional family reunion.
Along with their 28-year-old brother David, Jerri and Isobel still live with their mum at the family home in Darwen, Lancashire.
They pay board, but like a growing number of young adults in the UK, they feel as though they cannot afford to buy or rent separately.
"I get paid well, particularly for this area," says Jerri, who works for a defence company.
"But looking at trying to get a mortgage, I just couldn't afford it. By the time you add in all the bills, I just couldn't survive."
More than 3.3 million adults between the ages of 20 and 34 were living with parents in 2013, 26% of that age group, according to the Office for National Statistics.
They are known as the boomerang generation, as they often return to live at home after a spell away or at university.
The number has increased by a quarter, or 669,000 people, since 1996. This is despite the fact that the number of 20 to 34-year-olds in the UK remains almost the same, the ONS says.
Some 72% of these young adults - like Jerri - are in work, not far short of the proportion of working young adults who live in shared properties or homes of their own.
But for those looking to fly the nest, even by the time they have entered their 30s, the burden of housing costs is the overwhelming factor to consider.
The ONS said that, in 2013, first-time buyers in this age group were facing typical house prices that were nearly four-and-a-half times their annual income. That compares with house prices of 2.7 times annual income in 1996.
While the latest figures show that the cost of renting a home has risen by lower than the rising cost of living in general, at 1% annually, there is a chance that the cost of being a tenant could continue to go up.
This is an not issue that only affects the younger generations.
Many older people who find they need care in their later years will move back in with their children.
Relatives may consider it their duty to provide unpaid care for elderly members of the family. The 2011 Census found that one in 10 people devote at least part of their week to caring for disabled, sick and elderly relatives or loved ones without expectation of payment.
Carers UK, which represents unpaid carers, estimates that 715,000 people live with and care for a parent or parent-in-law.
Policy manager Steve McIntosh says this can create some financial hardship for everyone involved.
"Caring is a normal part of life. But many people do not realise it brings huge financial costs, as well as the emotional and personal pressures of caring," he says.
"So while families think it is their duty and responsibility, often they do not realise that it could involve sacrificing their careers and ending up in real financial hardship."
Many families do have some warning that a relative - young or old - is going to be living with them again.
The Money Advice Service suggests that it is extremely important to sit down as a family and talk through the implications as a family.
Jackie Spencer, from the service, says that families need to consider all the incomings and outgoings.
That includes checking that they are claiming all the benefits to which they are entitled, but also budgeting for the extra food and energy bills that will naturally result.
"Communication, especially around money, is the key," she says.
"People find it easy if they actually approach the subject. Where it becomes difficult is when you don't talk about it, and then things start to erupt when you don't address the issue."
The Money Advice Service has an interactive budget planner that can help families go through their finances and might remind families of any benefits that they can claim.
While the addition of an extra body in the family home can bring financial strains, Janice Parker, who works for a credit union, says she is helped by the continued presence of her grown-up children at home.
Their contributions help pay the bills, but there is also a personal thrill to having them all still at home.
"There are enormous benefits for me," she says.
"I get to share their lives with them, and I've got to know them all as adults. We have the sort of conversations that good friends do."
After all, many families will think that spending time with their loved ones is so much more valuable than the concerns of spending money.
The archive has been closed to save money, meaning forces will have to create individual storage systems.
Acpo police chiefs said the "consolidated" archive provided a "safe, secure and efficient facility".
The Home Office said proper access to forensic records would be maintained.
The Archive of the Forensic Science Service (FSS) holds more than 1.7m case files - some more than 30 years old.
The records are regularly used to investigate unsolved crimes, as well as for appeals against unsafe convictions.
But in March, the government closed the FSS from taking on more material, arguing that it had been losing money.
Now, each of the 43 police forces across England and Wales must arrange its own storage of future forensic records.
Responding to the move, the Association of Chief Police Officers said: "The closure of the FSS has encompassed issues related to the archive.
"Acpo believes the consolidated FSS archive provides a safe, secure and efficient facility.
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"The FSS has worked very closely with Acpo, criminal case review commission, Crown Prosecution Service and the Ministry of Justice to ensure that continuity of service, security and probity of the archive remain paramount."
Yet the decision has drawn criticism from experts and campaigners.
Alastair Logan - a member of the Law Society's Human Rights Committee who helped overturn the convictions of the Guildford Four, who were wrongly imprisoned for an IRA bombing in the 1970s - said the closure was an act of vandalism by the government.
"They have destroyed a very valuable resource. They have put nothing in its place and miscarriages of justice will occur," he warned.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Logan also said the move would create a two archive "lottery" - one old and centralised, the other new and fragmented.
"You now have 43 forces keeping their own bits and pieces, insofar as they decide to keep them at all," he said.
"If a perpetrator of a rape, rapes in London and then Manchester, how will it be possible for the London people to know about the Manchester offence?"
Andrew Miller MP, chair of the science and technology select committee, also hit out at the change.
He said: "I genuinely fear for justice - both in terms of victims and the accused."
Mr Miller said the closure was "a shallow decision, poorly thought out", and driven by a short-term policy to save money.
"It really is just another Home Office shambles."
He also underlined the potential setback to scientific advances: "Unless we get this right, the chances of exploiting new advances in science will be diminished and so justice will be the loser."
But a Home Office spokesman said: "The police and criminal justice system continue to have proper access to forensic records to enable them to protect the public and bring criminals to justice.
"The archive is under the guardianship of the Home Office and provides materials on request to authorised users," he said.
"The costs are kept under review to ensure value for money for the taxpayer and we will consider the longer-term approach to protecting archive materials with criminal justice partners."
However, BBC News has learned that no new funding or facilities have been made available to police forces to set up and maintain future storage.
Instead, it will be up to individual forces to arrange for a contract with a private provider, or to store it themselves.
The old FSS archive is expected to receive £2m a year to sustain its operation and 21 members of staff.
But Dr Peter Bull, an expert in forensic sedimentology from the University of Oxford, said the measures would be totally inadequate.
"That's ludicrous - that's two sites. They've got to be like Fort Knox. Two million pounds a year won't pay for the paint to keep the walls clean."
Dr Bull also warned the new archive system could lead to major miscarriages of justice, with innocent people being kept behind bars and some criminals remaining at liberty.
"The one in prison will see his sentence out, the one who could have been detected will go scot-free," he said.
"It's horrendous, absolutely horrendous."
Marco Gutierrez was explaining why he supports Donald Trump, a day after the presidential candidate's visit to Mexico.
"My culture is a very dominant culture and it's imposing and it's causing problems," he told MSNBC.
"If you don't do something about it, you're going to have taco trucks on every corner."
His warning led to ridicule on social media as people suggested the prediction sounded like a utopian vision of the US.
On Twitter, #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner became the top trend worldwide with almost 60,000 tweets using the hashtag since Gutierrez made his prediction.
"Hey, what's wrong with #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner?!", tweeted Mexican-American actress Eva Longoria while Democrat politician Eric Swalwell posted a map by depicting tacos all over the area he represents.
Comedian Akilah Hughes tweeted a gif of raining tacos and pledged: "I will vote for whoever promises #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner."
And journalist Marcus Baram played on the Trump campaign phrase "Make America Great Again" by suggesting more tacos could help towards that aim.
Others shared images of Donald Trump enjoying the traditional Mexican dish - an image he originally posted to mark Cinco de Mayo, which celebrates Mexican heritage.
The 18-year-old was found in Caldy Walk, Islington, shortly after 18:00 BST on Wednesday and died a short time later in hospital.
Officers said they were keeping "an open mind" over the motive for the stabbing.
No arrests have been made but a police spokesman confirmed the force was looking for a suspect or suspects.
Mr Appleton was in Nightingale Park with friends when two youths pulled up on a moped, police said.
The pillion passenger on the moped attacked the victim, stabbing him a number of times with a large bladed item before making off on the vehicle into Nightingale Road, a spokesman said.
BBC London reporter Emilia Papadopoulos, who was at the scene, said the Mr Appleton was stabbed in Nightingale Park, but managed to stumble across the road to Caldy Walk where he collapsed.
She added: "This attack happened in broad daylight and right in the middle of the estate, and witnesses told me there were children playing here at the time."
The moped involved is described by police as having a clear front screen and displayed an L plate to the rear, while the pillion passenger was wearing dark clothing and a dark helmet.
Det Ch Insp Chris Jones said: "I am very keen to hear from everyone who was in the area of Caldy Walk.
"We are also keen to hear from anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious or who has information that could assist the investigation."
The Royal Society for Public Health said smoking should be seen as "abnormal" and more controls are needed to cover areas where people gather.
Its report said people needing a fix of nicotine should use e-cigarettes.
The pro-smoking campaign group Forest said the measures would not work and may lead to pubs closing.
The Society argued the 2007 smoking ban inside public places had been a huge success and encouraged thousands to quit.
Its report calls for the ban "to be extended further to include school gates, the outside areas of bars and restaurants and all public parks and squares".
Unlike the original smoking ban the focus is no longer on the dangers of second-hand smoke.
Shirley Cramer, the body's chief executive, said: "Children are hugely receptive to the behaviour of the adults around them. The sight therefore of individuals smoking at prominent locations risks teaching them that smoking is a normal and safe habit.
"We believe that banning smoking in these locations via an exclusion zone could further denormalise smoking, ensuring that it is seen as an abnormal activity and potentially, prevent children and young people from beginning in the future."
The organisation also called for:
Meanwhile a separate report by the University of Edinburgh suggested 1,500 stillbirths were prevented in the first four years of the smoking ban.
Smoking limits the about of oxygen going to the baby and limits growth.
By James Gallagher, health editor, BBC News website
This report opens a new frontline in the battle against smoking.
Campaigners have already scored big victories with the original smoking ban and again this year with a ban on smoking in cars with children and standardised packaging for cigarettes.
Now the target is public places.
Brighton is already considering banning smoking on the beach and Bristol is trialling smoking bans in city squares
The rights of smokers are clearly in decline and leaves the question - where will it end?
Simon Clark, director of the smokers' group Forest, said he welcomed ideas that encouraged people to use electronic cigarettes but they should not rely on "coercion and prohibition".
He told the BBC: "Banning smoking outside pubs and bars will discriminate against adults who quite legitimately prefer to smoke.
"It won't stop people smoking, it will simply deter more people from going to the pub and that could lead to even more pub closures."
He said renaming e-cigarettes was a "silly idea" that "ignores the fact that e-cigs are popular because they mimic the act of smoking".
They will work with German engineering firm Bosch Rexroth on a standardised offshore generator for the industry.
Work has already started on the WavePOD (Wave Power Offtake Device).
Project leaders said it could transform the sector "in the same way the internal combustion engine made the motor car possible".
The project aims to address the problem of transforming linear motion into electrical energy.
The WavePOD comprises an offshore hydraulic generator housed in a sealed nacelle which generates electrical power, which is then cabled back to shore.
The new collaboration brings together project founders Aquamarine Power and drive and control specialist Bosch Rexroth, along with wave technology developers Albatern and Carnegie Wave Energy UK and Manchester University.
The group also includes Irish utility ESB, which is developing the European-funded Westwave wave farm off the west coast of Ireland.
Bosch Rexroth and Edinburgh-based Aquamarine Power are developing a 10th-scale prototype which will be tested at Aachen University, Germany.
Louis Verdegem, ocean technology specialist at Bosch Rexroth, said: "Creating a way of converting kinetic energy into electricity is essential if we are to effectively harness the power of waves.
"Currently however, cost-effective transformation of the captured energy into electricity remains beyond the industry's grasp.
"This is due in part to the fragmented nature of current research and development, which is largely commissioned by individual manufacturers.
"Through this collaboration we expect the use of standardised components and system architectures to accelerate learning and propel the industry forward."
Martin McAdam, chief executive of Aquamarine Power, described the device as a "quantum leap" for the wave energy industry.
"The global wave energy market has an estimated value worth hundreds of billions of pounds and the WavePOD addresses the sector's challenges of improving reliability, developing standard components, fostering collaboration and driving down costs," he added.
The pan-industry initiative was welcomed by trade body Ocean Energy Europe.
Chief executive Sian George said: "If Europe is to turn its advantage in ocean energy technologies into a new industrial sector, collaboration will be key.
"The WavePOD project provides a vehicle for ocean energy developers from all over Europe to work together and tackle problems in an efficient and cost-effective way.
"We would encourage as many developers as possible to get involved in this project and hope to see this partnership approach applied to other barriers on the road to commercialisation."
Neighbours of Saad al-Hilli in Claygate were evacuated as items in a garden shed were examined but police later said they were not "hazardous".
Meanwhile, French police have confirmed the death of Mr al-Hilli's 74-year old mother-in-law, but have not named her.
The al-Hillis' eldest daughter Zainab has been brought out of a coma.
The seven-year-old was shot and injured during the attack last week. Her four-year-old sister, Zeena, has returned to the UK.
Zeena lay undiscovered for eight hours after her parents, her grandmother, and a local cyclist died in Wednesday's attack in Chevaline.
French and British investigators, including Surrey Police firearms officers, started examining the Claygate home of Mr al-Hilli, 50, on Saturday as part of an attempt to establish a motive for the murders which took place during the family's camping holiday.
Officers from the Royal Logistics Corps bomb disposal unit arrived at the family home after concerns were raised by Surrey Police.
They spent about two hours at the property before leaving shortly after midday.
An extended cordon, put up around the property while the explosives experts were there, has since been relaxed and residents have returned to their homes.
Surrey Police said: "The items were found... when the search of the property was extended from the main building to outbuildings in the garden. A bomb disposal unit was called to the scene to carry out an assessment as a precautionary measure."
A cordon around the house and gardens will remain in place as the search of the property continues.
Surrey Police said earlier that the investigation is French-led, with British officers facilitating requests rather than following their own leads.
On Sunday, French prosecutor Eric Maillaud has said seven-year-old Zainab is still under sedation and will not be able to be questioned for several more days.
Mr Maillaud said her sister Zeena has returned to the UK.
The French prosecutor said: "She returned to the UK by air. On arrival she was put under the care of the authorities and the social services."
By Keith DoyleBBC News in Claygate
Neighbours on this pleasant street flanked by large houses have spent much of the morning wondering what the threat was and when they could return to their homes.
Earlier, the police suddenly pushed the media back from our position outside the gates of the al-Hilli home.
They said they had discovered items of concern in the house.
A sudden surge of news teams and onlookers appeared and concerned police kept trying to push people further back.
When the bomb disposal team arrived, the reason for the frantic activity became clearer.
After a couple of hours of fevered speculation it became apparent there was no air of urgency among members of the Royal Logistics Corps.
They were not wearing protective clothing and appeared relaxed. Soon after, they left.
A worrying morning for locals, already shocked by the brutal murder of their neighbours, was over.
In an earlier briefing, Mr Maillaud told reporters Zeena had been interviewed, but he did not see a need to speak to her again as she "did not see anything".
A spokesman for Surrey County Council confirmed it was working with the French and British authorities.
In a statement, Darryl Taylor, the girls' head teacher at Claygate Primary School, said: "The thoughts of everyone connected with the school are with relatives and friends at this difficult time. We will do all we possibly can to provide support and advice to our pupils and staff."
In France, police have recovered a laptop computer from the caravan in which the family was staying and are studying more video footage from around the crime site.
Police have also returned to the scene and widened their area of investigation as they probe the getaway route taken. They have also asked their Italian and Swiss counterparts to help in the hunt for the killers.
Mr al-Hilli's wife, Iqbal, and her 74-year-old mother who held a Swedish passport, were killed, close to the tourist destination of Lake Annecy, on Wednesday.
The fourth victim, a cyclist whose body was found near the car, has been named as 45-year-old Sylvain Mollier.
In Annecy on Saturday, Mr Maillaud said post-mortem examinations found the victims were killed by several bullets and "all four were hit twice in the head".
The prosecutor had previously said 25 shots were fired in total.
A couple of days after the killings, French police said that a possible dispute over money between Mr al-Hilli and his brother, Zaid, was one of the lines of inquiry in the investigation.
This was based on credible information coming from the British police, they said.
But Mr Maillaud has since said that Zaid al-Hilli, who denied to UK police there was any dispute over "financial matters", would be interviewed "as a witness" by French officers "just like any other family member".
"Everyone talks about a dispute between the brothers as if it was an established fact. The brother says there was no dispute so let us remain cautious about that," he said.
Flowers have been left at the scene of the shooting in France, while floral tributes from neighbours have been placed at the al-Hilli home in recent days.
In a statement, the vicar of Claygate, the Reverend Philip Plyming, said: "I, and the church community of Claygate, share the shock felt by so many in the village and beyond at the recent tragic events in France."
BBC Russian heard accounts of so-called cures, after it emerged that gay men were being persecuted in Chechnya, a mainly Muslim republic in southern Russia.
On Tuesday German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had asked President Vladimir Putin to "use his influence to protect the rights of minorities", referring to the reports from Chechnya.
Homosexuality is not officially considered a mental disorder in Russia. But homophobia is common - not only in Chechnya.
Russia removed homosexuality from its list of recognised psychiatric conditions in 1999 - after the US had done so in 1973 and the World Health Organization in 1992.
Globally, scientists do not recognise any "treatment" of homosexuality as effective or required.
Psychotherapist Yan Goland, from the city of Nizhny Novgorod, says he has "cured" 78 gay and eight transsexual people using a method developed in the Soviet Union by his teacher, Nikolai Ivanov.
He told the BBC that the "treatment" lasted between eight and 18 months, and longer for transsexuals.
"When a patient comes to me, I show them similar cases: how they were and how they are now. The patient is filled with hope that we can help, and understands they need to be treated," he said.
In the first stage, he aims to "extinguish" the individual's same-sex attraction. The hypnotherapy sessions can last up to eight hours. He also uses a mixture of psychoanalysis and identity therapy as a way of influencing a person's dreams.
The second stage is meant to forge an attraction to the opposite sex. He prompts his male patients to sexually objectify the women around them.
"I tell them: 'when you leave the session, walk down the street and take a look at all the young woman you see, take an interest in their figures and select the best.'"
Step three, Mr Goland says, involves sex with members of the opposite sex.
Yuri, 40, says he underwent the psychotherapist's "treatment" in the early 1990s, wanting to "wake up and be on the right path", but ended up with his sex drive in tatters.
"The result was, without doubt, negative if not damaging. It was catastrophic, if I'm honest."
Mr Goland is now 80 and says he is still "treating" people.
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A Russian web search on "how to cure homosexuality" brings up various websites offering online consultations with doctors.
The Nikitenko brothers describe themselves as "psycho-hypnologists" and offer a two-month course of audio-hypnosis. One session costs 5,000 roubles (£68, $88).
Nikolai Nikitenko believes homosexuality is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
"When someone watches pornography and has gay sex, they forge a new neural pathway in the brain. A guy from Vladivostok called me: he's 18 and said he was worrying for nine hours a day about becoming gay."
Their hypnotherapy aims to de-stress the patient and teach them the "right ways to behave and react".
The brothers boast they have already "treated" seven gay people who wanted to be straight and say there is "no chance of them relapsing".
But there are doctors in Russia with views closer to those of Western specialists and scientists worldwide.
"You normally become aware of your sexual orientation between 11 and 13 years of age… There are several different orientations and homosexuality is one of the normal variants," says psychologist Pavel Sobolevsky, who works with LGBT patients.
"You can't change your sexual orientation," he told the BBC - and that is what he tells clients who approach him over their sexuality.
Attempts to change your sexual orientation through psychotherapy can be damaging, he warned.
Various religious organisations are offering "treatments" for homosexuals.
Some refused to go into details, saying they would only divulge them to religious media.
But Pastor Yevgeny Peresvetov did speak. He heads the Protestant organisation "Vosstanovleniye" (meaning "rehabilitation" or "resurrection"). It promises to help gay people "reject" their sexuality.
The organisation's YouTube channel has accounts of two men who have "liberated themselves from sin" by "ridding themselves of homosexuality".
The pastor, wearing a smart suit and a Jesus portrait on his tie, leads Sunday services in a Moscow club.
He sees homosexuality as an addiction - like a drug - and symptomatic of a "spiritual hunger".
"Either the individual's father wasn't present, or was violent, or was only there on the periphery. Homosexuals find freedom when they find God as their father."
Some Russian families turn to religious institutions to "cure" children who have come out.
Maria, 27, was taken to church against her will by her family to "treat" her homosexuality when she was only 13. She had holy water poured over her while others read out prayers.
"I couldn't hear anything; I was bawling my eyes out. They kept on reading out prayers and forced me to go to church, where I was told that my attraction to other women came from Satan," she told the BBC.
"They covered me in holy water and forced me to drink it. Sometimes they hit me with rods. I feel like they broke my mind."
Yevgenia, a 19-year-old transgender woman born a man, described intolerant attitudes among doctors.
"The first doctor said: 'You just got carried away: look at you, you're a real man! You want to have surgery? Can't you just live like everyone else?'"
A second doctor told Yevgenia she was probably a gay man and an attention-seeker.
"He said I just had to resign myself to being a man," Yevgenia told the BBC.
Kirsty, who was born with a rare heart defect and was given just weeks to live at the age of four, attracted attention when she joined Beckham to launch the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.
She went on to raise more than £7.5m for Manchester's Francis House Children's Hospice.
Beckham described her as "amazing" and said she would be missed.
Kirsty was the only British child - and one of only two worldwide - born with a back-to-front heart.
Her parents, and sisters Zoe and Kim, were at Kirsty's bedside at Manchester Royal Infirmary when she died on Saturday, said a spokesman from the Kirsty Club, a charity founded by the youngster.
Her fundraising efforts for Francis House won the support of prime ministers, pop stars and Hollywood actors as she continued to defy medical odds.
She also overcame her illness to study childcare at college, intending to pursue a career as a teacher for children with special needs.
In a post on his instagram account, Beckham wrote: "Kirsty has been defying doctors for many years and whilst doing that she has been raising millions of pounds for terminally ill children."
The former England captain added: "It was an inspiration to meet such a brave young lady with so much drive for helping others.
"My love and thoughts go to Kirsty's parents and sisters as this inspirational young lady will be missed."
David Ireland, chief executive of Francis House, said Kirsty's fundraising "gave us a measure of security that allowed us to expand and develop our service".
He added: "Hundreds of children, young people and their families owe a tremendous debt to the young lady whose face made Francis House a household name."
Paying tribute, opera singer Russell Watson tweeted: "My inspirational friend Kirsty Howard is with the Angels. My heart is aching so much. RIP Angel forever xxxx"
Kirsty Howard
She was born in Manchester on 20 September 1995 with an exceptionally rare and inoperable condition that meant her heart was back to front.
Kirsty first met David Beckham in 2001 when she was a mascot for England's 2002 World Cup qualifier against Greece. She walked out with the team with a 20kg oxygen tank in tow.
Alongside Beckham, she handed the baton to the Queen at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
In 2003 Kirsty started the first Great Manchester Run and took part in the race, wearing the number one vest in her wheelchair. She took part in the race every year following.
She was awarded the Helen Rollason Award by the BBC in 2004 for her courage and determination and has also received the Child of Courage award and the Pride of Britain award.
Kirsty was the face of the charity appeal for Francis House Hospice, originally opened by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1991.
The Kirsty Club was launched to expand and improve the service, with celebrity supporters of the appeal including Gloria Hunniford, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Davina McCall and opera singer Russell Watson.
Counting of votes in the leadership contest is under way in the round room of the Mansion House in Dublin.
The winner will take over from Enda Kenny as taoiseach (prime minister) in the next few weeks.
The favourite is Leo Varadkar, the son of an Indian immigrant and Ireland's first openly-gay government minister. The other contender is Simon Coveney.
Voting took place this week around the country.
It is decided in an electoral college system that gives 65% of the vote to the Fine Gael parliamentary party - made up of 73 TDs (members of the Irish assembly), senators and MEPs.
The party's 21,000 rank-and-file members have 25% of the vote, and 235 local representatives 10%.
Mr Varadkar took a commanding lead on the first day of the contest after winning the public support of many of Fine Gael's TDs (MPs).
Mr Coveney vowed to remain in the contest, and told RTE he remained optimistic about his chance in the leadership race.
He is 44 and Mr Varadkar is 38, so either of them would be Ireland's youngest ever prime minister.
Mr Varadkar, who came out as gay in the run up to the 2015 same-sex marriage referendum, is currently in charge of the welfare system.
He has come to personify the liberalisation of a country which was once regarded as one of Europe's most socially conservative nations - homosexuality was illegal until 1993.
However, Mr Varadkar has come under criticism for his comments on progressive issues and workers rights.
The new Fine Gael leader will have to be endorsed by the independent members of the minority coalition government before he becomes taoiseach. That's expected to happen later this month.
Enda Kenny, 66, who led the party for 15 years and was elected taoiseach in 2011, resigned as Fine Gael leader in May.
Under the plan, young people in England would make monthly payments equivalent to rent to build up a share in their home, without requiring a deposit.
After 30 years, occupants would gain full ownership of the property.
The announcement comes as the Lib Dems prepare to meet for a final time before the general election.
The party will gather for their spring conference in Liverpool on Friday, with leader Nick Clegg due to address activists on Sunday.
Housing is a key election issue, and the parties have made pledges to boost the supply of homes across the country and make home ownership more achievable.
Analysis by political correspondent Ross Hawkins in Liverpool
There is now ferocious competition for the votes of frustrated would-be first-time buyers, who will be able to choose between a series of competing schemes from politicians come the election.
The Liberal Democrats have unveiled a policy that they claim would be revolutionary: to aim to make 30,000 new homes a year in England available to tenants who would slowly acquire equity as they made monthly rental payments, until after 30 years they owned the property outright.
The party is as yet undecided as to how the government would help social enterprises and housing associations build homes on this basis, and has not said how much it would cost the taxpayer.
The Conservatives intend to expand a coalition scheme to provide 200,000 discounted starter homes for those buying for the first time; Labour say first-time buyers would get priority under their plans.
The Conservatives have promised to build 200,000 starter homes for first-time buyers in England under the age of 40, priced at 20% below the market rate.
Meanwhile, Labour wants to see 200,000 new homes built a year by 2020, including new towns and garden cities.
Announcing the Lib Dem housing policy, Mr Clegg said it would make home-ownership "a reality" for thousands of young people currently priced out of the market.
The party is aiming to deliver 30,000 rent-to-own homes by 2020 in partnership with housing associations and other organisations, if they remain in government after the general election.
Under the plan, occupants would have an option to cash-in their share at any time, which could potentially to be used as a deposit for a home on the open market.
"For working young people the dream of home ownership is increasingly out of reach," Mr Clegg said.
Summary of other parties' housing policies:
"Prices are so high renters cannot afford to save for a deposit, which means they can never take that first step onto the housing ladder.
"Young people deserve better. Rent-to-own will mean, regardless of their background and family circumstance, they will be able to make this dream a reality."
Mr Clegg told the Evening Standard that the idea would be among his party's "core" offers in its election manifesto, suggesting it had been held back to date by "small c and big c conservatism in Whitehall".
Social enterprise business Gentoo Group said the idea was modelled on a 2011 initiative it had successfully piloted in the north-east of England.
Peter Walls, the firm's chief executive, said rent-to-own was "a now-proven concept" which "has already unlocked homeownership for many that were excluded".
Ahead of the Lib Dem conference, the deputy prime minister has warned the party that it faces a "long, hard campaign" in the run-up to the 7 May poll.
In a foreword to the conference agenda, he said the meeting was a chance to "set out our vision for the country" but also "celebrate our achievements in coalition".
The conference will get underway on Friday with a rally addressed by general election co-ordinator and former leader Lord Ashdown.
It comes after the party's former head of fundraising, Ibrahim Taguri, had to step down as a party candidate after a newspaper claimed he had accepted a "potentially illegal donation", although Mr Taguri denies any wrongdoing.
Botaka made 37 league appearances for Excelsior after signing from Belgian side Club Brugge in 2013.
The 22-year-old, who also had a loan spell with Portuguese club Belenenses, has won four international caps.
"I knew Leeds were a big club. This is a new adventure for me," he told the club website.
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The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, has denied committing the offence before Dundee United's game against Hearts in February.
Prosecutors allege he engaged in behaviour that was likely to incite public disorder.
The alleged offences took place in Dundee's Union Street.
It is alleged the teenager, from Edinburgh, sang a sectarian song and made sectarian remarks.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge at Dundee Sheriff Court.
David Duncan, defending, said the teenager had been released on bail at an earlier hearing and asked that his bail be continued.
Sheriff Alastair Carmichael set a trial date for June.
He allowed bail on the condition that the teenager does not attend any regulated football match in the UK ahead of the trial.
Journalists in Croke Park felt the score in Croke Park was 2-17 to 1-20 which would have meant extra-time.
But Meath were presented with the cup as the Antrim county team's malaise of recent times continued.
Sean Quigley hit a late 1-1 to spark Meath celebrations.
However, the doubts over the scoreline suggest that this fixture may not be quite over yet and Antrim have indicated that they will view the match video before deciding whether to appeal against the result.
There are suggestions that the problem arose when the stadium scoreboard incorrectly Meath and Antrim point in the 63rd minute.
The scoreboard was quickly adjusted to register an Antrim point but there is a suggestion that the Meath score wasn't taken away.
Antrim appeared totally in control early on as Conor Johnston's 15th-minute goal and scores from Niall McKenna, James Connolly and Ciaran Clarke helped them lead 1-7 to 0-1 after 19 minutes.
However, four James Toher points saw Meath cutting Antrim's lead to 1-10 to 0-7 by the interval.
Meath were right in the contest five minutes after the restart as Neil Heffernan smashed in a superb goal.
Antrim seemed to have regained the initiative as four successive points - including two Eddie McCloskey efforts - left them five ahead.
However, points from Joe Keenan and Adam Gannon kept Meath very much in touch before substitute Quigley's late scores saw the Royals snatching the county's first Christy Ring Cup title.
But the doubts over the accuracy of the final score could mean that Meath's celebrations prove premature.
Armagh suffered a second straight Nicky Rackard Cup final defeat as Mayo earned a 2-16 to 1-15 victory.
Kenny Feeney starred with a 1-9 haul for the Connacht men as they headed west with the silverware
Darren McTigue's third-minute goal gave Mayo a great start before David Carvill, Ryan Gaffney and skipper Cathal Carvill responded with Armagh scores.
Mayo regrouped to lead by four but Armagh fought back to trail by the minimum, 0-9 to 1-5, at the interval.
Armagh took the lead straight after the restart as Eoin McGuinness finishing clinically to the net after Coulter had made a searing run through the heart of the Mayo defence.
Mayo responded with three points in the spin from Shane Boland, Feeney and substitute Fergal Boland had them back level.
Armagh eased back in front through Coulter and Gaffney, but Mayo found another gear, with Cathal Freeman and Keith Higgins providing the impetus from deep.
In the 57th minute Feeney banged in a goal, but Armagh responded with three more points, the best of them from Coulter, brought the sides level.
However, that was as good as it got for Armagh as Feeney, Sean Regan and substitute Corey Scahill hit spectacular points to clinch Mayo's win.
He walked onto a railway track to get closer to an oncoming passenger train to take his picture on Sunday.
But he couldn't move away in time and the train ran over him in Chennai (Madras), local police officials said.
Last week an Austrian tourist was rescued from a well in Junagadh in western India after she fell into it while taking a selfie.
"It was a freak accident. More youngsters are now addicted to taking selfies," railway police officer S Ramuthai told the AFP news agency.
The 16-year-old was returning home after spending the day with friends when he decided to take a picture of himself in front of the train in Chennai, reports said.
The number of deaths related with selfies has increased in the past year, prompting the police in Mumbai to declare "no-selfie zones" last month.
The places include the iconic sea-facing Marine Drive promenade and the popular Girgaum Chowpatty beach, both major tourist attractions.
The decision was taken after an 18-year-old girl drowned in the sea while taking a selfie in early January.
Last year, authorities had imposed a "no selfie zone" at a Hindu festival in Mumbai due to fears they could cause stampedes.
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When Heather Knight got her hands on the ultimate prize in women's cricket on an emotional Sunday afternoon at Lord's, it marked a triumph not only for England, but the sport itself.
For Knight, kissing the silverware is a world away from four years ago, when she was clinging on to a place in an England side that failed to reach the final.
But her personal transformation, and her team under coach Mark Robinson, is nothing compared to that of the women's game from a 2013 World Cup that was barely befitting of the name.
Held in India, mainly Mumbai, it hardly registered with the locals in a nation where cricket is loved like no other.
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Its very staging came under threat over a row about the presence of the Pakistan team, who were eventually shifted to the other side of the country - 1,000 miles away in Cuttack - and forced to sleep at the Barabati Stadium.
The women were due to play at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium, only to be evicted to make way for men's matches. Facilities at venues were shoddy and publicity non-existent.
Although global TV audiences were up, matches were played to near empty stadiums, despite entry being free of charge.
"It was shocking in India," former England batter Ebony Rainford-Brent told BBC Sport. "In a cricket-crazy country, you would expect to see something - posters, adverts - but there was nothing.
"The only people in the grounds were a few family members. It was almost like the cricket wasn't happening."
Now, the World Cup doesn't just seem like a different event, but women's cricket is an entirely different sport.
The final at Lord's was a fitting conclusion to a tournament that has catapulted women's cricket into the national and international consciousness.
What began with a marketing campaign on the London Underground and in cinemas ended in a sold-out Lord's and the most-watched game of women's cricket in history.
Across the tournament, all matches were shown live for the first time, with more than 50 million watching the group games alone. Over the course of the event, the International Cricket Council expects an 80% increase in worldwide viewership.
More than one million users followed England's final victory on the BBC Sport website, while the hosts' nerve-shredding semi-final victory over South Africa was also front-page news. In the host cities - Bristol, Leicester, Derby and Taunton - 30,000 people visited fan zones.
"Everything you could think of to promote the tournament has been done," added Rainford-Brent. "The investment and energy that has gone into has been incredible. To finish with a packed Lord's ticked the final box."
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The audience is a new one, too, riding a wave that perhaps began with last year's launch of the Twenty20 Super League, a competition that attracted an average attendance in excess of 1,000, larger than the inaugural season of its football equivalent in 2011.
At the World Cup, 50% of ticket-buyers were women, while 31% of those in attendance were under the age of 16. About 13,000 tickets were given away to schools and every child at Lord's on Sunday received a plastic bat as a souvenir of the incredible final.
Marie, from Surrey, was at the game with seven-year-old daughter Lucy and said: "Lucy's dad played cricket but she has become more aware that women play too.
"We've heard a lot about women's cricket on the radio and now she is more aware that there are opportunities for her in the future if she wants to play sport."
Tom, from London, brought daughters Connie, five, and Cissie, three, to their first game of cricket.
"I thought it would be a fun game for them, with lots of entertainment going on around the edges," he said.
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Youngsters may have Knight, Tammy Beaumont and Anya Shrubsole as their new England heroes and be keen to try their hand at Natalie Sciver's Nat-meg, but India's surprise run to the final could turn out to be far more important for the future of the women's game than England's fourth world title.
Four years ago, interest in the tournament on home soil was so low that, when India were dumped out in the first round, journalists (not many of them) could wander up to a lonely Mithali Raj for their own private audience with the captain.
Now, even if the impressive Raj is unlikely to reach the demi-god status of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, her country actually knows who she and her exciting team are.
When India's men pulled off a shock triumph in the 1983 World Cup, it began a boom in one-day cricket. When the same team won the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007, a nation previously pretty sniffy about the shortest form of the game threw itself into the Indian Premier League.
Might India now follow the example of Australia and England to launch its own T20 league for women? Raj, Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur are stars that could take women's cricket to the masses.
"Why not start a league of our own in India?" said Raj. "Now is the right time to create that in India because women's cricket is everywhere.
"If more girls participate in leagues like that, they will improve their game and gain valuable experience."
If the women's game is about to face greater commercialisation, exposure and expectation then England are lucky to have Robinson, a man who should take his share of credit for their triumph.
When the former fast bowler made the surprise switch from Sussex's men's side, England's results had been patchy for some time. Although they had won two of the previous three Ashes series, they were without a global trophy since 2009.
When that record was extended with a semi-final exit at the 2016 World T20, Robinson made his move.
If his public attack on the players' fitness raised eyebrows, then the axing of captain Charlotte Edwards was genuinely stunning - not least to some inside the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Edwards was (and still is) a fine player, one of the greatest there has ever been in the women's game, but her maternal, dominant presence could be stifling and suffocating. Too often, England were reliant on the performances of a handful of players, with the rest left to feel like they were making up the numbers.
In the past year, Beaumont, Lauren Winfield, Fran Wilson and Alex Hartley have all established themselves at international level. Knight averages more with the bat as captain than she did in the ranks and Sarah Taylor has returned from a break enforced by an anxiety problem.
But it is not just on the field where Robinson has made changes.
In a game just getting to grips with professionalism, players previously signed one-year contracts. Recognising that meant they were faced with the threat of unemployment on an annual basis, Robinson successfully pushed for the security of two-year deals.
He has also created an environment of honesty, openness and acceptance in a bid to make sure the players do not lose their identities to the rigors of the game. One player was comfortable enough to bring her teddy bear to a team meeting.
"Mark has been brilliant," said Knight. "He has encouraged us to be honest and that has made us as a team.
"He has annoyed us at times with tough love, but he has pushed us, improved us and made us believe. We're very thankful."
Robinson, though, will not be in the limelight in the aftermath of England's triumph, and nor should he be.
The adulation goes to Knight and the 14 other players that have triumphed in the biggest tournament, match and spectacle women's cricket has ever seen. They are role models in a game that is taking its place at global sport's top table.
Who runs the world? Girls.
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Magnus Lund was shown a yellow card after five minutes and the French visitors took advantage with tries from Charles Ollivon and Leigh Halfpenny.
Sale hit back with a try from Paolo Odogwu and passed up three kicks at goal after the break as Toulon held on.
Sale, who lost to Scarlets last week, face English champions Saracens in their next European tie on 10 December.
Toulon, who lost at home against Saracens last week, host Scarlets a day later.
Before the game, Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond likened Toulon, who have won the Champions Cup in three of the last four seasons, to Spanish football giants Barcelona.
And Sale looked likely to be blown away when the illustrious visitors swept into a 15-0 lead after only 11 minutes.
Flanker Lund was penalised, somewhat harshly, for a late tackle and Toulon soon took advantage of their numerical advantage, Ollivon spotting a defensive hole and scrambling over.
When Sale wing Byron McGuigan failed to deal with a cross-kick from Francois Trinh-Duc, Bryan Habana seized on the loose ball and fed Halfpenny, who surged over for his side's second try.
But Sale rallied, Odogwu scampering over in the corner while Toulon captain Duane Vermeulen was in the sin bin for a deliberate trip.
Sale started the second half in confident fashion and would have been within striking distance if Will Addison had kicked a relatively straightforward penalty, but he struck an upright.
Addison kicked to the corner on three occasions as the clock ticked down, but the hosts came away with nothing.
It was a strangely muted display by Toulon, who barely threatened the Sale try-line in the second half, while Sale will be disappointed they did not earn a losing bonus point at least.
Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond: "We stood toe to toe with them but didn't have enough bullets in the gun.
"We had field position in the last 20 minutes but, fair play to them, they counteracted our drive. But there were a lot of young English lads out there who stood their corner.
"The referee had a good game, we can't whinge and moan about [Lund's yellow card]."
Sale Sharks: Michael Haley; Byron McGuigan, Will Addison, Mark Jennings, Paulo Odogwu; Sam James, Peter Stringer; Ross Harrison, Neil Briggs, Brian Mujati, Bryn Evans, Andrei Ostrikov, Cameron Neild, Magnus Lund, Josh Beaumont
Replacements: Eifion Lewis-Roberts, Halani Aulika, Jon Mills, David Seymour, Thomas Curry, James Mitchell, Daniel Mugford, Sam Bedlow
Toulon: Leigh Halfpenny; James O'Connor, Mathieu Bastareaud, Ma'a Nonu, Bryan Habana; Francois Trinh-Duc, Eric Escande; Xavier Chiocci, Guilhem Guirado, Levan Chilachava, Mamuka Gorgodze, Romain Taofifenua, Charles Ollivon, Juan Fernandez Lobbe, Duane Vermeulen
Replacements: Anthony Etrillard, Laurent Delboulbes, Marcel van der Merwe, Samu Manoa, Matt Carraro, Pierre Bernard, Sebastien Tillous-Borde, Jocelino Suta
The painting of a Tree Creeper was in a hut built by Norwegian explorers and later used by the Scott expedition.
The image was found in a pile of papers covered in mould and penguin excrement.
It is believed to be by British scientist Dr Edward Wilson, who died on the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole in 1912.
Antarctic Heritage Trust paper conservator Josefin Bergmark-Jimenez described the find as the greatest moment in her career.
''There was this gorgeous painting, I got such a fright that I jumped and shut the portfolio again. I then took the painting out and couldn't stop looking at it - the colours, the vibrancy, it is such a beautiful piece of work."
"I couldn't believe it was there."
The discovery was actually made last year but has been kept secret so that conservators could restore some 1,500 other artefacts from two huts built by Norwegian explorers in Cape Adare in 1899.
The painting is labelled 1899 Tree Creeper and has the initial T on it.
At first conservators could not identify the artist, but Ms Bergmark-Jimenez attended a lecture on Dr Wilson and realised it was him as soon as she saw his other artwork.
''I saw his distinctive handwriting, I knew he had painted the Tree Creeper. This made sense as there was also a 1911 newspaper article about Scott's party that went to Antarctica via New Zealand [in the bundle of papers]."
Dr Wilson was born in 1872 in Cheltenham, England, where an art gallery and museum are named after him and display permanent collections of his work.
His bronze statue, designed by Scott's widow Lady Kathleen Scott, also stands outside the town's municipal buildings. A primary school in Paddington, London, also bears his name.
Antarctic Heritage Trust's Lizzie Meek says Dr Wilson was a remarkable man.
''He was not only a talented painter, but a scientist and a medical doctor who was an integral member of both of Scott's expeditions to the ice."
Conservator Josefin Bergmark-Jimenez explains why the painting is in such pristine condition.
''Water colour paintings are particularly susceptible to light so the fact this work has spent more than 100 years tightly packed between other sheets of paper in completely dark and cold conditions is actually an ideal way to store it."
It is still not known how the painting ended up in the hut as Tree Creepers are from the Northern Hemisphere.
"It's likely that Wilson painted it while he was recovering from tuberculosis in Europe."
But the bird will never make the flight back north, as all artefacts must be returned to the hut following conservation, in accordance with the site's status as an Antarctic Specially Protected Area.
A high-quality reproduction of the painting has been made at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch before the watercolour is returned to its final resting place back on the ice continent.
Organisers of the event said Dundee Waterfront offered a "rare blank canvas opportunity" for investors.
The V&A Museum of Design will open at the site in 2018 and Slessor Gardens, a city centre park, was opened by the Queen in July.
About 26,000 sq m of development land is available at the waterfront.
Recent investment announcements in the project include £30m by Our Enterprise for the development of flats, offices and commercial space,
Dundee City Council is also in discussion with developers over a mixed-use development, which would include flats, offices and a 130-room hotel.
Dundee Waterfront is split into five distinct zones and the project has already secured £750m of committed investment.
Mike Galloway, executive director of city development said: "We are forecasting several hundred thousand visitors to the city each year due to the new V&A Dundee.
"Add a new marina, new railway station, offices, hotels and new businesses opening, Dundee Waterfront is going to be buzzing.
"We need more investors to grasp this opportunity and partner with us on innovative design and build ideas.
"They might be surprised at how entrepreneurial we are.
"Dundee really is open for business and we are keen to encourage creative and innovative proposals from London's investment and development community".
The Dundee Waterfront briefing will be held at Pinsent Masons on Earl Street on 22 September.
Called "iRights", its proposals include the right for young people to be able to easily edit or delete content they have created online.
Baroness Shields, the UK's Minister for Internet Safety and Security, is backing the move.
A report by the Children's Commissioner for England examining the rights will be published by the end of the year.
The iRights framework is intended to inspire businesses to work with the government on better protecting and empowering young people in terms of their online activity.
As well as supporting children's "right to be forgotten", iRights says young people have a right to digital literacy and should be well informed about how their data might be used.
A host of companies and charities, including Barclays bank, the NSPCC and law firm Schillings, have signed up to the campaign.
Baroness Shields said, "iRights gives a unique insight into how government can join with technology companies, civil society and business to make a better digital world for young people.
"We are using iRights in education, business and in our own services and digital communications."
Rachel O'Connell, a government adviser and founder of Trustelevate.com, said the proposals largely represented EU laws that would come into force over the next few years.
She cited new rules on data protection that will take effect in the UK from 2016 as an example.
Ms O'Connell added that young people were increasingly becoming wise to the need to protect their privacy and identify online.
"There is a movement amongst children and young people in terms of reclaiming what they can in terms of privacy, ownership of their body and images of them online," she said.
"A lot of businesses are realising that privacy is a commercial advantage."
Ian Walden, a legal expert at Queen Mary University of London, said companies often needed prompting before they took privacy issues seriously.
"Many of the companies out there that we know and love are making huge amounts of money from children," he said.
"There needs to be a focus on responsibility when dealing with those children, which isn't always present."
The 25-year-old will face Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in the last four after winning in exactly one hour.
Czech Republic's two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova takes on China's Zhang Shuai in the other semi-final.
The tournament features the leading 12 players who did not qualify for last week's WTA Finals in Singapore.
The players were divided into four pools of three, with the group winners qualifying for the semi-finals.
Vulcans were designed and built at Woodford Aerodrome, in Chester Road, Stockport, for the Royal Air Force.
Over the weekend, the XH558 is flying over areas where the aircraft are displayed, such as Barton and Woodford.
Making its maiden flight in 1952, the Vulcan acted as a deterrent during the Cold War.
They were also used in combat during the Falklands War.
The last remaining model originally arrived at RAF Waddington in 1960 and was the last to leave RAF service in 1993, according to organisers Vulcan to the Sky.
Now though, engineering backers, including Rolls-Royce, have withdrawn support and the plane is beyond its flying hours.
Steve Abbot, who helped to build Vulcans at Woodford said the aircraft had been part of his life.
"We did all the fatigue testing here to keep them in the sky and the 558 was born here," he said.
Former Vulcan pilot Tucker Wennell said it was "very emotional" to remember flying them.
"They were a bomber that flew like a fighter aircraft, they had tremendous performance," he said.
"The rate of climb on take-off was amazing."
There are plans to open a Vulcan museum at Woodford later in the year.
The Vulcan will make a low-level flyby along the runway at Coventry, where a Classic Air Force Meteor NF-11 will also be flying.
The roles are full time and the pay is ¥180,000 ($1,600; £1,100) a month, the job ad says (in Japanese).
Physical fitness and acrobatic skills are a must says Aichi prefecture, which hopes to promote "warlord tourism".
Ninjas were 15th Century Japanese mercenaries specialising in espionage, assassination, sabotage and other forms of irregular warfare.
Such trickery was considered beneath the samurai, or military nobility, who had to observe strict rules on fighting honourably.
The job specification has been somewhat changed for the advertised roles.
It involves stage performances and "PR work" for radio and television. Combat experience as a ninja is not required and a track record of killing people for money would not help your application.
Ideal candidates should "enjoy being under the spotlight even though he or she is a secretive ninja," Satoshi Adachi of the prefecture's tourism promotion unit, told AFP.
As the troupe will sometimes perform in English, Japanese language skills are preferred rather than essential, Mr Adachi said, although a passion for history and tourism is a requirement.
Training is also a little quicker these days: winning applicants will be up to speed in the arts of wooing tourists with back flips and sword play by the end of April.
Successful applicants will be performing in Nagoya Castle and various other locations.
Aichi prefecture may be hoping to see some of the success seen by neighbouring Mie prefecture's Ninja museum in Iga city, which combines historical details with acrobatic performances inspired by tales of the ancient warriors.
Iga, which brands itself as the "home town" of ninja, was once home to many ninjas, also known as shinobi, who emerged as a distinct phenomenon in the volatile "warring states" period of the 15th Century. They gradually disappeared as Japan was unified in the 17th Century.
While ninja were a very real historical phenomenon, much popular folklore about them is based on legend and myth.
But while once they were looked on as little more than a historical curiosity of more interest to foreigners than Japanese themselves, prefectures are increasingly keen to capitalise on historical ties to tap into the country's tourism boom.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to increase tourism even further in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Anyone over 18 can apply to be a ninja in Aichi, and applications close on 22 March.
Twelve people took more than 1,000 hours to make the replica caravan which includes working electric lights, seats and a sink with running water.
Organisers of the Motorhome & Caravan Show 2015, where it is on show, said it is the world's largest caravan built with interlocking plastic bricks.
Items made of toy bricks include toothbrushes and a frying pan.
The replica Tab caravan has been put next to a real one at the show.
James Bissett, marketing campaign director for NCC Events, organisers of the show, said: "To get the (Guinness) world record it had to be identical in every way in terms of the size, dimensions, look and functionality.
"Inside you can change the beds and the table as you can in the real thing."
It was unveiled at the show to celebrate 130 years of leisure caravanning this year, with the 2.2m tall and 3.6m long structure featuring "a full interior" according to show organisers.
The Lego brick caravan was certified the world's largest by an official Guinness World Records adjudicator, organisers said.
It is on display at the show until Sunday.
The men are said to have left Malaysia last Monday, the day the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was killed at Kuala Lumpur airport.
Four other people have already been detained.
Police believe poison was sprayed into Mr Kim's face as he waited to board a flight to Macau.
Deputy national police chief Noor Rashid Ismail identified the North Korean suspects in a press conference on Sunday.
"The four suspects are holding normal passports, not diplomatic passports," he said.
The four already in custody are an Indonesian woman, a Malaysian man, a woman with a Vietnamese passport and a North Korean.
The Indonesian national, named as Siti Aisyah, is said to have told Malaysian police she had been paid to perform what she thought was a prank.
Kim is believed to have been attacked in the airport departure hall on Monday by two women, using some form of chemical.
A grainy image taken from security camera footage, which has been broadcast in South Korea and Malaysia, shows a woman wearing a white T-shirt with the letters "LOL" written on the front.
Despite widespread speculation that North Korea was behind the killing, there has been no proof. Pyongyang has made no public comments on the issue.
Kim was largely estranged from his family, after being passed over for the North Korean leadership in favour of his youngest half-brother. He spent most of his time overseas in Macau, mainland China and Singapore.
He had spoken out in the past against his family's dynastic control of North Korea and in a 2012 book was quoted as saying he believed his younger half-brother lacked leadership qualities.
But he had said he was not interested in assuming the leadership himself.
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It's caused a huge surge of people trying to get their hands on special protective eclipse glasses.
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There are also big traffic jams in the state of Oregon, which is one of the first states where the eclipse will be visible.
The rare event of the moon passing directly in front of the sun is due to happen on 21 August.
Collins, 19, scored three goals in 22 games in a loan spell with Notts County during the first half of the campaign.
Rovers have used part of the £30,000 raised through February's crowdfunding scheme to sign the young striker.
"We're really pleased to get another player in," Tranmere boss Micky Mellon told the club's official website.
Promotion-chasing Tranmere, who are third in the National League and five points off leaders Forest Green Rovers, last month asked fans to contribute to the 'Micky Mellon Budget Boost' to generate funds for new signings to boost their hopes of a return to the English Football League.
"We've worked really hard at a difficult time to recruit and we're pleased Wolves have trusted us with one of their talented young players," Mellon said.
Collins, a Wales Under-19 international, began his career with Newport County before joining Wolves in January 2016 where he has featured for the club's Under-23 team.
He is the second signing made by Tranmere in the last 24 hours following the arrival of Portuguese winger Erico Sousa.
Germany's foreign intelligence service BND spied on media e-mails, faxes and phone calls, including more than a dozen BBC numbers in London and Afghanistan, Spiegel news reported.
The surveillance, which began in 1999, also extended to Reuters news agency and the New York Times, it is alleged.
"We are disappointed to hear these claims," a BBC spokesperson said.
"The BBC's mission is to bring accurate news and information to people around the world, and our journalists should be able to operate freely and safely, with full protection for their sources. We call upon all governments to respect the operation of a free press."
The BBC has approached the BND about the allegations, but has so far not received a response.
Spiegel reports that at least 50 numbers used by international journalists were monitored by the BND.
The respected German news organisation plans to release more details about the alleged spying on Saturday.
It has seen documents from a German parliament (Bundestag) inquiry into the BND's role in US-led mass surveillance.
US whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the global scale of surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA) which, he said, was assisted by the BND and the UK spy agency GCHQ.
On 16 February Chancellor Angela Merkel testified before the Bundestag inquiry. According to the revelations, she was among the NSA's targets.
The film made in the Ceiriog Valley aims to spread the message about their importance in pollinating plants.
Beekeeper Kirsty Williams, who has 50 hives and has been producing honey for 30 years, premiered the film to pupils at her village school, Ysgol Pontfadog.
Her free DVD has been sent to 150 primary schools across the region.
She received funding from economic development company Menter a Busnes as part of its Bee Co-operation Project to promote beekeeping and bee habitats in north Wales following their decline.
It is the seventh time the former Corah factory in Leicester has been targeted in the last two years, according to the fire service.
A spokesman said if action was not taken soon someone could be killed.
About 45 firefighters fought the flames, which was of "such intensity" it spread to another building and caused damage to a dealership.
Roads near St John Street were closed for several hours after the fire started at 02:40 GMT
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About 60 cars in the compound were saved despite "severe" damage to another 35.
A spokesman said repeated incidents at the site were a serious problem.
"This is despite attending this site on eight occasions in the past six months as part of our preventative strategy to reduce the risk of further fires occurring.
"Our main fear is that it is only a matter of time before we are reporting the death or serious injury of a firefighter or a member of public."
Corah closed in the mid 1990s. A joint investigation between the fire service and the police has begun into the cause of the blaze.
The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude quake was near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan.
The quake struck deep and in a remote region, apparently limiting casualties.
Iranian state TV said 27 people had been injured, but rowed back on early reports of deaths. However, more than 30 people were killed in Pakistan.
The Pakistani military has been mobilised to help with rescue efforts, officials said.
Two military helicopters carrying medical teams have been sent to the area and troops will support the relief efforts, they said.
The border area has since been shaken by several strong aftershocks.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the organisation stood ready to help "if asked to do so". The US has also offered assistance.
The earthquake struck in the province of Sistan Baluchistan at about 15:14 local time (10:44 GMT), close to the cities of Khash, which has a population of nearly 180,000, and Saravan, where 250,000 people live.
"The epicentre of the quake was located in the desert, and population centres do not surround it. There were no fatalities in the towns around the epicentre," an Iranian crisis centre official, Morteza Akbarpour, was quoted as saying by the Iranian news agency Isna.
The power of the tremor led to offices being evacuated in Karachi, Pakistan, in the Indian capital of Delhi, and in several Gulf cities.
Iranian state TV initially reported that 40 people had been killed, and one Iranian official was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying hundreds of deaths were expected.
Eyewitness reports
But Iran's Red Crescent said it expected limited damage and a low death toll because the earthquake was so deep - the Iranian Seismological Centre estimated the depth at 95km (59 miles).
Iran's Fars news agency said the depth of the quake had reduced its impact to the size of a magnitude-4.0 tremor on the surface.
Iranian scientists said it was the country's strongest earthquake for more than 50 years.
All communications to the region have been cut, and the Red Crescent said it was sending 20 search-and-rescue teams with three helicopters to the area.
A resident of Saravan, Yar Ahmad, told BBC Persian that a number of people in the nearby village of Lolokadan had been injured, with broken arms or legs, but only had first aid kits for treatment.
No rescue workers had arrived, and the roads were in poor condition, he said.
Sistan Baluchistan is Iran's biggest province and one of its most impoverished areas.
A member of parliament for Saravan, Hedayatollah Mir-Morad Zehi, said there were 1,700 villages in the area, and most of the buildings were made of mud.
Many people in the area live in tents or shacks, a factor which is thought to have limited the number of casualties.
Iran's vulnerability to earthquakes
Fars news agency said that Saravan had suffered no serious damage.
Across the border in Pakistan, up to 34 people were killed and about 80 injured in the Mashkel district of Balochistan province, the army said.
Communications were disrupted in Mashkel, which has a population of about 45,000. But aid workers said many houses were thought to have been damaged or destroyed.
The earthquake was felt across the region.
Michael Stephens, a researcher at RUSI Qatar, told the BBC from his office in Doha: "I definitely felt the walls shaking. It lasted for about 25 seconds."
Mohammad Wazir, a correspondent for BBC Persian in Pakistan, says the quake was felt in the cities of Karachi and Quetta.
Tuesday's earthquake was about 180 times stronger in energy release than a 6.3-magnitude quake that struck on 10 April near the nuclear plant at Bushehr in south-western Iran. That quake killed at least 37 people and wounded 850.
The Bushehr plant was not damaged by the earlier earthquake, and an official at the Russian firm that built the plant said it had not been damaged by Tuesday's earthquake either, Reuters reported.
Scientists say earthquakes in south-eastern Iran are triggered by the clash between the Arabia and Eurasia tectonic plates, the former of which is pushing north at a rate of several centimetres each year.
In 2003, a 6.6-magnitude quake destroyed much of the south-eastern city of Bam and killed some 26,000 people.
Winger Adam Byrne, 22, scored a hat-trick of tries, with competition debutant Tom Daly and Jack Conan also crossing the line for the visitors.
Dries van Schalkwyk had put Zebre ahead with a 16th-minute touchdown, but the hosts trailed 12-10 by the interval.
Leinster have now won all nine meetings between the sides in the Pro12.
The Irish province have taken seven victories from their eight league outings to date, while struggling Zebre boast a solitary triumph over Edinburgh.
Mike McCarthy was yellow carded in the 13th minute as Leinster were penalised for persistent fouling and Van Schalkwyk powered over for the game's first try three minutes later.
Leinster responded quickly as Daly scored following strong carries from Sean O'Brien and Conan, before Carlo Canna regained Zebre the lead with a penalty.
As the first half progressed, Leinster became more comfortable in possession and it was not long before they moved ahead for the first time courtesy of Byrne after a strong Barry Daly run.
Cullen made three changes in the pack after the break and the extra power immediately proved crucial after some ferocious work by the forwards created space outside, and Byrne scored his second try from Jamison Gibson-Park's pass.
Isa Nacewa converted the score from wide on the right, giving Leinster a nine-point lead they looked unlikely to lose after Canna missed a penalty minutes later.
Shortly after, Conan added the all-important fourth try to confirm a bonus point after Byrne, Noel Reid, Daly and Gibson-Park combined to release the forward.
And Byrne wrapped up his hat-trick in style as fly-half Ross Byrne found the winger to dot down after he climbed over full-back Edoardo Padovani to score.
Zebre pushed hard in the final 10 minutes to get some points back, but some resolute Leinster defending kept the hosts at bay.
Zebre: E Padovani, G Bisegni, M Pratichetti, T Castello, G Venditti, C Canna, M Violi, A Lovotti, T D'Apice, D Chistolini, Q Geldenhuys, G Biagi (c), M Mbandà, J Meyer, A Van Schalkwyk
Replacements: C Festuccia, B Postiglioni, P Ceccarelli, F Ruzza, D Minnie, G Palazzani, C Engelbrecht, S Balocchi
Leinster: I Nacewa; A Byrne, T Daly, N Reid, B Daly; R Byrne, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, R Strauss, M Bent, M McCarthy, H Triggs, D Leavy, S O'Brien, J Conan.
Replacements: J Tracy, P Dooley, M Ross, M Kearney, R Ruddock, N McCarthy, D Ryan, H Keenan.
Charlie Dunn, from Tamworth, died in hospital after being found submerged in a lake at Bosworth Water Park in Leicestershire on 23 July.
The couple were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence and child neglect.
The man is aged in his 30s and the woman is in her 20s. They were arrested in Staffordshire.
An inquest into Charlie's death was opened and adjourned until April.
The analysis by the University of East London showed North Kesteven, in Lincolnshire, had the highest rates.
The lowest rate of schizophrenia prescriptions was in East Dorset.
However, explaining the pattern across England is complicated and the research team says the maps pose a lot of questions.
They were developed using anonymous prescription records that are collected from doctors' surgeries in England.
They record only prescriptions, not the number of patients treated, given out by GPs, so hospital treatment is missed in the analysis.
Data between October 2015 and September 2016 showed the average number of schizophrenia prescriptions across England was 19 for every 1,000 people.
The top five were:
Other high-prescribing pockets were in Manchester, Liverpool, Wigan, Kingston-upon-Hull and Walsall.
The lowest prescribing was found in:
Prof Allan Brimicombe, one of the researchers from UEL, said: "The pattern is not uniformly spread across the country."
He suggests this could be due to "environmental effects" such as different rates of drink or drug abuse.
Prof Brimicombe told the BBC: "The top one is in the Lincolnshire countryside and there are others in the countryside."
But there is also a vein of high prescriptions in the North West.
Prof Brimicombe said: "This raises questions that we can't yet answer, but it helps us raise the question.
"In each of these areas of high prescriptions there may be a different set of drivers that are leading to this situation.
"Looking into them starts to inform policy into ameliorating it."
Different attitudes of GPs prescribing medication in different parts of the country could also be relevant.
The data explored how prescribing habits changed between 2011 and 2016.
Over the five years, the rate of prescribing increased by 3% per year. East Anglia had some of the highest increases.
Prof Brimicombe said: "The pattern is very striking.
"These changes do not have a strong association with lifestyle types, so it's more likely to be due to differences in policies and practices in the way mental health services are commissioned across the country."
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The format, subject to approval from the International Football Association Board, was trialled in the Copa America this summer.
The rule will be introduced in the FA Cup from the quarter-final stage.
FA chief executive Martin Glenn said the move will add "intrigue and interest", adding that "player welfare" had also been a consideration.
"It is important The FA continues to look at how it can further add to the drama and spectacle of a competition loved by millions," he added.
The FA's decision to scrap replays from the quarter-final stage was another factor in the move.
"With the cup now adopting a straight knockout format from the quarter-finals onwards, the introduction of a fourth substitute in extra time will bring extra intrigue and interest," Glenn said.
"Also, from a technical point of view, it will be interesting to see how managers use the chance to make an additional substitution in such high-profile games and the impact it has on the final result."
This season's competition gets under way on Friday, 5 August when 184 preliminary matches take place.
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Cole, who is partnered with singer Anastacia this year, said he is still recovering from a chest infection.
Speaking on Strictly spin-off It Takes Two, Cole said his doctor has advised him to rest until the end of the week.
He told presenter Zoe Ball: "I'll let you into a little secret. We have the lovely Gorka stepping in for me for a few days."
Cole is still currently scheduled to dance with Anastacia on the live show this weekend.
The pair are due to perform a quickstep to Frank Sinatra's My Kind of Town, a routine that has been choreographed by Cole.
Asked when he would be well enough to dance again, Cole replied: "[The doctor] said take off until Thursday or Friday at least, and then we'll see."
Marquez left the competition earlier this month after he and his partner Tameka Empson were voted out.
Speaking about being replaced by Marquez in rehearsals, Cole joked: "I don't know how happy I am about it, he's Spanish, he's good looking, and he's got a body that's pretty much the best on the show."
At the weekend, Cole revealed he had to make an overnight visit to the hospital hours before Saturday's Strictly performance.
He tweeted: "Had to take myself to A&E as I couldn't breathe very well so not enough oxygen getting through."
He added: "#NHS Doc's, Nurses & staff are phenomenal. Thank you for looking after me in the wee hours. Lung infection now under control so thank you."
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With the preliminary and first rounds complete, 32 teams remain in the competition.
Hibs defeated Glasgow on penalties to win last year's tournament, having also beaten them in the League Cup final.
Elsewhere in the draw, Rangers host Aberdeen, Celtic visit East Fife and Kilmarnock welcome Hamilton Academical.
The second-round ties are scheduled for Sunday 18 June.
Hibernian currently lead reigning champions Glasgow in Scottish Women's Premier League 1, with Spartans third.
The five other top-flight sides - Aberdeen, Celtic, Hamilton, Rangers and Stirling University - also feature in round two of the cup, along with all eight teams in SWPL2, which is currently led by Forfar Farmington.
Sides from the Scottish Women's Football League make up the draw, including Division One South leaders Kilmarnock, North leaders Inverness City and Division Two West side Bishopton.
Edinburgh University Hutchison Vale v Stirling University
Deveronvale v Renfrew
Glasgow Girls v Bishopton
Motherwell v Hibernian
Bayside v Queen's Park
Rangers v Aberdeen
Edinburgh Caledonia v Granite City
East Fife v Celtic
Blackburn United v Boroughmuir Thistle
Buchan v Inverness City
Raith Rovers v Forfar Farmington
Kilmarnock v Hamilton Academical
Cumbernauld Colts v Falkirk
Jeanfield Swifts v Westerlands
Hearts v Tayside
Spartans v Glasgow City
Passengers were left waiting until 08:00 BST - 15 minutes after the first train to London had departed.
Commuter Robert Atkins said on Twitter: "How is Oxford station still not open? The first train has already left but all doors closed."
Great Western Railway (GWR) apologised and said "staff arrived later than they should have".
Francis Barr, from Oxford University, said: "My partner was on her way to London for work first thing this morning.
"She had a ticket booked for the 07:43 Chiltern Railways train to Marylebone but was unable to get into the station since it was still locked and there were no staff to be seen."
"There were over 50 people waiting, more by the time the doors were opened," he added.
Mr Atkins tweeted that the person who called customer services was told "the only person with keys had decided to not come in".
A GWR spokesman said: "We're sorry staff arrived later than they should have, and this incident is being looked into."
Natalie Thorpe, 29, died when she was hit by a metal stabiliser protruding from the side of William Stewart's truck in Altrincham in June 2015.
Stewart, 25, was "let off too lightly" with a four-and-a-half year sentence after a trial at Preston Crown Court, judges at the Court of Appeal ruled.
His sentence for causing death by dangerous driving was "unduly lenient".
Stewart, of Cross Heys Avenue, Birkenhead, was driving a Ford Iveco with the metal stabiliser extended at the side of his vehicle in Dunham Road on 4 June 2015.
It demolished a traffic light before hitting Ms Thorpe as she stood at the pedestrian crossing.
The lorry then struck a Volkswagen Golf that was waiting at the junction.
The court was told an alarm system in Stewart's cab could be heard by pedestrians in the area.
The alarm, intended to warn the driver about the dangerously extended outrigger, was ignored by Stewart.
Ms Thorpe's 12-year-old son is now being looked after by his grandmother, and her death has had a "devastating impact" on her family, the appeal court heard.
Lord Justice Davis said Stewart was guilty of "indolent indifference" for the safety of others, adding: "He just didn't care."
"He simply couldn't be bothered to secure [the outrigger arms] to spare himself some time and personal inconvenience."
He said: "This was a shocking case of dangerous driving, a heavy goods vehicle is in effect a very dangerous weapon."
The sentence of four-and-a-half years was "far too light", he concluded, and the "least justifiable sentence, after a trial, was seven years".
Roedd Iwan Lewis, 36 oed o Benygroes, yn glaf yn Uned Hergest yn Ysbyty Gwynedd pan fu farw ym mis Mai 2016.
Yn ystod y cwest fe honnodd ei fam, Elizabeth Lewis, nad oedd y bwrdd iechyd wedi gwrando ar ei phryderon ynglŷn â chyflwr ei mab.
Dywedodd cyfarwyddwr clinigol y bwrdd, Dr Sandeep Matthews, mai'r "tebygolrwydd" oedd eu bod wedi methu yn eu dyletswydd tuag ato a'u bod yn cyflwyno nifer o welliannau.
Yn ystod y cwest fe ymddiheurodd Mr Matthews i'r teulu gan ddweud y gallen nhw fod "wedi siarad mwy gyda Mrs Lewis a chymryd ei safbwynt hi i ystyriaeth". Fe fydd y bwrdd iechyd hefyd yn cyflwyno ymddiheuriad ar bapur i'r teulu.
Maen nhw'n dweud eu bod yn gwneud newidiadau sydd yn cynnwys gwella'r modd o gyfathrebu gyda theuluoedd cleifion a gwella cydweithrediad gyda'r heddlu.
Yn ystod y cwest, roedd seiciatrydd ymgynghorol yn Ysbyty Gwynedd wedi beirniadu Heddlu'r Gogledd am anfon plismon i Uned Hergest i siarad gyda Mr Lewis.
Ond wrth ymateb yn dilyn y cwest, dywedodd yr heddlu: "Fe ddywedodd y crwner yn glir fod y swyddog wedi ymddwyn yn 'hollol resymol' ac rydyn ni'n fodlon bod ein swyddogion wedi ymddwyn yn briodol ar hyd yr amser."
Mae'r heddlu hefyd yn dweud eu bod yn cynnal cyfarfodydd cyson gyda'r bwrdd iechyd ac y bydd pryderon yr ymgynghorwyr iechyd nawr yn cael eu trafod.
Casgliad y crwner Nicola Jones oedd marwolaeth naratif, a dywedodd ei bod hi'n amhosib gwybod yn bendant os oedd marwolaeth Mr Lewis yn ddamweiniol neu yn hunanladdiad.
Humza Ali attended a session in Solihull with six others in June 2014 before going to Turkey, jurors heard.
Mr Ali, 20, of Bromford Lane, Birmingham, denies distributing terrorist publications and attempting to travel to Syria for terrorist purposes.
His trial is at Birmingham Crown Court.
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The court heard Mr Ali was part of a group of men - including two others whose plans to get to Syria had been thwarted - who met for a seemingly "harmless" paintballing session at Delta Force paintballing in Hockley Heath, West Midlands.
Prosecutor Anne Whyte QC said: "During it, the participants posed for photographs in quasi-combat gear, holding their paint-filled weapons.
"It was a bonding act of preparation between men of like mind and like intent. They were doing what passed, in their limited circumstances, for training."
Ms Whyte said the trainee bricklayer intended to join the IS group in Syria when he travelled to Turkey seven months later.
He is also alleged to have sent "abusive" anti-democracy messages to a Labour councillor after making his way back to the UK from Istanbul via Ireland.
The court was also told he sent numerous video messages to other men showing beheadings and atrocities carried out by the so-called Islamic State.
Mr Ali denies two charges of sending a malicious communication.
The trial continues.
"It's a good feeling to be recognised but at the same time it puts a lot of responsibility on one to make sure that you live up to the award's expectations," he told BBC Africa.
"A Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement would tend to give the impression that one is at the end of the road," he added, laughing.
"It means that there's a feeling that my practice is maybe at an end, which I don't think so."
The 70 year old, who works in Nigeria and Ghana, is getting the award at a ceremony on Saturday on the recommendation of the curator of this year's exhibition, Okwui Enwezor.
Mr Enwezor is the first African curator of the biennale in its 120-year history.
"El Anatsui is perhaps the most significant living African artist working on the continent today," the Nigerian wrote.
"The award for which I am recommending him is an important honour to an artist who has contributed immensely to the recognition of contemporary African artists in the global arena."
El Anatsui was born in Anyako, Ghana, and trained at the College of Art, University of Science and Technology, in the city of Kumasi.
"At the time I went to art school, any parent would think that his child is crazy if he chose of all disciplines, of all professions, to do art because there wasn't anything like a role model or a famous artist in the area that I grew up in."
He said that he decided to become a sculptor because he was already familiar with painting from his secondary school days and wanted to try something new.
"I haven't regretted making that decision because I think that in sculpture you can subsume all the other areas of art, like painting, because sculpture can also engage with colour."
As happened with many other African artists of his generation, the artistic training that he received was primarily based on Western art schools.
"Through my art history course we didn't do anything about African art. In sculpture there was a time that they brought somebody who was African, a practising sculptor… that was the first time there was someone who was part of our culture," the artist pointed out.
As a result, he decided to think more about his culture and started using local materials to create his works.
Many of his early pieces included wooden trays used by market women.
Through them, he reflected on the use of traditional signs and symbols from the area where he was living.
Later on he started using clay to make pots, according to him, "the most classical shape that the medium clay can make".
"After clay I came back to wood again, this time exploring the symbolism of power."
He eventually decided to start experimenting with metal objects, such as cassava graters.
"When they were new they were gleaming, just like youth, and now they're old and they're disused and left to rot away, and I decided that the best thing was to give them a new lease of life and a new meaning."
He believes that when things have been used "they have acquired a lot of history and meaning, and a lot of maybe spiritual energy, as well".
Several of his best known recent works - which have been displayed in galleries and museums across the world - are huge tapestry-like installations made with bottle tops and deal with themes such as power, migration and the environment.
But El Anatsui points out that his work is not about recycling.
"In fact, I object to people using the word recycle in connection with the way I use my materials because my materials are not recycled, they are given a new life, they are transformed."
"The bottle caps are no longer going back as bottle caps; they are part of an art work and, being part of an art work they have a higher status… a higher dimension."
More than 22,000 former patients at the Daybrook practice of Desmond D'Mello were recalled in June last year.
In what was called the "biggest recall in NHS history", they were screened for blood-borne viruses such as HIV.
Mr D'Mello has been refused insurance cover, which lawyers say means any claims would go directly to him.
The dentist, who had been at the practice for 15 years, was suspended over allegations he failed to wash his hands, change gloves or sterilise instruments between patients.
The concerns came to light after he was secretly filmed breaking hygiene rules and a whistleblower went to health authorities.
The Dental Defence Union, of which Mr D'Mello is a member, assisted him during the NHS England investigation but has now decided not to cover any claims.
Dentist and lawyer David Corless-Smith said this decision could leave Mr D'Mello's former patients short-changed and the dentist bankrupt.
"The protection they ought to have had has gone up in smoke," he said.
"They have all been put through immense anxiety and stress at discovering that they have potentially contracted a life-threatening virus.
"They will now have to pursue Mr D'Mello personally and that is a whole different process."
Mr Corless-Smith, from the Dental Law Partnership, which is representing more than 200 of Mr D'Mello's former patients, said they could each be entitled to £2,000-5,000.
This money would now have to come out of Mr D'Mello's pocket.
"There is a certainty that the majority of the patients will not receive any or all their compensation," said Mr Corless-Smith.
"Now he [Mr D'Mello] is not a man of straw but he may not be rich enough to pay out all those claims."
The Dental Defence Union declined to comment on individual cases.
Ten-time European Cup winners Real were beaten in the first leg of their quarter-final tie in Germany after conceding twice in the first half.
Ricardo Rodriguez's penalty gave the hosts an advantage that was added to by Maximilian Arnold's close-range finish.
"We just weren't good enough. It happens in football," Bale said.
"It happens all the time. We need to make sure come the second leg that we're on it and win by three goals.
"Obviously we expected to win the game but things like this can happen in football.
"We know it wasn't a great performance tonight but we know it's only halfway through and we've got time to put it right."
Bale believed he he should have been awarded a penalty in the first half, as well as ruing the failure to award an early strike from Cristiano Ronaldo that was ruled out for offside.
"I've been told it wasn't offside so there's that and right at the start of the game I've had a clear penalty on me that wasn't given," Bale added.
"Things haven't gone for us tonight but, no excuses, we weren't good enough tonight. We have another game to put it right."
Madrid and Wolfsburg meet for the second leg of their quarter-final on Tuesday, 12 April.
This result for Zinedine Zidane's men came just four days after they had won at the Nou Camp with 10 men, yet Bale denied that result had affected their performance in Germany.
"We've had time to recover," the Welshman added.
Bale scored 24 goals in 42 appearances for club and country this season as he led Real Madrid to an eleventh Champions League title.
However, it was his heroics with Wales that caught the eye as he inspired them to the semi finals of Euro 2016 in their first major finals in 58 years.
Bale is part of a 10-man shortlist.
Journalists from each of Uefa's 55 member associations provided a list of their five best-ranked players.
Three finalists from the shortlist of 10 will be announced on 5 August.
The UEFA jury will then cast their votes for the outright winner, which will be announced during the UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 25 August.
Bale's inclusion caps a memorable 24 hours for the 27-year old who announced his engagement over the weekend on social media.
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The Mayor of London spent Tuesday campaigning in Wales, visiting Newport, Cardiff and Brecon, Powys.
He claimed Labour was "complacent" on health and education, and had no "divine right" to rule Wales, saying people "deserve better".
On the steel crisis, Mr Johnson said the UK government was "doing its absolute best" to sort it out.
"What you've seen in Wales over the last 17 years is a very, very complacent Labour administration," he said.
"They think that they can get away with anything. Services to the best of my knowledge have been deteriorating - you haven't got the proper health care that you need in this part of the country and I really want to see some progress.
"I really think that when you look at what has been happening in this part of our country in the last 17 years of Labour administration it isn't good enough - the people of Wales deserve better."
"They deserve not to have to wait so long for their appointments, they deserve access to the kind of cancer drugs that people in England can get automatically."
Mr Johnson would not be drawn on the subject of the EU referendum - both he and Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies support the campaign for the UK to leave the union.
Responding for Welsh Labour, a spokesman said: "That Andrew RT Davies's own party colleagues have to resort to vacuous bombastic attacks because of the dearth of policy ideas from the Welsh Conservatives speaks volumes.
"While the Welsh Tory leader joked around with Boris Johnson, Carwyn Jones was working to secure a future for Welsh steel."
The 18-year-old was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Friday.
Police said she became seriously ill after she bought a product containing oil derived from cannabis plants which can be inhaled through a vaporizer.
Officers believe she may have had a "severe reaction" to the product which contained Cannabidiol.
A spokesperson for Gloucestershire Constabulary said they were "very happy that the outcome for this young woman appears to be good" and reiterated their advice "never to buy or use any kind of drug obtained online".
Police were searching for ecstasy pills following the deaths of three men in Suffolk and one in Shropshire.
Tests showed the pills contained PMMA, which was being linked to the deaths of two men in Ipswich and possibly with the other two.
Officers will be out in Ipswich this weekend highlighting the dangers.
The ecstasy pills were red, triangular and embossed with the Superman "S" logo.
A batch of 400 similar ecstasy pills was found in a public place off Norwich Road in Ipswich on Sunday and tests showed they contained PMMA, which police said made them more dangerous.
Supt Louisa Pepper said: "Our number one priority is to prevent other people suffering the tragic consequences of this dangerous drug.
"We successfully seized a large quantity of drugs, but there may still be some out there so if you do come across them please don't take them, and if possible hand them over to us."
The two men who died in Ipswich have been named locally as Justas Ropas, 22, and Gediminas Kulokas, 24.
The deaths of John Hocking, 20, from Rendlesham in Suffolk, and a 27-year-old from Telford, have been "potentially" linked to the drugs.
Ms Pepper, from Suffolk Police, said: "We're urging anyone who has tablets matching this description not to take them or pass them on, and to hand them in to us or one of the agencies listed."
A 28-year-old man has been charged with being concerned in the supply of ecstasy over the Telford death.
A 19-year-old from Ipswich has been charged with being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs (ecstasy) and possession with intent to supply a Class B drug.
Indonesia had put in place strict licensing requirements for imports of plant-based products in 2011.
It also has a quota on imports of beef and other animal products, which the US said has seen "drastic reductions".
The US said the moves were designed to protect Indonesia's domestic industry and were a violation of WTO rules.
It added that the rules had hurt US exports to Indonesia.
"Indonesia's opaque and complex import licensing system affects a wide range of American agricultural exports," US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in a statement.
"It has become a serious impediment to US agricultural exports entering Indonesia, reducing Indonesian consumers' access to high-quality US products."
The US said it has requested consultations with Indonesia under the dispute settlement provisions of the WTO.
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The Gunners boss had to endure calls for his departure on Saturday before and during his side's 1-0 Premier League home victory over Norwich.
"We respect the opinion of everybody. We gave absolutely the best," said Wenger, whose team moved up to third.
"I'm really sorry I cannot make them all happy but we will continue to work hard to achieve it."
It was a minority of fans who had voiced their frustrations at their team's failure to mount a title challenge in recent years.
Fans from the Arsenal Supporters' Trust, the Black Scarf Movement and Red Action handed out posters with the message 'time for change' and some fans held them up after 12 and 78 minutes - 12 being the number of years the club has gone without winning the league.
In a divided stadium, there were those who supported their manager, singing "there's only one Arsene Wenger" in response to the 12th-minute protest.
Wenger, who joined the club in 1996, said he had been warned about the protest, adding: "I have respect for the club and gave so much for the club. I want to make people happy.
"It was a bit of a strange atmosphere. I think the fans were behind the team, and I believe as well that we did not have the stylish performance that could raise people off their seats.
"We had a serious, studied performance, a bit subdued at stages, but we wanted absolutely to win the game and we did it."
Wenger's pre-match comments had stoked the flames this week, with the manager saying fans had gone "overboard" with their criticisms, and that his team had played in "a very difficult climate" at home over recent months, contributing to their failure in the league.
Arsenal were top of the Premier League at the turn of the year, but their title hopes have since faded with their home form a major contributing factor - they have collected 14 points from their last eight games at the Emirates Stadium.
Wenger said: "Maybe it is as well because we have been remarkably consistent. This season was a bit special because we were in a position for a long time where our fans believed we could win the league.
"We didn't and that's why I think it's more disappointed love than real aggression."
Victory over Norwich moved Wenger's team a step closer to Champions League qualification and above Manchester City, who have a game in hand and who play the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium next weekend.
"We have to give a special game next Sunday," said Wenger of the City match.
The MPs also called on the government to bring in rules to slow down the speed at which the machines operate.
Bookmakers should employ more staff to help reduce crime linked to the terminals, they added.
But industry body the Association of British Bookmakers said the group of MPs was "a kangaroo court".
Shares in William Hill fell more than 7% and Ladbrokes Coral shares fell more than 6% after the MPs' announcement.
Fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) are gambling machines, normally located on bookmakers' premises, where players can stake large amounts of money on games such as roulette.
Given the potential for big losses due to the maximum £100 stakes and the speed of spin on the terminals, the government should take immediate action, said Labour MP Carolyn Harris.
"The government has a duty to protect the most vulnerable in our society and to act in the public interest.
"We therefore strongly urge them to properly regulate FOBTs and to do so with immediate effect," she said.
The all-party parliamentary group on fixed-odds betting terminals, which Ms Harris chairs, said it had received reports of increased crime due to the presence of the machines in bookmakers.
The government should consider not just "problem gambling" but also "wider gambling-related harm caused by FOBTs and the cumulative impact on families and communities that these machines can have".
However, the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) described the group of MPs as "a kangaroo court".
"It is a small group of anti-bookmaking MPs, funded by casinos and arcades that will benefit from undermining bookmakers," an ABB spokesman said.
"When a properly balanced and independent Select Committee of MPs investigated FOBTs, they came out strongly in favour of them.
"As opposed to that Select Committee report, this is a biased and highly misleading piece of work, with no material evidence to support their claims."
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in the process of reviewing fixed-odds gambling machines.
The world champion dominated practice but a string of errors ended with contact with the inside wall at Turn 11 as team-mate Nico Rosberg took pole.
Hamilton faces a fight in the race to limit the damage to his title bid.
Force India's Sergio Perez took second ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo but starts seventh after a penalty.
The Mexican's gearbox had to be changed after a crash at Turn 15 in final practice.
Ricciardo pipped Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel with his final lap - improving by 1.3 seconds over his first run in Q3. Vettel set the exact same time as the Australian, but will start behind him because he posted it later.
Sunday's race is live on the BBC Sport website and radio 5 live from 14:00 BST.
Hamilton had looked sublime from the moment he took to the challenging new street track in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, fastest in every practice session until the start of qualifying.
But he never quite got it together when it mattered.
He went wide at Turn 15 in the first session and ended up 0.6secs behind Rosberg, then did a poor first lap in the second session before locking up and going straight on at Turn Seven late in Q2 when on a lap that was at that stage 0.2secs quicker than Rosberg's.
It meant Hamilton had to do a final lap on damaged tyres just to make it into Q3, but such was the superiority of the Mercedes that he still set the second fastest time.
Hamilton was then faster than Rosberg by 0.4secs in the first sector of his first lap in Q3, only to lock up again and go straight on at Turn 15, a mistake that also destroyed Rosberg's first lap as he had to back off for the yellow caution flags.
Then, as Rosberg recorded that fastest time, Hamilton uncharacteristically misjudged his entry to one of the corners around the medieval area of the city and smashed into the inside wall.
His error came on a weekend on which Mercedes were perhaps more dominant than ever before this season - Rosberg was nearly 0.8secs quicker than Perez despite only doing one flying lap in the final session.
Perez's performance was a stunning one by Force India, helped by their Mercedes engine, and he could have been joined by team-mate Nico Hulkenberg had the German not spun in Q2 and then suffered a miscommunication with his team over the timing of his final lap. He will start 12th.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was fifth, ahead of Williams's Felipe Massa and Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat.
Williams' Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen are eighth and ninth after tripping over each other twice at Turn One during the session.
McLaren's Jenson Button was knocked out in the first session and qualified only 19th.
Button seemed to struggle to put a lap together, making a mistake at Turn 15 and running wide and then encountering traffic when he made a last-ditch attempt on his final lap.
"It's not happening," he said to his engineer, as he bailed on his last lap, before uttering an expletive over the radio.
His team-mate Fernando Alonso fared better but was unable to make it into the final part of qualifying for the fourth race in a row.
The Spaniard was 14th, complaining about traffic after his final lap but 0.6secs off making into the top 10 - no great surprise in a car with the least powerful engine in F1 on the track with the longest straight.
It was also a stark day for Renault, whose two drivers Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer are at the back of the grid - nearly two seconds slower in Q1 than the Red Bull of Ricciardo, which uses the same engine.
But there was an impressive performance from Indonesian Rio Haryanto, who out-qualified his highly touted team-mate Pascal Wehrlein, a Mercedes protege, for the fourth time in eight races.
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Wayne Evans, from Everton in Liverpool, ran a distribution operation that cost the music industry more than £1m and saw 700,000 tracks illegally downloaded, City of London Police said.
The 39-year-old admitted uploading music from the Official Charts Company between June 2014 and July 2015 at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday.
He was jailed for 12 months
A police spokesman said Evans had shared the music as the chart was published every week through various torrent sites and also distributed other tracks through his own websites, including a cappella music to be used for DJing and remixing.
He said about 700,000 tracks were downloaded from the sites between June 2014 and July 2015, which had deprived the creators of £1,054,000.
Evans was arrested last September following a joint investigation between PRS for Music - which represents the rights of UK songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK - and the City of London Police.
The police spokesman said his conviction was the first custodial sentence to arise from the two organisations working together.
Speaking after the case, PRS for Music's Head of Litigation, Enforcement and Anti-Piracy Simon Bourn said copyright infringement "has a severe impact on the livelihoods of creators", adding: "We hope that today's sentencing sends a message... that consequences will follow".
Ilza Regina Defilippi, 69, from Brazil, was a pillion passenger on a BMW motorbike when the crash happened on 26 July.
The rider of the bike was seriously injured and was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The occupants of the other vehicle, a Nissan Navara, were uninjured. Police have been appealing for witnesses.
Joyce, 52, has been out of work since being sacked by the Latics on 13 March after four months in charge.
Before joining Wigan, he had spent eight years as Manchester United reserve team manager, and worked with Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford.
Melbourne City are part of the City Football Group, run by Manchester City's Abu Dhabi-based owners.
Joyce was Hull City's player-manager between 1998 and 2000, then in 2006 joined Royal Antwerp, which at the time was a feeder club for United, and led directly to his move to Old Trafford.
Melbourne City won the Australian Cup last season but a poor A-League play-off campaign ended with elimination by Perth Glory.
About 82% of drug-related deaths in the island involved prescription drugs between 2002 and 2011, figures from the Community Drug and Alcohol Team showed.
Only 14% of deaths involved heroin, and none involved cocaine or amphetamines.
Andrea Nightingale said drug abusers would always try to find an alternative if their choice drug was unavailable.
She told the BBC: "They will look to use an alternative and this is where the abuse of prescription drugs can be a temptation."
Prescription drugs include methadone, tramadol, fentanyl and anti-depressants.
Greg Lydall, consultant psychiatrist for the Community Drug and Alcohol Team, said: "If you seek drug treatment in the UK there is a greater than 90% chance you will be using heroin or crack cocaine but there is very little of that in Guernsey.
"Our patients who are dependent on drugs tended to be dependent on pharmaceutical drugs, particularly addictive potent painkillers and sedative drugs."
In England and Wales, 50% of drug-related deaths involved prescription drugs between 2002 and 2011, while 29% involved heroin, according to the Office for National Statistics.
States prescribing officer Geraldine O'Riordan said doctors in Guernsey had "halved" the prescription of opioid analgesics, a strong form of pain relief drug, in five years.
Guernsey's community drug and alcohol team is currently dealing with about 200 referrals a year.
Gloucester back-row Moriarty and Exeter tight-head prop Francis are dual-qualified for Wales and England.
But Wales coach Warren Gatland has moved first to claim the uncapped pair.
Moriarty's Gloucester team-mates James Hook and Richard Hibbard are included, while Bristol fly-half Matthew Morgan is rewarded for his strong end-of-season performances.
Francis' Exeter team-mate Tom James - last capped in 2010 - is also an unexpected inclusion. The 28-year-old wing is set to rejoin Cardiff Blues next season.
Premiership Rugby has confirmed the English Premiership clubs will release players immediately for Wales' World Cup camps and warm-up matches - after coming to an agreement with World Rugby.
There had been concerns England-based Welsh players would miss training and warm-up games because of issues such as insurance.
The new agreement applies to all players called up by any nation for the 2015 World Cup.
"Premiership Rugby is pleased to confirm that we have come to an agreement with World Rugby to release all our players called up by any nation for the Rugby World Cup from this week," said a Premiership Rugby spokesperson.
"We are grateful to World Rugby for this co-operation in this matter as we had to ensure all our clubs and players are properly protected when players are released on international duty. "
"This variance to our policy to only release players within the confines of Regulation Nine will only be applied for the 2015 Rugby World Cup."
With centre Jonathan Davies ruled out of the World Cup by a serious knee injury, Tyler Morgan - withdrawn for the Wales Under-20 squad heading for the World Rugby U20 Championship - adds depth to the midfield options.
But there is no place for Ospreys centre Ben John or Cardiff Blues back-row Josh Navidi, although his Blues team-mates Rhys Patchell, Gareth Anscombe and Cory Allen do get the nod.
Moriarty, 21, has played for England Under-20s, but qualifies for Wales through his father - former dual code Welsh international Paul - while his uncle Richard is a former Wales captain.
England's official second team is the Saxons, so Moriarty is still eligible to play for Wales.
The uncapped pair of Bath lock Dominic Day and Wales Under-20s captain Rory Thornton are also included, although Osprey Thornton will link up with the squad after the U-20s Championship.
The squad will be trimmed to a final 31 at the end of August, following training camps in Switzerland, Qatar, Poland and north Wales, plus two warm-up games against Ireland.
"We are extremely happy with the blend of the squad in terms of the experience we are able to include as well as the young talent that has really impressed us," said Gatland.
"The easy part for the players has been done in terms of being selected, the hard work will begin from day one with a huge schedule of preparation ahead of them.
"The 47 players all have the opportunity to make that 31-man party and I'm sure they will all be eager to feature in a World Cup on these shores.
"We believe the longer we are together the better we perform and this summer of preparation will give us every opportunity to be at our best come the Rugby World Cup."
Wales will face hosts England, Australia and Fiji in Group A after an opening game against Uruguay on 20 September in Cardiff.
Backs: Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Mike Phillips (Racing Metro), Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), James Hook (Gloucester Rugby), Matthew Morgan (Bristol Rugby), Rhys Patchell (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Cory Allen (Cardiff Blues), Jack Dixon (Newport Gwent Dragons), Tyler Morgan (Newport Gwent Dragons), Jamie Roberts (Racing Metro), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Hallam Amos (Newport Gwent Dragons), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon), Tom James (Exeter Chiefs), George North (Northampton Saints), Eli Walker (Ospreys), Liam Williams (Scarlets).
Forwards: Rob Evans (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Paul James (Bath Rugby), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Rhodri Jones (Scarlets), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Kristian Dacey (Cardiff Blues), Richard Hibbard (Gloucester Rugby), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Luke Charteris (Racing Metro), Dominic Day (Bath Rugby), Bradley Davies (Wasps), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Rory Thornton (Ospreys), Dan Baker (Ospreys), Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons), James King (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester Rugby), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt).
Karen Morris, 33, from Birmingham, was serving a 15-year sentence after she and her boyfriend killed their friend Nelvaughan Brade in 2004.
She died following an overdose of painkillers at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire in January 2015.
An inquest at Derby Coroner's Court recorded her death as misadventure.
Morris and her boyfriend Steve Parton were jailed in 2005 for murdering Mr Brade at the Birmingham home he shared with Mr Parton.
They had grown suspicious he was planning to steal cannabis they were growing.
Mr Brade was shot with a crossbow and hit with an axe before the couple dismembered his body and put the flesh through a mincer.
His remains were found in a landfill site in King's Lynn.
Morris died from an overdose of the painkiller tramadol three months after being moved to HMP Foston Hall in October 2014.
Her mother told the inquest although Morris had a history of depression and was unhappy about the move, she did not believe she wanted to end her life.
Ashley Wilson, a GP based at the prison, said Morris seemed "positive and settled" when she saw her shortly after her arrival.
Dr Wilson said other prisoners told her the inmate was known to store tramadol to trade with others or take all at once.
She said Morris could have stored medication, got it from another prisoner or from an outside source, but she did not believe it was suicide.
Coroner Dr Robert Hunter said Morris had probably stockpiled the pills over a period of time and there had been a "breakdown of communication" when it came to checking the distribution of the medication.
The incident happened on Monday afternoon with the drone coming within 300ft (100m) of the plane from Munich, Germany, an airport spokesman said.
The crew of the Lufthansa Embraer ERJ-195 reported the near collision with the drone at 2,500ft (760m).
Police are investigating the incident, the spokesman said.
Mikolaj Karpinski, of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency, told Polish television that the pilots immediately reported the drone to air traffic controllers, who redirected the plane's path.
According to the Aviation Herald website, the crew told Warsaw air traffic control that they "should take care of your airspace". They also said "it is really dangerous", with the tower responding apologetically.
The Embraer went on to make a safe landing about three minutes later.
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The heavyweight, 25, beat USA's Jackie Galloway 14-4 in the +73kg category to seal victory in South Korea on Wednesday, which follows her maiden world gold in Russia in 2015.
Mahama Cho progressed to the men's heavyweight semi-finals to secure at least a bronze for Great Britain.
GB's Lutalo Muhammad suffered a second-round exit in the -87kg division.
Liverpool's Walkden made Wednesday's final after an impressive 9-3 defeat of home favourite Saebom An in the semi-final earlier in the day.
And she successfully defended her world title with a comprehensive victory over USA's Olympic bronze medallist Galloway.
Walkden was a bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, beating Morocco's Wiam Dislam to win her +67kg bout.
But she was unlucky to miss out on the gold-medal match having lost 4-1 to China's Zheng Shuyin in a golden-point round.
"To be honest it hasn't sunk in, I'm just so happy," she told BBC Sport following her second world title.
"I played it down more than I thought I would and came out into the final and was thinking 'this is just the gym, I'll just try and kick everyone' like I do in practice.
"I was devastated after the Rio Olympics and it still burns me now and that has to be my goal for the future - to keep winning worlds, but to get that gold in Tokyo."
Rio Olympian Cho beat Iran's Sajjad Mardani 14-1 in the quarter-finals and has now secured the first major medal of his career - with the colour yet to be decided.
The 27-year-old, who lost the +80kg bronze medal match at Rio 2016, saw off 2013 World silver medallist Mardani to progress to the semi-finals.
"I had one job to do today and that's what I've done," he said.
"I'm really happy with the performance but I'm not done yet and I want that gold tomorrow.
"That major medal has been a long time waiting so it's just nice to be in this position. I'm going to come back with the same mind frame and play the game right."
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Olympic silver medallist Muhammad, 26, was beaten 6-21 by Kazakh Asian Championships silver medallist Smaiyl Duisebay in the -87kg division.
Muhammad was competing in his first event since his last-minute defeat in the -80kg final at Rio 2016 having taken a post-Games break for knee surgery.
As with previous major events outside the Olympics, Muhammad was competing in the heavier non-Olympic -87kg division.
He had looked strong in a convincing 36-1 defeat of Grenada fighter Fronzie Charles in the opening round, but was unable to avenge last year's agonising defeat in Rio.
Elsewhere Briton Jade Slavin was beaten in the last 16 by Mexico's Maria Espinoza on golden point in the -73kg category.
Nigel Evans said there were "questions" to answer after a Russian Antonov An-30 spy plane was photographed over Lancashire last weekend.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the "routine" flight took place under an agreement.
It said the Royal Air Force had flown over Russia at the same time.
An (MOD) statement said the Open Skies agreement came into force in January 2002 and had 34 state signatories, which could fly "unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants".
It said the deal was aimed at "building confidence and familiarity".
The Russian military is allowed to fly over UK territory twice a year, provided it gives at least 72 hours' notice.
The MoD said RAF personnel were onboard the Antonov An-30 after it was deployed to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, and the UK had "full access" to the images taken during the flight.
It added the UK would lead four Open Skies missions to Russia this year, including two with Norway and the US.
Tensions between Nato and Russia have risen over Moscow's role in the conflict in Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea.
Mr Evans, Conservative MP for Ribble Valley in Lancashire, said: "I think now is the time we look again at the treaty that was signed up.
"We do have some sensitive factories in Lancashire that are helping to manufacture military aircraft.
"Why are [the Russians] coming over our airspace within just a few miles of BAE Systems in Samlesbury in my constituency?"
In April, two Russian aircraft were intercepted by RAF Typhoons near UK airspace in the latest of several similar incidents over the past year.
Reddish, 31, currently plays for Super Rugby side Otago Highlanders but will join Quins in the autumn.
He has made more than 50 Super Rugby appearances since 2011 and has also represented New Zealand Barbarians.
"Mark's physical and uncompromising style will make him an invaluable part of the squad," Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston said.
The 28-year-old from Belarus only returned to tennis in June after giving birth to her son, Leo, in December.
Azarenka reached the fourth round of Wimbledon before withdrawing from last month's WTA event in Stanford, California, with a viral illness.
Defending champion Marin Cilic is also out of the Cincinnati Open.
The Croat has pulled out with the adductor injury which has sidelined him since Wimbledon, where he lost to Roger Federer in the final.
"I still don't feel at 100% to compete at the top level and to defend my title," said Cilic, who beat Andy Murray to win the Cincinnati title last year.
Murray withdrew from the Cincinnati event earlier in the week because of an ongoing hip injury.
The US Open - the final Grand Slam tournament of the year - gets under way in New York on 28 August.
Not the words Waymo’s legal team wanted to hear from a judge in San Francisco on Wednesday, but hear them it did as it was scolded for not having enough evidence to prove its claims.
That case, if you’ve not been following, is that Uber stole trade secrets from Waymo - a company spun out of Google’s self-driving division. For the full background on that, I'd suggest reading this piece, as I’m keen to focus now on the new things we learned in court.
This was the first time lawyers for both Uber and Waymo were able to square up against each other, and the question for the hearing was whether or not a preliminary injunction should be put in place immediately to prevent Uber from using or developing the disputed technology while the trial continued.
Judge William Alsup, something of a fan favourite for his ability to cut through legalese and technical jargon, pushed for a substantial part of the hearing and as much documentation as possible to be made public.
Because of this, I and other reporters were given a glimpse into what Waymo believes was a grand plot to steal its innovation.
Here’s how Waymo’s legal team put it:
But when Uber responded, its lawyers said:
Amid the impassioned tit-for-tat, Judge Alsup had the following questions for Waymo:
And from Uber, he wanted to know:
There is someone missing in all this, of course.
Waymo has not been able to search Mr Levandowski’s personal laptop - or even question him about it - as he is invoking his Fifth Amendment rights, the part of US law that means people can not be forced to incriminate themselves.
So now the next steps are:
Finally, we might see Travis Kalanick, Uber’s chief executive, take the stand.
“No-one is hiding at Uber,” the company said.
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Questions have been asked about the work amid speculation about Harris facing compensation claims after being convicted of a series of sex attacks.
Harris's oil painting was undertaken as part of a BBC television documentary to mark the Queen's 80th birthday. The monarch sat twice for Harris to paint her over the summer of 2005.
After it was unveiled in December that year, the portrait, which took Harris two months to complete, initially went on public display at the Queen's Gallery in Buckingham Palace.
But this was just a six-month display. A Royal Collection spokeswoman says: "It was only loaned to us briefly". She says she did not know where the painting, which is not part of the Royal Collection, ended up.
The BBC, which originally approached Buckingham Palace asking whether the Queen would be willing to sit for the painting, said it was not in its possession.
"We've been asked about this before and the position hasn't changed. The BBC does not have this painting in its collection," a spokeswoman says. She would not address the issue of the painting's ownership.
Harris offered the painting to the National Portrait Gallery, but it was turned down.
The work appears to have been most recently displayed by Liverpool's Walker Gallery, which said it had been part of Harris's private collection. It was on show in 2012 as part of an exhibition of his work, all of which came from private owners.
A Walker Gallery spokeswoman says that after the exhibition finished in August 2012, the painting was returned to Whitewall Galleries, which is understood to have had a commercial relationship with Harris. Harris launched the gallery chain's Liverpool branch in 2011 and a Google search shows that his work was previously listed on the Whitewall Galleries website, although he has now been removed.
Whitewall Galleries has yet to respond to requests for a comment and it is not known whether the painting is in Whitewall's, or Harris's, possession.
Bell Pottinger, the PR firm hired to represent Harris during his trial, could not confirm whether the 84-year-old had the painting in his possession.
It is unclear how much the Queen portrait or any of Harris's other work is now worth. After being valued at £50,000 on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, a Harris painting of singer Bonnie Tyler failed to meet its £25,000 reserve price with auctioneer John Taylors, in Louth, in 2012.
James Laverack, of John Taylors, said Harris was a "talented artist" but the value of his work would have "dropped considerably" since the abuse allegations first emerged.
"Prices started to rise when he did the Queen's portrait, and he became considered a serious artist rather than just a TV celebrity," says Laverack.
It will be hard to gauge the extent of the value drop until some of Harris's works next goes to auction, he added.
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John Radcliffe left the bulk of his fortune to charitable causes on his death 300 years ago in 1714.
This funded the Radcliffe Camera, which was Britain's first circular library, the Radcliffe Observatory and the Radcliffe Infirmary.
Remembering Radcliffe: 300 years of science and philanthropy is at the Bodleian Library until March.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for people to learn more about this remarkable physician and philanthropist," said librarian Richard Ovenden.
"John Radcliffe's legacy lives on today - not only in Oxford's stunning buildings but through his legacy's investment in scientific research and its support for UK heritage and crafts and classical music performance and composition through the Radcliffe Trust."
The exhibition, which is free to attend, includes engravings, watercolours and architectural drawings.
Highlights include a 3D scale model of the Radcliffe Camera from 1735, rare and first edition books from the first collection of books housed in the Radcliffe Camera and items from Radcliffe's medical career.
"The exhibition explains how an 18th Century doctor became one of Oxford's greatest benefactors," said curator Stephen Hebron.
"Visitors can discover the story behind one of Oxford's most famous buildings, the Radcliffe Camera, including its origins, its design, how it was built, and its role as a university library."
The 27-year-old was due to have a medical, and was seen attending a hospital in the city on Saturday morning.
"There's no smoke without fire and there's been a lot of smoke," said Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers at his club's media conference on Friday.
"Scott's a player I know well. I'd hope to sign a player before the weekend."
Villa boss Roberto di Matteo confirmed on Friday that Celtic have made an offer for Sinclair.
Celtic open their Scottish Premiership defence at Hearts on Sunday, with a League Cup meeting with Motherwell to follow on Wednesday.
Seven days later they face Israel's Hapoel Beer Sheva in the first leg of the play-off round of the Champions League.
With Patrick Roberts facing up to three weeks out with a hamstring problem and fellow winger Gary Mackay-Steven still recovering from an ankle operation, Rodgers is keen to sign Sinclair, who moved to Villa from Manchester City last summer on a four-year contract.
The pair have worked together twice - at Chelsea and Swansea City.
"I had him in at Chelsea when he was 16 years of age. I know him probably as well as anyone and I know his qualities," added Rodgers.
"But there are a number of players that we are looking at and all of them we hope can improve the squad.
"The squad will be better and stronger by the time we arrive at the next European games."
Roberts was withdrawn during Celtic's 2-1 win over Astana on Wednesday, with Rodgers saying the on-loan Manchester City player was "a risk" for the play-off round.
"He could miss the next two to three weeks," he said. "I'm disappointed for him since he was as at really good level of fitness and operating at a high level."
Brian McIlhagga, 42, was killed by a masked gang at Riverview Park in Ballymoney just before 22:30 GMT on 5 January.
The father-of-five was dragged from the house, beaten and shot.
Three men, aged 22, 31 and 46, have been questioned by detectives but were later released unconditionally.
The detective leading the investigation said officers had carried out searches and interviewed dozens of people.
"It is my firm belief that there are still people in the community, in Riverview Park, in Ballymoney and in Ballymena who have yet to come forward," said Det Ch Insp Michael Harvey.
"These people may have information about the events of last Monday night, something they saw or heard, or they may have information about Brian McIlhagga or the men who were involved in his murder.
"I would ask them to think about the devastation his death has caused to his immediate family, not least his five children, and his wider circle of friends.
"For as long as those responsible for this attack remain at large, they represent a threat to anyone in the north Antrim area even though it is a largely peaceful community."
A 32-year-old woman and four children under the age of 13 were in the house when Mr McIlhagga was killed. The woman was assaulted by the gang.
The detective said it was a "vicious, brutal and sustained attack on a man who was visiting his friend".
He appealed for anyone who saw or heard anything in the Riverview Park area at the time to contact police.
"I am also still interested in activity around the railway station in Ballymoney which is in the same general area as the house at Riverview Park where Brian was attacked," he said.
Five dogs are visiting Southampton's Children's Hospital and general hospital as part of research into animal assisted intervention (AAI).
The study, involving dogs Leo, Jessie, Totty, Hatty and Archie, will help future use of AAI by the NHS.
It is hoped the project will also inform veterinary medicine.
The study will explore the effect of the emotional bond and what role it plays in health and wellbeing for humans and animals.
Dog handler Lyndsey Uglow, who visits patients with her golden retriever, Leo, said: "To really find out the true value of therapy visits and to firmly establish it as beneficial in healthcare, we have to strengthen the evidence behind it.
"Our starting point is the impact of dogs with children but the same principles could, over time, be mirrored into other departments and into veterinary healthcare - for example, if animals recover better in a veterinary hospital or with their human family and if family visits aid animal recovery."
The project is led by the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and supported by The Humanimal Trust - an organisation set up by Dr Noel Fitzpatrick of Channel 4's The Supervet - and the charity Pets As Therapy (PAT).
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The bank will provide its account holders with slimline SIMs that they can lay on top of their existing mobile phone SIM cards.
This will allow customers to maintain their existing phone numbers and services, but give the bank access to the phone menu and ensure that banking transactions are secure.
The "mobile virtual network" banking service will piggyback on existing infrastructure provided by leading telecommunications firm, Bharti Airtel.
With more than eight million customers, Equity Bank is Africa's largest bank by customer base.
The company is hoping that mobile banking will help attract new customers and encourage more transactions.
It is likely to shake up a market that has been dominated by Safaricom's well-known M-Pesa mobile money transfer platform.
M-Pesa now has more than 18 million active users, but Kenyans also use rival services such as Zap and yuCash.
Describing its traditional competitor as "the mattress" - in other words, the place where people hide their cash - Equity Bank's chief executive James Mwangi sees its mobile offering as key to breaking down barriers of access and distance that hamper banking in Africa.
"The biggest problem with accessing a bank is not bank charges, it is the cost of access," he says.
"I will have to go 70km to where the bank is; I will have to pay public transport; I will have to spend the whole day to get to the bank; I have to dress because I have to go to the biggest shopping centre in my district; that is what will be removed," he says.
Equity has been looking to launch the technology since the regulator, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK), granted Equity's subsidiary Finserve - along with two other companies - a Mobile Virtual Network Operator licence in April.
The bank, which has customers across East Africa, is also hoping to benefit from Airtel's regional reach - the Indian-owned company operates in 17 countries across Africa, including Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.
"It is really the issue of affordability," Mr Mwangi says. "If we really want the masses and the low-income people to join banking, then we should make financial products very affordable, and that is the value proposition that we are making to the market."
It will not necessarily be a smooth ride, though.
Equity is facing a court case brought by a consumer lobby group, which is disputing the award of the licence.
And this week, Safaricom, which provides mobile money transfer services to nearly half of Kenya's population, wrote to the CAK questioning the security behind the technology.
But some analysts see the move as positive for consumers.
"They do have the skill, they do have the integrations, and they're providing many more capabilities on a mobile device than Safaricom can do at the moment, being a bank as well," leading Kenyan technology blogger Moses Kemibaro says.
"It's exciting as it could potentially shift the power base from Safaricom to themselves in certain respects. For the consumer, having alternatives as opposed to one provider is really a great thing."
Going cashless promotes customer security, the bank argues, and also helps to remove the risks associated with cash management.
Mobile payments and banking services are spreading throughout Africa, with the likes of Nigeria's fast-growing Paga targeting the country's 120 million mobile phone users.
Other businesses in Kenya are also looking to benefit from a cashless model.
In particular, Kenya's famously chaotic matatus, the name used locally to describe the minivans and buses used widely by commuters, are moving to cash-free fare payments.
"We are trying to use technology to make our lives easier, and make our issues with handling cash become history," says Simon Kimutai, chair of the Matatu Owners Association.
"We know very well that there have been many issues with [cash] - [for example] the money is used to bribe policemen."
At least three companies provide the transport cards that travellers can top up and tap in with when they get on a bus. Conductors carry handsets to process the transactions, which can be monitored from the company headquarters.
George Wanyama, manager of MOA Compliant, one of the bus companies piloting the cashless system, says that revenue has gone up 30% in the two months since it was launched.
Other cashless payment systems include BebaPay from Google and My1963 from Fibre Space.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), Kenya's transport regulator, had set a 1 July deadline for the switch to cashless fares.
But only 2,000 out of the 20,000 vehicles operating across the country were reported to be compliant a few days ahead of the deadline, forcing the regulator to relax the rules temporarily.
"Some operators are compliant while others are not. We will be flexible to allow use of cash in the meantime," said NTSA director general Francis Meja.
And if these cashless developments succeed, Kenya's innovation could serve as a model for other countries in the region.
Three-week-old Mikayla Haining died on Thursday 8 June after being taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
Thomas Haining, 19, appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on Thursday charged with murder, the Crown Office confirmed.
He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody. The case was committed for further examination.
A further court appearance is due to take place next week.
Residents were evacuated from surrounding buildings after the vehicle crashed into the mid-terrace shop on Station Road, Harrow at 03:30 BST.
Police said they had searched local hospitals to find the driver and a passenger who are believed to have fled the scene.
The shop and car were destroyed in the blaze but nobody was reported injured.
Eight fire engines and 58 firefighters took nearly three hours to put out the blaze, which also damaged offices on the first floor of the building.
Station Road has been closed for police to investigate the crash. No arrests have yet been made.
Tourism expenditure also rose north of the border to £4.7bn as Scotland hosted the Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup.
Overseas tourist numbers were up 11%, while there was a 3% rise in domestic visits to Scotland. However, the amount spent by domestic tourists fell by 1%.
VisitScotland said last year saw the highest spend by visitors in a decade.
The overseas figures were compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), while domestic tourism statistics were derived from the Great Britain Tourism Survey.
For the UK, there was a 5.2% increase in visits by overseas residents, while spending reached a record £21.8bn.
But for Great Britain as a whole, domestic visits fell by 7%, with expenditure dropping by 2%.
According to the figures, the majority of overseas visitors to Scotland came from Europe.
However, the number of North American tourists rose by 28% to more than 500,000, with expenditure increasing by 48%.
Edinburgh came second only to London in the number of visits and spending across UK destinations, while Glasgow also featured among the top tourist draws.
Scottish Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing described the figures as "hugely encouraging".
He said: "The rises in visitors and expenditure show that Scotland is a destination that offers quality experiences and visitors are prepared to spend their money in our hotels, tourism attractions and restaurants.
"2014 has taken Scotland's profile to great heights with the eyes of the world on Scotland as we hosted the hugely successful Commonwealth Games, Ryder Cup and the MTV Europe Music Awards and as well as being the Year of Homecoming.
"With 2015 being the Year of Food and Drink, we are determined to build on this success for the future.
VisitScotland chairman Mike Cantlay said: "They say strength comes in numbers and with results like these, there is no denying Scotland's tourism might.
"It was our mission to welcome the world in 2014 and we did just that with an astounding number of people travelling to our shores to experience the unprecedented number of world-class events, the exceptional welcome from the Scottish people and of course our breath-taking landscapes which never cease to amaze."
The Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland welcomed the figures but warned there was "a mountain to climb" to reach the government target of increasing visitor spending to £5.5bn by 2020.
Scottish policy convenor Andy Willox said: "2014 should have been a bumper year for Scottish tourism. While today's figures are good, the question is whether they're good enough given the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup raised the country's profile to new heights.
"The Scottish government and the wider industry has a mountain to climb to reach its own tourism spend target.
"With just five years to go to permanently increase spending by £800m, we need to have a public debate about whether we're taking the right approach.
"Our recent report highlighted that many Scottish small tourism firms struggle to grow - in part due to poor digital and transport infrastructure and problems in accessing affordable finance.
"Further, many small firms aren't connected to national and local tourism initiatives. Tackling these issues has to be a priority."
Prentice Steffen said he was "surprised" he was prescribed the drug.
He told BBC Newsnight the sport's governing body was wrong to give the cyclist permission to use a powerful corticosteroid before major races.
Sir Bradley Wiggins said his use of the drug was for legitimate medical reasons and that no rules had been broken.
BBC Newsnight also spoke to the convicted doper Michael Rasmussen, who said that, taken in isolation, the pattern of Wiggins's use of the corticosteroid triamcinolone ahead of major races seemed "suspicious".
The issue of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), which allows athletes to use banned substances if they have genuine medical need, has been in the news since dozens of Olympic athletes had their private data stolen from a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) database by a group of hackers calling themselves The Fancy Bears.
Dozens of athletes have been affected and there is no suggestion they have broken anti-doping rules.
But focus has centred on five-time Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Wiggins, because of the nature and apparent timing of his TUE applications.
The stolen data revealed Wiggins, an asthma and allergy sufferer, was given permission to inject the banned drug triamcinolone, a powerful corticosteroid, just days before three major races, including the 2012 Tour de France, which he won, becoming the first Briton to do so.
He also received similar permission to use 40mg of the drug before the 2011 Tour and the 2013 Tour of Italy.
But questions have been raised over why Wiggins apparently did not need the drug before 2011, or after 2013.
In 2009, Sir Bradley's only TUEs were for standard asthma inhalers.
Dr Prentice Steffen was team doctor at Wiggins's former team Garmin Slipstream that year, when Wiggins had his breakthrough in road racing, finishing a surprise fourth in the Tour de France.
Though he could not comment on Wiggins's private medical records, he was said he was "surprised" he needed this sort of intervention.
"I was surprised to see there were TUEs documented for intramuscular triamcinolone just before three major events - two Tours de France and one Tour d'Italia.
"You do have to think it is kind of coincidental that a big dose of intramuscular long-acting corticosteroids would be needed at that… exact time before the most important race of the season.
"I would say certainly now in retrospect it doesn't look good, it doesn't look right from a health or sporting perspective."
Sir Bradley's TUEs applications are understood to have been made by the then team doctor Dr Richard Freeman, who is now team doctor at British Cycling.
In each of them it states that Wiggins underwent a nasal endoscopy in 2011, suggesting he needed more serious intervention to control his allergies.
Dr Freeman did not respond to a request for comment.
In Sir Bradley's 2012 autobiography, My Time, there is no mention of asthma or allergies. Referring specifically to 2012, he states how he was "only ill once or twice with minor colds" and "barely lost a day's training from it".
A TUE allows an athlete, for medical reasons, to take a banned substance or have treatment that is otherwise prohibited.
The Wada rules for obtaining TUEs include:
Dr John Dickinson, of Kent University, who has worked with more than 1,000 athletes with breathing problems, said he had never prescribed triamcinolone to an athlete.
He said: "That sort of medication [is] typically reserved for individuals who are in a very severe asthma response and are in need of emergency care which would suggest... that particular individual may be not fit and well to compete in a race at that point in time.
"I've never been myself involved with an athlete that's needed to go that far in terms of that sort of treatment for an asthmatic condition.
"We really concentrate on working with our athletes to make sure... they are on the optimal inhaler therapy so that they never need to go to that level of needing to go above or into the TUE world really."
Earlier this week, some experts said that, while they would not prescribe triamcinolone to an athlete for allergies, it would have little or no performance-enhancing effect.
But other experts as well as many cyclists, including convicted dopers David Millar and Michael Rasmussen, claim it is an extremely potent drug.
Rasmussen had been just four stages away from winning the Tour de France in 2007 when he was thrown out of the race for avoiding doping controls. He later blew the whistle on his own doping and the doping culture within the sport at that time.
He told BBC Newsnight: "There is no doubt in my mind that corticosteroids [are] very, very strong and performance enhancing.
"It would postpone this sensation fatigue, increase your recovery speed and most importantly and quite easily I would drop one or two kg which is very important when you want to climb mountains.
"It will drain the body from all excess fat in a quite short period of time. It's a very fast and very effective drug in that sense."
Asked specifically about Wiggins' TUEs he said: "Just looking at the drugs and looking at the dates of the injections it looks very much like something that could have happened 10 years ago when I was riding for general classification in the Tour de France."
"If you look solely at the pattern of the TUEs of Bradley Wiggins then you would say that this looks very suspicious. It's something that a rider would do if he wants to perform well in a grand tour, something that I would do, something that I did."
Rasmussen's doctor then at Team Rabobobank, was Geert Leinders, who was also at Sky for periods during 2011 and 2012, though Team Sky has said Leinders had no involvement in Wiggins's TUEs.
Leinders was sacked by Team Sky in 2012 and banned for life for doping practices in 2015.
Triamcinolone is a corticosteroid, which is an anti-inflammatory medicine prescribed for a range of issues including asthma and allergies. Corticosteroids are banned in competition under Wada rules, unless a TUE is approved.
Dr Jeroen Swart is a sport scientist who last year carried out physiological tests on Team Sky Tour de France champion Chris Froome.
He told Newsnight earlier this week: "The substance that was used - triamcinolone asetonate - is quite a strong, long-acting corticosteroid. It's not used frequently in the control of asthma and allergic conditions. It's used as a last resort.
"The other problem with that substance is it's the same substance that's been used by athletes, specifically in cycling, for a fairly long time with a lot of testimonials from ex-professional cyclists, some who have been caught using prohibited substances and they all happen to have used coincidentally the exact same drug - Kenalog or triamcinolone.
"Some of them have reported to have used it exactly the same way and so there's that unfortunate coincidence there, in terms of the drug, that dosage, the method used which is intramuscular.
"The TUE system exists to support the welfare of athletes by enabling them to receive appropriate treatment for medical conditions."
Sir Bradley Wiggins's representatives did not respond to questions from Newsnight.
They previously said in a statement: "There's nothing new here. Everyone knows Brad suffers from asthma, his medical treatment is British Cycling and International Cycling Union approved and like all Team GB athletes he follows Wada regulations to the letter."
A spokesman for Team Sky said: "TUEs for Team Sky riders have been granted by the appropriate authorities and in complete accordance with the rules.
"This is a complex area given the obvious issues around medical confidentiality. There is a legitimate debate across sport on where best to draw the line on transparency.
"It is very rare that a rider needs a TUE and we have robust internal processes in place that we are confident in and which we constantly review.
"Team Sky's approach to anti-doping and our commitment to clean competition are well known."
Dr Steffen called on the sports governing body, the UCI, to tighten up the TUE process.
He added: "I would say that Bradley is probably at the bottom of the list to be held personally responsible.
"I think his doctor and his team, to make the decision to apply for that TUE is questionable and then I think for the UCI or UK Cycling or Wada to sign off on that application, all things considered, really that is the end point where the TUE committee should have looked at that and said no, this is not acceptable, so we are not going to approve it."
A spokesman for the UCI said: "The management of Therapeutic Use Exemptions in cycling is robust and fully safeguarded. The UCI TUE committee is composed of independent experts in the fields of clinical, sports and exercise medicine and the coordination of the committee is handled by the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation, the independent body mandated by the UCI to carry out anti-doping in the sport."
More on this story on BBC Newsnight at 22:30 on BBC Two - or catch up afterwards on iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wgh4v
Maxwell's protest at the awarding of a penalty, which cost victory at home to Sheffield United, led to him being hit by an "object" thrown from the crowd.
Maxwell was left with a similar facial injury to the one suffered by West Bromwich Albion's Chris Brunt.
"The response from the referee was that it was his own fault," said Pressley.
"It was not just heard by Chris Maxwell. It was heard by another witness, another of our players. We will make sure that we report that type of comment to the appropriate governing body, as it is completely unacceptable within the game.
"Chris was hit with an object. It was a bit like the Chris Brunt incident. It could quite easily have taken his eye out.
"The one thing we can't accept is a comment like that from an official.
"Regardless of Chris Maxwell's actions, nothing can condone what then occurred. That type of comment is totally unacceptable."
Boyeson was officiating at the Highbury Stadium as a late replacement for the originally appointed senior match official Richard Clark.
BBC Sport has contacted the Football League but is yet to receive a reply.
West Bromwich Albion's Chris Brunt was recently struck by a coin thrown by one of the Baggies' own following after the FA Cup fifth-round exit at Reading. He had gone to the away fans' section to give his shirt to a fan. Police made an arrest.
On the same weekend, Chelsea said they would impose life bans on supporters who threw coins at Manchester City players.
The Football Association is also investigating alleged coin-throwing incidents on the same day at Stoke and QPR.
An object was allegedly thrown at Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland during his side's 2-1 victory over Aston Villa, while QPR players were apparently targeted as they celebrated a goal in their 2-0 Championship win over Birmingham City.
Police made three arrests at Loftus Road, one for racially aggravated assault on a police officer, one for entering the pitch and one for a public order offence. All three men arrested have been bailed pending further enquiries.
A Head Full Of Dreams is the band's first studio album not to debut at number one, despite selling 236,000 copies.
Their last album, 2014's Ghost Stories debuted with 168,000 sales, with 2011's Mylo Xyloto selling 208,000 in its first week.
Adele retained her top spot position thanks to another week of high sales, shifting 354,000 copies.
Meanwhile, Elvis Presley's If I Can Dream was at three in the album, Justin Bieber's Purpose at four and Jess Glynne's I Cry When I Laugh logged a 16th consecutive week in the top 10, holding at five.
New entries to the album chart included X Factor runner-up Fleur East, whose debut album Love, Sax and Flashbacks entered at 14.
Bieber scored a second week at the top of the singles chart with as Love Yourself, after achieving the rare feat of replacing himself at number one last week.
The highest new entry was Sigala's Sweet Lovin' at three.
Rounding off the top five were Adele's Hello in fourth place and Grace and G-Eazy's You Don't Own Me at five.
The festive season has also made an impression on both charts.
Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You climbed to 13, The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl's Fairytale Of New York was at 20 and Wham's Last Christmas at 27.
A study carried out by the body concluded such a move would reduce the number of accident and emergency visits by 650,000 and GP consultations by 18m.
While minor ailment centres are common in Scotland and Northern Ireland only a third of English pharmacies have them.
The RPS is now calling for them to be rolled out across England.
They said the clinics - which could also deal with eye problems, stomach ailments like diarrhoea, and aches and pains - could ease the pressure on an overburdened NHS as well as save money.
Treatment results were the same regardless of whether patients were treated at a pharmacy, GP practice or in A&E, according to the study.
RPS President Ash Soni said: "The NHS can't afford to wait any longer to create capacity in the system. We need to be more strategic and change the services on offer to the public to make best use of the NHS workforce.
"Pharmacists are central to relieving the ever-increasing demand on A&E and GPs and enabling them to focus their skills on diagnosing and treating patients needing their care.
"Fast, same-day access to community pharmacists will be of huge benefit to patients, doctors, nurses and the bank balance of the NHS."
The RPS claims treating common conditions at A&E or in a GP practice costs the NHS an extra £1.1bn each year.
The research, led by the University of Aberdeen, estimated that 3% of all A&E consultations and 5.5% of GP consultations for common illnesses could be dealt with in local pharmacies.
Lead researcher Dr Margaret Watson said: "Treating these common problems places a substantial burden on A&E and GP services, especially over the winter period.
"This can increase waiting times, reduce availability of care for more serious conditions and incurs much greater expenditure on treatment than necessary.
"We must make the best use of NHS resources and give people the right advice in the right place, whilst making the most of the skills of NHS staff. You don't need an A&E consultation to treat a short-term cough or a simple upset stomach."
Common ailment schemes operate nationally in community pharmacies in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Welsh Government is running trials of the service which will be evaluated in 2015 and aims to develop a cost-effective model for the management of common ailments for Wales.
In England, approximately one-third of pharmacies operate the scheme.
The appearance of the five grey wolf pups and two adults could signal a return of the animals, which have not been found in the state since 1924.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife first discovered the pack this month in Siskiyou County near the Oregon border using a remote camera.
The wolves have been named the "Shasta Pack" after a nearby mountain.
"This news is exciting for California," Charlton Bonham of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said on Thursday. "We knew wolves would eventually return home to the state and it appears now is the time."
State officials spotted a lone adult wolf earlier this year They believe the same wolf is associated with the newly spotted ones because of where it was photographed.
Another lone wolf made headlines in 2011 when the animal wandered into California from Oregon.
Wolves were almost hunted to extinction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in western US states by hunters and ranchers who sought to protect their livestock.
In 1995, federal officials reintroduced wolves into Yellowstone National Park and since then the animals have spread to neighbouring states.
Karen Kovacs of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said the migration to Northern California is an amazing accomplishment only 21 years after the wolves were reintroduced to the Northern Rocky Mountains.
California has considered gray wolves an endangered species since 1973, making it illegal to kill or trap them.
Officials are soon to release a Wolf Management Plan and are encouraging the public to report information about wolf sightings in the state.
Wolves do not pose a "direct threat to human safety," officials said, but they recommended people do not approach or feed them.
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Residents of the south-western village of Garmen marched in the capital, Sofia, at the weekend to demand more demolitions.
There is also tension in the Sofia suburb of Orlandovci, where a smaller number of houses inhabited by Roma are slated for destruction.
Human rights groups accuse the government of bowing to the nationalists, and of risking wider conflicts between Roma and non-Roma Bulgarians.
Nationalist politicians, and residents who support the demolitions, say the law until now turned a blind eye to illegal construction if Roma were involved.
Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova said last week that 8 of the 124 illegal buildings in Garmen had already been demolished, and she was waiting for the local council to provide a timetable for the rest.
Between 5-10% of Bulgaria's 7.4 million people are of ethnic Roma background.
Bulgaria is the poorest EU member state, and many people - Roma and non-Roma, rich and poor - live in buildings that could be classified as illegal.
Garmen's Mayor Minka Kapetanova says she is caught in a vicious circle.
In the mid 1960s, she told the BBC, about 20 formerly nomadic Roma were forced to settle by the Communist authorities on agricultural land on the edge of Garmen.
By today, that number has multiplied to over 800, as the families had children and grandchildren. Most have residence permits, granted by the previous mayor.
On 24 May, according to the Ms Kapetanova, a group of Roma returned from selling mushrooms they had picked, and celebrated with loud music. When locals complained, a brawl developed, and there were attempts to set fire to the Roma shacks.
"Some Bulgarians in the village seemed well prepared," she says, speaking of those who attacked the Roma settlement. She suspects what she calls "a hidden agenda", but refuses to name names.
Krassimir Kanev, head of the Bulgarian human rights group Helsinki Committee, accuses the Patriotic Front (PF) - an electoral alliance of two nationalist parties - of stoking hostility against the Roma, by turning a local quarrel into a nationwide scandal.
"This could turn into a violent conflict, and spoil inter-ethnic relations in Bulgaria," he said.
Inconclusive elections last October put a record eight parties into parliament.
The coalition government led by the centre-right GERB party depends on the votes of the nationalist PF alliance.
Local elections are due in October this year in Bulgaria, and the PF appears to want to prove to its supporters that it is active on two of its main policies - demolishing illegal Roma settlements, and preventing asylum-seekers entering Bulgaria.
In a sign of how ambitious the Tories are being on the run up to the general election, Theresa May spent May Day campaigning in West Lancashire - a seat which has been staunchly Labour for the past three decades.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn launched Labour's plan for free school meals for all primary-age children at a community centre in Leyland - just a couple of weeks after his previous visit to Lancashire.
And these are not anomalies.
We have seen a steady stream of senior political figures venturing up the west coast mainline to visit the red rose county in the four weeks since the prime minister made her surprise announcement.
The local parties have been hurriedly trying to find candidates to stand in all 16 of Lancashire's constituencies.
In a lot of cases, voters are seeing the return of some familiar faces.
Take Burnley for example. The town's former Liberal Democrat MP Gordon Birtwistle is hoping he can reclaim his former seat from Labour's Julie Cooper. Out on the doorstep though, it's interesting to note there's no sign of the Lib Dem brand on his rosettes.
It's a theme which pops up across the county. Chorley's Lindsay Hoyle has huge billboards throughout the constituency which make little or no mention of the Labour party.
When challenged by his Conservative opponent Caroline Moon, he said: "I've always been independent, I don't take instruction from anybody".
One of the big issues, both here and in the neighbouring constituency of South Ribble, is the closure and subsequent partial reopening of the local A&E.
It's such a big issue that former Labour councillor Mark Jarnell is standing in South Ribble on behalf of the National Health Action Party.
And 10 miles down the road in Blackburn, another single-issue candidate has come to the fore.
Duncan Miller says there is 'no single bigger issue' than reforming Blackburn Rovers Football Club. If he can prise the seat from Labour's clutches, he wants to see new owners at Ewood Park.
Elsewhere, one word is continuing to dominate the political agenda on the Fylde - fracking. The process of drilling down into the earth to extract shale gas has caused controversy for years.
Tina Rothery, a high-profile anti-fracking campaigner - and member of the now-famous 'Frack Free Nanas' - is standing in Fylde for the Green Party and say she is hoping to topple the large Tory majority of over 13,000.
In the neighbouring constituency of Blackpool South, the numbers are much more marginal.
Labour's Gordon Marsden has been the MP here for 20 years but only has a majority of 2,500. He faces tough competition not only from the Conservatives but also from UKIP, who won almost one-fifth of the vote here two years ago.
But throughout Lancashire, things do not come closer than they do in Lancaster & Fleetwood, the constituency formed in 2010.
Labour's Cat Smith - a long-term supporter and close friend of Jeremy Corbyn - is defending the county's smallest majority of just over 1,000. The Tories have chosen former MP Eric Ollerenshaw to fight this battle - a sure sign of how seriously they are taking things.
Speaking to voters across the county, there is not just one issue or concern which will influence what happens on 8 June.
The feeling I get from people across Lancashire is that this election will be complicated and unpredictable and I'm positive we're in for one or two big surprises over the coming days.
It comes after a private fun day organised by an Islamic group, due to be held on Sunday, was cancelled due to threats from far-right groups.
Legoland said it received further threats and decided to close its hotel this weekend, saying the safety of guests and staff was its priority.
The theme park in Windsor, Berkshire, was already closed for the season. It reopens on 14 March.
Thames Valley Police said it is investigating offensive messages sent in connection with the event organised by the Muslim Research and Development Foundation.
Legoland was forced to shut down its Facebook page due to a number of abusive posts. It also received threats through phone calls and emails.
In a statement, Legoland said: "Sadly, a private event due to take place on Sunday has had to be cancelled due to threats from right-wing groups made against the resort.
"The whole resort, including the hotel, will be closed for the weekend.
"We are extremely sorry that we've had to cancel any hotel visits for guests booked in to stay over this weekend.
"We wholeheartedly understand families' disappointment that they will be unable to attend and appreciate that due to the dynamic nature of this situation we haven't been able to give them more notification."
Guests booked to stay at the resort this weekend have been handed a full refund while a number of people on Twitter have also told the BBC they have received a £10 voucher.
Sara Powell left a message on the BBC Berkshire Facebook page.
She said: "Extremely disappointed that our hotel trip has been cancelled at ridiculously short notice, and angry that this situation has been allowed to happen.
"Will be speaking to Legoland in the morning."
This article was amended to make it clear the theme park would have been shut to the public this weekend regardless of the decision to close the hotel.
He was found guilty of complicity in the 2003 massacre of villagers in the gold-rich Ituri province of north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
He becomes just the second person to be convicted by the court since it was set up in The Hague in 2002.
He would have been the first convicted of sexual crimes.
Katanga, who was transferred to The Hague by the Congolese authorities in 2007, had denied the charges.
The fighting in Ituri, which broke out in 1999 and continued until 2003, started as a struggle for control of land and resources.
But it escalated into an inter-ethnic conflict, exacerbated by the presence of Uganda troops, that killed an estimated 50,000 people.
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Katanga was convicted of being an accessory to an attack on Bogoro that took place on 24 February 2003, killing more than 200 people.
In a majority verdict, the judges said he had helped plan the attack, and procure the weapons used, but they acquitted him of direct involvement.
He was also cleared of using child soldiers.
In total, he was convicted of being an accessory to four counts of war crimes and one crime against humanity.
He will be sentenced at a future hearing.
ICC prosecutors at The Hague say the assault was designed to "wipe out" the entire strategically important village, which is close to the Ugandan border.
According to the prosecution, the attack happened early in the morning and some villagers were shot while they slept, while others were cut up with machetes to save bullets.
Without the "supply of weapons... commanders would not have been able to carry out the attack with such efficiency," said presiding judge Bruno Cotte.
At the time Katanga was 24 years old and the alleged commander of the Patriotic Resistance Force of Ituri (FRPI), which had the support of the Lendu ethnic group.
The prosecution said that as the FRPI's leader, he was to blame for the atrocities committed by his fighters against the villagers from the Hema ethnic group.
The judges found that women who survived the massacre had been raped or kept as sex slaves but they did not find enough evidence to convict Katanga of carrying out these crimes.
Another person was charged by the ICC in connection with the Bogoro attack.
But in December 2012 Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui was acquitted as judges found there was insufficient evidence to show that he was the commander of National Integrationist Front (FNI), which also took part in the raid.
The BBC's Maud Jullien in DR Congo says Katanga was known to his men as "Simba", meaning lion.
Those who knew him describe him as a discreet man but ruthless on the battlefield, she says.
After the end of the Ituri conflict, peace deals were signed and Katanga was given a position in the Congolese army.
But a year after joining the military he was imprisoned for bad behaviour and was still in prison when the ICC issued its arrest warrant for him.
His is one of the longest-running cases at the ICC.
In July 2012, Thomas Lubanga, a rival militia leader in Ituri, was sentenced to 14 years in jail by the ICC for recruiting and using child soldiers.
Members of RMT will go on strike from 12 to 15 August, and 27 to 29 August during the bank holiday weekend.
TSSA staff plan to strike on 14 and 15 August, and 28 and 29 August.
Eurostar has made some modifications to its weekend timetable to ensure "all passengers will be able to travel", with eight services cancelled.
Eurostar said this represents just 4% of its services between Friday and Monday.
Two scheduled trains will not run on Friday. Services on Saturday will run as planned, and four services have been cancelled on Sunday and two on Monday.
A Eurostar spokesman said: "We are aware of the plans for strike action and our focus has been seeking a joint resolution whilst planning to provide a good service for our customers."
The cancelled services on Friday are the 08:04 service from London to Brussels, and the 12:52 departure from Brussels to London.
On Sunday the 14:13 and 16:43 trains from Paris to London and the 10:01 and 16:31 trains from London to Paris will not run.
On Saturday none have been cancelled, while on Monday the 07:55 train from London to Paris and the 08:43 train from Paris to London have been cancelled.
"We have made some small changes to our timetable with all passengers due to travel on affected trains notified in advance, to allow them to change their booking to another train on the same day," Eurostar said.
Eurostar runs services between London and mainland Europe, and the walkouts coincide with the Assumption Day holiday in France and Belgium on 15 August and the 29 August bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said the actions "feel like an excuse to be militant".
But the RMT says the dispute concerned unsocial hours and duty rosters for about 80 train managers. It says Eurostar has failed to honour an agreement from 2008 over conditions for their staff.
General secretary Mick Cash said: "Our train manager members at Eurostar have a heavy commitment to shift work and unsocial hours and are sick and tired of the company's failure to honour agreements."
Meanwhile Manuel Cortes, TSSA union general secretary, said there was still a "window of opportunity" to solve its dispute in talks with management on Friday.
"This is a long-standing issue and there is still time to resolve it if common sense prevails on Friday. No one wants to see disruption at holiday times and we will be working for a peaceful solution."
Alan Cronin, 60, from Guilden Sutton, near Chester, died following a crash near Rossett flyover on the A483 Wrexham bypass last Thursday.
Polish national Damian Niepieklo, 22, has also been charged with failing to stop and failing to report an accident.
He was further remanded in custody until 26 June when the case will be heard at Mold Crown Court.
Mr Niepieklo spoke only to confirm his name and age, and to confirm he understood the charges.
There was no application for bail.
In a tribute on Friday, the family of Mr Cronin, a member of Chester Triathlon Club, described him as the "best possible dad, husband, brother and partner to have, willing to do anything for anyone".
Stephen Lewis was on a family holiday in July 2015 when the accident happened as he cycled with a friend in Combe Martin, Devon.
An inquest in Exeter heard Mr Lewis, 41, died of multiple injuries after the head-on collision.
A conclusion of accidental death was returned.
Mr Lewis and his friend had been travelling about 26mph (40 km) when they approached a blind bend on a steep hill, the inquest heard.
PC Michelle Innes said there was an area of "poorly conditioned road surface" near the accident scene.
But she told the inquest it was unclear if Mr Lewis had ridden through the potholes before braking harshly and veering into the path of a Skoda.
His riding companion, Stephen Howell, said: "He drifted, I am not sure why, to avoid potholes or the road was a bit slippery."
A report by Devon council confirmed the road had a "worn, degraded surface".
South Wales Police said Mr Lewis was a "hugely respected" PCSO who was married with a family in Swansea and worked in Neath.
The proposed Royal Elm Park includes 600 homes, a convention centre, a 246-bed hotel and an ice rink.
Fans had expressed concerns that the building work - on top of the Madejski stadium's car park - would make it more difficult to get to the ground.
But deputy council leader Tony Page said the development should benefit the club.
In November, the Thai consortium that owns the Championship club announced it intended to sell their majority stake in the club to brother and sister Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li.
Concerns had been raised that the development would not benefit the club if the takeover took place.
Labour councillor Mr Page said: "Any attempt to fragment it and split off aspects of it will be resisted by the council."
The deputy council leader, who leads strategic environment, planning and transport, added: "I and all my colleagues on the council are concerned to ensure that it remains a package of measures that benefits the club."
The development, which will be situated next to the Madejski Stadium will include shops, leisure facilities and restaurants, and could create about 1,000 jobs.
Some Reading FC fans were hesitant about the development going ahead, but Nathan Saleh said: "I'm certainly more confident in the development.
"I definitely see it as a positive rather than a negative. If you look at it as a whole, it's very good for this areas."
Mr Page added that the reduction in fan parking would force fans to use public transport to games.
He said: "Tickets will be sold with inclusive travel on the buses, that is the way to shift people.
"We will make it as such that people will not take cars [to games]."
Sam Ward also found the net but two goals from Matias Paredes and Gonzalo Peillat's penalty corner sealed victory for the visitors at Bisham Abbey.
"We fell right into their trap as we were sloppy at times in possession which allowed them to counter-attack," said GB head coach Bobby Crutchley.
"That's what they're looking for and that's why it's frustrating."
The series is helping Britain prepare for the World League Final, which starts on 27 November in India.
The second Test against Argentina is on Wednesday, also at Bisham Abbey.
Although this is time usually spent in the most cosseted of cabins, it also explains why he has no problem with Paul Casey potentially turning his back on the Ryder Cup.
Indeed, McIlroy admits that he has considered following the Englishman's example and resigning from the European Tour to help make his schedule easier to manage.
"I've definitely contemplated it," the 26-year-old told BBC Sport. "You know, getting sick of the travel, getting sick of having to cross back and forth between tours.
"The players on the European Tour have had endless dialogue about reducing the number of tournaments that you need to play."
Players are required to compete in at least 13 events a year to retain their European Tour membership and remain in the Race to Dubai, although McIlroy has been given special dispensation this year because of an ankle injury suffered in July, meaning he will play 12.
Only European Tour golfers are eligible to play for the continent in the Ryder Cup and Casey, who has a one-year-old son and lives in the United States, will sacrifice a probable place at Hazeltine next year if he does not renew the membership he gave up in January.
"Some things matter more to people than others and I'd say family would always come first before any golf tournament, no matter what it is," McIlroy said.
"So if that's Paul's decision more power to him for doing that. The way he's playing it would be a bit of a blow for the European Ryder Cup team.
"But I feel like we've got enough strength in depth that even if Paul isn't on the team we'd still be able field a really strong 12 guys."
McIlroy, however, does not envisage turning his back on the European Tour.
"Have I contemplated it? Yes, I have. Would I do it? Probably not," he said.
"I feel like I owe a lot to the European Tour, they gave me a lot of opportunities at the start of my career. I will always be grateful for that.
"I love the Ryder Cup, I always want to play it, so that's something that'll keep me a European Tour member, along with a lot of the great plans they've got."
McIlroy has already been in conversation with the new man in charge of the Wentworth-based European Tour.
"I had a long chat with Keith Pelley this week," the four-time major champion revealed, "about some of the plans and some of the ideas that they have going forward and they're very exciting and very promising. Stuff like that I would be excited to be part of."
Nevertheless, figures released this week detailing McIlroy's travel and golfing commitments offer an interesting insight into the world number three's lifestyle.
They reveal that in the last 12 months the Northern Irishman has hit 16,500 balls in training and competition, performed 6,800 press-ups, signed more than 6,000 autographs and walked 932 miles around golf courses.
But it is the statistics that detail the extent of his travel that most catch his eye.
"There's a lot of not sleeping in my own bed, but that's the life of a professional golfer these days," he said.
"One hundred and eighteen different airports in a year - that's a lot. I didn't even realise I went to that many places in one year. I think it was 287 nights in a hotel room. It's a lot.
"But it just shows the world has become so small these days, playing different tours and having commitments either side of the Atlantic. It all adds up."
The one journey to really disappoint McIlroy this year has been his downward travel in the world rankings, slipping from the top spot to trail both Jordan Spieth and Jason Day.
He has described their major-winning performances as inspiring and motivating and is now looking to acquire some of the qualities that set Spieth apart in 2015.
The 22-year-old Texan won the Masters and the US Open among five victories, culminating in his recent triumph at the Tour Championship in Atlanta. that also secured the lucrative FedEx Cup title.
"Jordan, more so than Jason and myself, can out-think golf courses," McIlroy said. "That's his real strength.
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"At the Tour Championship he didn't have his best stuff but he was able to grind it out. That's the real mark of a champion, being able to win without having your best game.
"He has got a lot of mental toughness. Jason and I can overpower golf courses and do it that way.
"It would be nice to get a little bit of Jordan's sort of mental fortitude and be able to win tournaments that way too."
McIlroy admits that, despite all his globe-trotting, 2015 has been "a lost year" largely due to the ankle injury that has him vowing never again to play football with his mates midway through the golf season.
The good news is that he retains a huge appetite to scrap it out at the top of the game and, perhaps most importantly of all, there's no danger of him being lost to the European Tour - or the Ryder Cup.
Pre-tax operating profits at Prudential rose 22% to £4bn, beating forecasts, and the firm said it would also pay a special dividend of 10p per share.
Prudential's shares closed 2.9% higher at £13.65, making it the top riser on the FTSE 100.
The FTSE index closed 0.3%, or 20.8 points, higher at 6,146.3.
Shares in fashion house Burberry fell 6.7%, making it the biggest faller, after HSBC cut its rating on the stock to "hold" from "buy".
The fall reversed gains seen on Tuesday that were triggered by speculation that Burberry could be a takeover target.
On the FTSE 250, shares in The Restaurant Group - which owns chains such as Frankie & Benny's, Chiquito and Coast to Coast - dived 22.6% after warning that the "more challenging trading conditions" it had seen at the end of last year were expected to continue during 2016.
The comments overshadowed the company's 11% rise in annual pre-tax profits to £86.8m.
Also on the FTSE 250, shares in G4S fell by 12.1% after its annual profits dropped by 40% to £78m, with the outsourcing firm taking a £65m charge to cover possible losses on government contracts.
On the currency markets, the pound was almost flat against the dollar at $1.4224, and largely unmoved against the euro at €1.2906 after an earlier rise.
Sterling was given a slight boost by the latest ONS manufacturing figures that showed output rose by 0.7% in January - the first rise for four months and stronger than forecast.
The increase helped the wider measure of industrial production to increase by 0.3%.
The Society of Jesus chose Arturo Sosa Abascal, 67, of Venezuela in a ballot on Friday to replace Adolfo Nicolas of Spain, who is retiring.
It is the largest order of priests and brothers in the Catholic Church.
Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the first Jesuit and Latin American Pope in 2013, taking the name Francis.
The Catholic Church specialises in coming up with intricate ways of picking its leaders - and then giving those leaders memorable titles.
More than 200 Jesuit electors gathered here in Rome for four days of conversations known as "murmuratio" - or whispering.
These conversations ended in a vote - during which Arturo Sosa Abascal from Venezuela was picked as the new Superior General. The Jesuits' leader wears the simple black vestments of a regular priest. The clothes give the leader the unofficial title of the "Black Pope".
His election is a sign that the Catholic Church continues to look outside this continent for its leadership. His election will be welcomed by his fellow Latin American, Pope Francis, who spent many years himself as a Jesuit priest.
Father Sosa entered the Society of Jesus in 1966 and was ordained a priest in 1977, according to Catholic News Agency. It said he was appointed Superior of the Jesuits in Venezuela in 1996, guiding the nation through "the stormy waters" of Hugo Chavez's leadership.
The Jesuits were founded in 1540 by St Ignatius of Loyola.
The highly influential order now numbers about 17,000 and its members have strong roles in education and on human rights issues.
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Penny Ling, who lives near Faringdon in Oxfordshire, went to school with the singer.
She found the poems in her primary school yearbook from 1974.
Michael, 53, was found dead at his Goring home on Christmas Day.
Worrall, 27, will join Vale, subject to Football League approval, after leaving Millwall by mutual consent.
The former Bury and Southend midfielder made 41 appearances last season to help the Lions win promotion to the Championship - the fifth of his career.
"He's a very high energy player as we know and his experience speaks for itself," manager Michael Brown said.
Worrall is League Two side Port Vale's 17th signing of a busy summer transfer window.
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The award comes six years after she became Africa's first elected female head of state following the end of Liberia's 14-year civil war.
It also comes just days before she stands for re-election, despite initially promising she would only seek one term.
While out campaigning, the diminutive grandmother figure is often dwarfed by her party officials and bodyguards but over a political career spanning almost 30 years she has earned her steely nickname.
She was imprisoned in the 1980s for criticising the military regime of Samuel Doe and then backed Charles Taylor's rebellion before falling out with him.
After beat her in the 1997 presidential election, she was charged with treason, prompting her to return to exile.
In 2009, Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommended that she be barred from holding public office for 30 years for her role in backing Mr Taylor, who is currently on trial for war crimes in The Hague.
She has ignored the ruling but has apologised for backing Mr Taylor.
One veteran of Liberia's political scene said Mrs Sirleaf's nickname comes from her iron will and determination.
"It would have been much easier for her to quit politics and sit at home like others have done but she has never given up," he said.
She won the 2005 election run-off even though she faced probably the best known Liberian - former football star George Weah.
Despite the popular appeal of her opponent, analysts say she won because of background as a development economist.
Mrs Sirleaf has held a string of international financial positions, from minister of finance in 1979 to Africa director at the United Nations Development Programme.
So many people felt she was well placed to rebuild Liberia's shattered economy.
Since becoming president, she has cancelled and renegotiated a $1bn contract with the world's largest steel company, Arcelor Mittal, which has since started iron ore production in the north east.
Another $2.6bn iron ore concession agreement was entered into between the government and China Union, a consortium of Chinese companies.
But she says that her work has not finished, which is why she changed her mind and decided to seek re-election.
"When the plane hasn't landed yet, don't change the pilots," her posters say.
Some poor Liberians complain that their lives have not changed much since Mrs Sirleaf became president.
Many educated Liberians - and members of the old elite descended from freed American slaves - gave Mrs Sirleaf their backing in 2005.
While men continue to dominate life in rural areas of Liberia, in the cities, some women and some gender-sensitive men felt it was time the country had a female leader - after a succession of men had brought the country to ruins.
Mrs Sirleaf said she wanted to become president in order "to bring motherly sensitivity and emotion to the presidency" as a way of healing the wounds of war.
Throughout her campaign, she has said that if she won, it would encourage women across Africa to seek high political office.
She constantly stresses her commitment to the fight against corruption and after returning from exile, she served as head of the Governance Reform Commission set up as part of the deal to end Liberia's civil war in 2003.
She resigned that post to contest the presidency, criticising the transitional government's inability to fight corruption.
However, her opponents now make the same claims about her administration and even accused her allies of buying votes ahead of Tuesday's re-election - charges they strongly deny.
On her father's side she is descended from a traditional chief, while her mother's father was a German trader.
She was married aged 17 to James Sirleaf but they later divorced.
She is the mother of four sons and has six grandchildren.
The vast cotton fields are busy with workers, picking the country's most important crop. Among them are doctors and nurses, accountants, teachers and college students.
As a result many schools and colleges are closed and even hospitals are affected.
And this year it's become clear that even foreign companies operating in Uzbekistan are being asked to chip in.
More than 20 years since the break-up of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan continues its practice of mobilising people for the cotton harvest.
In Soviet times, swathes of Uzbek agricultural land were turned into vast cotton plantations, irrigated by water diverted from major rivers - a system which in turn led to the Aral sea ecological disaster.
Mass mobilisation was standard practice with anyone resisting the effort branded as unpatriotic.
That too hasn't changed. But while Uzbeks have long been used to the system, foreign investors find themselves being asked to contribute as well, even though there is no formal demand to pay up.
This year, the Swedish-Finish mobile phone operator TeliaSonera, which operates Uzbekistan's second largest mobile company Ucell, was reported to be making payments towards the cotton harvest.
The news emerged after TeliaSonera shareholders went to Tashkent on a fact-finding mission.
Carina Lundberg Markow, a representative of insurance company Folksam, told BBC Uzbek that Ucell staff outlined how companies in Uzbekistan had three options of sponsoring the cotton harvest.
"One was providing personnel to send out on the fields picking cotton," Ms Markow said. "The second option was to pay for employees of other companies."
Ucell, she said, didn't do either of these, but went for another option.
"The third way was to provide the workers in the cotton fields with - as they call it - 'catering and entertainment'. And they told us that this activity costs them about $50,000 per year."
Ms Markow says she was quite shocked by the revelation and questioned whether such sponsoring activity was in line with TeliaSonera's business ethics.
In a response, TeliaSonera told Swedish news agency TT that the company had tried to deal with the situation as best they could in a "challenging and difficult market".
Uzbekistan is no stranger to criticism over the way it conducts its cotton business.
In recent years, a relentless international campaign accused the authorities of condoning the extensive use of child labour.
Dozens of international retailers and fashion brands signed up to a boycott of Uzbek cotton.
Eventually the Uzbek authorities ordered a stop to the recruitment of people under 16 earlier this year.
But there is growing evidence - collected by independent monitoring groups - of the widespread use of cheap labour instead, with people from all walks of life coerced into taking part in the harvest.
The result is that public life is paralysed, especially in rural areas. Celebrations and even weddings are discouraged.
Markets, shops and teahouses are closed. On the sealed gates of some markets one can see a piece of paper simply stating: "Market is closed - everyone is at cotton."
The Uzbek-German Forum, a monitoring group based inside the country, says that local businessmen are hiring day workers to pick cotton instead of themselves.
"We are sending labourers to pick cotton for us, and even then we are not allowed to open our shops until 5pm. If we don't send labourers, police won't let us open our shops at all," said a trader from Djizzakh who wanted to stay anonymous.
But the bulk of the burden falls on public sector workers.
Cotton production officials require that public-sector institutions should send up to 70% of their staff to the fields.
A hospital paramedic from Kashkadarya region told the Uzbek-German Forum he'd been threatened with dismissal.
"Our head doctor says that if we don't pick cotton we will be fired," the medical worker said. "I'm a paramedic, I should help my patients. But at the moment 80% of our personnel are picking cotton here."
Many people involved in cotton picking complained to BBC Uzbek about cramped living spaces, shortages of drinking water and poor sanitary conditions.
BBC Uzbek received footage from one student showing a classmate filling a plastic bottle from an irrigation channel and then drinking from it.
People who spent most of their lives as city dwellers find themselves hundreds of kilometres away from their homes living in wooden barracks.
Although government posters show combine harvesters in the cotton fields, few actually operate and around three million tonnes of Uzbek cotton is collected manually.
A college teacher from Syrdarya says that bullying from supervisors is common place too.
"A young man assigned by the local government shouted at women as old as his mother to shut up. He yelled so much that everyone became quiet. So they frighten us like that."
The system of mobilising a temporary workforce is reminiscent of the Soviet planning system and appears at odds with modernisation efforts in other spheres of the Uzbek economy.
But some observers say that inefficient methods persist in the Uzbek cotton industry because it allows the authorities to keep costs down, using an almost free work force to increase profit margins for the country's elite which benefits from cotton sales abroad.
Matthew Fischer Daly, the co-ordinator from New York based Cotton Campaign, an organisation monitoring reports told BBC Uzbek that bribery is often the only way of getting around harvesting duties.
He says that one Uzbek woman picked cotton first as a schoolgirl, then while at college and university and finally as a qualified teacher.
When she became a mother this year the only way to be able to stay home and look after her baby was by paying a bribe equal to her monthly salary.
Egan gave the Bees a deserved lead, heading in past Owls keeper Kieren Westwood from Ryan Woods' free-kick.
Dean then doubled the advantage from another set-piece before the break, heading home from Jota's corner.
Fernando Forestieri curled in for the hosts from 25 yards out in second-half added time, but the Owls could not find an equaliser.
Bees keeper Dan Bentley had twice denied Forestieri earlier on, diving low to keep out the Italian's shot after Sam Winnall had seen an effort blocked, before making an acrobatic save to keep out a free-kick.
Forestieri had a penalty appeal turned away, while Jordan Rhodes also had an effort cleared off the line and Steven Fletcher headed against the post as Wednesday's run of four successive wins came to an end.
The Owls stay sixth despite the result, while Brentford climb to 14th after a first win in four matches, 10 points clear of relegation with 14 games to play.
One negative for Dean Smith's side was the loss of midfielder Josh McEachran to injury just before half-time.
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal:
"The referee in the first half was a disaster. A very poor performance, he made everybody nervous, he made the fans nervous, he made my players nervous and he made me nervous.
"He didn't see a clear penalty, he didn't see a block on (Vincent) Sasso for their second goal and there were a lot of faults and little things that made everyone nervous.
"We can achieve a very good position, but the referee was very poor, these are the facts.
"I hope in the future we can achieve a good position, but I hope we have more luck. The referee was very, very poor, I am not judging, I am just talking facts."
Brentford manager Dean Smith:
"We knew it would be tough here but I thought first half we controlled it. We deserved to go in at the break in front.
"We had a number of chances in the second half to break and create better opportunities and when you don't get that third goal, it leaves them thinking they can get something.
"They have missed some chances that they would expect to score and we have defended wilfully and in the end it took a piece of magic from Forestieri to get past us."
Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Brentford 2.
Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Brentford 2.
Harlee Dean (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Harlee Dean (Brentford).
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Brentford 2. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Callum McManaman.
Attempt saved. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Vincent Sasso (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
Attempt saved. Sam Winnall (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Sam Winnall (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson with a cross.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
Attempt saved. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Hand ball by Jota (Brentford).
Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) hits the right post with a header from very close range following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Forestieri with a cross.
Substitution, Brentford. Tom Field replaces Rico Henry.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Konstantin Kerschbaumer.
Nico Yennaris (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Steven Fletcher replaces Glenn Loovens.
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
Attempt saved. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Sam Winnall (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford).
Attempt blocked. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson.
Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
Attempt saved. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Sam Winnall (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Callum McManaman (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford).
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
Attempt blocked. Callum McManaman (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
The coaches have accused each other of illegal scrummaging in the build up to the potential tournament decider.
England coach Eddie Jones said referees did not penalise Wales' scrum for fear of being accused of ruining games.
"Craig's been one of the best for a long time period and he'll assess the scrums as he sees them," said Jenkins.
"Irrelevant of what coaches say there will always be things said in the press, whether it be attack, scrummaging or contact area.
"It makes no difference to us, it's a humungous game irrelevant of anything else. Whatever the coaches say we've got a game to focus on tomorrow and a big Test match to win.
"I think very highly of Craig as a referee and I'm sure he'll have a good game tomorrow."
The two teams go into the game unbeaten, with England topping the table with three wins.
Jones claims Wales have scrummaged illegally throughout the tournament, saying: "100%. Terribly illegally."
Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde highlighted England's Joe Marler as a frequent infringer at the scrum.
A former fly-half and Wales' record international points scorer, Jenkins said the scrum was not his area of expertise.
"I leave that up to Warren Gatland and Robin McBryde," he added.
The last time referee Joubert officiated at Twickenham was the World Cup quarter final between Australia and Scotland where he awarded a controversial late penalty which the Wallabies kicked to win the match.
Jenkins said that incident would have no bearing on Saturday.
"When I first saw the incident I thought it was a penalty," Wales' kicking coach explained.
"Hindsight and replays are wonderful, but it was it is. I think very highly of Craig as a referee and I'm sure he'll have a good game tomorrow."
The social networking website agreed to the request by Keith Davies, who suspected the culprit was trying to undermine him with ridicule.
The unofficial account - @KeithDaviesAM - makes several references to spending time gardening and tea drinking.
Mr Davies, who is 70, believes whoever is behind it was trying to depict him as old man not up to the job.
The former Carmarthenshire councillor and director of education, who unseated Plaid Cymru's deputy leader Helen Mary Jones at the election in May, said he believed "figures in the Welsh establishment" were behind the false account.
Plaid has told the Western Mail that it was not responsible.
Llanelli has been a key battleground for Labour and Plaid, with the seat changing hands between them at each of the last three assembly elections.
In May, Mr Davies defeated Ms Jones by just 80 votes, with former Plaid campaigner Sian Caiach taking more than 2,000 votes as an independent.
The unofficial Twitter page appeared shortly after Mr Davies's victory, headed by a photo of him with First Minister Carwyn Jones and a link to the Welsh Labour website.
It features a variety of postings in both English and Welsh, including comments about politics and congratulations to Swansea City on winning promotion.
But several messages refer to "catching up on my gardening", a "well earned cup of tea" and "embracing technology in my old age".
Mr Davies believed it could have taken a more sinister tone, possibly by claiming he supported policies he actually opposed.
"During the campaign there were many letters to the local papers commenting on my age," he said.
"We've been lucky so far - I'm glad I found it when I did.
"Who knows what might have happened - they could have posted messages saying I agreed with policies I don't support.
"My political opponents could have made hay."
While Twitter has frozen the account, previous postings can still be seen on the website.
Mr Davies said Dyfed-Powys Police were asking their IT specialist to investigate and see if they could identify the person responsible.
He set up his own Twitter account - @Caedelyn - shortly after being selected as Labour's assembly candidate for Llanelli in April 2009.
However, he has not posted any new messages since February 2011.
"I stopped using it as I didn't want my opponents following my every move during the election campaign," he said.
"I may start using it again, saying what I've done rather than will be doing."
The local authority will use its shareholding to get the issue discussed at the Scottish Championship side's annual general meeting.
The Queens Trust hopes to secure a director's role or a place as a non-voting member of the board.
The Dumfries common good sub-committee will now back a resolution being taken to the club's AGM.
It does not guarantee a seat on the board for the supporters but does ensure the issue will be debated at the meeting to be held later this year.
The club has said that its door is "always open" for an "open and honest dialogue" with fans.
It has also appointed a supporter liaison officer to improve the relationship between fans and directors.
Mr Putin was speaking for the first time since the leak of millions of confidential documents from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca.
The papers revealed a number of offshore companies owned by close associates of Mr Putin.
They suggest the companies may have been used for money laundering.
Putin friend in 'money laundering ring'
Mr Putin, speaking live on TV, said Russia's Western opponents "are worried by the unity and solidarity of the Russian nation... and that is why they are attempting to rock us from within, to make us more obedient".
He said that because they could not find Mr Putin in the Panama papers "they've made an information product".
"They've found a few of my acquaintances and friends... and scraped up something from there and stuck it together."
He referred to Wikileaks tweets which accused the US international development agency USAID and an independent journalistic consortium - the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) - of producing and funding "the #PanamaPapers attack on Putin".
The OCCRP was among a network of 107 organisations - including the BBC - which received the documents from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
The papers name Mr Putin's long-time friend and godfather to his daughter, the cellist Sergei Roldugin, as the owner of two offshore firms, International Media Overseas and Sonnette Overseas.
According to the papers, the firms were involved in a number of suspicious deals, including one in which International Media Overseas received a loan of $6m (£4.2m) in 2007, which was written off three months later for just $1.
Mr Roldugin has not yet publicly commented on the allegations.
Mr Putin did not go into the details of allegations against Mr Roldugin or other Russian offshore interests, but he praised his friend.
He said he was proud of people like Mr Roldugin, who he said had spent nearly all the money he had earned on musical instruments and donated money to state institutions.
Several countries are investigating possible financial crimes by the rich and powerful following the Mossack Fonseca leak.
Iceland's prime minister stepped down earlier this week after it was revealed he owned an offshore company with his wife which he did not declare when he entered parliament. He denies any wrongdoing.
The mass leak revealed the extent to which Mossack Fonseca appeared to help some clients evade tax and avoid sanctions, although the firm has denied it has done anything wrong and says the information is being presented out of context.
Panama said on Thursday it was creating an international panel to help improve transparency in its offshore financial industry.
Update 3 April 2017: This report has been changed to reflect that the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project is an independent organisation and not an agency of the US government.
A public consultation on the issue has been launched by Scottish Environment Minister Paul Wheelhouse.
Offences such as raptor persecution, hare coursing and badger baiting are often difficult to investigate.
There may be few or no witnesses and evidence may be destroyed, either deliberately or by the elements.
Mr Wheelhouse said: "Preventing wildlife crime is at the top of our agenda but it can be difficult to detect and investigate, which can lead to difficulties in mounting prosecutions and convicting those responsible.
"The proposals to increase the powers for Scottish SPCA inspectors could provide an additional resource to Police Scotland in an area of crime which can be time consuming and difficult to investigate.
He added: "I have already strengthened our approach in tackling wildlife crime, but the outcome of this consultation will help us to understand public opinion on possible new ways forward."
Under the proposals, Scottish SPCA inspectors would be able to investigate crimes relating to wild birds, other protected animals, poaching, snaring and non-native species of animals.
They would also have the power to access land and premises, conduct searches and seize any evidence which is found.
The Scottish government has stressed the new proposals would only permit access to dwellings and locked buildings in cases where a warrant had been obtained.
The consultation also seeks views on proposals which would allow the Scottish SPCA to investigate situations where animals are not in distress, such as checking illegal traps where no animal is present or an animal is already dead.
The wildlife crime consultation continues until 1 September 2014.
The US private equity firm KPS Capital Partners bought the brands when their Irish parent company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009.
Since then, the company's fortunes have steadily improved.
Fiskars said the deal will allow the company to extend its portfolio of garden and home goods.
Kari Kauniskangas, chief executive, said: "Through the acquisition we will create a strong presence for the Fiskars Living business in the US, and further enhance Fiskars' market position in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Fiskars will now have a balanced portfolio of businesses."
Fiskars shares rose 6% in Helsinki.
Michael Psaros, a managing partner at KPS, said: "We are thrilled to sell WWRD to Fiskars, a company with its own 365-year history, which understands WWRD is not just a company or a group of iconic brands, but also possesses a unique legacy and a heritage."
The manner of Vettel's win, the second in three races so far this season for the Ferrari man, could force them into picking a number one driver, and asking the other to play back-up to his title bid.
That is what eventually happened in Bahrain, when Mercedes finally - just before half-distance - grasped the nettle and ordered Valtteri Bottas to move over and let Lewis Hamilton by.
By then, it was too little too late. Vettel had a six-second lead and, despite a valiant charge by Hamilton after a late pit stop, the German won by about the same margin.
Afterwards, the mood at Mercedes matched the night skies on the Arabian peninsula, and team boss Toto Wolff was already grappling with his conundrum.
How long before you have to choose one driver to back for the title, he was asked?
"We don't like that," he said. "At all. It is not what we have done the past couple of years. But the situation is different now. So it needs a proper analysis what it means and where we are.
"We'd like to give each of them equal opportunity at the start of the race. We owe it to them. Then you see what we did in the race. We made the call. We made the call twice."
Just as in Australia at the first race of the season, Vettel and Ferrari's victory was based on aggressive strategic thinking and good use of tyres.
The German, third on the grid, jumped Hamilton off the line - as he was always likely to do from the cleaner side of the grid - and slotted into second place behind Bottas.
The Finn had taken his first pole position on Saturday. He overhauled Hamilton after what Mercedes said was a rear-end snap in Turn 10 on Hamilton's final lap, but which Hamilton said after the race was largely because the DRS overtaking aid, which boosts straight-line speed, did not engage between Turns 10 and 11.
Bottas lacked pace in the race. Mercedes said that in the first stint he was hamstrung by high tyre pressures caused by a generator failure on the grid which prevented the team from bleeding out enough air. The result was a five-car queue, comprising Vettel, Hamilton and the two Red Bulls.
With Vettel stuck, but sensing he had a very quick race car, Ferrari took the initiative, pitting him early on lap 10. There was no point Mercedes following him in - they knew whoever they pitted would come out behind.
A safety car three laps later gave Vettel what he said was "a heart stop" that he might lose a potential advantage gained in this way for the second week in succession, just as he had in China.
But a slow stop for Bottas, caused by problems with pit equipment, ensured Vettel retained the lead - and Hamilton delivered his own race another blow by driving too slowly on the way into the pits, trying to give the team time to service Bottas and also prevent Daniel Ricciardo from jumping him. It earned him a five-second penalty. Without it, the end of the race would have been much closer.
With Vettel now in the lead, and Hamilton stuck behind Bottas, who was still slow despite corrected tyre pressures, the Ferrari began to edge ahead - 1.2secs at the restart, then 1.6, 2.1, 2.3, 2.7, 2.9, 3.5, 4.1, 4.9 etc. Only when Vettel had an advantage of more than six seconds did Mercedes finally make the call for the drivers to swap positions.
Immediately, Hamilton came back at Vettel, closing to within 4.3secs within five laps before the Ferrari made its second and final pit stop. Mercedes' only hope was to leave Hamilton as late as possible before his final stop. But 19 seconds in 15 laps was always going to be too big a margin to close down.
Wolff said he didn't think Mercedes lacked race pace, but there was a suspicion within the team that Ferrari had the edge in Bahrain.
Even so, they might have been able to fend them off without all the various things that went wrong, whether it be failed equipment or questionable decisions Mercedes will analyse in the coming days.
Arguing over what might have been is one thing, but there is a more fundamental point at play - which is the margins are too tight this season for mistakes to be made.
Over the previous three years, Mercedes have been dominant enough to be able to allow their drivers to fight with minimal interference. Only in very rare cases - such as when Nico Rosberg's lack of pace in the wet was harming the team's chances of victory with Hamilton in Monaco last year - have they asked one driver to give way.
This year, it already looks as if they do not have that luxury. And while Wolff is not yet saying they will have to bite the bullet and back one driver - which surely will be Hamilton, given his seniority, greater experience and better start to the season - he is at least accepting it needs to be thought about.
Mercedes did not act sooner in Bahrain, Wolff said, because it was relatively early in a race so early in the season and was "a tough call". But he was, he added, going away to think about it.
"I don't want to pre-empt what the consequence will be or if there will be a consequence and what it will mean for the championship," Wolff said. "It is a question Ferrari needs to ask themselves as well."
McLaren had a double PR coup in the week running up to the race, with the announcement on Wednesday that Fernando Alonso would race in the Indianapolis 500, followed by confirmation Jenson Button would replace him at the Monaco Grand Prix.
It did not take long for reality to burst back front of frame, though.
After a dismal pre-season testing programme, engine partner Honda largely kept reliability under control in the first two races, albeit at the expense of performance, even if Alonso could finish neither despite strong drives into points positions.
But the inherent fragility of an engine that is said to be about 120bhp off the best was exposed in the heat of Bahrain, with Honda suffering through practice and qualifying no less than three failures of the MGU-H - the part of the hybrid system that recovers energy from the turbo.
Two of these afflicted Stoffel Vandoorne; one Alonso. But while Vandoorne's were in practice, Alonso's exploded on his first flying lap in second qualifying.
Unsurprisingly, McLaren's Saturday evening news conference was a depressing place to be.
An unusually short six minutes of awkward questions and answers elicited little information other than that Honda does not know the cause of the MGU-H failures, although F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa said it was "possibly" related to the circuit and conditions.
All three MGU-Hs are destroyed - and each driver has only four for the season before taking a grid penalty. It took a bit of digging afterwards to discover the failure on Alonso's car also trashed his internal combustion engine. Vandoorne suffered another MGU-H failure - the fourth of the weekend - before the race and could not start.
Back in the McLaren news conference on Saturday, someone asked Alonso whether the driveability of the Honda engine was at least any good. It produced a withering response: "I don't care too much about the driveability if I can't finish a race or a lap in qualifying now."
The news conference was brought to an end shortly after that.
Straight afterwards, Hasegawa went to see Alonso. It was a mistake. Alonso directed him into an office and, still visible through the darkened windows, proceeded to have a largely one-sided, animated conversation.
The Spaniard was very obviously making his feelings clear, albeit in a more controlled fashion than might have been expected in the circumstances.
"I see you had a bit of a chat with Hasegawa-san," I said to him afterwards. "Yes," Alonso replied. "Always calm. You know me."
Calm he may be on the outside, but the frustration of driving an uncompetitive car for the third consecutive season is burning inside.
It boiled over in the race, in which he battled for all he was worth for 11th place with Jolyon Palmer's Renault and Daniil Kvyat's Toro Rosso.
Alonso said over the radio he had "never raced an engine with less power" - clearly a message for Honda. After observing that Esteban Ocon's Force India had made up 300 metres on him on one straight, he was asked by engineer Mark Temple for his thoughts on a change of strategy. His reply? "Do what you want, man."
This was not Alonso saying he didn't care. Quite the opposite. He cares very much. As everyone knows, his rightful place is battling at the front. This unsatisfied rage to win is at least partly behind his decision to race at Indy.
Alonso's McLaren contract runs out at the end of this season and racing director Eric Boullier effectively admitted in Bahrain that the Indy programme - and perhaps a future shot at Le Mans - is an attempt to make staying more attractive.
As for Alonso, he said that, much as he wants to win the so-called 'triple crown', further success in F1 is his main priority. He wants a competitive car next year.
How he will get one is unclear. The chances of him going to Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull are minimal, which leaves a choice of either staying at McLaren or moving to the fast-improving Renault team.
McLaren have explored the idea of switching to Mercedes customer engines, as BBC Sport revealed last month, but senior sources say the prospect of that happening have now evaporated.
McLaren's official position has always been they are committed to Honda; Honda's is it is "100% committed to our future in Formula 1".
New parts will be tried at this week's test in Bahrain. An engine with an upgrade - albeit a small one - is due at the Spanish Grand Prix next month.
But if they are going to convince Alonso to stay, Honda needs to find more than small improvements. And it needs to find them fast.
The 29-year-old Manchester United striker overtook Sir Bobby Charlton's mark of 49 goals, and in doing so laid claim to being the greatest striker the country has produced.
Captain Rooney was earning his 107th cap, having made his debut as a 17-year-old in 2003. He scored his first goal against Macedonia later that year. But just how did he go from teenage sensation to being England's most prolific forward?
There are five Englishmen to have scored 40 or more goals in international football - with Rooney replacing Manchester United legend Charlton at the top of the table.
Charlton scored the last of his 49 goals against Colombia in 1970, while Jimmy Greaves struck the final one of his 44 in 1967.
Rooney levelled Charlton's record of 49 in his 106th appearance - the same number of games Charlton played for England.
The breakdown of their goals says a lot about their era. Charlton and Greaves scored a combined six tournament goals and just nine in qualifying - with the vast majority (83.87%) coming in friendlies.
In contrast, goals in qualifying tournaments have become much more of a factor in the modern era - 20 of Michael Owen's 40 and 30 of Rooney's 50 came in these matches.
Gary Lineker - Golden Boot winner at the 1986 World Cup - leads the way when it comes to goals at major tournaments with 10 at two World Cups.
Rooney's greatest impact on tournament football to date came as a teenager at Euro 2004, when he scored twice against both Switzerland and Croatia before breaking a bone in his foot during the quarter-final defeat by hosts Portugal.
Since then, however, he has scored just two more goals at major tournaments, with a winner against Ukraine at Euro 2012 followed by his goal in the defeat by Uruguay at the 2014 World Cup - his only World Cup finals goal.
The goal with which Rooney broke the record was his sixth penalty for England, given after Raheem Sterling was tripped inside the box.
Manchester City forward Sterling was just eight years old when Rooney scored his first goal for England.
One criticism levelled at Rooney is that he has scored lots of his goals in easy wins against weak opponents.
Indeed Rooney has only scored the outright winner for his country on six occasions, more frequently scoring in resounding victories.
Rooney has scored just three goals against members of the current top 10 in Fifa's rankings, in 14 appearances. He scored in a friendly against Argentina in 2005, and scored in two friendlies against Brazil, both in 2013.
On the other hand, 21 of Rooney's goals have come against teams currently outside the top 50.
San Marino (five goals) are his favourite opposition, while he has also put four past Croatia and Switzerland, though he has never scored a hat-trick.
Rooney is now England's most prolific player but he is some way short of the leading all-time international goalscorer - Iran's Ali Daei, who managed 109 goals in 149 appearances at an average of 0.73 goals per game.
Rooney's average of 0.46 leaves him some way short of the goals per game average of some of the leading scorers - Pele's Brazil scored 77 in 92 but even that pales in comparison to Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas, who hit the net 84 times in 85 appearances, leaving him averaging 0.99 goals per international.
Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane is the leading goalscorer still playing international football, with the 35-year-old netting 67 times in 141 caps since his debut in 1998.
Rooney's record is likely to stand for some time yet.
England's next top scorer in the current squad is Arsenal's Theo Walcott, with seven in 41 appearances.
Fellow Gunner Danny Welbeck - currently injured - has 14 goals in 33 caps, while Harry Kane's strike against Switzerland puts him on three goals in four appearances.
However, by the time Rooney was Kane's age - 22 - he had scored 14 goals for England.
Ross, a former head of Film 4, joined the theatre alongside its new artistic director Rufus Norris last year.
Announcing her resignation, she said only one person should be in charge.
"It has become clear to me that the new leadership structure, with a separate role of chief executive, is not right for the NT at this time," she said.
Ross started her career as a literary agent before moving into television, becoming head of Drama at Channel 4 in 2000.
There, she commissioned shows including Shameless, White Teeth, Teachers and Sex Traffic; and, after moving to the film unit, oversaw an annual budget of £10m.
Among the British films she developed were Slumdog Millionaire, 12 Years a Slave, Shame and Four Lions.
She received a CBE in 2010 for her services to broadcasting and won a Bafta for outstanding contribution in 2013.
After being appointed to the board of the National Theatre in 2011, Ross officially started her new role last November, eight months after her nomination was announced.
Ross and Norris were seen as a "dream team", taking over from Nicholas Hytner and his executive director Nick Starr- the duo behind hits such as The History Boys, One Man, Two Guv'nors and War Horse.
But there appears to be no bad blood over her departure.
A spokesperson for the National Theatre said: "There is no difference of opinion, it is purely down to structure. The relationship is very strong."
Ross added: "I will, with great pleasure, continue to work with Rufus and Lisa [Burger, executive director] as a consultant, ensuring the smooth delivery of their first season and planning for the next one.
"It is an institution that I love and for which it has been a great privilege to work."
Norris said: "Tessa's role in the planning of my first year and beyond at the NT has been invaluable and immense.
"I'm sad that our partnership is ending prematurely but am grateful for everything she has done here, and happy that we'll work together on a consultancy basis.
John Makinson, chairman of the National, said it was with "great regret that we are saying goodbye to Tessa in this role", adding: "We recognise and salute the integrity of her decision."
When the National Theatre announced last year that it had hired Tessa Ross as its new chief executive, it was considered by many to be quite a coup.
The National billed her as one part of its new dream executive team, along with the recently appointed artistic director Rufus Norris. They were taking over the theatre from the extremely successful Two Nicks - Hytner and Starr - whose partnership was different: Hytner was the boss.
That worked. Two creative producers sharing centre stage has not. The National will revert to the old system, and Rufus Norris will be the sole person in charge.
Jemma O'Sullivan, 22, died when she was involved in a four-vehicle collision on the northbound carriageway of the M18 in South Yorkshire in September 2010.
Christopher Kane, 67, of Oakbank Close, Swinton, admitted causing death by dangerous driving when he appeared at Doncaster Crown Court.
Jemma's father, Vincent, said words could not describe his grief.
In a statement, he said: "The trauma and grief that this individual has put us through cannot be put into words.
"Jemma's life was stolen from her and Jemma was stolen from us by this truck driver who had absolutely no regard for other road users.
"This man has caused devastation to our family by texting while driving a heavy goods vehicle at 55mph on the M18, as we heard in court one text alone had one 117 strikes of the keyboard."
Kane was also disqualified from driving for five years.
Police said Miss O'Sullivan had been a front-seat passenger in a Citroen Berlingo which was in collision with a Mercedes lorry.
This lorry collided with the back of a Scania lorry, which then overturned and slid into the back of a Vauxhall van.
Miss O'Sullivan was born in Limerick in the Republic of Ireland and was about to start her final year as a pharmacy student at Sunderland University when she died.
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Roland McKoy, a 54-year-old handyman, killed Valerie Forde, 45, and 22-month-old Jahzara at the family home in Hackney, north London, on 31 March.
The brutal attack was heard by Mrs Forde's 28-year-old daughter Carrise.
McKoy, who was found lying with the bodies, had denied the murders.
He attacked Mrs Forde, inflicting at least 30 separate injuries, as she got ready to leave for work on 31 March - the deadline she had set for him to move out of the three-bedroom terrace, the Old Bailey heard.
Afterwards, he drank bleach and left a note on Mrs Forde's face, which was stained with Jahzara's blood, blaming her for what happened.
Following a series of threats, Mrs Forde, a community project manager, texted her sister in January saying: "Just looking at his face and body language I have to be very, very careful and pray for my safety each day and night."
She also wrote she was "feeling a bit scared of him but I continue to be guided by my angels".
Jurors were reduced to tears as the messages were read out. They took two and a half hours to convict him.
The verdict was greeted with cheers and clapping from the public gallery.
Judge Charles Wide sentenced McKoy to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 35 years.
He told him: "You did it out of spite and resentment that Valerie at long last had the strength and resolve to say that enough is enough and you had to go.
"You thought she was going to back down but she didn't and that was an affront to your monstrous egotism."
McKoy's legal team had argued he was acting in self-defence against Mrs Forde having found their daughter dead.
But prosecutor Ed Brown QC said he had concocted a fictitious version of events.
"It is plain that the defendant had attacked Valerie Forde with the hammer, slashed her face and neck with the machete and stabbed her multiple times with the screwdriver," he said.
"It is equally clear from the evidence that the defendant used that same machete to cut Jahzara's neck from one side to the other. Each attack was a brutal one."
Mrs Forde's daughter Carrise had listened on an open phone line to the screams of her half sister while McKoy was attacking their mother.
The court heard the couple's relationship had begun to deteriorate in 1999 when Mrs Forde discovered McKoy was still married to another woman, by whom he had two children.
Mrs Forde's family said her life and that of Jahzara, their friends and the wider community in Hackney had been "destroyed".
Mrs Forde has previously contacted the police about McKoy and the Met's directorate of professional standards has referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is investigating.
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Met Office figures showed the region saw 363mm (14.3in) of rain, which is 105mm more than the previous record for the region in 1993.
The figures also show it was the most unseasonably warm December since 1910.
Across England, average temperatures reached 9.4C (49F), a rise of 4.3 degrees on the year before.
It was in stark contrast to the sub-zero temperatures recorded in 2010, the coldest since records began.
The unseasonably warm weather even saw trees blossom and flowers bloom, while attractions such as the ice rink at the Tower of London were forced to close.
9.4C (49F)
2015 was the warmest since 1910
-0.4C (31.3F)
2010 was the coldest recorded
1934 7.5C (45.5F)
1974 7.3C (37.4F)
1988 6.9C (44.4F)
1953 6.6C (43.9F)
Flooding caused by Storm Desmond brought record breaking rainfall to parts of England, such as the Lake District. And the UK overall recorded the wettest calendar month since 1910. Storm Frank also saw homes flooded across the North of England and Scotland.
England had its wettest December in three years with 137mm (5.4in) of rain. However it was only the 12th wettest on record. The wettest English December was 1914 with 179mm (7in) of rain. And 2012 was a much wetter December than 2015 with 148.9mm (5.9in).
137mm (5.4in)
of rain in England, December 2015
1914 was wettest, 179mm (7in)
1915 168.4mm (6.6in)
1929 165.5mm (6.5in)
1933 was driest, 21.5mm (0.85in)
President Xi Jinping said the package would include zero-interest loans as well as scholarships and training for thousands of Africans.
The Chinese leader made the announcement at a major summit between China and Africa in Johannesburg.
The momentum of rapid growth in Africa was "unstoppable", Mr Xi told more than 35 African heads of state.
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, who is joint host at the summit, welcomed Africa and China's deepening partnership.
"China has become Africa's largest trade partner, and Africa is now one of China's major import sources and fourth largest investment destination. This partnership can only yield further positive results for Africa's development," Mr Zuma said.
Analysis: Karen Allen, BBC News, Johannesburg
China's announcement of grants, loans and development funds was widely anticipated, although the figure exceeded expectations.
Much of this additional assistance is likely to be focused on infrastructure projects, to help boost economic development but more details on the deal are yet to emerge.
President Zuma said that China and the African continent each made up a third of the world's population, bringing the possibility of new markets and production possibilities.
But perhaps one of the biggest challenges African countries face is youth unemployment and leaders are under pressure to come up with development plans which create more jobs.
Despite a major slowdown at home, which has seen Chinese demand for African exports plummet - a vital source of foreign exchange earnings for the continent - the main message is that despite economic challenges, China's commitment to Africa is long term.
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The two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (Focac) is the second time China has brought together African leaders since the forum was launched in Beijing in 2000.
According to China's official Xinhua news agency, the assistance over three years will focus on 10 areas, including industrialisation, the modernisation of agricultural, financial services, green development and peace and security.
Mr Xi said this was his seventh visit to Africa and his second as Chinese president and on each trip he saw progress and change.
"The late Nelson Mandela of South Africa once said: 'We stand at the dawn of an African century, a century where Africa will take its rightful place among the nations of the world.'
"I couldn't agree more with this statement and I am convinced that African countries and people are embracing a new era that is truly theirs," the Chinese leader said.
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Carbon-containing "organics" are the basis of life on Earth and may give clues to chemical ingredients delivered to our planet early in its history.
The compounds were picked up by a German-built instrument designed to "sniff" the comet's thin atmosphere.
Other analyses suggest the comet's surface is largely water-ice covered with a thin dust layer.
The European Space Agency (Esa) craft touched down on the Comet 67P on 12 November after a 10-year journey.
Dr Fred Goessmann, principal investigator on the Cosac instrument, which made the organics detection, confirmed the find to BBC News. But he added that the team was still trying to interpret the results.
It has not been disclosed which molecules have been found, or how complex they are.
But the results are likely to provide insights into the possible role of comets in contributing some of the chemical building blocks to the primordial mix from which life evolved on the early Earth.
Preliminary results from the Mupus instrument, which deployed a hammer to the comet after Philae's landing, suggest there is a layer of dust 10-20cm thick on the surface with very hard water-ice underneath.
The ice would be frozen solid at temperatures encountered in the outer Solar System - Mupus data suggest this layer has a tensile strength similar to sandstone.
"It's within a very broad spectrum of ice models. It was harder than expected at that location, but it's still within bounds," said Prof Mark McCaughrean, senior science adviser to Esa, told BBC News.
"People will be playing with [mathematical] models of pure water-ice mixed with certain amount of dust."
He explained: "You can't rule out rock, but if you look at the global story, we know the overall density of the comet is 0.4g/cubic cm. There's no way the thing's made of rock.
"It's more likely there's sintered ice at the surface with more porous material lower down that hasn't been exposed to the Sun in the same way."
After bouncing off the surface at least twice, Philae came to a stop in some sort of high-walled trap.
"The fact that we landed up against something may actually be in our favour. If we'd landed on the main surface, the dust layer may have been even thicker and it's possible we might not have gone down [to the ice]," said Prof McCaughrean.
Scientists had to race to perform as many key tests as they could before Philae's battery life ran out at the weekend.
A key objective was to drill a sample of "soil" and analyse it in Cosac's oven. But, disappointingly, the latest information suggest no soil was delivered to the instrument.
Prof McCaughrean explained: "We didn't necessarily see many organics in the signal. That could be because we didn't manage to pick up a sample. But what we know is that the drill went down to its full extent and came back up again."
"But there's no independent way to say: This is what the sample looks like before you put it in there."
Scientists are hopeful however that as Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko approaches the Sun in coming months, Philae's solar panels will see sunlight again. This might allow the batteries to re-charge, and enable the lander to perform science once more.
"There's a trade off - once it gets too hot, Philae will die as well. There is a sweet spot," said Prof McCaughrean.
He added: "Given the fact that there is a factor of six, seven, eight in solar illumination and the last action we took was to rotate the body of Philae around to get the bigger solar panel in, I think it's perfectly reasonable to think it may well happen.
"By being in the shadow of the cliff, it might even help us, that we might not get so hot, even at full solar illumination. But if you don't get so hot that you don't overheat, have you got enough solar power to charge the system."
The lander's Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS), designed to provide information on the elemental composition of the surface, seems to have partially seen a signal from its own lens cover - which could have dropped off at a strange angle because Philae was not lying flat.
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Apple was temporarily forced to give up its title of most valuable company and ended the day down 2.4%.
The tech-focused Nasdaq slid 23.35 points to 4,737.33, while the S&P 500 fell 0.35 to 2064.11.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 9.38 points to 17,720.50 off the back of gains in oil prices.
Exxon Mobile and Chevron shares both climbed 1%, while the price of a barrel of US crude rose by 0.6% to $46.51.
Monsanto was one of the day's best performing stocks, following reports that Bayer and BASF are planning bids.
Shares in the world's largest seed producer were up 8.4%.
US fashion house Ralph Lauren said sales were down, but by less than expected. The better-than-expected corporate statement boosted its shares by 2.8%.
He was speaking as David Cameron prepared to meet the Czech prime minister, as part of his efforts to secure a deal on EU reform.
Sir Michael said Brexit was "scary" but he did not like being "dictated to by thousands of faceless civil servants".
Eurosceptics welcomed his backing but pro-EU campaigners claimed he had not decided which way to vote yet.
Prime Minister David Cameron - who joined Sir Michael for an event at the start of the 2010 election campaign - was asked about his comments at a press conference in Prague.
He said: "Everyone will have to make up their own mind about this very important issue for Britain and for Europe."
UKIP leader Nigel Farage was among the first to react to Sir Michael's intervention.
Referring to one of Sir Michael's best-known films, The Italian Job, Mr Farage tweeted: "I welcome @themichaelcaine's support for #Brexit. Let's blow the bloody doors off!"
Other Eurosceptic voices, including Conservative MEPs Daniel Hannan and David Campbell Bannerman, tweeted their delight at Sir Michael's comments.
But Will Straw, executive director of Britain Stronger in Europe, said: "Like many people, Michael Caine said he hasn't yet decided which way he'll vote - and like our campaign, he thinks the EU needs reform.
"But people across the UK from all walks of life are backing the UK's place in Europe because they know the benefits outweigh the costs."
Liberal Democrat MEP for South East England, Catherine Bearder, who wants Britain to remain in the EU, tweeted: Hi @the michaelcaine I'm a huge fan and not a faceless bureaucrat! Happy to meet face to face as your elected rep".
In an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme about his new film, Youth, Sir Michael was initially reluctant to express a view, saying he was in two minds.
He said: "To me you've now got in Europe a sort of government by proxy of everybody who has now got carried away and I think unless there are some extremely significant changes we should get out.
"Because you'll say, 'Well, we'll fail,' and you'll go, 'Well OK, so you fail. Get better, work harder, try harder and then you'll be a success.'
"But you cannot be dictated to by thousands of faceless civil servants who make these rules and you say, 'Oh, wait a minute, is that right?'
"Then they argue about financially but we buy more from them than we sell to them."
Pressed by interviewer Nick Robinson, he said: "I feel certain we should come out."
Former Conservative leader Lord Howard told the same programme he had some sympathy with Sir Michael, adding that it was "unlikely" the prime minister would get "genuine" reform.
The Tykes, who have now won five of their last six matches, almost went behind early on when Richard Stearman's shot was cleared off the line.
But Conor Hourihane's strike put the visitors in front, before ex-Wolves player Adam Hammill drove home.
Saidy Janko curled in the third, before the Celtic loanee turned provider for Tom Bradshaw to strike the fourth.
While Paul Heckingbottom's side's remarkable start to their first season back in the second tier continues, Walter Zenga's team have now taken one point from their last three games.
But the hosts could have taken an early lead after Adam Davies tipped over Jack Price's second-minute free-kick and Stearman's shot sparked panic in the area, only for Barnsley to clear their lines.
The Tykes carried more threat going forward and it told when Hourihane, the Championship's player of the month for August, struck home after Marley Watkins' two initial efforts were blocked.
Midfielder Hammill then quickly added a second when he was allowed into the Wolves area to shoot past Carl Ikeme, before Watkins set up debutant Janko to score only his second-ever professional goal.
Bradshaw then wrapped up proceedings from the six-yard area as the Tykes moved to within one point of leaders Huddersfield.
Wolves boss Walter Zenga:
"When we conceded the first goal in that moment something happened that I never want to see again in my life. The players gave up and we conceded another three goals. It is not acceptable.
"I don't want to see my players give up because they concede one goal and make it a gift like they did in the last 15 minutes.
"It is a shame not only for me but for the fans as well, the club and everybody. We should have a day off tomorrow but that is cancelled now. We will be at the club at 9.30 in the morning."
Barnsley manager Paul Heckingbottom:
"I'm really pleased. I said to them I was delighted at 0-0 and I was thinking this might be my favourite performance so far because of the discipline that we showed from the first whistle.
"Just after that we started to get the rewards because we should have been in front before that anyway, but we started to get the rewards.
"We showed a ruthless attitude and did not sit back at 1-0 and went for a second, third, fourth and in the end it was emphatic and it is down to their application and intensity."
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Barnsley 4.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Barnsley 4.
Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saidy Janko.
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Barnsley 4. Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saidy Janko.
João Teixeira (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
Foul by Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Adam Hammill (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Joe Mason (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross.
Attempt blocked. João Teixeira (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
Foul by Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Aidan White (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Barnsley 3. Saidy Janko (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
Attempt saved. Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Batth with a headed pass.
Marley Watkins (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Barnsley 2. Adam Hammill (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw.
Substitution, Barnsley. Saidy Janko replaces Ryan Kent.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Angus MacDonald.
Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Teixeira following a set piece situation.
Adam Hammill (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adam Hammill (Barnsley).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Dominic Iorfa.
Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Aidan White (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Barnsley 1. Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Marley Watkins (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Marley Watkins (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
Substitution, Barnsley. Marley Watkins replaces Adam Armstrong.
Substitution, Barnsley. Tom Bradshaw replaces Sam Winnall.
Foul by João Teixeira (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Adam Hammill (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Joe Mason (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
It shows the object to have two lobes, which may be the consequence of icy bodies bumping into each other and joining up.
Kerberos's larger lobe is judged to be about 8km across. The smaller lobe is roughly 5km in diameter.
Styx, the other little moon in the system, is of a comparable size.
Mission scientists say these satellites are brighter than they expected. Planetary bodies usually darken over time as a result of chemical changes triggered by sunlight and cosmic ray impacts.
But these moons reflect about 50% of all incident light, which indicates their water-ice covering is very clean.
Kerberos orbits about 60,000km from Pluto and is the second-outermost of five moons. It sits between Nix and Hydra, and beyond the orbits of Styx and the much larger Charon, the dominant moon in the system.
The newly released image of Kerberos was acquired by New Horizons' Lorri camera from a distance of just under 400,000km. The picture incorporates a number of views and has been processed to recover as much detail as possible.
New Horizons continues to downlink its data gathered during the flyby of the dwarf world back on 14 July.
The probe is currently moving deeper into space and is now more than 5 billion km beyond Earth.
This week sees the start of manoeuvres to change the trajectory of the spacecraft. The intention is to send it towards another Kuiper Belt Object called 2014 MU69.
This encounter would occur in 2019, although Nasa has yet to formally agree to fund the operation of New Horizons that far ahead.
Scientists will first have to write a proposal for a mission extension. It is likely they will submit this next year.
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The 19-year-old came through the club's academy and made his first-team debut at the start of last season.
Tongue has taken 30 County Championship wickets in 2017 at an average of 24.26.
"We are absolutely delighted to be securing the services of one of our best young players," said director of cricket Steve Rhodes.
"He is one of the brightest young fast bowling talents around the country. He is a guy who loves Worcestershire, enjoys playing at Worcester and wants to do well for Worcestershire."
Archie Aitken wrote the note, "I hope you find your treasure, when I grow up I would like to join you", and put it in a plastic a bottle in the Tyne.
Sent from more than 1,000 miles in Lista, Norway, Archie and his family now want to find the mystery pirates.
Archie said: "There's only two pirates left so it shouldn't be that hard."
Archie's mother, Suzanne, said he had sent the bottle, from Hexham, after becoming "obsessed" with the film Treasure Island.
She said: "It's quite special. We had completely forgotten about it.
"Then on Saturday morning, with all the Christmas cards, lo and behold there was this postcard from Norway. We were so shocked and delighted.
"It's a mystery. But then pirates are like that. They are at sea for long periods of time, so maybe they don't want to be found."
The Children are Unbeatable coalition said young people should have the same protection from assault as adults.
In 2002, the Labour/Lib Dem government dropped plans for a ban, after they were deemed unworkable.
The Scottish government said a consultation on proposals for the Children and Young People's Bill was currently under way.
A spokesman added: "We would encourage as many people and organisations as possible to take part and submit their views.
"It is already illegal to physically punish children by shaking them or hitting them with any implement."
The Scottish government said its bill would not go through parliament until some unspecified time in the new year.
Currently, foster carers, teachers and others who work with children are prohibited from using physical punishment such as smacking, but parents are not.
Parents are banned from serious assaulting children, but anything else is considered "reasonable chastisement".
But Alison Todd, of Children are Unbeatable, youngsters did not have enough protection.
"This is not about political correctness," she said, adding: "This is about children and young people suffering violence in our country and we need to do something that tightens it up so that it can't happen."
The Scottish Parent Teacher Council argued there was no case for a law to criminalise parents, adding: "It is not about whether or not you should be able to smack your child - this is about whether or not you should have a law against it."
Welsh Assembly members have voted in favour of a smacking ban, although ministers have ruled out such a move in the current term.‬
It's no surprise, given their size, that the Ibrox and Easter Road clubs command so much attention, but it's high-time now that James Fowler's team were given the consideration they so richly deserve.
Queens are sitting fourth in the Championship, tucked in behind Hibs and Rangers in the play-off spots and four points ahead of Falkirk with the added cushion of having a game in hand over Peter Houston's team, who they've just beaten 1-0.
In their last three games they have beaten Hibs, Rangers and Falkirk - the two teams directly ahead of them and the one side directly underneath them. They are motoring along serenely while Rangers and Hibs do their split personality routine.
One day Rangers look like they have turned the corner, the next day they don't, the next day they do again.
Hibs are similar. They win five in a row in the league, then lose three in a row, then win two in a row, including Sunday's much-warranted victory over Hearts at Easter Road.
Only a madman would call this play-off for one team or another, but it's a fact that there are three contenders to get to the final against the Premiership entrant, not two as so many of us had probably assumed all along.
It might still seem a bit improbable that Queens could overturn Hibs or Rangers over two legs and then beat Rangers or Hibs over two more legs to take their place in the play-off final, but their record stands up to all sorts of scrutiny.
They have played Rangers four times this season and have a winning record against them - winning two, drawing one and losing one. Their aggregate score against Rangers is 8-5 in their favour. They've scored in all four of the matches between the sides whereas Rangers went goal-less in two of them.
They also have a winning record against Hibs - winning two, drawing one and losing one. The fine margins are illustrated by the aggregate score of 2-2 over the four matches. Hibs went goal-less in three of those four matches.
What a story it would be if the small fry from Dumfries managed to upset the natural order of things in these play-offs. They may not, but they demand respect. You can be sure that Stuart McCall and Alan Stubbs are looking over their shoulder with some apprehension.
We're approaching the point of the season where the ballot papers for player of the year are sent out and the rows about who is deserving and who isn't begin in earnest.
Managers will moan that their club has been ignored (again). Supporters will rage about favouritism. A winner will be announced and the whole process will be deemed, on the one hand, a joke, a laughing stock, an embarrassment and on the other, a deserving honour for a supreme player who was the obvious choice to any right-minded individual.
That's usually the way of it. This year might be different, but I won't be holding my breath.
So, where do we stand?
Right now, I know where my vote is going. Unless something drastic happens, there's one guy who stands out just ahead of everyone else. I could list all those candidates who deserve mention but, frankly, that's a dangerous game. You pick five and then Twitter gives it to you with both barrels about the twenty that you shamefully left out.
So my choice of player of the year: Craig Gordon, for all sorts of reasons. For making a comeback when very few people thought he would, for coming back as good, if not better, than he'd been before and, most importantly, for returning to the game and excelling in European football with a string of outstanding performances. That's what elevates him. He did it at a higher level than domestic fare.
His poor night at Celtic Park against Inter Milan might be mentioned, but the fact is that without his sustained excellence in earlier rounds there would have been no game against Inter Milan. So, with tin hat on, Gordon it is.
This is the time of year when you look at the Pro 12 and start to have fanciful notions about the competition's possibilities. The array of box office names on display in this weekend's matches was impressive. The cast of characters ought to be every marketing executive's dream.
Nobody will forget the breathtaking drama of the final Saturday in the Six Nations only a few weeks ago when Wales put it up to Ireland who, in turn, put it up to England who, in the greatest day of theatre in the old tournament's history, fell short against France, but only just.
Many of the Irish and Welsh players who lit up Super Saturday were in action in the Pro 12 this weekend. Five of the Irish squad that won in Murrayfield played for Leinster at the Dragons on Sunday, the home team having one of the Welsh side, Taulupe Falatau, that did such thrilling damage to Italy.
The Munster side that put Edinburgh to the sword in the same stadium where those remarkable scenes happened only a few weeks back contained Paul O'Connell, Peter O'Mahony and Conor Murray, three giants of their Six Nations triumph.
Against Zebre, Scarlets fielded four of the Welsh squad that featured against Italy. In the Connacht versus Ulster match in Galway, there were five of the champion Irish squad. In Ospreys' win over Treviso there were seven of Warren Gatland's squad playing. In Glasgow on Friday, Sam Warburton was in the visitors' team.
Of the Ireland and Wales line-ups from Super Saturday, 27 of them played in the Pro 12 this weekend, including the last two Lions captains, Warburton and Paul O'Connell.
If you factor in the intensity at the top of the league, where so little separates the top four, then you have the raw materials for a cross-border competition that ought to be making a lot more money for its clubs than it actually does. The sense of untapped potential in the Pro 12 remains, but so does the financial gap between it and the English and French leagues.
Of course, the gap is growing ever wider and all the while it threatens the bits of progress that have been made by the Pro 12. How long will it be before some monied English or French club raids Scotstoun and makes off with Jonny Gray or Alex Dunbar or Mark Bennett? Or, indeed, Gregor Townsend? Glasgow can only continue moving forward while keeping hold of its big names. The same can be said of the Pro 12 in general.
The television money in the Premiership and the Top 14 in France is bordering on the obscene in comparison to the relative pittance on offer in the Pro 12. The crowds are big and the heat of battle is red-hot. All the time. Some of it might be turgid stuff, but fear of failure can be a great attraction. Every game matters to the fans and, by extension, to the broadcasters who pay through the nose to cover it.
The Pro 12 is improving as a competition, but it still does not hold anything like the importance of a Premiership or a Top 14. Great swathes of the Pro 12 season go by without the big names appearing in it. It's really only now, when the cotton wool comes off the international players, that we see the competition in its best light.
This weekend has been interesting in that it has seen an increase in intensity. The top four needed to win and win big to maintain their position and they all did so, all four of them taking bonus-point victories. Edinburgh were in great mode ahead of their home game against Munster but they got put back in their place by a side that has cranked up its power now that we are at the business end of the league season. The cream is rising to the top.
It's not just those who follow Glasgow who will be hoping that Townsend's team can go one better than they did last season, it'll be everyone who holds the best interests of the Pro 12 at heart. For too long there has been a sameness to the winners' podium - Leinster, Leinster, Ospreys, Munster, Ospreys, Munster, Leinster, Ospreys. Eight seasons and only three different winners.
The Pro 12 needs Glasgow to come through and change the narrative and the good news is that they look eminently capable of doing it. It also needs the Edinburghs and the Llanellis and the Cardiffs and the Dragons to get their acts together and get competitive instead of being the also-rans they have been for too long.
A new champion is only the start of the work that needs to be done to capitalise on a competition that could be so much better.
The survivors were picked up from wooden and rubber boats, in 17 separate operations by Italian and French ships.
An Italian ship landed nearly 900 people in Sicily early on Monday.
At least 1,750 people have died this year trying to cross the Mediterranean, a 20-fold increase on the same period in 2014 when 96 people died.
The final number of people rescued over the weekend is expected to rise. The busiest two days for rescues so far this year were April 12 and 13, when 6,500 people were picked up.
Many more migrants are expected to make the crossing in the coming weeks as smugglers take advantage of calmer weather.
In a separate incident on Sunday, three people died when a boat carrying migrants to Europe sank off Egypt's coast, according to Egyptian state media. Thirty-one migrants were reportedly rescued.
At an emergency meeting last month to discuss the crisis, European Union leaders said they would triple the funding for rescue operations run by EU border agency Frontex, and threatened to target smugglers' boats with military strikes.
Italy abandoned its Mare Nostrum search-and-rescue mission last year after some EU members - including the UK - said they could not afford to fund it.
The decision was widely criticised in April after more than 800 people died when a single boat sank - the deadliest capsize recorded in the Mediterranean.
Some of the 27 survivors of the accident described being beaten by smugglers in an attempt to load more migrants on to the boat
The overloaded vessel crashed into a cargo ship shortly after leaving Libya, causing panic on board. The dead were mostly Syrians, Senegalese, Eritreans, and Somalis - adults and children.
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said "much more" needs to be done beyond the EU's current spending plans to tackle the migration crisis in the Mediterranean.
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The emergency services were called to the blaze near Glencorse Reservoir, at Flotterstone off the A702, just before noon.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said wind was causing the fire to spread through trees and grass.
Crews are using beaters and hoses to fight the fire, which is still well alight.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue service spokeswoman said: "Edinburgh operations control received a call just before midday and mobilised two appliances from Penicuik and Sighthill fire stations.
"Due to the fire being fanned by the wind, further appliances from Dalkieth, Liberton and West Linton have been mobilised to the scene.
"The incident is ongoing and will be for some considerable time.
"The area is popular with hill walkers and we would ask if you can avoid the area until fire operations are concluded."
The British number one beat China's Zhang Shuai to set up a last four meeting with seventh seed Angelique Kerber (04:30 GMT, Thursday).
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"I'm fine," said Konta, 24. "Whatever comes, I'm enjoying it."
Konta, who is guaranteed prize money of £370,000, is the first British woman to reach a major semi-final since 1983.
Jo Durie was the last person to achieve that feat, at the US Open in 1983.
Konta also joins Virginia Wade, the Australian Open champion in 1972, and Sue Barker, a semi-finalist in 1975 and 1977, as the only British women to reach the last four at the Australian Open since the open era began in 1968.
Konta was ranked 47 in the world before this tournament and her exploits mean she is likely to break into the world's top 30 on the back of her success in Melbourne.
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She says, however, that she does not let her results - good or bad - consume her.
"If you live and die with your wins and losses it is an incredibly tough lifestyle to live," she said. "Separating myself from that gave me a lot of enjoyment and perspective.
"It gave me some peace to realise that I am also working on myself for post-tennis. There is a whole rest of my life for when I retire from tennis whenever that may be - hopefully not for a number of years if I stay nice and healthy."
"Both of them are false," said Konta. "I had a lot of ear infections when I was younger so I didn't learn to swim until I was about 14 so that is definitely false. I was a decent 800m runner, not 400m.
"I'm actually really proud of this... I won at school, I beat the girls and boys so it was a big deal at the time when I was about 11.
"Then I won the district race and I made the state but I just never went because I was training in tennis. It was a big part of my life at that point.
"For me, it has always been tennis. I haven't really explored any other avenues."
Konta was born in Sydney to Hungarian parents and settled in the UK when aged 14 before becoming a British citizen in May 2012.
"Actually I am a tri-citizen," she said. "I've got a Hungarian passport as well. Just add that into the mix - I'm pretty much the female version of Jason Bourne."
When it was suggested other countries may try to claim her allegiance, she added: "That's a real lost cause. I definitely belong to Great Britain."
Home Secretary Theresa May has apparently turned down his visa application.
It means he will no longer be able to tour Britain in February as planned.
So who is this 25-year-old? And what has he done so wrong to make 150,000 people sign a petition to stop him coming to the UK?
The Swiss-born American works for LA-based company Real Social Dynamics and is known as a "pick-up artist".
As a self-described "leader in dating advice", he travels the world telling men how to seduce "any woman they want".
"I teach guys how to gain confidence in order to socialise with women and perhaps get into a relationship with a woman," Blanc told CNN.
"A lot of the clients do meet their spouses on these programmes.
"I receive emails all the time, I've been invited to weddings, people are just eternally thankful."
But despite Blanc's insistence there are plenty of people who find the 25-year-old's approach dangerous, sexist and violent.
The business of men selling themselves as professional "pick-up artists" and "dating gurus" has been growing for years.
For around £125 you can get yourself a 23-part video course with Blanc. For another £200 you can get the videos and a ticket to a live event.
But you don't have to search for long to come across one of his seminars online.
In one video he can be heard telling a group of men: "In Tokyo, if you're a white male, you can do what you want."
In others he's seen grabbing the necks of various women and forcing their faces towards his crotch.
It all started to go wrong for Blanc when the videos from Japan surfaced.
After being shared across social media a petition was started in Australia asking the government to revoke his visa.
Images of Blanc seemingly choking women in the street then added to the political pressure to throw him out.
On 6 November his Australian visa was revoked.
Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison explained the decision saying: "This guy wasn't putting forward political ideas, he was putting forward abuse that was derogatory to women and those values are abhorred in this country."
He's also been refused entry to Brazil and now seemingly Britain.
Petitions have also been gathering signatures fast in Japan and Canada.
Canada's Citizen and Immigration Officer Chris Alexander recently tweeted: "My job is to ensure our immigration system does not facilitate violence against anyone in Canada and ensure women are protected from all forms of such."
Blanc has publically spoken for the first time since his Australian visa was revoked.
In an interview with CNN this week, he said: "I 100% take responsibility. I apologise 100% for it. I'm extremely sorry.
"My intentions were never bad. I agree it was a horrible attempt at humour and unfortunately a lot of it got put out of context.
"With those pictures... I want to make it clear that that is not what I teach. It was a horrible, horrible attempt at humour.
"Those girls were girls I was hanging out with. I did place my hand around their neck. I did not physically choke them.
"They were also taken out of context. You can make anything look bad."
But it seems that apology hasn't had an impact on Home Secretary Theresa May's decision.
A UK Home Office spokesman told Newsbeat today: "The home secretary has the power to exclude an individual if she considers that his or her presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good or if their exclusion is justified on public policy grounds."
The spokesman also said the Home Office doesn't comment on individual exclusion cases unless they are made public by the excluded individual.
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Mukhtar Hussain, defence counsel for Roger Cooper, told Birmingham Crown Court that prosecutors have deployed "imaginary and erroneous" speculation against his client.
Mr Cooper, 41, and his brother David, 38, deny murdering Sameena Imam, from Cardiff, on Christmas Eve last year.
Ms Imam's body was found buried on David Cooper's allotment in January.
Roger Cooper managed the Coventry warehouse of cash-and-carry firm Costco and was having an affair with Ms Imam, the company's marketing manager.
It is alleged that Mr Cooper, from Coventry, thought he would be sacked if their relationship was exposed.
Mr Hussain said Ms Imam was in a good mood after travelling from Coventry to Leicester with Roger Cooper to the home of his brother.
Jurors were told she suddenly went rigid after a comment made by David Cooper.
Mr Hussain added: "She was angry about the lack of trust and respect and told Roger Cooper that he had crossed the line.
"She was sobbing, crying, shouting, hysterical. She clearly thought, you may think, that her privacy had been invaded when he had asked his brother to go and spy on her."
The court heard Ms Imam demanded to be let out of the car so she could get a taxi.
"He stopped at a Tesco. She gathered up her things and stormed off. That was the last he saw of her," said Mr Hussain.
The case continues.
Stephen Thomas Hughes, 29, and Shaunean Boyle, 25, are accused of murdering Owen Creaney between 3 July and 6 July 2014.
Both have denied the charges.
Ms Boyle, from Edenderry Park, Banbridge, pleaded not guilty at Belfast Crown Court on Friday.
In February, Mr Hughes, whose address was given as Maghaberry Prison and is originally from Craigavon, also denied murder.
Mr Creaney, 40, from Lurgan, was found dead at Moyraverty Court in Craigavon.
He was found dumped in a wheelie bin after subjected to a violent assault.
The court previously heard that the victim had been showered before being put in the bin.
The case will be reviewed again in June before the trial is expected to start in September.
The Royal British Legion said there would be a series of events ahead of Remembrance Sunday on 13 November.
LLandaff Cathedral in Cardiff is among 30 buildings which were lit up, as well as all Cadw-owned sites across Wales.
Antony Metcalfe of the Royal British Legion said it "was important to remember there's a new generation that needs your support".
This comes as the charity asked people to recognise younger veterans and serving soldiers as Remembrance and the poppy were commonly associated with with older, World War Two veterans.
Buildings which will be lit up until Remembrance Sunday include Conwy Castle, St Mary's Cathedral, Wrexham, Aberystwyth Castle and war memorial, the Senedd and City Hall in Cardiff.
The charity said this was a mark of respect to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Battle of the Somme and the 4,000 men from The 38th (Welsh) Division who were killed or injured at Mametz Wood in World War One.
A crowd was at Karachi airport when Khan, 43, landed and there were more angry fans waiting for him at his home.
Senior police official Tariq Dharejo said: "We have deployed some police at Moin's residence for security reasons as people were causing disturbances."
The former test captain has apologised for his actions.
"I went to the casino to have dinner with some friends but in hindsight it was an inappropriate judgement on my part given the disappointment in the team's performance at the World Cup," said Khan, who was ordered home by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Pakistan were heavily beaten in their opening two games against India and West Indies. and are bottom of Pool B.
University of Edinburgh scientists found the painkiller interrupted the production of testosterone when given for seven days.
The hormone is key to the development of male reproductive organs.
NHS guidelines say paracetamol should be taken only if necessary in pregnancy and for the shortest possible time.
And anyone needing long-term treatment must seek medical advice.
The UK watchdog, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, says paracetamol is one of the few painkillers generally considered safe if expectant mothers absolutely need to take it.
It can also be important in treating fevers that could otherwise lead to harm
But previous studies have hinted that paracetamol could kick-start reproductive problems in the womb.
For example, Danish research found women who took painkillers were more likely to have boys born with undescended testes - this can sometimes lead to future reproductive troubles.
To find out what might be behind this link, scientists engineered a system to mimic the conditions of human pregnancy as closely as possible.
Mice were implanted with human foetal tissue and given paracetamol for seven days.
They had much lower levels of testosterone in their blood than those given a dummy drug.
But when given doses for just one day, it appeared to have no effect.
Dr Rod Mitchell, the lead researcher, said: "This study adds to existing evidence that prolonged use of paracetamol in pregnancy may increase the risk of reproductive disorders in male babies.
"We would advise that pregnant women should follow current guidance that the painkiller be taken at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time."
Researchers caution it is still too early to tell to what extent their findings apply to humans, but point out that a study on pregnant women would not be possible for ethical reasons.
However, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health says paracetamol is an important treatment that should not be avoided altogether.
Dr Martin Ward-Platt, spokesman for the organisation, added: "The study specifically relates to paracetamol use over at least several days.
"There are times where one or two doses is needed to treat one-off episodes of fever, for example.
"Fever during pregnancy can be harmful to the developing embryo, with links to a significant increase in the rates of spina bifida and heart malformations, so small doses of paracetamol are sometimes necessary."
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, which monitors the safety of drugs used in the UK, said it would be "carefully evaluating" the findings.
Meanwhile, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists warns the study has to be treated with caution.
Dr Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami, of the college's scientific advisory committee, said: "This is a robust piece of research.
"However, it is important to note that the study was carried out in animal models and it is not possible to translate the findings into a recommendation regarding what would be safe or unsafe in pregnant women.
"Additionally, the mice were not pregnant but in a 'pregnancy state' which was induced by a hormone and human foetal testicular tissue which was grafted on to them.
"Further research needs to be conducted into how paracetamol may affect testosterone levels as well as examining the long-term developmental effects on testosterone production."
The study is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Responsibility for ill health and disability benefits is being devolved to Holyrood.
Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman believes there is "value in looking at at whether we continue to use the word 'benefits'" when that happens.
A consultation on how devolved benefits should be delivered has been launched.
Ms Freeman, who was elected to Holyrood in May, made the comments as she launched the 13 week consultation with Social Security Secretary Angela Constance.
The Scottish government has already made clear its ambition to place "dignity, fairness and respect" at the heart of the new welfare system.
Ms Freeman said: "I do think there is value in looking at whether or not we continue to use the word 'benefit', because there is an implication in there that is the rest of us doing something nice for somebody else, when actually what we have said consistently as a government is that social security is an investment we make collectively in ourselves.
"Part of how you make dignity, fairness and respect real as opposed to just fine words is about the culture that the organisation that will deliver those benefits embraces, and how people receive that in their dealings with that organisation.
"There are some things you can do to affect quite quick cultural change, and part of that is around language and thinking, so there is value in looking at whether or not we don't simply call these payments, as opposed to benefits, or some other word."
A social security bill is expected to be introduced to Holyrood in May or June next year, while the proposed new Scottish social security agency could be making payments to people before the 2021 elections.
Payments such as disability living allowance, personal independence payments, attendance allowance, severe disablement allowance and industrial injuries disabled benefit will become the responsibility of MSPs, as well as carer's allowance - which the Scottish government has already committed to increasing to the same level as jobseeker's allowance.
Other benefits being devolved include sure start maternity grants - which are to be changed to best start grants - funeral payments, cold weather and winter fuel payments, discretionary housing payments and some powers over Universal Credit.
Westminster will retain responsibility for much of the Universal Credit system, along with pensions, child benefit and maternity and paternity pay.
Ms Constance described Holyrood taking responsibility for part of the existing welfare system as "the biggest and most complex programme of change, probably in the history of devolution".
She added: "We want to gather views from as many people as possible from across Scotland about their own experience of benefits and how they think the system could be improved in the future."
Scottish Labour social security spokesman Mark Griffin said: "The new powers coming to our Scottish Parliament give us the opportunity to build a Scottish welfare state with dignity at its heart.
"We can do things differently now. With the power to top up and create new benefits, there is a huge opportunity to tackle poverty and inequality in Scotland.
"Labour will support the government where they show ambition in social security but we will not allow the SNP to simply pass on Tory cuts."
Ryan Sidebottom, Tim Bresnan and Jack Brooks took three wickets each to earn their side a 188-run lead.
Acting captain Gary Ballance declined to enforce the follow-on and openers Adam Lyth (41) and Alex Lees (30) extended the lead with a 72-run stand.
Ballance then helped himself to an unbeaten 75 as Yorkshire reached the close on 200-4, 388 runs ahead.
Bottom-of-the-table Nottinghamshire's batting performance earlier in the day did not augur well for their chances of avoiding relegation.
Resuming on 38-2, they were rocked by an inspired opening spell from Sidebottom, who had Michael Lumb caught behind, trapped Steven Mullaney (25) lbw and Samit Patel taken at first slip.
Brendan Taylor hung on for an hour and a quarter for 14 - making him the third and last Notts batsman to reach double figures - but was then bowled by Steven Patterson.
Lees gave Yorkshire's second innings an early flourish with four successive boundaries off Mullaney and although the home side got rid of both openers and Jake Lehmann (35), England batsman Ballance ensured they will face a tough final two days with 12 boundaries so far.
The UK astronaut has given his first full news conference since touching down on the Kazakh steppe on Saturday.
He is the first person to fly to space under the UK banner since Helen Sharman in 1991 and made the first spacewalk by a UK astronaut.
During the 186-day mission mission, Maj Peake also remotely steered a robot on Earth and ran the London Marathon.
He told a news conference: "I would do it again in a heartbeat. And I can say that because I've spoken to my wife and she is incredibly supportive of it."
He also said he hoped the UK would send further Britons into space.
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"We have to be continuing our contributions to human spaceflight," he told journalists at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.
But he explained: "Life doesn't stop with the International Space Station," adding that there were likely to be other upcoming opportunities over the coming years, including potential missions to the Moon and Mars.
"If we are not involved now we will simply miss the boat," he said.
Describing the descent to Earth on Saturday, Maj Peake said: "The descent is a really exciting ride... you can't help the boy inside you that's enjoying this fantastic ride back from space.
He said the pyrotechnic bolts that went off to separate the descent module (containing the crew members) from the other two parts of the Soyuz capsule sounded "like a very heavy machine gun", adding that "the spacecraft really does blow itself apart".
As the Soyuz capsule dropped further in altitude, Mr Peake said: "You really get a strong sensation that you are falling back to the planet... the capsule gets very hot, you're working against the Gs (gravitational forces), you're working hard against the heat, you've got your visor down with not much ventilation, you're having to read the systems and check the spacecraft."
But he explained: "Probably the most dynamic part is where the parachute - the drogue chute - opens. For 20 seconds you're getting really flung around, so you have to hold on and wait for it all to stop."
Maj Peake emphasised the importance of inspiring the next generation. The UK Space Agency had devised a programme of educational activities around the astronaut's "Principia" mission.
These included contests to design the spaceman's mission patch, to devise a meal for Maj Peake to eat in space and an experiment comparing the growth of seeds that had been in space with those that remained on Earth.
He said: "We have reached over a million schoolchildren... I'm delighted we've got them to think about space and science in a different way," adding that he wanted them to know that: "You can go to the Moon."
Asked what he would tell pupils at his old school, Tim Peake said: "I think the message to take away is that you're looking at a boy who went to Westbourne Primary School who left school at the age of 19 with three below average A-levels and I've just got back from a six-month mission to space.
"My message to them is: 'Don't let anyone tell you you can't do anything'."
Maj Peake said he had already been receiving rehabilitation following his return. But he would now be involved in a physical programme to help him return to full fitness.
Extended periods in microgravity takes a large toll on the body, including a decrease in bone density and muscle wastage.
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The participants, aged between three and 22, swam, cycled and raced at the event at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Organisers Bigmoose said disabilities included cerebral palsy, epilepsy, blindness and Down's syndrome.
The charity said the event was geared towards individual goals, with 120 volunteers accompanying the children and their families.
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Question from Sean on Facebook: Why is #Florida always the last to announce the results? Can't they count there?
Katty answers: They can count in two languages there! It's one of closest fought, most populous states so it takes longer
Question from @SHSPolitics: How have Dems been able to increase their senate seats? Is it due to akin/mourdock?
Katty answers: Yes. The GOP didn't do itself any favours with those two candidates
Question from @errant1977: Jeb Bush for GOP run in 2016? adage says without "Bush or Nixon on the ticket" they've never won since 28?
Katty answers: Hmm. In their dreams, yes. He can expand the party but his last name still isn't Smith and he's told me that's an issue
Question from @alyssaweis: How do you feel the legalization of marijuana in certain states will affect the rest of the nation?
Katty answers: For me, question is whether this is like gay marriage, part of a social/demographic trend - I'm not sure yet
Question from @lizrob92:Where do you think Mitt will go from here? esp. considering his own people in Mass. didn't vote for him?
Katty answers: He'll get some sleep, spend time with his family and then look at his future. I'd guess some non-profit, GOP leadership role
Michael in London asks: What is the future of the GOP after the re-election of Obama?
Katty answers: This is THE biggest question out of the election. GOP needs to be more inclusive, but may start w a conservative backlash
A friend on our BBC World News Facebook asks: Are you wearing your hipster glasses today?
Katty answers: My 16-year-old daughter says it's never good to be hipster anything! Does this mean I have to be blind again?
Question from @benlhcarpenter: Why do Americans want change yet vote in the same man?
Katty answers: Understandably they aren't happy with the economy but they seem to have decided to give Obama's policies more time.
Question from @ds_andrews asks: What do you believe the #GOP'ers have to do to obtain more diverse votes? (Hispanic, African American etc.)
Katty answers: Changing their tone on immigration would help and signing up to comprehensive immigration reform would help even more.
Question from @Elly1J: What do you think would be the impact among the black people if Obama hadn't won?
Katty answers: The prospect of the first Af Am president being a 1-term president was part of what drove so many black voters to polls
Question from @NairnMcD: When will the inauguration be held for his second term?
Katty answers: This year it was due to be held on a Sunday, so it's been pushed back to Monday 21st January. It'll be chilly either way!
Michael in the UK asks: Could you explain why there is so much#Republican resistance to so called "Obamacare"?
Katty answers: Republicans believe Obamacare represents a costly, inefficient expansion of government. It was a big deal for GOP voters
Question from @jmesaghafi: Do you think #Obama has a strong mandate - given the dropoff in votes vs. '08 (9 million less)?
Katty answers: Remember, voters also chose to keep Republicans in the House, this was a vote for divided government
Question from @laurenlamack: What do you think the #GOP can do to become more "woman friendly" than they are/appear today?
Katty works: Ask Mr Mourdock and Mr Akin to keep quiet.
Question from @essex_tom: What should Obama's main priorities be in his second term of presidency?
Katty answers: First off is the budget but today Harry Reid mentioned immigration and climate change - expect to see both on the agenda
Question from @ChristopherJor5: What of Paul Ryan. Potential candidate for 2016?
Katty answers: Yes. At the Republican convention this year they were much more excited about Ryan than Romney
Question form @fergold: Why do so many Americans view socialism as some kind of evil?
Katty answers: Getting govt off your back is part of the American DNA, the pioneering spirit of individualism. It's also easy politics.
John Happ from Hingham, USA emails: Who will replace Mrs Clinton, now that the election is over?
Katty answers: I heard today that Hillary may stay for a bit longer to clear up Benghazi mess - beyond that Susan Rice or John Kerry
Question from @Steve_Map: Did you enjoy the election? Do the US have the same amount of coverage of the UK General Election?
Katty answers: Yes and no
Question from @SimenAndersen2: Is John Boehner really a nice guy? Doesnt seem like the most cooperative republican
Katty answers: I've never met him. I never hear that he isn't a nice guy
Question from @rhysbart: Who gets to keep the "Mitt Romney for President" plane? Does Mitt get to take it home ?
Katty answers: Even Gov Romney doesn't have a garage big enough for a plane. There was a rumour Bruce Springsteen was taking it on tour
Question from @robertch07: Without enjoying majority in house of representative, Can Obama pass any major bill?
Katty answers: Yes, if he can get compromise. That will take strong effective leadership
Question from @AndrewWork:Does Obama keep the same VP?
Katty answers: A snr WH official tells me Biden is there for the full four years and Obama has a lot of time for his VP
Q from @AmrNail: Now that Obama has been re-elected will the#republicans concede the fact that they have to increase taxes?
Katty answers: Speaker John Boehner has just said he knows revenue has to be part of the deal
Question from @dandemay: Any ideas on Dem candidate for 2016? Hillary perhaps?
Katty answers: Hillary, possibly. Rahm Emmanuel. Gov Martin O'Malley. Gov Hickenlooper - though I confess the name's a tad tricky
From Google+ user William D: Why wasn't there more coverage of Gary Johnson or other third party candidates?
Katty answers: Because they weren't going to win, or make a real impact on the race
Question from @MarkCWarner :How do you view the Tea Party's future in subsequent elections?
Katty answers: with confusion
Question from @RestlessRani: Think #Obama will act on pressure re action in #Syria?
Katty answers: There is still very little appetite for intervention in Syria, but he may have more freedom to focus on foreign issues now
Question from @CleverDemocrat: Puerto Rico voted in favor to be a US state, but will they actually become the 51st state of the US?
Katty answers: It would have to be voted on by Congress so chances are slim that GOP would approve a new hispanic state
Mike on Google+ asks: I'd like to know what's being said in Britain about the election's outcome?
Katty answers: After Romney's super successful trip to London this summer, Brits were mildly relieved not to see him elected
Katty says: Thank you for joining us today & following #election2012 with the BBC. Now go get some sleep! #AskKattyBBC
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The Twentieth Century Society fear mosaics created by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi will be lost at Tottenham Court Road station.
The society said the archways of "very high quality" mosaics should be saved.
Redevelopment work is intended to improve access with new entrances and lifts.
Transport for London (TfL) said efforts had been made to retain over 95% of the Paolozzi mosaics in their current position or with a mixture of new and original tiles, but for structural reasons the mosaic covered arches could not be saved.
Henrietta Billings, senior conservation adviser at the Twentieth Century Society, warned that mosaic covered arches over escalators and a large decorative panel would be "demolished imminently".
She added: "But both of these pieces are of very high quality and we believe they could be successfully retained within the new station - or relocated.
"To destroy them would be a tragic loss and London deserves better."
Gareth Powell, director of strategy and service development at LU, said the Paolozzi Foundation had been involved in efforts to ensure the station continues "to provide a home for the work".
Mosaics have been restored and replaced on the Northern Line and similar work will be carried out on the Central Line.
He added: "This process involved colour matching and following the same production used for the original tiles.
"We also have plans to relocate the signature pieces at the former Oxford Street entrance."
The survey tested about 4,000 samples of whole chickens bought from UK retail outlets and independent stores.
In February, the FSA said contamination had increased since November, with every major retailer failing to meet targets to reduce the bug.
Campylobacter is the most common form of food poisoning in the UK.
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Many of these people are living in a makeshift camp in Calais known as "The Jungle".
They have tried to make the camp as liveable as possible - constructing shelters, a school and a community canteen.
Martin has been to the French town to find out more the growing migrant crisis there.
If confirmed, it would reverse a police statement earlier on Wednesday banning the demonstration.
Philippe Martinez, the head of the left-wing CGT union, said the ban had been lifted after an emergency meeting with the interior minister.
Police had insisted any rally would have to be stationary, citing violence at a Paris protest last week.
But the ban elicited a furious reaction, with union leaders and many Twitter users pledging to defy it.
"After tough talks with the interior minister, the union and student organisations obtained the right to demonstrate on a route proposed by the interior ministry," Mr Martinez told a news conference.
Mr Martinez said it was a "victory for democracy" and urged workers to turn out in "massive" numbers.
The agreed route, proposed by the interior ministry, will cover 1.6km (one mile) near the centre of Paris.
That is much shorter than the original route proposed by the unions - so short, in fact, that Liberation newspaper suggested (in French) that if there were a large turnout, it could end up being stationary anyway.
The march is the latest in a series of mass demonstrations and strike action against controversial changes to employment laws.
But violence has marred previous protests. On 14 June, hundreds of masked protesters threw chunks of paving and set cars ablaze and a children's hospital in central Paris was badly damaged.
French police are "on the verge of a breakdown", according to one of their union leaders.
They are physically worn out by their multitude of tasks, morally exhausted by the constant criticism, and now - more than ever before - anxious for their very lives.
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Police responded with tear gas and water cannon, and dozens of officers were injured.
In their earlier statement, the Paris police department said the police, who have the task of providing security for the Euro 2016 football championship and countering the threat of terrorism, were under too much pressure to allow the march to proceed.
The government's labour reforms make it easier for employers to hire and fire workers and relax the limit on working hours.
However, the bill was watered down before ministers decided to force it through the lower house of parliament to avoid it being voted down.
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A man accused of murdering his lover last saw her after dropping her off at a supermarket, a court has heard.
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A man and woman will stand trial later this year charged with murdering a County Armagh man whose remains were found in a wheelie bin.
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Historical and landmark buildings across Wales have been lit up red to mark the launch of the Poppy Appeal.
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Pakistan chief selector Moin Khan returned home to a hostile reception after he was recalled from the World Cup for visiting a casino.
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Pregnant women should be careful when taking paracetamol as long-term use could affect the reproductive health of their sons, a study in mice suggests.
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Holyrood ministers are considering scrapping the use of the word "benefits" when they take charge of parts of the social security system.
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Second-placed Yorkshire boosted their hopes of a third successive title by skittling Notts for 94 at Scarborough.
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Tim Peake says he would go back into space "in a heartbeat" after his six-month mission to the space station.
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About 100 children and young people took part in a triathlon in Cardiff.
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Following the results of the US elections, BBC Washington correspondent Katty Kay answered your questions in a live Twitter Q&A on Wednesday 7 November 2012.
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Mosaics at a London Underground (LU) station will be lost through redevelopment work, heritage campaigners have warned.
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Some 73% of fresh shop-bought chicken tested positive for food poisoning bug campylobacter, a year-long study by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found.
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The British and French governments are coming under increasing pressure to deal with the migrant crisis in Calais, France, from where thousands of people have tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in an attempt to get to the UK.
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A French union says it has secured the government's agreement to allow a protest march on Thursday in Paris.
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The Borussia Dortmund player has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester City this summer, when Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola will take over at Etihad Stadium.
On Friday, Dortmund tweeted the player had suffered a serious injury.
Gundogan, 25, injured his back in 2013 and has also had several knee problems.
He has featured 25 times for Dortmund in the Bundesliga this season and played in four Euro 2016 qualifiers, scoring the winner in September's 3-2 victory over Scotland at Hampden Park.
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Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is set to miss Euro 2016 after dislocating a kneecap in training.
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